If laughter is the best medicine, then it stands to reason that laughter yoga is good for the body and soul. Yes, laughter yoga. The movement began in the mid-1990s when Madan Kataria, a physician ...

A blonde-bobbed woman, about 50 years old, chuckles to herself among a group of strangers sitting in a circle -- her eyes mischievous and child-like. She folds her hands to her mouth, and reddens as ...

(RNS) — Wearing a bright pink tank top, Celeste Greene enthusiastically pops off the Zoom screen, clapping as she chants: “HO HO. HA HA HA. HO HO. HA HA HA. YAY,” each smack of her forceful hands ...

“Like we say, exercise at least three to five days a week,” Miller said. “Belly laugh at least two to five days a week.” Although luminaries from the ancient Greeks to Freud have opined on the roots ...

It has been said that through meditation, we can bring about world peace. Dr. Madan Kataria, co-founder with his wife, Madhuri, of the laughter yoga movement, believes it can be done with laughter.

Marilyn Fogelquist truly believes laughter is the best medicine. She has attended conferences and run workshops on the topic and spent 10 years working as a clown. Now at age 83, she is spreading the ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The pandemic is sparking new interest in a type of exercise that is helping people lift their spirits. Ute Devika leads groups in laughing and dancing at a park in Cairo, Egypt.

These people can’t keep a straight face. What began with a deliberate chuckle soon morphed into a giggle, which quickly devolved into doubled-over-at-the-waist hilarity. Now, an entire roomful of ...

(CNN) --The cackles can be heard from far beyond the brick walls of the private garden playing host to a Laughter Yoga Atlanta session. On a bright weekend morning, at the height of the steamy Georgia ...

Intouch Adult Day Services of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois will host a laughter yoga leader training seminar from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 13 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 14. Sessions will be ...