LAUGH YOUR WAY TO A QUALITY LIFE WITH LAUGHTER YOGA
Abstract
Charlie Chaplin made people laugh and he believed that “a day without laughter is a day wasted” for one who doesn’t enjoy a good laugh with family and friends. Life gives us enough opportunities or reasons to laugh our heart out. Only we don’t have enough time to embrace those chances. Due to stress, depression, lack of sleep, negative thoughts and feeling of isolation we aren't letting ourselves to smile at our own thoughts, leave alone laughing at something. Dr. Madan Kataria was the father of this Laughter therapy in India. He used this exercise to promote health through laughter around the world because he knew that laughter has some real health benefits.
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