When Betty Brown first read about Laughter Yoga in 2008, it was only beginning to grow in the United States, with the nearest program online showing up in California -- a distance not easily traveled ...

(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 ...

From lowering blood pressure and reducing inflammation to improving heart health and relieving stress, laughter has the power to trigger a number of positive chemical and physical benefits. They say ...

Jay Gilchrist (left) and Chris Cotant, members of the Laughter Club, practice laughing exercises on Jan. 17 at the Iowa City Senior Center in Iowa City. The senior center holds the Laughter Club ...

At least 80 "naked" men and women exchanged handshakes and hysterical laughs at a meeting last week in West Fargo's Faith Lutheran Church, 127 2nd Ave. E. They managed to greet each other while ...

Ever wonder why we react to the same things over and over again in the exact same way? Since birth, our eyes, ears, and brain have been influenced to create movement patterns that our central nervous ...

A good laugh might help lead you to a good life. That's the notion compelling older Tucsonans to follow the mantra "laughter is the best medicine" in new yoga classes that follow an easy syllabus: All ...

Six in the morning is way too early for the kind of raucous guffaws that are echoing around a sports ground in central Bombay. Walkers and joggers are frowning at a group of 40 people hooting and ...

“I told my mom I really wanted to get paid to laugh in 2020,” said Courtney Payne. “People have told me that my laughter is contagious and I thought, ‘there has to be a way that I can use this for ...