Laughter Yoga: Daily Laughter Practices for Health and Happiness

ISBN-13: 9781529311105 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 238 str.

Dr Madan Kataria

Opis

Learn how laughter really is the best medicine with this definitive guide by the founder of the worldwide laughter yoga movement.Laughter yoga is a perfect way to laugh and get exercise at the same time...Ive tried it, and it works. - Oprah WinfreyWith Laughter Yoga, join the worldwide movement and discover how laughter really is the best medicine!This book will show you how to bring laughter into your life at any time of the day - no special equipment needed, no new wardrobe, no expensive classes, not even a sense of humour!Laughter Yoga is all about voluntary laughter - how you can learn to laugh even in the absence of humorous stimuli, and reap the extraordinary, scientifically proven benefits, which include stress reduction, pain relief, weight loss and enhanced mood. If you act happy, youll become happy - your body cant tell the difference.The exercises in Laughter Yoga combine voluntary laughter with yogic breathing to give you a full mind-body workout. And it turns out that laughter is the fastest way to reduce stress and the best kind of cardio: 30 minutes of hearty laughter is equal to thirty minutes on the rowing machine.Laughter connects you with people. Its almost impossible to maintain any kind of distance or any sense of social hierarchy when youre just howling with laughter. Laughter is a force for democracy. - John Cleese, after visiting a laughter club in Mumbai during the filming of BBCs TV series The Human FaceLaughter yoga exemplifies a form of right-brain thinking that managers should promote. - Daniel H. Pink

Recenzje

Laughter yoga is a perfect way to laugh and get exercise at the same time. It approaches laughter as a body exercise so it's easy to
laugh even if you're depressed or in a bad mood...I've tried it, and it works.

Oprah Winfrey, Courier-Mail

O autorze

Dr Madan Kataria is the founder of the laughter yoga club movement that started in 1995 in Mumbai. A sought-after keynote and motivational speaker for corporations and organizations around the world, he has conducted seminars and workshops for UBS, Emirates Bank, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and Volvo, among many others. He has also been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, and ABC, and is associated with an increasing number of medical research projects analyzing the benefits of laughter. Retired from medical practice, he devotes all of his time to writing, teaching, coaching, and training laughter leaders in order to foster the spread of laughter clubs. He is the creator of the immensely popular World Laughter Day, which is celebrated on the first Sunday of every May.