learn to laugh more
more deeply ... more easily
... more
often
"Always
laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine" - Byron
Why learn to laugh more ?
There are plenty of ways of learning to laugh more easily. A laughter workshop can teach you how to be less self-conscious about laughing out loud, and help you find a laugh inside yourself on days even when you get out of the wrong side of bed in the morning.
We all know from personal experience how good it feels to laugh. Studies of people after laughter show that the endorphins, those uplifting hormones that keep you feeling positive, cheerful, and happy, stay circulating around your blood and your brain for longer than you might expect. So a good laugh is a real investment for the rest of the day.
And now
the latest research on
laughter has shown that it has all sorts of other health benefits
too:
STRESS HORMONES: too much adrenaline and cortisol get your heart racing, your muscles tensing, make you nervous and jumpy, and interfere with your sleep - but according to Dr Lee Berk's research you can watch the levels of these harmful hormones in the blood drop after a good laugh.
HEART:
Laughter
helps your heart according to researchers at the
University of Maryland
-
it relaxes the blood
vessels and allows
blood to flow more easily around the body. After a good laugh,
your blood pressure
will be lower than it was before.
WHITE BLOOD CELLS: these are the cells that fight off
disease,
viruses, even cancers. Lee Berk's studies recorded that levels of
several different types of white blood cells go up after laughing. So
give your
immune system a good boost by laughing.
EXERCISE: If you're a real gym bunny, then good for you.
For
all the rest of us who don't always find it that easy to get in the
recommended three-times-a-week aerobic exercise, you'll be pleased to
hear that laughter
gives you all the same benefits as a workout ! It gets your heart
beating faster, your
blood pumping, burns up calories and works your lungs.
RELAXATION: There's more good news here! Studies have shown that after a good
laugh, your muscles
soften and relax. So
use laughter to let go of tension and get more laid back.
CONNECTING TO OTHERS: According to research conducted by the Wellcome Trust - the brain can't help but feel happy when it hears other people laugh. This may help explain why laughter sessions go so well - you only need to hear other people having a good time for your brain to start to produce the right chemicals to make you laugh too.
latest news
Residential laughter retreat May 7th-9th.
Book now for my course CELEBRATING LAUGHTER at Claridge House. more >
September 4th: Laughter, Yoga and Happiness with Jo and Fiona. Contact me to reserve a place on our all-day event at the Special Yoga Centre, London.
Read all about it!
Primary Teachers Magazine wrote up a series of my workshops in Sandwell and Dudley. Read the full article here.
Laughter Yoga in Milton Keynes
The MK Laughter Club meets on the last saturday of the month. more >
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email me at: jo@joeadie.co.uk