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 ...

“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 ...

(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 ...

Being high among strangers can be awkward enough, but being high and doing laughter yoga with strangers takes discomfort to a whole new level. As a recent guest of Ganja Goddess Getaway, a female-only ...

I left the Curves gym on Glenn Street and Campbell Avenue at 20 minutes to 7 on Sunday night, my sides aching, my face beet red and sweaty. I could already tell that I’d be sore the next day, having ...

It's been scientifically proven that laughter is both preventive and therapeutic. LaughFest is providing an opportunity for people to learn this first hand with a class called "Laughing Yoga." It ...

There’s no downward dog in this yoga class. Instead, there’s deep breathing, fake fights, and lots and lots of giggles. Laughter yoga starts with a staged scenario — like getting mad at the person ...

People laugh as they take part in performing a group exercise during a laughter yoga class in St. Albans, England on 9 June 2013 ...

On a rainy Tuesday morning, the yoga students gather at an old house in Southeast Portland. They take off their shoes and head to a studio in the back. They stretch for a moment, leaning forward and ...

ST. PAUL -- Yoga is hilarious. Seriously. With the growing popularity of various forms of yoga, it was only a matter of time before a practice called laughter yoga made its way to Minnesota. From ...