Laugh for No Reason - it's good for you!
Before we start let's clear up a few misconceptions
about laughter:
- you
must have a sense of humour to laugh
- you
have to have a reason to laugh
- you
need to be happy to laugh
Laughter arrives before language. It is one of
the fundamental ways of expression for us human beings. Laughter is part
of our language and, just as with the spoken language, our laughter language
changes over years throughout life. We laugh in our own unique style when
it comes to our facial expression, our movement, volume and intonation.
Yet, as a people we have forgotten how to laugh!
According to a study done by German Psychologist Dr.
Michael Titze, children laugh spontaneously hundreds of times a day.
Adults laugh less than 15 times a day.
Our laughter grows up with us, from being innocent and
spontaneous to being conditioned and controlled.
Same study by Dr. Titze shows that fifty years ago
people laughed 18 minutes a day. Today, however, we laugh for only six.
There are many reasons why laughter is disappearing...
We live in a fast and stressful world where few things make us laugh while many
things make us frown, nobody wants to take responsibility and we keep trying to
live in a moment other that now, our society has become fear- and rule-based
where laughter is seen as being irresponsible and not serious, a sense of
humour is uncommon and sometimes inappropriate because everything nowadays has
to be taken so seriously, happiness has become conditional on external factors
supported by comments like "when I get 'this', then I will be
happy".
Let me introduce you to Laughter Yoga. It is
based on the philosophy of 'acting happiness'. In Laughter Yoga you don't need
to be happy, or have a reason, or even have a sense of humour in order to
laugh.
There are so many benefits to get from laughing that
you'd be mad no to!
- Laughter
releases endorphins
- Acts
as aerobic exercise
- Unleashes
inhibitions
- Great
team building tool
- Helps
boost our immune system
- Tones
muscles
- Encourages
positive thinking
- Relaxes
the whole body
It is important to note
that 'laughing for no reason' is different from laughing with humour. We
are not born with a sense of humour but we are born with a pre-loaded
ability to laugh.
For
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