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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
What is Laughter Yoga ?
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Laughter Yoga- Is a unique exercise routine which combines unconditional laughter with yogic breathing.Laughter is initially simulated as a physical exercise while maintaining eye contact with others in a group and promoting childlike playfulness.
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Five main Features of laughter yoga:
-We don't need a sense of humor to laugh
-You can laugh even when you are not in a good mood
-You can laugh even if you are not happy
-Cultivating childlike playfulness
-You can train your body and mind to laugh
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Why Laugh?
- Reduce Stress
- Boosts Heart Health
- Natural Pain Releiver
- Strengthens Immune System
- Supports Emotional Health
- Its excerise/ Internal Jogging
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Why Laugh?
- Helps Control Blood Sugar
- Expand Creativity and Problem Solving
- Good Sleep
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TIDBIT
Laughing for a cumulative 15 minutes a day burns from 10 to 40 calories, enough to burn off three or four unsalted crackers. Added up over a year, that's about 4 pounds, or 1.8 kilograms. Research has shown that laughing burns roughly 10-40 calories per day
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The steps to Laughter yoga session
- Clapping- engaging the hands to stimulate the acupressure points in the hands
- Deep Breathing- Moving the oxygen around in our bodies
- Childlike playfullness
- Laughter Excerises
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Get Invovled
- LaughterYoga.org
- Meetup.com group name"There's Always Room for "Gelo" workshop laughter yoga group
- 6 week Laughter Yoga Coaching Group Workshop
- Sugarbogga82@yahoo.com
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