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 ...

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 ...

They laugh about their credit card bills. They laugh about their aches and pains. They laugh about the medication they have to take. They laugh about everything in laughter yoga. That's the point.

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 ...

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 ...

When Betty Brown first read about Laughter Yoga in 2008, it was only beginning to grow in the United States, with the nearest program online showing up in California -- a distance not easily traveled ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...