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 ...

DUARTE, Calif. (KABC) -- Life is better when you're laughing, but can it help you live longer too? Seniors have been attending a class in Duarte where laughter is used to help them stay sharper and ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The sounds of nonstop laughter and hollering that leak out of Laguna Woods Village Clubhouse One on a Monday morning could lead a passerby to believe that a zoo broke loose, or a group of grade-school ...

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 ...

A good laugh might help lead you to a good life. That's the notion compelling older Tucsonans to follow the mantra "laughter is the best medicine" in new yoga classes that follow an easy syllabus: All ...

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 ...

A good laugh might help lead you to a good life. That's the notion compelling older Tucsonans to follow the mantra "laughter is the best medicine" in new yoga classes that follow an easy syllabus: All ...