I was recently made aware of a new (anti-laughter) drug “Neurodex” that treats a newly created disorder called Involuntary Emotional Expression Disorder (IEED) or Emotional Lability, and asked to share my thoughts about it. My humble guess is that the person asking the question wanted me to say that this new drug is one more illustration of how the Diagnostic [...]
Dr Kataria inspired in 2007 the world Laughter Yoga community to play with the expression “very good, very good, yay!” and it has proved extremely popular. Here is how it works: Clap your hands twice in front of you as you repeat each time: very good! Put both thumbs up, make eye contact with as [...]
Laughter Yoga explained Laughter Yoga (often called by the media Laughing Yoga or Yoga Laughter) is a form of exercise initially started in India akin to internal jogging that promotes the use of laughter as a form of physical exercise. Nobody really knows who invented it nor when it first appeared, and there are no [...]
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In What Happy People Know author Dan Baker explains how to be happy in life. First realize that happiness doesn’t come all at once. It doesn’t “happen” to us. It is a catch-all term for a condition that is really a by-product of several different “qualities” or ways of being. These we have control over; they [...]
Cherish your children for what they are, not for what you’d like them to be. Choose your life’s mate carefully. From this one decision will come ninety percent of all your happiness or misery. Don’t postpone joy. Don’t waste time learning the “tricks of the trade.” Instead, learn the trade. Focus on making things better, [...]
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Mitakuye Oyasin (All Are Related) is a traditional Lakota Sioux prayer which reflects the inherent belief of most Native American traditions and belief systems that "Everything is Connected". Here is how it works: Leader Participants Aho Mitakuye Oyasin....All my relations. I honor you in this circle of life with me today. I am grateful [...]
There is an updated (improved!) version of this article at https://www.laughteronlineuniversity.com/laughing-exercise-101/
Laughter leads to playfulness, and playfulness equally leads you back to laughter. An easy way to laugh spontaneously more is to play more, because laughter is a natural outcome of playful behaviors. Give yourself permission to play every day! Here is list of 40 ideas to experience childlike playfulness - the preciousness of fantasy and imagination [...]
