Everybody knows that laughter feels good, but few realize that it can also be used as a powerful form of complementary medicine that can enhance the healing impact of other established modalities. 10 most prescribed drugs in the USA (new prescriptions and refills) Cost: Medium to high. Side-effects: Numerous, unpleasant. How laughter can help Cost: [...]
Everybody knows that laughter feels good, but few realize that it can also be used as a powerful form of complementary medicine that can enhance the healing impact of other established modalities. 10 most successful drugs in the USA by sales Cost: Medium to high. Side-effects: Numerous, unpleasant. How laughter can help Cost: Nil [...]
Dr Norman Cousins, author of "Norman Cousins Anatomy Of An Illness" was a longtime editor of the Saturday Review, global peacemaker, receiver of hundreds of awards including the UN Peace Medal and nearly 50 honorary doctorate degrees. In 1964 following a very stressful trip to Russia, he was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (a degenerative disease [...]
This article reviews the sound of laughter and the surprising impact of the ha, he, hi, ho, and hu wavelengths on our physiology. Everybody knows that every time we speak, we emit sounds inside us with words, but did you know that our tones of voice, chants and Laughter (in other words, our inner music [...]
There is much more to laughter than what first meets the eye. Laughter falls into one of five categories: Spontaneous laughter. This is unrelated to one’s free will, and is triggered by different (external) stimuli and positive emotions. Humor belongs to this group, amongst several other techniques. It has been around since time immemorial, with [...]
Studies by various groups suggest monkeys, dogs and even rats love a good laugh. "Neural circuits for laughter exist in very ancient regions of the brain, and ancestral forms of play and laughter existed in other animals eons before we humans came along with our 'ha-ha-has' and verbal repartee," says Jaak Panksepp, a neuroscientist at [...]
Have you ever wondered why it is so hard to suppress a laugh even if we know it is inappropriate? Here are 3 hypotheses.
Let's get off the laughter topic for a minute and talk about business. Professionals in any field of activity must follow the same rules. Success in business is always first and foremost about doing the basics right. In that respect I greatly enjoy reading famous quotes by legendary American football coach Vince Lombardi. Doing the [...]
It may seem comical to the outsider, but for residents of Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, the gift of laughter waraiko is a serious affair. On the first Sunday of December, the chief priest of a local Shinto shrine leads 21 parishioners in an ancient ceremony to offer one's heartiest laughter to the gods. The [...]
Below are notes I took from a most outstanding talk from Harvard psychologist Shawn Achor. If ever you were sceptic about the place, importance and impact of therapeutic approaches to laughter such as Laughter Wellness or Laughter Yoga both at home and at work, rethink your position. It is an important part of your happiness [...]
