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 ...

It has been said that through meditation, we can bring about world peace. Dr. Madan Kataria, co-founder with his wife, Madhuri, of the laughter yoga movement, believes it can be done with laughter.

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 ...

A blonde-bobbed woman, about 50 years old, chuckles to herself among a group of strangers sitting in a circle -- her eyes mischievous and child-like. She folds her hands to her mouth, and reddens as ...

A group of people are gathered on a Saturday morning in Balboa Park to laugh hysterically. But there's no comedy show in town, no knock knock joke convention and no mind-altering substances have been ...

There's funny ha-ha, and then there's funny Hatha, as in yoga. These days, more Americans are discovering the benefits of laughter yoga. On the sunny shores of Laguna Beach, Calif., a group of ...

(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 ...

THE LAST YEAR hasn’t been kind to Claudette Hatcher. Normally a gregarious travel and event planner and professional opera singer, she’s seen her usual income sources decimated. Instead of ...

“I like it because it’s totally goofy and silly,” said Margaret Cowan. “I came to Laughter Yoga about a year ago for the first time. Within five minutes, I knew I was home.” The group gathered around ...