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Yoga
LAUGHTER
Exercises
catalyst for laughing Alone
by dr. madan kataria
T
he slogan of all laughter clubs
our mind and personality type. Given
is, “Fake it ‘til you make it.” This
the natural feedback between body
is based on a scientific fact that
and mind, by opening up your voice
even if you are faking it, the body
to the sounds of laughter, you can
cannot differentiate between real and
bring about a change in your overall
make-believe emotions. This is how
emotional expression.
laughter exercises convert artificial
It helps to keep the following
laughter into bouts of real laughter. It
points in mind while doing laughter
hinges on coming to genuinely laugh
yoga exercises:
at hearing the absurd, silly sounds of
your own voice.
The fun starts with ha-ha-ha,
he-he-he, ho-ho-ho, as you play with
laughter exercises to discover what
amuses you. Initially, faking laughter
may seem awkward,
but with practice, your
Fake it ‘til you
body will become
make it.
conditioned, and the
moment you start fak-
ing, it will quickly turn into the real
thing.
Laughter yoga employs a voice
reinforcement technique based on the
natural sounds of laughter. As chil-
dren, we shout and scream to express
ourselves fully, but as adults we have
been conditioned to control the pitch
and tone of our voice to the point
where we are unable to express our
feelings to the fullest. The freedom
and expression of the voice affects
the freedom of emotions in the mind,
and vice versa.
Everyone has a distinct signa-
ture of laughter that continually
changes, according to our state of
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