Author: Madan Kataria, M.D.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143134949
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Could you use a good laugh? This definitive guide by the founder of the worldwide laughter yoga movement will show you how to giggle your way to good health! Bring laughter into your life at any time of day--no special equipment needed, no new wardrobe, no expensive classes, not even a sense of humor! Laughter yoga is all about voluntary laughter--how you can learn to laugh even in the absence of humorous stimuli, and reap the extraordinary, scientifically proven benefits, which include stress reduction, pain relief, weight loss, heightened immunity, and, especially, enhanced mood: If you act happy, you'll become happy--your body can't tell the difference! Children laugh more than 300 times a day, adults fewer than fifteen. But it's easy to start laughing again. The exercises in this book combine voluntary laughter with yogic breathing to give you a full body-mind workout. And it turns out that laughter is the fastest way to reduce stress and the best kind of cardio: Ten minutes of hearty laughter is equal to thirty minutes on the rowing machine. With Laughter Yoga, join the growing worldwide movement and discover how laughter really is the best medicine. A PENGUIN LIFE TITLE
Laughter Yoga
Author: Madan Kataria, M.D.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143134949
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Could you use a good laugh? This definitive guide by the founder of the worldwide laughter yoga movement will show you how to giggle your way to good health! Bring laughter into your life at any time of day--no special equipment needed, no new wardrobe, no expensive classes, not even a sense of humor! Laughter yoga is all about voluntary laughter--how you can learn to laugh even in the absence of humorous stimuli, and reap the extraordinary, scientifically proven benefits, which include stress reduction, pain relief, weight loss, heightened immunity, and, especially, enhanced mood: If you act happy, you'll become happy--your body can't tell the difference! Children laugh more than 300 times a day, adults fewer than fifteen. But it's easy to start laughing again. The exercises in this book combine voluntary laughter with yogic breathing to give you a full body-mind workout. And it turns out that laughter is the fastest way to reduce stress and the best kind of cardio: Ten minutes of hearty laughter is equal to thirty minutes on the rowing machine. With Laughter Yoga, join the growing worldwide movement and discover how laughter really is the best medicine. A PENGUIN LIFE TITLE
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143134949
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Could you use a good laugh? This definitive guide by the founder of the worldwide laughter yoga movement will show you how to giggle your way to good health! Bring laughter into your life at any time of day--no special equipment needed, no new wardrobe, no expensive classes, not even a sense of humor! Laughter yoga is all about voluntary laughter--how you can learn to laugh even in the absence of humorous stimuli, and reap the extraordinary, scientifically proven benefits, which include stress reduction, pain relief, weight loss, heightened immunity, and, especially, enhanced mood: If you act happy, you'll become happy--your body can't tell the difference! Children laugh more than 300 times a day, adults fewer than fifteen. But it's easy to start laughing again. The exercises in this book combine voluntary laughter with yogic breathing to give you a full body-mind workout. And it turns out that laughter is the fastest way to reduce stress and the best kind of cardio: Ten minutes of hearty laughter is equal to thirty minutes on the rowing machine. With Laughter Yoga, join the growing worldwide movement and discover how laughter really is the best medicine. A PENGUIN LIFE TITLE
At School of Laughter Yoga
Author: Emanuela Buffa
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981108862
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Have you ever heard of the yoga form that involves laughing for an extensive period of time? Does this concept sound crazy to you? It won't for long. In this book, we will explore the world of Laughter Yoga, a fairly new form of yoga that is increasing in popularity all over the world. With over 400 Laugher Clubs around the world, Laughter Yoga as an art form practiced by many. This emerging practice involves yoga-like breathing routines that mimic laughter while we exercise. Many are skeptical of this practice at first, but soon learn to love and enjoy every minute of it. In this book, we will cover what it means to practice and be involved with Laughter Yoga. Many of my own personal experiences and thoughts on the practice will be shared, as I hope it will help others to improve where they are in Laughter Yoga or to help them get into their first sessions. We will also go over the origins of the practice, as it first began with a magazine article writing assignment and a small Laughter Club of just 5 people in 1995. The many benefits of Laughter Yoga will also be explored. Even if you think laughter couldn't possibly improve our health now, you will soon see what it can offer to us. This practice can help us to be more relaxed and less stressed in our fast-paced lives. We can also improve our cardiovascular health, which is something most Americans need to help prevent the number one killer in our country, heart disease. Laughter Yoga can also help improve the way that we breathe and the strength of our lungs, which is especially helpful for those with breathing conditions like asthma. We can also improve our immune systems, as laughter helps to circulate fluids in our body that help fight disease. These benefits do not even cover all that is possible when you practice Laughter Yoga, which you will see within the contents of this book. Learning to embrace your inner child and removing the fear of judgment are also important principles to remember when practicing Laughter Yoga. You must set yourself free and know that the classes you attend are rid of any judgement you may fear. Even if you practice at home, you can still feel comfort in knowing that the practice is meant to be a silly, fun-filled experience. You will feel like a child again, which is perfectly fine! Children are often masters in having fun and laughing as much as possible. In Laughter Yoga, you will aim to be like a child in this way to master the art. Some classes you attend may even have children practicing along with you, as they tend to really enjoy Laughter Yoga. Now you are ready to begin or improve the way you practice the art of Laughter Yoga. You will soon experience all of the wonderful qualities this art form has to offer, hopefully with as much enjoyment as I, and many others, have gotten from it!
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981108862
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Have you ever heard of the yoga form that involves laughing for an extensive period of time? Does this concept sound crazy to you? It won't for long. In this book, we will explore the world of Laughter Yoga, a fairly new form of yoga that is increasing in popularity all over the world. With over 400 Laugher Clubs around the world, Laughter Yoga as an art form practiced by many. This emerging practice involves yoga-like breathing routines that mimic laughter while we exercise. Many are skeptical of this practice at first, but soon learn to love and enjoy every minute of it. In this book, we will cover what it means to practice and be involved with Laughter Yoga. Many of my own personal experiences and thoughts on the practice will be shared, as I hope it will help others to improve where they are in Laughter Yoga or to help them get into their first sessions. We will also go over the origins of the practice, as it first began with a magazine article writing assignment and a small Laughter Club of just 5 people in 1995. The many benefits of Laughter Yoga will also be explored. Even if you think laughter couldn't possibly improve our health now, you will soon see what it can offer to us. This practice can help us to be more relaxed and less stressed in our fast-paced lives. We can also improve our cardiovascular health, which is something most Americans need to help prevent the number one killer in our country, heart disease. Laughter Yoga can also help improve the way that we breathe and the strength of our lungs, which is especially helpful for those with breathing conditions like asthma. We can also improve our immune systems, as laughter helps to circulate fluids in our body that help fight disease. These benefits do not even cover all that is possible when you practice Laughter Yoga, which you will see within the contents of this book. Learning to embrace your inner child and removing the fear of judgment are also important principles to remember when practicing Laughter Yoga. You must set yourself free and know that the classes you attend are rid of any judgement you may fear. Even if you practice at home, you can still feel comfort in knowing that the practice is meant to be a silly, fun-filled experience. You will feel like a child again, which is perfectly fine! Children are often masters in having fun and laughing as much as possible. In Laughter Yoga, you will aim to be like a child in this way to master the art. Some classes you attend may even have children practicing along with you, as they tend to really enjoy Laughter Yoga. Now you are ready to begin or improve the way you practice the art of Laughter Yoga. You will soon experience all of the wonderful qualities this art form has to offer, hopefully with as much enjoyment as I, and many others, have gotten from it!
Heavenly Hirani's School of Laughing Yoga
Author: Sarah-Kate Lynch
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 1775537064
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
A sparkling, moving, utterly charming new novel from the incomparable Sarah-Kate Lynch Annie Jordan never wanted to go to India: there were too many poor people and the wrong sorts of smells. But when she ends up there anyway, to her great surprise it’s not the beggars that cling to her, it’s the lessons in life — courtesy of Heavenly Hirani and her beachside laughing yoga. This endearing new novel by Sarah-Kate Lynch will reconfirm for her fans what a master she is of humour, exploring and understanding human experience and creating a vivid world around her utterly believable characters.
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 1775537064
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
A sparkling, moving, utterly charming new novel from the incomparable Sarah-Kate Lynch Annie Jordan never wanted to go to India: there were too many poor people and the wrong sorts of smells. But when she ends up there anyway, to her great surprise it’s not the beggars that cling to her, it’s the lessons in life — courtesy of Heavenly Hirani and her beachside laughing yoga. This endearing new novel by Sarah-Kate Lynch will reconfirm for her fans what a master she is of humour, exploring and understanding human experience and creating a vivid world around her utterly believable characters.
Laugh for No Reason
Author: Madan Kataria
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788187529019
Category : Laughter
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788187529019
Category : Laughter
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Seven Little Monkeys
Author: Joanie Woodward
Publisher: Yeoman House
ISBN: 0975467646
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
A delightful read-aloud book for bedtime. The charming tale deals with the concept of the "monkey mind"--the busy, chattering, over-occupied mind--and how the yoga technique of deep belly breaething can help banish those impish little monkey thoughts. Kids will love the colorful monkeys...grown-ups will appreciate the quiet that ensues after some deep belly breathing sends the monkeys away!
Publisher: Yeoman House
ISBN: 0975467646
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
A delightful read-aloud book for bedtime. The charming tale deals with the concept of the "monkey mind"--the busy, chattering, over-occupied mind--and how the yoga technique of deep belly breaething can help banish those impish little monkey thoughts. Kids will love the colorful monkeys...grown-ups will appreciate the quiet that ensues after some deep belly breathing sends the monkeys away!
Laughter
Author: Robert R. Provine
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101659254
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Do men and women laugh at the same things? Is laughter contagious? Has anyone ever really died laughing? Is laughing good for your health? Drawing upon ten years of research into this most common-yet complex and often puzzling-human phenomenon, Dr. Robert Provine, the world's leading scientific expert on laughter, investigates such aspects of his subject as its evolution, its role in social relationships, its contagiousness, its neural mechanisms, and its health benefits. This is an erudite, wide-ranging, witty, and long-overdue exploration of a frequently surprising subject.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101659254
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Do men and women laugh at the same things? Is laughter contagious? Has anyone ever really died laughing? Is laughing good for your health? Drawing upon ten years of research into this most common-yet complex and often puzzling-human phenomenon, Dr. Robert Provine, the world's leading scientific expert on laughter, investigates such aspects of his subject as its evolution, its role in social relationships, its contagiousness, its neural mechanisms, and its health benefits. This is an erudite, wide-ranging, witty, and long-overdue exploration of a frequently surprising subject.
Laughter Yoga
Author: Madan Kataria, M.D.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525506616
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Could you use a good laugh? This definitive guide by the founder of the worldwide laughter yoga movement will show you how to giggle your way to good health! Bring laughter into your life at any time of day--no special equipment needed, no new wardrobe, no expensive classes, not even a sense of humor! Laughter yoga is all about voluntary laughter--how you can learn to laugh even in the absence of humorous stimuli, and reap the extraordinary, scientifically proven benefits, which include stress reduction, pain relief, weight loss, heightened immunity, and, especially, enhanced mood: If you act happy, you'll become happy--your body can't tell the difference! Children laugh more than 300 times a day, adults fewer than fifteen. But it's easy to start laughing again. The exercises in this book combine voluntary laughter with yogic breathing to give you a full body-mind workout. And it turns out that laughter is the fastest way to reduce stress and the best kind of cardio: Ten minutes of hearty laughter is equal to thirty minutes on the rowing machine. With Laughter Yoga, join the growing worldwide movement and discover how laughter really is the best medicine. A PENGUIN LIFE TITLE
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525506616
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Could you use a good laugh? This definitive guide by the founder of the worldwide laughter yoga movement will show you how to giggle your way to good health! Bring laughter into your life at any time of day--no special equipment needed, no new wardrobe, no expensive classes, not even a sense of humor! Laughter yoga is all about voluntary laughter--how you can learn to laugh even in the absence of humorous stimuli, and reap the extraordinary, scientifically proven benefits, which include stress reduction, pain relief, weight loss, heightened immunity, and, especially, enhanced mood: If you act happy, you'll become happy--your body can't tell the difference! Children laugh more than 300 times a day, adults fewer than fifteen. But it's easy to start laughing again. The exercises in this book combine voluntary laughter with yogic breathing to give you a full body-mind workout. And it turns out that laughter is the fastest way to reduce stress and the best kind of cardio: Ten minutes of hearty laughter is equal to thirty minutes on the rowing machine. With Laughter Yoga, join the growing worldwide movement and discover how laughter really is the best medicine. A PENGUIN LIFE TITLE
Love Laughter and Longevity
Author: Janni Goss
Publisher: Global Publishing Group
ISBN: 1925283283
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Create the healthy life you desire, whatever your age! Wellbeing educator and speaker Janni Goss shares decades worth of experience and expertise in outsmarting stress and improving health and wellbeing. Wisdom comes with age, knowledge is power and freedom provides choice. If you are serious about achieving a long, healthy life, this book will guide you to improve with age. Take responsibility for your health and wellbeing to increase your enjoyment of life and improve your chances of healthy longevity. You will discover:- The art and science of wellbeing- Why laughter is the best medicine and how to enjoy more of it- How positive emotions - love, gratitude, kindness and optimis, contribute to longevity- Why you need to take responsibility for your health and wellbeing and to respect, love and nurture body, mind and spirit- How chronic stress can harm your health and wellbeing - learn to outsmart stress and calm your nervous system- Top tips for longevity from the centenarians of the blue zones- Essential things to avoid to enjoy healthy longevity Start your journey to healthy longevity today!
Publisher: Global Publishing Group
ISBN: 1925283283
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Create the healthy life you desire, whatever your age! Wellbeing educator and speaker Janni Goss shares decades worth of experience and expertise in outsmarting stress and improving health and wellbeing. Wisdom comes with age, knowledge is power and freedom provides choice. If you are serious about achieving a long, healthy life, this book will guide you to improve with age. Take responsibility for your health and wellbeing to increase your enjoyment of life and improve your chances of healthy longevity. You will discover:- The art and science of wellbeing- Why laughter is the best medicine and how to enjoy more of it- How positive emotions - love, gratitude, kindness and optimis, contribute to longevity- Why you need to take responsibility for your health and wellbeing and to respect, love and nurture body, mind and spirit- How chronic stress can harm your health and wellbeing - learn to outsmart stress and calm your nervous system- Top tips for longevity from the centenarians of the blue zones- Essential things to avoid to enjoy healthy longevity Start your journey to healthy longevity today!
The Anatomy of Laughter
Author: Toby Garfitt
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351197657
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
"The nature of laughter has recently attracted the attention of a number of different disciplines. In two recent colloquia, TRIO (Translation Research in Oxford) brought together international authorities from fields as diverse as physiology, psychology, linguistics, translation and literary studies, and sociology, with scant regard for political correctness. This fascinating and often hilarious collection of essays is the result. With the contributions: Jane Taylor - Introduction Dominique Bertrand - Anatomie et etymologie: ordre et desordre du rire selon Laurent Joubert Silke Kipper, Dietmar Todt - The Sound of Laughter: Recent Concepts and Findings in Research into Laughter Vocalizations Sarah-Jayne Blakemore - Why Can't You Tickle Yourself? Michael Holland - Belly Laughs Walter Redfern - Upping the Ante/i: Exaggeration in Celine and Valles Giselinde Kuipers - Humour Styles and Class Cultures: Highbrow Humour and Lowbrow Humour in the Netherlands Christie Davies - Searching for Jokes: Language, Translation, and the Cross-Cultural Comparison of Humour Ted Cohen - And What If They Don't Laugh? Iain Galbraith - Without the Rape the Talk-Show Would Not Be Laughable Jean-Michel Deprats - Translating a Great Feast of Languages Paul J. Memmi - Traduire le rire Natacha Thiery - Rire et desir dans les comedies americaines de Lubitsch: l'exemple de Ninotchka (1939) Adam Phillips - What's So Funny? On Being Laughed at ...Sukanta Chaudhuri - Laughing and Talking Georges Roque - Le Rire comme accident en peinture Laurent Bazin - La Couleur du rire: peinture et traduction Gerard Toulouse - Views on the Physics and Metaphysics of Laughter"
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351197657
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
"The nature of laughter has recently attracted the attention of a number of different disciplines. In two recent colloquia, TRIO (Translation Research in Oxford) brought together international authorities from fields as diverse as physiology, psychology, linguistics, translation and literary studies, and sociology, with scant regard for political correctness. This fascinating and often hilarious collection of essays is the result. With the contributions: Jane Taylor - Introduction Dominique Bertrand - Anatomie et etymologie: ordre et desordre du rire selon Laurent Joubert Silke Kipper, Dietmar Todt - The Sound of Laughter: Recent Concepts and Findings in Research into Laughter Vocalizations Sarah-Jayne Blakemore - Why Can't You Tickle Yourself? Michael Holland - Belly Laughs Walter Redfern - Upping the Ante/i: Exaggeration in Celine and Valles Giselinde Kuipers - Humour Styles and Class Cultures: Highbrow Humour and Lowbrow Humour in the Netherlands Christie Davies - Searching for Jokes: Language, Translation, and the Cross-Cultural Comparison of Humour Ted Cohen - And What If They Don't Laugh? Iain Galbraith - Without the Rape the Talk-Show Would Not Be Laughable Jean-Michel Deprats - Translating a Great Feast of Languages Paul J. Memmi - Traduire le rire Natacha Thiery - Rire et desir dans les comedies americaines de Lubitsch: l'exemple de Ninotchka (1939) Adam Phillips - What's So Funny? On Being Laughed at ...Sukanta Chaudhuri - Laughing and Talking Georges Roque - Le Rire comme accident en peinture Laurent Bazin - La Couleur du rire: peinture et traduction Gerard Toulouse - Views on the Physics and Metaphysics of Laughter"
Yoga School Dropout
Author: Lucy Edge
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448117534
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A sharply funny travelogue from a fantastic travel writer. Lucy Edge tells the story of her personal quest for serenity and yogic flexibility through the ashrams and gurus of India. After over a decade spent working and drinking too much in the world of advertising, Lucy decided she had to leave town for an altogether more spiritual and, well, meaningful way of life - And whilst she was at it, she could acquire a newly lithe and supple body. Would she come home looking like Christy Turlington and pick up some Buddhist serenity on the way? Or did something much funnier, interesting and complicated happen? Did she fall in love - with a place and its people? A divine comedy of the Western obsession with life's deeper meaning, a yogic experiment and a love letter to India, this is a very funny book from a wonderful travel writer.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448117534
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A sharply funny travelogue from a fantastic travel writer. Lucy Edge tells the story of her personal quest for serenity and yogic flexibility through the ashrams and gurus of India. After over a decade spent working and drinking too much in the world of advertising, Lucy decided she had to leave town for an altogether more spiritual and, well, meaningful way of life - And whilst she was at it, she could acquire a newly lithe and supple body. Would she come home looking like Christy Turlington and pick up some Buddhist serenity on the way? Or did something much funnier, interesting and complicated happen? Did she fall in love - with a place and its people? A divine comedy of the Western obsession with life's deeper meaning, a yogic experiment and a love letter to India, this is a very funny book from a wonderful travel writer.