{"id":11044,"date":"2022-03-13T18:12:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T22:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yogadurire.com\/le-yoga-du-rire-a-27-ans\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:14:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:14:49","slug":"happy-birthday-laughter-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogadurire.com\/en\/happy-birthday-laughter-yoga\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy birthday laughter yoga!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Laughter yoga turns 27!<\/p>\n

Today, March 13, 2022, is Laughter Yoga’s birthday.<\/p>\n

Laughing for your health<\/h5>\n

According to the legend, Dr Madan Kataria<\/a>, had the rather preposterous idea, on the morning of March 13, of inviting passers-by strolling through a public park in Mumbai to join him in laughing for a few minutes at the start of the day. He ended up laughing with 4 other people. Laughing mainly to relieve stress. <\/p>\n

And what became the first laughter club began with people telling jokes to trigger beneficial laughter.<\/p>\n

After a few weeks, they moved on to simulated, physical laughter. And that’s when the laughter yoga exercises began to be created. <\/p>\n

27 years on, and still going strong<\/h5>\n

What is certain is that, what we practice as a method today, 27 years later, is something that took shape in a Mumbai park with a small group of people who CHOSE and DECIDED to laugh on a daily basis<\/strong>. Chosen and decided to laugh, breathe, socialize and take care of themselves. <\/p>\n

Think about it. Start your day with a smile on your face and a lighter heart! How wonderful! <\/p>\n

And it took someone who<\/strong> BELIEVED<\/strong> in it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Laughter yoga turns 27!<\/h5>\n

27 years later, there are countless enthusiasts around the world. People of all races, nationalities, languages and cultures practice intentional laughter exercises to their heart’s content. <\/p>\n

Of course, there are sometimes what I would call “additions” to the method itself. The session may have different “colors and flavors”. Depending on the facilitator, there may be games, dancing or singing. <\/p>\n

Mine are more traditional and never involve the mind. Learning lyrics and choreographic movements requires memorization, which means using the mind, and I don’t do that. <\/p>\n

It doesn’t matter, because the intention<\/strong> is always the same: to laugh for your physical, emotional, mental and, I would add, relational and spiritual health.<\/p>\n

Happy 27th birthday to the method! And thanks to its founders, Madan and Madhuri Kataria! <\/p>\n

Laughter, joy and health<\/p>\n

Linda<\/p>\n

p.s. Would you like to try out some exercises? Come here<\/a><\/p>\n

p.p.s. Did you know that we have several videos in the MEDIA<\/a> section of our site?<\/p>\n

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