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Sometimes people will object to trying Laughter Yoga. They say things like: I don’t want to “fake” my laughter, I want it to be real or I already laugh a lot. Whenever you hear such arguments to the contrary, be prepared with these 3 great reasons to practice Laughter Yoga as developed by Dr. Kataria.

1. To get the scientifically proven benefits of laughter, one has to laugh longer. Laughter Yoga enables you to laugh for an extended period time. In everyday life, we laugh at funny things but usually, the laughter is only for a few seconds, here and there. In order to reap the health benefits, you must laugh at least 15-20 minutes with resting breaks in-between. Only then, will your body gain the physiologically and biological health benefits. In Laughter Yoga, we laugh as a form of exercise, therefore, you can laugh as long as you choose.

2. Laughter Yoga enables you to laugh loudly. To get the health benefits, you need to do full belly laughing. Often in social situations, this kind of all-out laughing is not appropriate. That’s why laughter clubs are important because it gives you a safe place to laugh out loud.

3. People always need some reason to laugh. However, there are not many reasons that make us laugh in real life. Laughter Yoga enables you to laugh even when there is no reason to laugh. Sometimes, life just isn’t that funny. That’s why Laughter Yoga teaches you to laugh no matter what. We are not leaving laughter to a chance but we are making a commitment to laugh because it is a great wellness tool.

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