Laughter Yoga Atlanta

ng a Laughter Yoga session, participants initiate laughter as exercise in a group setting, and through eye contact and a sense of playfulness, the laughter soon becomes contagious and genuine. Laughter Yoga is not postural yoga and requires limited physical ability, only a willingness to laugh. The practice is called Laughter Yoga because laughter exercises are interspersed with gentle yogic breathing and stretching exercises. The breathing deepens the laughter and enables participants to take in more oxygen to better support optimal mental and physical functioning. Dr. Madan Kataria, an Indian physician, founded the Laughter Yoga movement in 1995, and the concept is now practiced in over 80 countries worldwide.