Welcome
to Laughter Yoga Chicago!
We are the original and offical site for "Laughter Yoga Chicago" - in the Chicago area.
-- We perform laughter yoga engagements for trade association meetings and events -- (individual testimonial) (association testimonial)
-- We perform laughter yoga engagements for college student groups (see our session pictures with Beloit Wisconsin college students here)
-- Most of all - we help companies foster employee wellness to indirectly reduce their health care costs. Employees become more energized and productive - especially with the stresses imposed by the current economic environment!
--Turbocharge your team-building, and create better brainstorming for "new product ideation!"
-- Retain your employees though increased productivity and health!
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As a public service - we hold Laughter Club meetings in Chicago's Northwest Suburbs....and soon - on Chicago's North Shore and in downtown Chicago.... Come try it out to experience the benefits of Laughter Yoga, first-hand! E-mail info@laughteryogachicago.com to be put on our mailing list to receive times and dates for club meetings! Rick Hauser - "Chicago's Laughter Doctor" is the founder of "Laughter Yoga Chicago" and is a certified Laughter Yoga Leader. On the left - Rick is interviewed on WISC TV Channel 3 in Madison, Wisconsin (at the wee hours of 5 AM in the morning) about Laughter Yoga and it's benefits. |
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Also as a public service - we perform laughter yoga sessions for terminally ill adults and children in hospitals. We go to nursing homes, and senior centers - to make seniors feel better!Medical benefits links & video. Laughter is good for your body and soul - and we all need more of it... Every year - the world gets more hectic - from over-population and hyper-competition, clogged roads / road rage, always-in-touch technology tools that ultimately cause you to have less in-person social time, long work hours (to keep your job from being offshored) - or perhaps you recently suffered a loss - through divorce, job loss in our current economic climate, death in the family - or some other life-changing event. |
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Laughter Yoga affects body and mind - in a positive way. -- Did you know that Laugher Yoga decreases stress hormones such as cortisol - and builds endorphins? -- Did you know that it reduces your blood pressure? (Laughter Yoga Chicago proved it! - in a test by a Northwest Community Hospital Nurse - with three different groups fo 30 seniors) -- Did you know that the world's oldest living woman - Jeanne Calment (age 122) attributed her longevity to laughing a lot and not taking life's negative events so seriously? -- Did you know that adults laugh less than 15 times per day and kids laugh over 300 times per day? |
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See a CNN report -- or from Colorado or Minnesota Laughter yoga is breaking down cultural barriers in Hawaii. Laughter Yoga is one of the best antidotes to people's increased stress levels! |
Ask any old person - why are you still alive, and what keeps you young?
They will answer - "laughter -- and not taking things so seriously..."
Jeanne
Louise Calment -- born in Arles, France on February 21, 1875 - is in the Guiness
Book of World Records for being the oldest living woman. (Laughter Yoga Denmark
is also in the Guiness Book of World Records for organizing a group of 10,000
people laughing at one time. Perhaps we can beat that in Chicago?)
She stated: "If you can't do anything about it, don't worry about it." She recommended laughter as a recipe for longevity and joked that "I've been forgotten by a good God." For skin care, she recommended olive oil and a dab of make-up. "All my life I've put olive oil on my skin and then just a puff of powder. I could never wear mascara, I cried too often when I laughed." She joked around a lot and had a very good wit. On her 120th birthday, when asked what kind of future she expected, she replied "A very short one." "I am very brave and I'm afraid of nothing. I took pleasure when I could. I acted clearly and morally and without regret."
"I've only got one wrinkle and I'm sitting on it." Jeanne Calment, the world's oldest person, died at 122 on Monday August 4, 1997. Her sense of humor kept her young.
Fact: The majority of super-aged people have a beautifully cultivated sense of humor in common.
Laughter is indeed the best medicine.
What is Laughter Yoga?
Laughter Yoga is a very powerful technique for improving health, wellness, and job performance -- especially in high-stress occupations.
It combines simple laughter exercises (simulated laughter) and gentle yoga breathing, which turns into real laughter when practiced in a group. Even if there is no real laughter - doing "fake laughter" exercises has been proven to have the same physical benefits as real laughter.
Through Laughter Yoga - we are changing the world, one person at a time.
For the best results - you want to perform Laughter Yoga exercises, consistently.
With Laughter Yoga - you can achieve serenity - no matter what is happening.......
Humans were designed to laugh. Laughter is nature's stressbuster. It lifts our spirits with a happy high, that makes us feel good, and improves our behavior towards others. Just a few generations ago happy healthy humans spent 20 minutes a day or more in laughter. Now adult daily laugh time is down to 5 minutes or less in many countries. This is one of the worst aspects of modern life.
Laugh Yourself Healthy
Laughter Yoga involves laughing for no reason, through various laughter exercises, with Yoga breathing. Laughter exercises almost always lead to real laughter, especially when practiced in a group. We all know that laughter makes us feel good. But a 20 minute laughter session each day, can have a profound impact on our health and wellbeing. Laughter is gentle exercise. It fill your lungs and body with oxygen, deep-clears your breathing passages, and exercises your lungs. This is really important for people who don't get regular aerobic exercise.
When we laugh our bodies release a cocktail of hormones & chemicals that have startling positive effects on our system. Stress is reduced, blood pressure drops, depression is lifted, your immune system is boosted & more. Western science is just starting to discover the great effects of laughter.
We are one of over 5,000 laughter clubs around the world. Come join us today!