LaughingRx is Laughter Yoga -an interactive experience led by world reknowned laughter expert:   Nira Berry

Tell me about the benefits of laughing and laughing yoga:

Laughing is the Best Medicine Humans were designed to laugh. Laughing is nature's stressbuster. It is our own personal stress release valve we can utilitze whenever we need it!  It lifts our spirits with a happy feeling 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 We all know that laughing makes us feel good. A regular 30 minute laughing session can have a profound impact on our health and overall sense of well-being.  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 and chemicals that have startling positive effects on our system. Stress is reduced, blood pressure drops, depression is lifted, your immune system is boosted and you feel great.  Western science is just starting to discover the great  and healing effects of laughing.

Why Laughter Yoga? Eleven years ago Dr Madan Kataria, an Indian doctor and student of Yoga was writing a paper for a medical journal titled 'Laughter is the best medicine'.

Convinced of the medical benefits of laughter and Yogic breathing exercises, Doctor Kataria was searching for a way to bring these benefits to modern man. For the best effect, a range of different types of laughter should be combined.

In a flash of inspiration, Laughter Yoga was born. Thanks to Doctor Kataria, countless people all over the world today enjoy the benefits of a daily dose of laughter practicing Laughter Yoga at laughing sessions with local groups or at their workplace.

Anyone can laugh without reason you don't need jokes or a  sense of humor.  laughter Yoga combines laughing exercises and yoga breathing to give you the health benefits of hearty laughter.

Nira Jumping for Joy!  F. Holland Day Retreat, Maine, 2006

Contact Nira for LaughingRx:

• Key note speaker

• corporate ice-breaker - 15 or 30 min. session following or preceding training

• Conference interactive 1 to 1 1/4 hour presentation

• Seminar/ class sizes from 1 to 1000

• Individual laughter coaching (weekly or bi-weekly)

• 30 minute bi-weekly or weekly group session

• classes for seniors / cancer patients / physically /visually impaired / hospitals

• 30 min. , 45 min. , 1 hour,  1 1/4 hour classes

• 1 1/2 hour, 2 hour and 3 hour workshops

• 1/2 day, 1  and 2 day workshops