Come Laugh, Play, and Have FUN with Laughter Yoga! Celebrating the One!

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Submitted by AnandaWildBliss on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 23:24

Is it possible to Laugh for No Reason?

Laughter Yoga has proven that one does not need a sense of humor to laugh. Laughter can be learned and programmed into the body to bring about a complete transformation.

ho ho ha ha ha! hehehahehehhehehohohoohhahahah!=)

Yes, You will experience Unconditional Laughter in this PLayshop!

Laughter Yoga is a unique concept of unconditional laughter according to which anyone can laugh for no reason at all. It does not rely on jokes, humor or comedy. It initiates laughter as a form of an exercise in a group and as the session’s progress; laughter becomes real and contagious laughter.

The name Laughter Yoga is derived from combining yogic breathing (Pranayama) with laughter exercises. This effective blend allows for multiple health benefits, primarily increasing the supply of oxygen and boosting the immune system. It energizes and recharges the metabolism making one feel fresh and energetic.

How to Laugh Without a Reason

The best part of laughter is you really don't need any "reason" to laugh....Just Start. Initially laughing alone may seem awkward but joining a Laughter Club makes it easy. One can actually feel ‘fake’ laughter convert into ‘real’ and contagious laughter.

Why Laugh for No Reason?

Laughter and joy are antidotes to stress. It gives people a break and helps them face the challenges of life with a positive mental attitude. When we laugh many positive physiological changes take place in the body. Laughter Yoga is a worldwide movement for World Peace, Health, and JOY.

We hear so many people say, 'I haven't heard my own laugh in so long.' The laughter clubs allow them to re-connect with that childlike freeness.

Ananda Wildflower is a visionary leader and pioneer in the field of Wellness, Spirituality and Creative Expressive Arts Therapy. In her teaching style, she focuses on Child's Play and brings her most colorful "Exuberrant Passionate Self-Expression". Her wild and free "Unconditional Laughter from the heart" is contagious. She will help you to experience the simplicity of being in Oneness while experiencing the highest of spiritual living, being in our true nature of Bliss, known as "Ananda" in Yoga.

She has created a system called N.O.W.W. in Divine Bliss, coaching others on how to manifest their highest dreams and live in the present moment, with ease, effortlessness, and creative Play. N.O.W.W. stands for the "Nectar of the Wildflower Way" which is her signature symbol of how she lives her life with FULL Exuberance and Passion, embodying the Nectar of the Wild Rose, her spiritual path.

"The Earth laughs in Flowers" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Experience:

Nothing except to leave your critical analytic mind behind. Allow yourself to look silly and feel like a child again. For FUN, Dress UP in Play clothes, colors, costumes, and allow the Inner CHIld to be seen and expressed. This is about Play and Fun and Childlike being in our natural state of JOY and BLISS.

Workshop Location:

United States

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Comments

So much fun!!!

Submitted by cristele on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 23:43.

And so liberating! It's wonderful that we don't need to talk to connect with people we don't know! We just need to laugh! Laugh! Laugh!!Ahahahahahah! Beyond words and beyond conventions! Thanks for everyone for being there, I feel blessed I could enjoy this workshop...now I'm back into words trying to *explain* but I'd rather everyone to *experience*...that's what it's all about! Thank you Ananda for this workshop, you were able to break the barrier of the mind by rational explanation "it's ok...it's scientific" :-D and let the body express itself!

Laughter yoga with Ananda

Submitted by Cheryl on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 11:08.

I'd tried various forms of yoga in the past, but never laughter yoga -- and it was a fun/ny, loosening up and breathing deep practice that definitely expanded my appreciation of what yoga is/can be... I think laughter yoga with Ananda was the best group yoga practice I've experienced. Rather than spreading out separate mats in rows and dressing up in serious athleticized mode, we circled 'round with wands, feather boas, tiaras and whatnots that she'd brought to share with us. We got to rev up our collective laugh energy, throw laughs back and forth, pour them, gulp them, cough up our stale air, laugh some more, and then rest (and laugh)... It was social and fun, not intimidating. Thank you!

Ananda's laughter yoga workshop

Submitted by Mark Polit (not verified) on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 00:39.

I was surprised how easily i (and we as a group) lightened up and laughed. Ananda's introduction helped me understand from a rational point of view why i needed to leave aside the rational part of the mind for the time being. I also found scientific background and the history really useful in being able to commit to the exercises.

The exercises were inroduced slowly, so that each time I thought - "hey, I can do that!" And they were so enjoyable! I loved laughing and moving and jumping around. I think it was Ananda's teaching style that helped me feel comfortable and at home. And it was real physical exercise, really opened my lungs and freed up my mind. My work is pretty intense and analytical, and I enjoyed really (really) lightening up.

Breathwork and relaxation exercizes at the end were very centering and calming. By the end of the workshop I felt the heavy load of life lifting.

Thank you for the amazing workshop!

Submitted by Aviad on Sun, 08/02/2009 - 12:32.

Definitely, I will not forget this workshop in my life! I was not aware of how laughter is accessible and available all the time. All I had to do is to put myself in the right place at the right time with the right workshop leader.
It sure looks that Ananda has deep and extensive ecxperience and lots of passion for what she is doing and I can only recommend all to experience this amazing workshop.
I was not aware also to the extent of the Laughing Yoga movement and the real change it does to millions of people around the world every day. Is that what will bring peace to the world???
Thank you for the great workshop and waiting for the next time!

HO HO HA HA HA!!!

Submitted by AnandaWildBliss on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 00:03.

Thank you so much for opening your HEART to experience this deeply transformational playful way of Living.. with your laughter singing and shining Light bright unto others in the world. YES! YES! YES! World Peace, starts with this amazing practice of Childlike PLayfulness and Unconditional Laughter. Forgiveness and Appreciation and miracles are the result of an open and fully expansive heart.. and Im so glad you have now experienced it and can share with others how to laugh for no reason.. Remember the exercises and come up with your own, when you feel stressed in the day@!! HO HO HA HA HA!! VERY GOOD VERY GOOD YEAH!!!! (3x ) Blessings from the Laughter Yoga Queen of the Universe, ANanda Wildflower

Life is a Divine Play of Consciousness....There is No Future, but Present Moments, and LAUGHTER IS OUR ABUNDANCE!

Ananda Wildflower Fong
* Certified Laughter Yoga Trainer/Teacher of Expressive Arts PLAY therapy