Laughter Yoga

There exists a type of yoga called laughter yoga, believe it or not. The reason this works, is that laughter is actually a form of release. Laughter can be just as healing, and just as stimulating as yoga poses. If you're working through a challenging pose and fall out -- laugh! This could be as much of a benefit as getting into the challenging pose itself.

So this week, on or off the mat, if something doesn't seem to be going exactly as planned, try just laughing about it. Then notice how the body becomes lighter, and the mind becomes clearer -- just like yoga.

From Karoun Yoga Newsletter #16, 9/28/2009