Laughter Yoga Helps Pasadena Residents
Can one be happy and stay positive in such a stressful and challenging world?
A group of optimistic Pasadena residents answer to the top of their lungs with an affirmative "YES!" every Friday evening from 6pm to 7pm. They experience first hand what they say is the scientifically proven fact that laughter is a powerful medicine as they laugh their stress and tension away without using humor or comedy. No joke. It's free and all are welcome.
Laughter Yoga is a new form of exercise especially designed to help defuse the negative impact of stress and make a person feel more energetic and healthy. It combines laughter exercises and simple yoga breathing techniques. A medical doctor came up with the idea in India in 1995 and it proved so powerful and easy to implement that it is now practiced by tens of thousands of people in over 60 countries. There are currently over 350 Laughter Clubs in the USA, 5 of which are in Los Angeles.
"A playful approach to everyday things is a key factor in keeping healthy" says Sebastien Gendry, Director of the American School of Laughter Yoga who started this club and inspired the creation of many more around the USA. "We aren't always having fun, but we do have a lot more fun with laughter than without." Gendry is one of the most senior figures in the international Laughter Yoga movement and has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC Good Morning America, National Public Radio and more. He was also the first one to introduce Laughter Yoga in Russia earlier in this year.
The Pasadena Laughter Club laughs every Friday between 6pm and 7pm at the Flintridge Foundation, 236 W Mountain Avenue, Suite 116, Pasadena. It is free and all are welcome. You do not need to be happy and you don't have to call either. Just come and bring a big smile!
For more information about Laughter Yoga please visit www.laughangeles.com, email laugh@laughangeles.com
What: Pasadena Laughter Club. Free and public. All are welcome.
Where: Flintridge Foundation, 236 W Mountain Avenue, Suite 116, Pasadena CA 91103
When: Every Friday 6-7pm. Since 2005.