5.1 Paraphrase, Summarize, Quote.

Chikte, A. (2012). Laughter Yoga Therapy and Stress Management. Golden

Research
Thoughts, (2), 1.
http://www.aygrt.isrj.net/UploadedData/1397.pdf

This article shows surveys taken from five Laughter Clubs in Pune City. These
clubs have 975 members, 285 of whom were surveyed. The results listed in the
article show what benefits these members received from attending the club.
The article shows a sample itinerary from one of the classes.
The conclusion shows that over all the members participating in the clubs
believed they were receiving benefits.

According to Chikte, stress is any physical or emotional factor that causes physical or
mental unrest. Stress is major component of ill health. Most health benefits are
achieved when participants are able to alleviate unrest with laughter yoga exercises.
Once unrest is relieved the immune system becomes strengthened. (1)
Chikte, Anagha (p.2)
Chikte states that, Laughter Yoga Therapy has stress management benefits relieve
depression, reduce stress and tension, anxiety and psychosomatic disorders, natural
pain killer, improve self confidence, promote relaxation & improve sleep, improve
mental health & mental function, improve overall attitude.
Johnson, J. (2011) Living in balance: Giggle your way to health with laughter yoga.
Massage Magazine, (181), 68-73.

This article makes reference to a paper presented to the American

Psychological Society by Dr. Lee S Berk, research professor at California's Loma
Linda University. He speaks of the psychophysiological benefits of laughter.
This article states that in a laughter yoga session, simple laughter exercises are
blended with gentle yogic breathing as a form of stress management. As this is
done laughter is created through childlike playfulness and eye contact.
Benefits include: increased endorphin and serotonin levels, stronger social
connections, and improved overall sense of well being.

According to Jill Johnson as adults we have to perceive something as funny before we

laugh. This is based on our cognitive ability to determine if we should laugh or not.
meaning we may not laugh as often as we should.( p 71)
Johnson, Jill (p.71)

The physical benefits of Laughter Yoga include increased endorphins, the body's
natural pain killers; increased serotonin, the body's natural antidepressant;
increased lung capacity and oxygen intake; and a strengthened immune system.
Robbins, L. (2006). The Yoga of Full Body Laughter. Yoga Therapy in Practice, 2(1),
13.
This article states that the benefits of full body laughter are immediate and
lasting, and available to anyone at any time.
This article lists the immediate benefits of laughter as studied by
Patch Adams, MD, in his book Gesundheit.
This article shows how laughing and yoga are related. The article traces how
laughter starts out fake and can be directed through the body to promote
relaxation.

A question posed by Ms. Robbins asks, Where do you laugh from your face? your belly?
or your heart? Laughter can arise from any of these places and branch out from there.
Laughing from each location awakens different muscles, energy centers, and feelings.
Begin laughing in one location and direct the laughter other places. What at first
seems forced will soon turn into genuine laughter. (13)
Lauren Robbins (p.13)
Laughter and fluid movement are naturally healing. Laughter streams through the
entire body, loosening constrictions in its path.

Khatchadourian, R. (2010). The Laughing Guru. New Yorker, 86(25), 56-65.

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This is the short biography of Dr. Madan Kataria the founder of the Laughter
Yoga movement.
This article shows what Laughter Yoga trainees learned from their session with
Dr Kataria. These are the kinds of benefits that should be felt by stressed out
college students.
This article introduces Gradient laughter. It is called this because of the way it
is developed out of silence and slowly gathers momentum and becomes more
natural and contagious. I believe students could benefit from the use of this
yoga technique.

In his article Khatchadourian states the actual number of people who engage in
Katarias laughter yoga sessions can reach 250,000, but also states that the figures are
not precise. Tehran, Iran decided to promote laughter clubs and by july of the same
year 20,000 people had signed up. (1)
Khatchadourian, Raffi (p.1)
Kataria believes that true mirthful laughter can have a liberating, transformative
effect--one that momentarily erases all practical concerns, fears, needs, and even
notions of time, and provides a glimpse into spiritual enlightenment.
Prakash, V. (2013). Laughter Therapy for the mind and body: An interview with
Vishwa Prakash. Alternative & Complementary Therapies, 19(4), 205-208.
doi:10.1089/act.2013.19410

This is a printed interview with Viswa Prakash who is the president of

LaughterYoga USA.
This article covers a wide array of information about laughter yoga and its
applications, in question and answer format.
This interview shows the benefits of Laughter Yoga from the aspect of someone
who deals with it on a daily basis. Viswa sees how this form of yoga changes
people and he shares what he has seen with us here.

In his interview Mr. Prakash states that laughter therapy is not simply based on
hearsay or anecdotal evidence. A large body of research has been conducted and
published to support the benefits of laughter two such studies mentioned here were
conducted by Dr. Lee Burke of Loma Linda University in California and Michael Miller
MD. Director of preventative cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Both studies focused on the benefits of mirthful laughter.(206)
Prakash, Vishwa p. 205
Laughter Yoga is a unique concept in which anyone can laugh for no reason, without
relying on humor, jokes, or comedy. We initiate laughter as an exercise in a group,
but with eye contact and childlike playfulness, it soon turns in to real and contagious
laughter. In between laughter exercises, we do deep breathing exercises. This brings
more oxygen to the body and the brain which makes one feel more energetic and
healthy.