Laughter Yoga and I were born on the same date – March 13th!!! It’s a synchronicity I love.
Dr. Kataria gathered five brave people who were willing to
try something new and different: laughing every morning for 20 minutes in an outdoor park.
In the beginning they used jokes, each member
taking turns getting in the middle of a circle and telling as many jokes as
they knew that day. It worked out
fine for about a week and then started to crumble; as their jokes devolved into
raunchy and rude renditions of humor.
People started to complain and Dr. Kataria knew he had to abandon the
use of jokes altogether. The next
inspiration came to him at 4:00 a.m. – unconditional laughter. “Why do we need a reason to
laugh?” Thus Laughter Yoga was
born.
My story is a bit more complex but I did emerge on March 13th
also, a few years prior to Laughter Yoga (ha-ha). They say I never stopped smiling. So there you go…
Photo: The
Founding Five/Laughter Yoga International
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