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Laughter Yoga in the News

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Recent News

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/oct/09/why-the-health-benefits-of-laughter-yoga-will-make-you-smile

 

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/07/health/laughter-yoga-sw/index.html

 

https://www.goodrx.com/well-being/movement-exercise/laughter-yoga-benefits-exercises
 

References 
Akimbekov, N. S., et al. (2021). Laughter therapy: A humor-induced hormonal intervention to reduce stress and anxiety. Current Research in Physiology. 


Alici, N. K., et al. (2020). A systematic review of the effect of laughter yoga on physical function and psychosocial outcomes in older adults. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. 

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Bressington, D., et al. (2019). Feasibility of a group-based laughter yoga intervention as an adjunctive treatment for residual symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in people with depression. Journal of Affective Disorders. 

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Dunbar, R. I. M., et al. (2012). Social laughter is correlated with an elevated pain threshold. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 

 

Fujiwara, Y., et al. (2018). Hearing laughter improves the recovery process of the autonomic nervous system after a stress-loading task: A randomized controlled trial. BioPsychoSocial Medicine. 

 

Laughter Yoga. (2015). What happens in a laughter yoga session (4 steps). [Video]. YouTube. 

 

Laughter Yoga International. (n.d.). Laughter yoga training. 

 

Manninen, S., et al. (2017). Social laughter triggers endogenous opioid release in humans. The Journal of Neuroscience. 

 

Meier, M., et al. (2020). Laughter yoga reduces the cortisol response to acute stress in healthy individuals. Stress. 

 

Memarian, A., et al. (2017). The effect of laughter yoga exercises on anxiety and sleep quality in patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Biomedical Research and Therapy.

 

Miller, M., et al. (2010). The effect of mirthful laughter on the human cardiovascular system. Medical Hypotheses. 

 

Mora-Ripoll, R. (2017). Simulated laughter techniques for therapeutic use in mental health. Journal of Psychology and Clinical Psychiatry. 

 

Romundstad, S., et al. (2016). A 15-year follow-up study of sense of humor and causes of mortality – The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study. Psychosomatic Medicine. 

 

Sauter, D. A., et al. (2010). Cross-cultural recognition of basic emotions through nonverbal emotional vocalizations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 

 

Stiwi, K., et al. (2022). Efficacy of laughter-inducing interventions in patients with somatic or mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. 

 

Van der Wal, C. N., et al. (2019). Laughter-inducing therapies: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Social Science & Medicine. 

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Woodbury, M. (2015). Laughter yoga: Benefits of mixing laughter and yoga. Journal of Yoga & Physical Therapy. 

 

Yazdani, M., et al. (2014). The effect of laughter yoga on general health among nursing students. Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research. 

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Yim, J. (2016). Therapeutic benefits of laughter in mental health: A theoretical review. The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine. 

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