33. Animal Kingdom Laughter (動物王國的笑聲) Topic: 33. Animal Kingdom Laughter Yoga Class Notes: One of 40 Foundation Exercises In the online laughter yoga class, we did the animal kingdom laughter exercise. I joined in, first imitating a monkey, jumping around, scratching my own skin, then laughing. Everyone on the screen followed, and the laughter got louder. Next was the penguin, waddling, making (squeak squeak) sounds, with more laughs. Then the chicken, flapping wings, clucking, laughing without stop. Last was the elephant, stretching my arm like a trunk, making (woo woo) sounds, the whole class laughing together. After, I felt my body relaxed, my mood better, and more energy. When I woke up this morning, the small fight from last night with my husband turned into air and floated away.... When he came home, I…

29. Childlike Laughter (童真笑聲)28. Childlike Laughter (童真笑聲)Topic: 29. Childlike Laughter Yoga Class Notes: One of 40 Foundation Exercises Laughing like a kid isn’t new in our laughter yoga family—it’s something we do almost every day (Childlike Laughter). Before joining laughter yoga, I can’t even remember the last time I laughed like a child. The exercise is super easy: stretch your arms out, take a deep breath, pull your fists to your chest, hold for three seconds, then laugh out loud while exhaling. You can pat your head or slap your thighs, running around like a kid, feeling carefree like you’re young again, haha! At first, I thought it was a bit silly, but now I love doing these “silly” things! With hundreds of people joining online, it…

Topic: 27. Three lobes of the lungsTopic: 27. Three lobes of the lungs Yoga Class Notes: One of 40 Foundation Exercises In (Laughter Yoga) class, the (three lobes of the lungs) exercise is something we do often. I really like it; it feels like playing a game with my own body. For the upper lobe, I put my hands behind my shoulders, in a kind of reverse prayer position. When I inhale, I can really feel my upper chest opening up a bit. After holding my breath for three seconds, I let the air out with laughter. The laughter sounds so loud, it makes me laugh even more. But the uncle in the picture has a frozen shoulder today, so he can t bend his arms and just stretches both hands straight above his head. Next: it s the middle…

不靠笑點也能笑出聲：大笑瑜珈的幽默哲學不靠笑點也能笑出聲：大笑瑜珈的幽默哲學 早幾天看了 Dr. Kataria 的文章，文章第一句就問了一個看似簡單的問題：「幽默感」和「笑聲」之間有什麼關係？傳統觀念認為，笑聲必須建立在幽默感之上——你得先覺得有趣，才會笑。但大笑瑜珈（Laughter Yoga）的實踐卻顛覆了這套邏輯。作者指出，笑聲可以脫離幽默感獨立存在，甚…

非宗教的靈修之路：大笑瑜珈如何觸碰心靈深處 這篇文章由 Dr. Kataria 所撰寫，探討了大笑瑜珈（Laughter Yoga）如何透過非宗教的方式觸及靈性的核心。它並不是要取代傳統宗教修練，而是提供一種普世、無門檻、跨文化與語言的途徑，讓人們體驗喜悅、連結與無條件的愛。 文章強調，大笑瑜珈不只是身體上的活動，它更深入地影響情緒與心靈層面，幫助人們建…

笑出抗壓力：大笑瑜珈如何降低皮質醇反應笑出抗壓力：大笑瑜珈如何降低皮質醇反應 這篇由研究團隊發表於2018年的文章〈Laughter yoga reduces the cortisol response to acute stress in healthy individuals〉，探討了大笑瑜珈（Laughter Yoga） 對健康成年人面對急性心理壓力時的生理與心理反應影響。研究刊登於《Complementary Therapies in Medicine》，透過測量唾液中的皮質醇（cortisol）濃度，評估大笑瑜珈是否具有緩衝壓力的能力。 研究設…

大笑瑜珈如何提升工作記憶大笑瑜珈如何提升工作記憶 這篇由 Md. Shahinoor Rahman（孟加拉吉大港大學）與 Farida Binte Wali（吉大港政府城市學院）共同發表於《European Journal of Humour Research》的研究〈The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Working Memory: A Pilot Study〉，探討了大笑瑜珈（Laughter Yoga） 對年輕成年人「工作記憶」（working memory）的影響。 研究設計與主要發現 研究在孟加拉進行，參與者為30名平均年齡約20歲的大學生，男女比例為1:2。受…

大笑瑜伽如何呼應正向心理學大笑瑜伽如何呼應正向心理學 Dr. Kataria（卡塔利亞博士）這篇《Parallels between Laughter Yoga and Positive Psychology》（大笑瑜伽與正向心理學的共通之處）讓我發現，原來古老的印度智慧與現代心理學竟能如此完美契合。 文章開頭介紹Martin Seligman（馬丁·塞利格曼）創立的正向心理學，這讓我想到自己第一次接觸大笑瑜伽的經歷。當時正面臨工作低潮，心理師建…