Laughter Meditation: 3 Keys to Health

[innersky23]

Why is laughing important, and why is it the hidden ingredient for success?

1.)   The action of laughter connects us on a deeper level with other people.  Laughter can be likened to a spiritual connection with other individuals that we seek to know better or build relationships with.  It's impossible to feel the damage and tension that comes with stress and anger when we are laughing with friends.  You always feel better after a good laugh with friends!

2.)   The process of laughing provides an internal exercise to your body, brain, and immune system.  It's an excellent emotional and physical release from stress.  Something that is not largely known about laughter is that it exercises our stomach muscles and our diaphragm, and relaxes your body; improving posture, relaxing your shoulders, and providing healing to the heart.  As a result, laughter can be the hidden ingredient to abundant health and success in our lives.  It can provide us with that feel-good support on a mental, physical, and emotional level. 


3.)   When we laugh, any negative emotions can be transformed into a much happier state.  A happier state enables a clear sense of seeing life and the world, and thus helps you shift things into perspective.  What this means is that you can change your response to any stressful or hurtful event by shifting the way you see it- two people can see the same event as either an opportunity or a crisis.  The light hearted approach to life through laughter builds your ability to see things in a more reasonable fashion, and therefore lets you see life events as challenges as opposed to threats.  Laughter shifts your awareness from being a victim to a victor!

[Stookie_]

That's hilarious! I mean stress-relieving.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOY7L88RV70

[roman67]

Amazing post innersky. I liked it. And I agree with Stookies, it is stress-relieving.

[Bordmb]

So I randomly laughed, just to do it and I wound up smiling for 5 minutes straight.

Seriously, try it.

[Barnowl]

I'm glad a post like this has come along, because there is so much to laughter than meets the eye...

It is a wonderful healing tool

thank you

[innersky23]

Thanks!  It is something we take for granted.  Funny how we come equipped with natural tools of healing!

[majour ka]

Good post innersky,

There was once apparently a Buddhist monk who was famous for his sermon of literally standing in a town/village centre and laughing continuously. Not hysterical laughter, but the laughter of the big bellied Buddha who has awakened to his own true realty and and see the ridiculousness of the world and life we get caught up in.

When we laugh we can (as it is possible to laugh at a thought) let go of the continuos thinking and allow our selves to be deeply in the now, thus allowing the awareness of our blissful nature.

So laughter can also be used as a tool to enlightenment 

[ingerul9]

This reminded me of this video -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfvgvDkdG2M - Laughing Buddha