Welcome!
This year marks the 29th Anniversary of Laughter Yoga!
Are you laughing a lot these days? If not, we have some great laughter ideas for you!
Laughter Yoga professionals around the USA are ready to help you on your laughter journey.
You can find in-person and virtual laughter clubs, as well as book a private, customized Laughter Yoga session for your group.
From day care centers to schools, from hospitals and recovery groups to the corporate world and from senior groups to private parties, Laughter Yoga can be found everywhere!
If you prefer to experience a one-on-one coaching session, there are many choices available to you.
And if you wish to become a certified Laughter Yoga Leader (which is your first step to becoming a Laughter Yoga Pro), then reach out to us and we can put you in contact with a trainer.
Laugh on,
Laughter Yoga USA
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EDUCATOR RELIEF SQUAD (ERS) 

What a success our previous workshop was! The interest from both educators and Laughter Yoga pros in our program to bring more laughter and well-being into the classroom is mounting.

For those of you who missed our recent zoom workshop to explain more details about our Educator Relief Squad, please click on this link to view the recording. Advance to 2:44 to watch Cynthia Paris’ informative PowerPoint.

The video with a short introduction to meet our original team members, followed by a 15-minute PowerPoint describing the many benefits to adding laughter, breathwork and mindfulness into the classroom for health, well-being and enhanced learning.

Following this presentation, viewers can laugh along to the laughter exercises led by out team members to show how simple and effective these practices could be in your classroom, even if only applied for a few minutes each day.

 

Learn how you can register for the next steps to join The Educator Relief Squad (ERS).

We are planning to repeat this workshop this Fall 2024.
To add your name to  the waitlist and for more information, please contact Cynthia Paris at lyusa.cynthiaparis@gmail.com

It’s all about empowering educators, children and youth

New to or already familiar with Laughter Yoga?

Hello and Welcome to Laughter Yoga USA!

The Ancients taught that “laughter is the best medicine,” and today experts from places like the Mayo Clinic recommend Laughter Yoga to relieve stress, strengthen the immune system and stimulate circulation. It is also a surefire way for people to have fun together, and to energize any meeting from school classrooms to hospital workshops and corporate conferences.

It all began in 1995 in Mumbai, India. A family physician named Dr. Madan Kataria had the idea that his friends and patients would be healthier if they could just laugh more. So he started a little laughter club with his wife Madhuri and three of their best friends. They met up at a local park and started telling jokes to generate laughter, connect and have fun. Their merriment soon attracted others. But then after a couple of weeks they ran out of jokes and interest flagged.

Many people would have given up, but Dr. K. kept searching for a way for people to laugh more often. Having just seen how beneficial just a few days of laughter was for his friends, he realized that it was the simple act of extended laughing that made people feel better, whether it started by jokes or not. So he created a few simple exercises to get people laughing without any jokes, and Laughter Yoga was born.

From that initial laughter club in Mumbai, others sprouted up all over India and then other countries followed. Today, there are more than 20,000 Laughter Yoga clubs spread across 120 countries, benefiting people of all ages and backgrounds.

This year we celebrate 28 years of Laughter Yoga. The pandemic may have shut down many of our in-person gatherings, but Zoom and other streaming services have allowed even more people to join our Laughter Yoga community. This virtual introduction has created an eagerness to experience more laughter in-person. 

Laughter Yoga is simple enough to do anywhere, anytime. You start to feel the effects from the very first session. All you need is the willingness to open up and laugh as you have seldom done before. It’s really hard to keep stressed in the midst of a good belly laugh. Join the laughter movement!

Laughter + movement = a happier, healthier you!

Looking for that perfect gift for yourself or others? Have you checked out Laughter Yoga USA’s merch lately? We’re now offering two new T-shirt designs for the winter holidays. You can get a t-shirt in the color your choice.

LY USA CollageLaughter Yoga USA, Inc is a nonprofit organization headquartered in the USA, with the assistance and support of Dr. Kataria and Laughter Yoga International Headquarters in Mumbai, India. Our objectives include: Building Community, Uniting Laughter Yoga Professionals, Education Opportunities, Annual Conferences, Research and Development, Providing Resources and Free Social Laughter Clubs. For more details Click Here.

Laughter Yoga has spread to over 120 countries and is being practiced at thousands of laughter clubs globally.

Membership Information

Years ago while starting up this non-profit, our intention was to offer special events and programs. Prior to the pandemic, we planned special conferences and it was great to meet other laughter yogis, to update our skills and to return inspired and excited about our mission to spread the laughter. We encouraged membership here so that we could plan additional events and programs, so that we could grow and learn.

Our important work to support membership continued during the pandemic but we transitioned from our in-person engagements to more virtual offerings.

Now, many laughter yoga pros prefer online laughter clubs and sessions, while others are going back to in-person presentations. This has made it difficult for us to start up a laughter club registry. The best way to register your active laughter club is to go to https://www. laughteryoga.org and register it with headquarters in India.

At this moment, we are grateful for any support from the community and public. Every dollar will help us to share upcoming news of events with you through this site and newsletters. Your support means will allow us to focus on bringing more programs to various communities and also help beginning certified laughter yoga leaders with scholarships and small grants.

Many people can benefit with Laughter Yoga. The more we can share our laughter, the healthier and happier our communities become!  Apart from contributing to a noble cause, you will get multi-fold benefits as a Laughter Yoga professional and Laughter Yoga Club member or practitioner.

For more details click here.

Laughter Yoga USA is a Nonprofit 501(c)(3)

Laughter Yoga USA strongly supports Laughter Yoga International’s Code of Conduct. This includes the Principle of Oneness, the Principle of Selfless Service and Respect for Others, and Unconditional Love for All.
Laughter is more important than ever. Seek out a virtual laughter session via YouTube, Skype, Zoom, etc. to practice daily, mindful and unconditional laughter & deep breathing, which can help to maintain health, strengthen resilience, reduce stress and anxiety, boost immunity and morale, and to foster strong lung function.
We look forward to resuming our regular group practices in the future.
Keep up the laughter! Ho ho ha ha ha!
All the best,
Team Laughter Yoga USA