With both physical and emotional benefits, laughter is something that should be worked into your everyday routine. Here are some fun and simple ways laughter yoga leaders suggest to keep you chuckling throughout the day.
Whistle while you work. Laura Gentry, founder of the Iowa School for Laughter Yoga, suggests laughing while you clean your house. Use different pitches for each giggle to match what you're cleaning with.
Laughter language. Grab your friends and have a conversation using only a variety of chuckles—it will be almost impossible to hold in your real laughter.
Rush-hour snicker. Gentry also found that one of the best places to laugh is in your car on the way to and from work. She even
created a CD of laughing exercises to chortle along with during your drive.
Bubble bursts. Laughter yoga leader Lori Hoover's favorite way to laugh is by pretending you're blowing bubbles while giggling at them. It's an easy way to laugh and Hoover claims it's stress-relieving as well. "Every time I imagine I'm blowing those bubbles, I think of all my problems and worries going away in them," Hoover says.
Cell phone chuckle. Simple things like holding your cell phone to your ear—even when there's no one on the other line—is another great way to laugh, according to Gentry.
