Kids Laughter Yoga
In our fast changing world, today’s children are increasingly faced with different childhood realities. There is an increasing need for more laughter and playfulness in children of all ages as they strive to meet the demands of life.
Laughter can help children to cope with stress and also replace some of the play and laughter time that they are losing to formalized educational systems and changes in lifestyle.
Laughter Yoga is the best technique to induce more laughter into children’s lives. Laughter Yoga promotes group laughter without the need for humor or jokes.
An extended hearty laughter improves blood circulation and flushes the lungs of stale residual air. This helps improve concentration and increases learning ability.
As children learn to laugh unconditionally, they become more able to handle pressure. Laughter boosts the immune system and releases endorphins in the brain which ‘kick start’ good feelings and reduce stress.
Group dynamics establish a caring-sharing network of relationships and emotional bonding. Children learn to indulge in healthy group play which alleviates feelings of isolation and loneliness.
Children whose natural energy is traditionally expressed in movement, laughter and play are being forced to sit still and concentrate for extended periods from an early age.
Laughter Yoga is a unique workout regime that oxygenates the blood and other organs, leaving them full of energy and physically fit.
Young children laugh from their heart but as they enter their teens they start using their mental faculty to rationalize their laughter and behavior. It’s a period of transition and changeover and the beginning of the inhibitory factors which play a major role in the expression of emotions.
There is a shift from open behavior to closed and defensive reactions. There is a noticeable switch from body laughter to laughing from the mind.
Laughter Yoga is a physical exercise that works on the body and mind simultaneously. It boosts systems that are ‘switched off’ or disrupted by stress, especially the circulatory and digestive systems. It stimulates willingness to learn, and retention improves creativity and self discipline. It provides tools to deal with stressful situations in new ways, providing an alternative to anger and aggression, resulting in fear.
With these tremendous benefits, laughter is absolutely the best medicine for people of all ages!