These studies have contributed to a better understanding of the therapeutic and holistic power of laughter to deal with physical, emotional and mental health.

With such enormous physiological and psychological benefits—laughing on purpose is the most powerful tool to help you connect with the present moment.

When you learn to express joy with unbridled passion (and noise 😉), you also learn how to regulate and control your breathing with ease.

Given time and a little practice; this helps you to control your emotions and feelings, even in those terrible moments when life starts to unravel.

Dr Madan Kataria, the founder of laughing for the health of it states: “Laughter Yoga has made me what I am today. My levels of patience, understanding, compassion and generosity have all been elevated to a level which helped me transcend the trivialities of life.”

I can testify that Laughter Yoga has helped me to re-frame the way I look at life, and I have found a way to transcend the trivialities of life too. (this stuff works, no joke!)

There was a time when I reacted to events out of my control, but now I respond to my circumstances and calmly look for solutions. (or do nothing in the moment as I trust that the universe will support me)

I no longer sweat the small stuff or feel stressed when things go wrong. I no longer feel the pang of anxiety when I am given last-minute tasks at work (at least for the most part 😉).

Things still spiral out of control from time to time, but I have a handy toolkit available to keep me focused, calm and I have ways to elevate my mood—no matter what.

It would take days to share my entire toolkit, but here are 5 easy principles I have learnt from Dr. Kataria to help you adopt the Inner Spirit of Laughter today: