Larry O’Brien & Robert Rivest 10 Minute Laughter Mix.

10 Minute Laughter Mix with Robert Rivest Laughter Yoga Master Trainer & Larry O'Brien Laughter Yoga Leader. Laughing for the Health of it.
8 Health Benefits of Laughter
Lifts Your Mood: Laughter releases chemicals that make us feel good. (See DOSE below). When we feel good, we can do just about anything a little easier. Laughter helps us have a positive mindset. It can help us diffuse anger and conflict allowing us to see the humor in life. A good laugh can help us put our problems into perspective. Laughter is a great, quick pick-me-up. It’s also good for us over the long term. D.O.S.E. is the acronym for all the major “Happy” chemicals in our brains. These chemicals are Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins. The release of these chemicals makes us feel happy, motivated, significant, and connected, while at the same time, reducing pain, stress, and anxiety. Hope you have a good dose of laughter today.
Boosts the Immune System: Much of the dis-ease in the world today is caused or made worse by stress. Laughter reduces our primary stress hormones by increasing our intake of oxygen and stimulating our circulation. What’s more, laughter increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies (like T and B lymphocytes) improving our resistance to disease, bacteria, and viruses.
Decreases Stress: We produce serotonin when we laugh. That helps reduce stress hormones like cortisol, which build up when we experience sustained stress over time. Laughter stimulates circulation, reduces inflammation, and aids in muscle relaxation, which helps relieve the physical symptoms of stress. Laughter can ‘switch on’ the calming effects of our parasympathetic nervous system. It regulates our stress response, heart rate, and blood pressure, giving us a relaxed feeling when we finish laughing.
Improves Creativity & Productivity: Laughter can instantly relieve our body’s stress response, soothing any tensions we are holding. It can help us be more creative and productive by improving our overall emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing. Laughter can lessen brain fog and enhance our problem-solving skills. A deep belly laugh can help our brain focus and concentrate, allowing us to stay on task. Laughter connects us and helps us feel more emotionally safe. Taking a healthy laughter break during the day can free our minds, helping us to see our situation from a new angle.
Regulates Blood Pressure: Laughter is aerobic. When done enthusiastically, laughter is equivalent to other aerobic exercises. Laughing stimulates our muscles, heart, and lungs, and can even lower inflammation. This helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems such as strokes and heart attacks. Laughter works our muscles and stimulates several organs. The increased amount of oxygen entering our circulation dilates our blood vessels. Our blood flow rises and blood pressure increases a little, then drops down to baseline when we stop. A daily laughter practice lasting 15-20 minutes is good for the health of your heart and overall circulation.
Manages Pain: Laughter relaxes the muscles and helps the body to produce natural painkillers called endorphins. Endorphins promote an overall sense of ease and wellbeing. They essentially turn off our pain by blocking the nerve cells that receive the pain signals. Endorphins can also help us relieve moodiness and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Plus, laughing is fun. It gives us a positive mindset that can distract us in a good, joyful way.
Reduces Depression and Anxiety: Laughter practices are gaining popularity as a noninvasive and non-pharmacological alternative or additional treatment for anxiety, stress, and depression. When we have a good laugh, it reduces muscular tension and overall stress. Laughter can lower anxiety and irritation, which contribute to feelings of melancholy, sadness, or depression. In addition to releasing D.O.S.E, laughter helps bring us into the present moment. Laughter is a pleasurable, enjoyable way to bring us back to the here and now.
Brings Us Together: Laughter is a universal activity that fosters closeness in a group, contributes to group bonding, and helps us build trusting relationships. Humans use different types of laughter as social clues. We can even use laughter to negotiate a better way to live and work together. When strangers, friends, family members, and coworkers unite in laughter, they feel more connected and more at ease with one another. The release of feel-good chemicals like endorphins, allows us to open and share more with others. Having a good belly laugh with another person, or in a group, is an uplifting form of non-verbal communication that can create euphoric states. Laughing with others is a positive, memorable, shared experience of happiness and joy.
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[@BOB-ir5xd]

Laughter really is a great medicine !! 🙌❤️

[@RobertRivest1]

It really is! Works for me.

[@ynavavlis]

Gratitude gratitude for this 10 minute laughter, yoga, I was laughing so hard while cooking a noodle soup, grateful for your beloved souls! And I am a fellow Laughter Yoga leader, so this was so refreshing!

[@RobertRivest1]

Glad you enjoyed it! Keep on laughing

[@rosewetzel8284]

@@RobertRivest1 I love this! It absolutely just resonates with me💞 That joyful and lovely laughter almost makes it sound like your crying at the same time as your laughing💞

[@iamaef]

Thanks Robert! I LOVE this so much! 🤣

[@RobertRivest1]

I'm glad you like it, some good laughs in there.

[@allikl7188]

I was so lucky to have had a quick laugh yoga session with Larry a few days ago. I think my cheeks still hurt but it was such a lovely moment in the day

[@RobertRivest1]

He is a great laugher

[@Beccauseshervoice]

This is THE BEST

[@vanessaderougemont2503]

You guys are amazing 😂. We are all amazing and courageous! Bless you ❤

[@RobertRivest1]

Thanks we love laughing together

[@rachelb1113]

Lovely men 😊thank you for helping me release stress and recover from chronic illness. Trying to laugh now everyday. Appreciation…!…from a fellow Buddhist 🙏🙏❤️

[@RobertRivest1]

We are happy this helps. Keep on laughing.

[@ineslake8808]

I love watching you two first thing in the morning, what a fantastic pick me up - Thank you!

[@RobertRivest1]

Our pleasure! Happy we get you laughing in the morning.

[@jeand701]

You guys 😂

[@RobertRivest1]

We love to laugh