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#105 'The Guru of Giggling' Dr Madan Kataria - Founder of Laughter Yoga Clubs- On why laughter really is the best medicine!


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Ha Ha Ha, Ho Ho Ho Ho, Hee Hee Hee! Today I speak to the founder laughter yoga club, Dr Madan Kataria aka ' The Guru of Giggling'. He started out in 1995 with 5 people and now has over 16000 laughter clubs worldwide in more than 100 countries. So in this episode, he talks about how it all got started, people, thinking he was crazy. And why laughter really is the best medicine even in the tough times. Also please stay tuned to the end to hear some audio of a laughter yoga expert with exercises you can try at home.

in this conversation we also talk about:

  • What laughter does to your body scientifically
  • The body not being able to differentiate between fake laughter or real laughter.
  • His mother being embarrassed when she found out and how he turned it around.
  • Milkshake laughter
  • Bring very popular in Japan
  • Dealing with shy and inhibited people
  • The gibberish workshop!
  • Skype laughter club.
  • Being a social crusader
  • Not having a business brain! but reaching 100 + countries.
  • Depression is the No1 sickness in the world
  • Acting like a happy person
  • and much much more!

    links

    https://laughteryoga.org/

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