In 1995, a physician in Bombay India named Madan Kataria started what he called a 'Laughter Club.' Kataria claims hearty howls strengthen the immune system. There are now 450 laughter clubs across ...

Go ahead, laugh. Laugh for no reason at all. Laugh your head off. People will think you’re nuts, but don’t mind them, says Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of the worldwide Laughter Club movement. Others ...

Standing in a room full of strangers, making direct eye contact with others, and laughing in their face might sound like a nightmare to some. Members of the Iowa City Senior Center’s Laughter Club ...

The sound of laughter may be loud enough to drown out the noise of waves crashing and sea gulls screeching at Main Beach every morning. And it’s all thanks to Laguna Beach resident Jeffrey Briar, who ...

It has been said that through meditation, we can bring about world peace. Dr. Madan Kataria, co-founder with his wife, Madhuri, of the laughter yoga movement, believes it can be done with laughter.

[LAUGHTER] >> IF YOU ARE WONDERING WHAT NEW COMIC OR CAP VIDEO HAS THESE PEOPLE LAUGHING, YOU MAY BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THIS ISN’T COMEDY AT ALL. IT IS YOGA. >> LAUGHTER YOGA IS A UNIQUE FORM OF ...

If it's Tuesday morning, a dozen people somewhere on a hill in Hollister are hopping on one leg, holding themselves and shouting, "I gotta go! There's the financial planner, the former postal worker, ...

If laughter is the best medicine, then it stands to reason that laughter yoga is good for the body and soul. Yes, laughter yoga. The movement began in the mid-1990s when Madan Kataria, a physician ...

Jay Gilchrist (left) and Chris Cotant, members of the Laughter Club, practice laughing exercises on Jan. 17 at the Iowa City Senior Center in Iowa City. The senior center holds the Laughter Club ...

A blonde-bobbed woman, about 50 years old, chuckles to herself among a group of strangers sitting in a circle -- her eyes mischievous and child-like. She folds her hands to her mouth, and reddens as ...

STEVENS POINT – The Laughter Club Stevens Point will hold a meeting from 11:22 a.m. to 12:22 p.m. on Saturday at Point Yoga, 809 Wisconsin St. A typical meeting begins with a brief introduction of the ...

On a rainy Tuesday morning, the yoga students gather at an old house in Southeast Portland. They take off their shoes and head to a studio in the back. They stretch for a moment, leaning forward and ...