Why Laugh?
Laughter is one of nature's great stress busters. It lifts our spirits, gives us a natural high, generally makes us feel good about ourselves and improves our behavior towards others.
In fact, laughter can have a profound impact on our health and wellbeing. Laughter is gentle exercise. It fills your lungs and body with oxygen, deep-clears your breathing passages and exercises your lungs. In addition, when we laugh our bodies release a cocktail of hormones & chemicals that have a very beneficial and positive impact on our general health and sense of well being.
What is Laughter Yoga?
Eleven years ago Dr Madan Kataria, an Indian doctor and student of Yoga was writing a paper for a medical journal titled 'Laughter is the best medicine'. Convinced of the medical benefits of laughter and Yogic breathing exercises, Doctor Kataria was searching for a way to bring these benefits to modern man. In a flash of inspiration Laughter Yoga was born.
Laughter Yoga combines laughter exercises and yoga breathing to give you the health benefits of hearty laughter. Laughter exercises almost always lead to real laughter, especially when practiced in a group.
Laughter Yoga in Dublin South
Banba now offers tclients the opportunity to try out Laughter Yoga in Dublin South and throughout the Greater Dublin Area for themselves. Banba’s experience with Laughter Yoga is based on her training with Dr Madan Kataria (mentioned above) and Mary Mitchell. Her broader background is in Social and Rehabilitative Work in the area of Physical, Sensory and Physical Disability. In this work, Banba uses art therapies such as dance and movement, art, colour and drama in her workshops. She has also trained in a number of holistic therapies
Laughter Groups
Laughter Yoga with Banba is based on scheduled workshops or sessions arranged by request – typically within the Greater Dublin Area. Banba Laughter Yoga recommends a minimum of 10 people for a Laughter Group with the ideal group sized between 10 and 25 people. Venues are usually arranged by Laughter Group participants but can be arranged by Banba Laughter Yoga on request. The specific venue selected must obviously suit the size of the Laughter Group to ensure comfort and safety.
Laughter Yoga Group Sessions with Banba are tailored (in terms of focus and theme) based on the needs of each individual group e.g. team building, corporate event, community groups, schools, special interest groups such as womens groups, disability, marginalised populations etc.
Please give Banba a call. She would love to hear from you. And please remember to let her know that you read about Laughter Yoga here on The Best of Dublin South
Banba Contact Details
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Tel: 087 769 2030
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086 815 5307 (after 6pm)
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"People don’t come to my workshops to learn how to laugh but to explore laughter in a way that can enhance their lives. It's generally a once off thing and for me its about empowering oneself to develop a 'diet' of laughter. To date, most of the work has come to me on the recommendation of others. I guess what I bring to my work is a genuine belief or understanding of the potential that laughter has to bring about a sense of well being and a more positive outlook on life". Banba