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 ...

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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 ...

It may begin with one person doing something as mundane as starting an imaginary lawn mower. Or two people feigning a snowball fight. First there's a giggle, then a few more giggles that turn into a ...

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 ...

[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 ...

Melanin Bee curves her spine like a stretching cat as she lets out a maniacal, forced laugh. The quick-fire pattern of manufactured giggles —”oh, hoo hoo hoo, eeh, ha ha ha”— soon ripples into genuine ...