| We have had several cancer patients attend our | | | | stress, but what is stress? Stress is the normal |
| laughter club who have cancer and are going | | | | reaction of the body to an external situation |
| through chemotherapy. Many don't have much to | | | | which releases adrenalin. The adrenalin impacts on |
| laugh about since they are experiencing great | | | | your emotion, which changes your perception, |
| physical and emotional pain and they were very | | | | which impacts on your reaction. Sustained |
| curious about the history of laughter yoga and its | | | | adrenalin rushes impacts negatively on your |
| benefits. | | | | immune system and you get sick - cancer! Stress |
| The History of Laughter Clubso The first Laughter | | | | weakens your immune system to enable |
| Club started in March 1995 in Mumbai, India.o It | | | | stress-related illnesses such as cancer, blood |
| was started by Dr. Madan Kataria, a trained | | | | disorders, and depression to take hold. |
| medical physician.o He saw a need to have a club | | | | Stress-related illnesses are also the biggest killers |
| where people went and just laughed to obtain the | | | | in the western world. More than $300 billion was |
| medical benefits of laughter. They have now | | | | lost last year in the United States alone due to |
| become so popular that they have grown into a | | | | stress-related illnesses. |
| worldwide movement of more than 5500 clubs | | | | Did you know that?o Laughter has 3 distinctions:o |
| throughout the world. Many of the cancer patients | | | | 1. It develops a sense of humour, even if you |
| who attended the laughter club asked how stress | | | | don't have one.o 2. It creates a good feeling inside |
| could have contributed to their cancer. Many | | | | of you.o 3. It trains you to laugh. |
| people with cancer attribute it to too much | | | | |