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Peggy's avatar

Great advice, Brenda. Thanks for the reminder. You, my friend, can always make me laugh🥰

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AVIS HENDERSEN's avatar

I have tried laughing yoga with a group. It’s really good and refreshing. Would like to try it again.

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Brenda J's avatar

You are amazing, Auntie!

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Lizzie's avatar

Perfect advice for this season, Brenda. Laughter is my first reaction to most of my challenging moments.

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Patricia Pick-Franke's avatar

Brenda, I am actually a certified laughter yoga leader!!! If anyone wants a good dose of laughter even when you are depressed street and anxious, we can laugh together!

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Brenda J's avatar

Are you kidding 😂? When you return from vacation, let's chat about laughter yoga.

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Brenda J's avatar

You're a multi-talented friend, indeed! Another new thing I learned about you after all these years. ❤️

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Leanne Shirtliffe's avatar

Growing up, "Laughter is the best medicine" was the first part of Reader's Digest I'd turn to. Thanks for that foray down memory lane.

Here's to gut-crushing laughter—it's almost more important (and challenging) when the world is falling apart.

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Brenda J's avatar

I remember the Reader's Digest column as well. I am looking for those “gut-crushing” moments of laughter daily. (love that description.)

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Carol Dixon's avatar

Love this. I once wrote an article about the benefits of laughter for a wellness publication and learned that there are certified laugh leaders (no Yoga at that time). I seriously considered doing it but was just too busy to add something else to my schedule. I think it would be fun though. Maybe in retirement.......

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Deborah Brasket's avatar

So agree! Laughing is good for the soul.

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James Evans's avatar

Greetings. When we laugh, we cannot think! Most of us can use a break from thoughts.

Check out the story of Norman Cousins. He treated himself for an 'incurable' disease with heavy doses of The Marx Brothers and Candid Camera. After being told he had a few months to live, the disease relented, and he survived another 26 years.

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Brenda J's avatar

I remember reading Norman Cousins books. He was a prolific writer.

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