In a world where wellness is often measured by prescriptions, test results and treatment plans, healing can also be nurtured by what comes from within us.

LAUGHTER THERAPY: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE LAUGH? Laughter triggers a series of physical responses that affect the entire body. As part of laughter therapy, these changes may include:- Muscle stretching, ...

May 13, 2005 — -- Maybe that guy at the office who deliberately laughs at the boss's jokes has it right. A carefully cultivated ability to giggle might help you and the people around you feel ...

It seems that laughter therapy is no joke. Structured interventions that aim to tickle our funny bone, like laughter yoga or hospital clowns, really do appear to reduce anxiety and improve life ...

On the fourth Sunday of every month Venerable Suco Hue Huong, the Buddhist nun who anchors Buu Hung Buddhist Monastery in east Vancouver, offers a no-nonsense lecture about life, death and the human q ...

Science says LOLs matter more than you think.

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

Laughter may be as effective as eye drops in improving symptoms of dry eye syndrome, according to a clinical trial recently published in the BMJ. Characterised by chronic eye discomfort, instability ...

A client jokingly told me his cat was traumatized because “it heard profanity” in the house. I thought he said the cat was upset because of “turd profanity.” I asked, “Is there something about ‘turds’ ...