laughter yoga and the heart
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Laughter Yoga and the Heart. by Hatice Oncel. Outline. Introduction Norman Cousins Interview with Bethann Jones Madan Kataria What is Laughter Yoga? Researches about Laughter and the Heart Conclusion. Why? Children laughs more. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Outline
• Introduction
Norman Cousins
Interview with Bethann Jones
Madan Kataria
What is Laughter Yoga?• Researches about Laughter and the Heart• Conclusion
Why?Children laughs more
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Can laughter be healing?
• Life threatening disease arthritis • Massive doses of vitamin C &10 minutes watching comedy show
1979
Norman Cousins
Norman Cousins
“I made the joyous discovery that ten minutes of genuine belly
laughter had an anaesthetic effect and would give me at least two
hours of pain-free sleep.”
Dr. Madan Kataria Mumbai, India in 1995
Founder of Laughter Yoga
Singapore market
Laughter Yoga& Prison
Laughter Yoga& School
Bethann Joneshttp://www.physedandrec.ualberta.caDr.Billy Strean
Edmonton Laughter Yoga Instructors
Laughter Yoga Steps
Clap
Yoga breathing
playfulness
relaxation
http://www.laughteryogaonthephone.com/
Gaga Barnes -2006
20 minutes
Outline
• Introduction
Norman Cousins
Interview with Bethann Jones
Madan Kataria
What is Laughter Yoga?• Researches about Laughter and the Heart• Conclusion
• Reduce stress• Lower blood pressure• Elevate mood• Boost immune system• Improve brain functioning• Connect you to others• Make you feel good• Protect the heart
http://helpguide.org/life/humor_laughter_health.htm
LAUGHTER
BENEFITS OF
LAUGHTER
GHTER
• Chertock (a nurse) 2009• 74 years old with heart disease• after by-pass surgery
reduced problems:
asthma
stiffness of left shoulder and arm
Michael Miller, M.D University of Maryland Medical
Center
• November 15, 2000
• 150 healthy person and 150 non-healthy, heart disease
• People with heart disease was less laughing ~ 40 % than the others with no problem disease
Research about Laughter & the Heart
If you were eating in a restaurant with some friends and the waiter accidentally spilled a drink on you, would you
• (a) not find it particularly amusing• (b) be amused but not show it outwardly • (c) smile • (d) laugh • (e) laugh heartily
http://www.umm.edu/news/releases/humor_survey.htm
Laughter Survey
A score of 53 or more may mean you have additional
laugh protection against heart disease
Research about Laughter & the Heart Drs. Goel, Miller, Mangano, Park, Plotnick, and Vogel
University of Maryland Medical Center in 2005.
• 20 healthy people, avarage age was 33. • blood flow slowed 35 % in 14 of 20 after they watched
a movie which cause stress• blood flow increased 22 % in 19 of 20 volunteers after
they watched a movie which cause a laughter
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Heart attack
Coronary Artery Disease
Endothelium: the inner lining of blood vessels
Laughter maintain the endothelium healthier
Heart Benefits for Diabetes
20 Patients with high blood pressure and
high Cholesterol levels
Laughter Group Control Group
• Laughter group had increase “good” cholesterol levels than Control group
• a lower risk of cardiovascular disease for diabetes patients
Lee Berk, DrPH, MPH Stanley Tan, MD, PhD
Outline
• Introduction
Norman Cousins
Interview with Bethann Jones
Madan Kataria
What is Laughter Yoga?• Researches about Laughter and the Heart• Conclusion
Laugh a day keeps the doctor and the cardiologist and the
psychiatrist away
References• Chertok, M.( 2009, November 17). Laughter yoga and heart
disease. Retrieved February 5, 2010, from http://www.laughteryoga.org/lyblogs/marlene-chertok/162-laughter-yoga-and-heart-disease
• Cousin, N. (1789). Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient: Reflection on healing and regeneration. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company,Inc
• Crawford, B.,Levitt, E.B.,& Newman, G. F.( 2009, March 9) Laughter is good for your heart. Retrieved February 5, 2010, from www.umm.edu/news/releases/laughter. .htm
• Krupa, D.(2009, April 17). Mirthful laughter, coupled with standard diabetic treatment, raises good cholesterol and may lower heart attack risk. Retrieved February 9, 2010, from http://www.the-aps.org/press/releases/09/14.htm
• Miller, M., Mangano, C., Park, Y.,Goel, R., Plotnick, G. D, and Vogel R. A. (2006, February). Impact of cinematic viewing on endothelial function. Retrieved February 5, 2009, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1860773/?tool=pubmed