With Alma y Sabor dancers (a group of salsa dancers from Orange County, CA) Doing Hearty Laughter Appreciation Laughter (a value-based laughter) Warm Up: Breathing and stretching exercises to warm up the body and the vocal chords Business men doing the Lion Laughter Closing (Where we share any information or announcements) Laughter Yoga session in Indianpolis Laughter Meditation (Have you ever notice when you laugh hard, you stop thinking? It puts you right in the present moment Working on athletes at the L.A. Triathlon

Vibrant Luis Gomez instructs Laughter Yoga and presents his easy to follow techniques in seminars and workshops for business, corporate functions, and individuals. Trained by Jeffrey Briar, a disciple of Dr. Madan Kataria, the world-renowned exponent of Hasya (Laughter) Yoga...Luis's goal is to encourage and empower all to live healthier, happier lives through Laughter Yoga! His passion is to improve the quality of mind, body and spirit with alternative healing therapies. Luis is an intuitive instructor and a man of talent. He is a Laguna Beach Laughter Yoga Club Member, Certified Massage Therapist, a Latin Dance Instructor, an Actor in theater and film, a Computer Science Engineer, and is fluent in Spanish and English. Luis's wide appeal is known to people from all walks of life and he is always ready to expand their minds. His enthusiastic approach teaching Laughter Yoga is highly desirable as his intelligence, openness and thoughtfulness grants the attendee a greater understanding of happiness in life. As an Engineer, Luis's complex analytical thinking needed relief. Through Laughter Yoga, Massage Therapy, and Latin Dance he connected with his playful inner self and is here to help you discover yours. Laughter Yoga is a powerful healing connection to you and others around you. Luis believes, "One week without laughter makes one weak."

What is Laughter Yoga?

Laughter Yoga is a worldwide social movement (non religious, non sectarian, non political) that aims to promote world peace through laughter. It is based on the philosophy of acting happiness and is a physically-oriented technique, not a mental practice. In Laughter Yoga, you don't need to be happy, have a sense of humor, or even have a reason in order to laugh. Laughter is tremendously efficient way to release tension in a positive manner, and in many cases, is proven to release stress, improve blood flow and digestion, and strengthen the immune system.
Laughter Yoga is a new revolution in body-mind wellness that combines simple laughter exercises and gentle yoga breathing to enhance health and happiness.

Benefits of Laughter

Laughter Yoga is supported by powerful tools derived from the Western psycho analytical methods as well as Eastern spiritual laws. It can help you to stay in high spirits when life throws up challenges. It can enhance your ability to laugh and smile when dealing with negative emotions, situations and negative or difficult people. It can enhance your ability to laugh and smile when dealing with negative emotions, situations and negative or difficult people.

You may experience one or all of these benefits that can be obtained through laughter:

  • Strengthen the immune system
  • Improve breathing and blood pressure
  • Promote positive cardiovascular results
  • People who laugh together, encourage getting along with one another
  • Laughter has been known to relieve stress and elevate one's spirit

Who Should Do It?

  • Anyone who would like to add more laughter into their life
  • Health care professionals
  • Activity and Recreation Therapists
  • People who want to get over anger or anxiety
  • Entertainment professionals
  • Depressed People
  • Children, Teenagers, Adults and Elderly People