Annual "Laugh-in-the-Park" for everyone! (free event)
MEDIA RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bring your friends and family and try Laughter Yoga, for all ages and physical capabilities!! (BYO picnic for afterwards.)
On Sunday, 29th January the regular Laughter Clubbers from the St Albans Laughter Club (est. March 2007) will be holding their annual Laugh-in-the-Park in South Hagley Park. This is a chance to share laughter yoga with the wider community, outside, under the beautiful trees in Hagley Park just near the Band Rotunda. The St Albans Laughter Club usually meet at the Scottish Society Hall at 11am on Sundays, but the last Sunday of January is always by the Band Rotunda (weather permitting, otherwise it's back at the Hall on the corner of Caledonian and Edgeware Roads).
Laughter is our body’s natural antidote to stress. When we laugh it stops the fight and flight response, lowering cortisol and adrenaline levels, increasing endorphins and serotonin. Laughing helps remove stress, tension and trauma.
Laughter “Yoga” is a deceptively simple yet very powerful form of exercise, combining laughter exercises with yogic breathing (quite different from traditional yoga with postures). Ultimately, Laughter “Yoga” is about the cultivation of joyfulness. It teaches you to make happiness a choice and not a consequence.
Laughter is a universal language that transcends all barriers; age, gender, language, hierarchy, physical abilities, race, religion, political beliefs. Anyone can laugh without relying on humour, jokes or comedy.
Laughter has profound effects on our mental and
physical state of being, including:
- the release of
endorphins and serotonin;
- decreases levels of stress
hormones;
- beats depression and anxiety;
- boosts
the immune system;
- increases circulation;
-
floods the body with oxygen;
- increases Killer T Cell
production, which helps fight cancer;
- is an aerobic
exercise; and
- improves communication and
creativity.
Looking forward to sharing a laugh with you there!
Sunday 29 January, 11:15am –
12:15pm
Where:South Hagley Park, entrance off Riccarton
Ave near the hospital
Who:All ages
Website: www.lotustrust.org.nz
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