If a child laughs on average 300 to 400 times a day, the adult would only laugh 20 times a day… or even less. Stressful rhythm of life, gloomy news, ambient pressure… The French seem to leave less and less room for laughter in their daily life: they laughed an average of 19 minutes a day in 1936, compared to less than a minute today. 7% of French people even claim not to laugh at all !
However, a minute of laughter would be worth 10 minutes of gymnastics and 30 minutes of relaxation: so many arguments to multiply the opportunities to get carried away and laugh out loud. Painkiller, anti-stress… It only has virtues.
According to the doctors, we should laugh 10 to 15 minutes per day : if everyday life does not always lend itself to a good mood, you can take the opposite course to create laughter in yourself. Elistening to your favorite comedians (and discovering new ones) on public transport, hanging out more often with friends you have fun with, watching comedy movies, reading comics or collections of jokes, joking with your companion, family or his colleagues at lunchtime, playing tickle with his children… And then, quite simply, reminiscing or telling the little things that made us laugh… and are likely to have fun again!
We laugh more easily in a group
Laughter, this “proper to man” (although it is also present in other animals, monkeys, dogs or dolphins) is a means of non-verbal communication that creates and maintains the link, and has a social function , especially since he is extremely communicative. Treat yourself to a “live” comic show to take advantage of the contagious wave of laughter from the public (which screens do not bring us), organize convivial and fun game evenings with friends (or the children) or sequences “cinema at home” to several: we laugh more readily by being trained and accompanied.
Learn about laughter yoga
Yes, there is laughter yoga, created by Madan Kataria, a doctor from Mumbai (India) in 1995. This is not triggered by humor or funny situations, but stems from the body, and combines facial expressions laughter and yoga breaths (pranayama).
Today there are thousands of clubs in more than 100 countries! Laughter is a group exercise, “triggered” before turning into “real” laughter, then sliding towards the general hilarity of the participants. There are even workshops in certain companies, schools or care establishments. (Info on Yogaduire.com ; Yoga-du-rire-observatoire.info ; Laughter-Yoga-Clubs.com).
