Where Does Laughter Yoga Come From?

Dr Madan Kataria, a wonderful doctor in India set up a “Laughter Club”, when he read about the amazing health benefits of laughter. People met every morning to tell jokes.

Shortly after the meetings began, people ran out of clean jokes and he was asked to close the group. His solution was to combine his love of amateur dramatics with laughter, which is why we do so much “acting” during the sessions.

“If laughter cannot solve your problems, it will definitely dissolve your problems; so that you can think clearly what to do about them.”

— Dr. Madan Kataria, original creator of Laughter Yoga