❶ Healing Properties Of Laughter

The healing properties of laughter are studied by a special science - helotherapy. Everyone knows the saying "laughter prolongs life" and each of us will certainly agree with this statement. What, after all, is hidden behind such a familiar physiological phenomenon as laughter? Location: Location:

Scientists argue that laughter not only arises as a manifestation of positive emotions, but in itself can cause a good mood and a positive attitude towards reality. Therefore, gel therapists recommend laughing with and without reason.

It turns out that laughter triggers the release of the pleasure hormone endorphin in some structures of the brain. This allows a person to more easily endure mental and physical pain - endorphin increases the threshold of pain sensitivity.

Laughter usually involves about 80 muscles. Therefore, we can say that laughter is a certain gymnastics for the body. The work of the mimic muscles improves the blood circulation in the brain, and the participation of the abdominal muscles in laughter actively massages the internal organs and improves digestion (the secretion of the digestive glands and peristalsis increases).

During laughter, a person breathes differently: inhalation is prolonged, and exhalation is shortened, there are large pressure drops inside the pleural cavity. This contributes to a significant improvement (acceleration) of gas exchange in the lungs, and hence the prevention of diseases of the lungs and bronchi. It also trains blood vessels.

Stress, covered and suppressed emotions can trigger chronic illness. Laughter improves mood, helps fight depression, and helps to express emotions in the most harmless way. Therefore, the statement “laughter prolongs life” is quite true.

There are three directions in laughter therapy: medical clownery, classical laughter therapy and laughter yoga. In our country, methods of laughter therapy are rarely practiced.

Classical therapy organizes sessions of group laughter therapy with watching comedies, discussing funny stories and anecdotes. Medical clowning helps mainly patients in children's hospitals to maintain a cheerful and positive mood. And yoga of laughter teaches you to relate to life correctly and express your emotions harmlessly for health.

The peculiarity of the treatment with laughter is that it does not limit us in the number and methods of taking the "medicine". And, of course, it has no contraindications.