Did you ever speak an invented foreign language as a kid, pretending you were from the planet Myville and only you could decipher the intense special language you were speaking?  I know that I would speak in a made-up tongue, delighting in the fact that I was the only...

This activity is perfect for stimulating laughter in kids. As we know, laughter is contagious and produces many feelings of well-being, including relaxation. You only have to observe the merriment of others in order to begin to feel it yourself. Experiment with these...

Watch the giggles explode as you drink many laughter milkshakes.  Explain to kids that you are going to mix your own laughter milkshake.  Hold your pretend glass in your hand.  Imagine that you are going to pour in as many funny thoughts as you can.  Think of times...

There are currently over 5000 laugher clubs around the world.  Laughter clubs began as a result of laughter yoga, which was founded in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria, (http://www.laughteryoga.org/), a physician in India. Start a laughter club.  Start it in your home for...

Angels fly because they take themselves lightly. - G.K. Chesterton Last year I attended the Chopra Center sponsored Renewal Weekend in San Diego, (http://www.chopra.com/renewal).  I went with a group of girlfriends.  One of the workshops offered involved laughing...