Laugh your Stress Away

Laughter provides immeasurable benefits to the body and mind. Laughing gives your internal organs a gentle but effective workout. It aerates your blood, oxygenates your brain, and improves your circulation. This helps to lower blood pressure.

Laughing boosts your mood, as well as your immune system. It brightens your outlook and reduces stress. It helps you cope, and it gives you hope for a better future.

Laughing with someone else creates a bond between you. Laughter is universal, and a necessary part of daily life. Laughter increases your self-confidence.

So laugh for no reason, and laugh every day!

Laughter is a purely physical process. While it is often stimulated by humor or something funny, it doesn't have to be. You can start laughing even if there is nothing funny going on.

Pretend you're an actor, and your part is that you must laugh. Just do it. It might sound fake at first, but you'll be surprised how quickly you can turn it into genuine laughter.

If nothing else, you'll probably start laughing at yourself.

Laughter benefits the body:
Boosts immune system
Improves cardiovascular health
Improves circulation
Oxygenates the brain
Reduces stress hormones
Reduces pain
Relaxes muscles
Massages internal organs

Laughter benefits the mind:
Reduces mental stress
Reduces anger, anxiety
Increases joy, and feelings of being alive
Improves mood
Improves outlook, making it more positive
Increases optimism
Increases sense of control
Increases emotional intelligence
Gives hope for a better future

At work, laughter also has significant benefits:
Aids in team building
Improves communication skills
Aids in conflict management
Increases morale, job satisfaction
Increases creativity, problem solving
Increases resilience
Improves stress management
Improves leadership
Improves productivity
Bonds people together