Laughter

Ho Ho Ho. Ha Ha Ha. that's all i've got to say to you (sing this like Sting)

Laughing.

It works.

From a technical point of view, it works the naval center, the home of the 3rd chakra - the element of fire. The fire that transforms. So yes, we long to laugh to pull us out of our darkness and literally into the light. And there's the physiological aspect that 80% or so of our serotonin, the "feel good" hormone,  is made in the guts, so laughing helps stimulate that area, hence, helping out that area in case our serotonin is out of balance. And by working the naval center, it helps us digest and assimilate our food, our life's experiences. So laughing during and after meals could help with digestion perhaps. Test it out and get back to me. I know I always feel better after a jolly meal.

So naval center, yes, but laughing also stimulates the heart and lungs - the seat of the "pran" vayu. Pran is the force that is in charge of rejuvenation, and is what we crave when we are depleted. We get it through food, we try and get more of it by shopping, and also laughing. Who doesn't feel re-newed, revived after a good laugh? 

And then there's the throat chakra. That vibration from the sound helps us open that aspect of us that is our truth. We start to open the area where we speak our truth from. Where we start to even learn what our truth is. Where we find our authentic voice.

So yes, laughter is fantastic medicine. This is one reason I am not afraid to use laughter as a methodology for "lightening up." 

Try it. See if you can get a really good laugh in at least once a day and see what happens. At the very least, your abs will get a good workout. It may take some doing in order to pull this off, but hey, why not find something to help you find that laughter muscle, even if it's you laughing at/with yourself. And yeah, sometimes laughter can lead to tears, but that can also feel good when needed.

I just watched SNL Christmas special. And it was special. I laughed so hard at some of that stuff that Winston kept looking at me funny. Funny. Yes.

Ho Ho Ho

disclaimer: The results of this study were tested only on the author. Try at your own risk, preferably without adult supervision.