Laugh 2 Health
Few years back when i went for a run in the morning i heard
the strangest of sounds. I heard a group of people laughing away in unison. I
was perplexed and a tad curious. Why were these people laughing?
On inquiring I learnt
that this was a new form of exercise being promoted for good health. Now i am
all for new therapies but ,yaar laughing for good health is like expecting
India to whitewash Australia in an away series..The idea sounds great in
principle but realistically very farfetched.
I am a true Gemini , so the skeptic in me was swept away by
this bizarreness(what I felt at the time).
Thus 2 days later I decided to join this class. On inquiring
about the fees was told it’s free. When I
asked why was politely told laughter is universal like water and oxygen. The
mind and body not only produces it but also needs it for enrichment of our being.
This class is merely a reminder of this basic principle .We have forgotten this
today.
Whoaaa!!!!!!!This analogy blew me away. The first session i attended
was more difficult than i visualized. Reason being I couldn’t let myself go and
laugh to my heart’s content. The performance anxiety of laughing in a
controlled environment made me nervous .I was sweating profusely. The
instructor came up and asked “Sanjeev are you okay?” I started telling him
about my nervousness, next sound one heard was...
He laughed(pun intended) and laughed more. Now I felt like a
bloody fool. I turned back and was waling away when he said “Sanjeev what you
have felt is the universal .We too experienced this the first class we attended.You
see we have forgotten to enjoy the beauty of laughing.Please take this to heart
and make it your motto.” I was as confused as you are reading this now.
He continued “Laughter and the joy it brings is how I will
live my life now”
It took me all of 2 weeks to go through a full class of 30
minutes where I laughed nonstop.
2 weeks People for something so basic!!!
Can u imagine how clogged my poor brain was with all the
mindless bullshit i must have subjected it to. The pao bhaji that was my mind,
finally saw unbridled joy. Laughter infused
youth into my fatigued mind.
Its been over 5 years to the day I started laughing. I don’t
go to a class anymore. Laughter has become the vital ingredient in every action
of mine. I may not laugh at every instance (for fear of being beaten up :-), but I laugh in my head.
My stress goes down; the day feels more like a day and less of a chore.
This has made me focus with more intent on improving my
health. Now my brain doesn’t get fatigued at the drop of a hat.
The biggest achievement that laughter has bestowed me with
is....
I am writing this
blog now.
Laugh all the way.
:-) :-)
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