Alexa Fong Drubay leads a different kind of yoga class in Media Borough, utilizing the power of laughter, reports 6abc.
The master trainer offers Laughter Yoga with Alexa classes.
“It’s so wonderful, and yet so few people know about it,” she said. “People come up to me and say, ‘What is this stuff?’”
The movement was started 30 years ago by a stressed-out medical doctor in India.
Laughter Yoga does not use poses, but instead features a series of simple movements, yoga breathing, and exercises that bring out intentional laughter.
It’s a very positive type of laughter, “very kind, compassionate, and empathetic kind of laughter.”
“In Laughing Yoga, we are mindful of our laughter,” she said. “We laugh with intention, we laugh in support of one another, never at each other.”
Participants can find stress relief, build resilience, and help with anxiety and social isolation.
“When we allow ourselves to be a little bit playful and allow joy in our lives, it opens up a gateway to opportunities and to new perspectives, and so it opens up our compassion, a connection with people.”
Laughter Yoga With Alexa joins 20,000 similar clubs in 120 countries around the world.
Find out more about Alexa Fong Drubay and Laughter Yoga With Alexa at 6abc.
