7: Laughter Yoga: The Trouble with Research
Laughter Research
English - December 09, 2014 11:51 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MBEducation Science Social Sciences comedy humour health humor laughter mental psychology research science wellbeing Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Laughter Yoga is a very interesting phenomenon from a scientific perspective, because it’s so challenging to study in a rigorous way. There are various reasons for this, which I get into in greater detail in this episode. I also delve into some of the existing research on the subject and I ask, to what extent is the laughter aspect of Laughter Yoga the primary factor in promoting changes in people's well-being, when compared to 'non-laughter' exercise programmes?