The sessions aim to promote physical and mental wellbeing through a combination of laughter and yoga.
By Chloe HarcombeA laughter yoga club which offers "an escape from everyday life" is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Bristol Laughter Club was started by Joe Hoare in 2003 after he met Dr Madan Kataria, the founder of laughter yoga. The activity aims to promote physical and mental wellness, by using techniques to minimise feelings of stress and anxiety.Some of members of the club have been attending for a long time and new people are still joining.Mr Hoare said: "Laughter yoga is yoga benefits through laughter practices, so you get all the benefits of relaxation and de-stressing and reducing anxiety.
"Everybody manages to find their own level and join in and the whole group dynamic then just flowers," he added."I used to be painfully shy and quiet and its been a real empowering event," she said.Although it forced him outside of his comfort zone, he said it was "a nice escape from everyday life".He described how "infectious" it was to look around the room and catch people's eyes and hear various different laughs from everyone.
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