Six ways to keep smiling

Six ways to keep smiling

Difficult to remain calm amidst the general panic ... Not freaking out , turn to soft and natural practices that are sure to bring smiles . With a specialist, or at home , 6 methods to discover.

relaxation therapy

Synthesis of Eastern meditation techniques, yoga and Western relaxation, relaxation therapy combines the voluntary concentration passivity. Widely used in the preparation of elite athletes , it can optimize the potential of each.

Personalized active harmonization

Inspired Center stress management , American and developed by Dr. Darras , a member of the World Research Association in New York , this technique fitness oxygen head and relaxes the body.

Shiatsu massage

Japan officially recognized therapy, massage soothes , restores vitality and dynamism in a few sessions . It is played with the hands, fingers and thumbs. Ideally, it can be done through clothing in the office or coffee .

Massage on the beach ...

Massages beach if you enjoy holidays and pleasures of idleness to give you a break well-being? Very fashionable , the massages at the water's edge have no such city dwellers to relax stressed. Thai massage , Ayurvedic or California ... Focus on the techniques that will help you reconnect with tactile sensations also delicious and unexpected .

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reflexology

This is great ! And because this method is practiced at the soles of the feet can locate tensions and unlock . It activates blood circulation, clearing the constraints of the day.

Music Therapy

The body is an ear and , according to our roots and our history , there is music and sounds relaxing power plunge the individual into sound sensations of regenerative bathroom. Discover the sounds that relax you .

the malaxothérapie

To switch moods and manage stress peaks in a jiffy , nothing like kneading an object, because in hand converge our nerve endings.

FROM DOCTISSIMO.MA

FIGHT DEPRESSION WITH LAUGHTER

Laughter To Fight Depression

Laughter is the elixir of life. Nothing fights depression like a good laugh. Humor is the best medicine to all life's ills. Laughing does not mean not being too serious. The use of laughter to fight the onset of depression helps to promote clear thinking. It is a blessing amidst the hectic life styles we lead to be able to laugh depression away.

It pays well to identify a stressful situation. Many times, even if we allow a stressful condition to get the better of us and our body reacts within and out of physical response, we hardly see that the reaction is triggered by stress. This also happens when the causes of stress are there long enough for them to become a part of our lives.

The use of laughter to fight the onset of depression is a great way to combat associated effects on the body. The effects of laughter to fight the onset of depression include the fact that the emotions you experience directly have a reduced effect on the immune system, keeping you healthy.

The resultant positive emotions that are generated around laughter create many neuro-chemical changes. These changes in turn act like a buffer against the immuno-suppressive effects of depression. The benefit of laughter to fight the onset of depression or stress can be felt every time you are able to see the lighter side of an otherwise difficult situation. Within the blood stream, these have an immuno-suppressive effect and harm other related body functions. The use of laughter to fight the onset of depression is the result of in depth studies and within the human body help to fight depression.

Laughter increases the activities of the T cells that have suppresser receptors and the result is pure magic! It provides good cardiac conditioning. The use of laughter to fight the onset of depression reduces stress hormones like euroendocrine hormones—epinephrine, cortisol and dopac. It helps those plagued by various respiratory ailments. It increases muscle relaxation and increases the blood circulation.

Laughter also raises levels of T-cells that fight infection. The use of laughter to fight the onset of depression increases the disease destroying antibodies called B-cells. All in all, laughter generates great happiness. There are many online resources that provide audio and video stimulation to induce the right atmosphere for laughter.

Depression usually starts small and before you know it, you could be in an acute depression patient. It's important to see the signs early and introduce ample opportunities of laughter in your daily life. This will help you relax and keep the stress out because it is this level of stress that can keep increasing and corner you. Depression will not only affect your lifestyle making you a recluse and cause unnecessary anxiety situations, it will even affect the lives of near and dear ones. This will be a worrisome situation for people who love you. There's a lot you can do to combat depression on the personal front and the simplest I to smile through it so get some laughter back in life because being joyous is healthy

FROM FINISH  YOUR DEPRESSION

Laughter and Sports

Laughter Yoga In Sports

I was recently invited to a College of Chemical Technology in Mumbai to conduct a Laughter Yoga session before the students ran a marathon. There were about 800 participants from various institutes and colleges who took part in the event.

We did 10 minutes of Laughter Yoga which instantly changed the energy levels of the group; their enthusiasm level increased and just before they started the marathon; they were all shouting and screaming. This highly motivating change is clearly indicative of the fact that Laughter Yoga has a great potential to be introduced in all sporting events like soccer, rugby hockey, basketball etc. In fact, for many years, I have been dreaming of introducing Laughter Yoga during the opening ceremony of the Olympics and one day it is going to come true!

Laughter Yoga For Competitive Sports

In competitive sports people are more focused on the outcome of their goal; there is a high spirit of competition and rivalry leading to undue stress among the athletes and teams. This can have a negative impact on their performance. By doing Laughter Yoga exercises, one can reduce all this stress and anxiety and improve their performance.

Stamina Building Through Laughter Yoga

Stamina means how much physical work a person can do without getting breathless; and this is directly dependent upon the oxygen level in the blood. The breathing capacity of the lungs or the vital capacity depends upon the number of lung cells participating in oxygen exchange. Normally, due to stress factors we do not breathe deeply. As a result many cells of the lungs do not participate in this exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide and collapse temporarily.

Deep breathing and Laughter exercises help to open these collapsed lung cells and increase the total breathing capacity of the lungs. This increases the net supply of oxygen in the blood, thereby increasing the stamina and helping people to undertake more physical activity without getting out of breath. 

FROM LAUGHTER YOGA TNTERNATIONAL

BETWEEN LAUGHING AND KITCHEN

Spaghetti with Lemon, Salmon and Dill

Published May 29, 2014 by Chrystel
Hello,

I propose an idea but express hyper hyper tasty treat for you .

After seeing several times lemon pasta recipes on the net, I cooked a dish my way.



Here are my Spaghetti with lemon, yogurt, salmon and dill.
Spaghetti with Lemon, Salmon and Dill

Ingredients for 5/6 persons:

* Sufficient quantity of spaghetti

* 4 unsweetened natural yoghurt

* 400 g smoked salmon

* 1 large lemon

* Dill frozen


Spaghetti with Lemon, Salmon and Dill

Cook the spaghetti as "al dente" as indicated on the packaging.

Drain the pasta , add a dash of lemon juice on top and keep warm .

In a frying pan without fat, cook a few minutes over low heat , smoked salmon in roughly crumbling . Pour a few fillets lemon juice and dill . Mix.

Add the pasta to the pan with the salmon. Add yogurt , stir and cook a little so that all come prepared is hot.

Enjoy!


Spaghetti with Lemon, Salmon and Dill

FROM  RIRE ET CUISINE

The Benefits of Treating Depression with Laughter

The Benefits of Treating Depression with Laughter

Ha, ha, ha, hee, hee, hee.

Come on get silly and laugh with me.

Giggle gaggle, wiggle waggle, ho, ho, ho.

When you're feeling happy, let it show.

I got the sillies and when you get 'em,

You'll be silly like me.

I can't stop laughing as you can see.

(Lyrics from Barney & Friends, “Laugh with me!”)

Remember laughing so hard as a kid that your sides would nearly split open and tears would stream out of your eyes? When is the last time you have laughed like that as an adult? A Psychology Today article entitled “Happily Ever Laughter” cites a study which shows that the average child in kindergarten laughs some 300 times a day whereas the typical adult laughs a measly 17 times a day. If you haven’t laughed in awhile maybe it is time you did. There is much research to show that laughter really is the best medicine for a lot of different types of maladies including depression.

In this post we are going to explore how laughter can make us feel better physically and emotionally. What does the research show about the benefits of laughter? If you look in the literature there are a multitude of research studies to show that laughter can help with everything from our cardiovascular health to reducing anxiety and feelings of depression.

Here are some of the ways laughter can help us:

• Laughter may strengthen the immune system by activating cells that attack viruses.

• Laughing may lower blood pressure for some by inducing relaxation and preventing the release of stress hormones such as cortisol.

• Some describe laughter as “internal jogging” as you inhale oxygen which stimulates heart and blood circulation.

• Laughter can trigger the release of endorphins which give you a sense of well being. These endorphins are also natural painkillers.

• Laughing can reduce stress and anxiety because it naturally relaxes you. Laughter induces your heart rate to slow down and your blood pressure to decrease.

• Some experts say that laughter increases our creativity as it encourages a new perspective to look at things.

• Laughing with others may be the best way to reap the benefits of laughter as it improves our mood through social connection and an increased feeling of belonging. Laughing with friends can decrease feelings of alienation and lowers our risk for depression.

Laughter as Therapy

Laughing at a comedian on TV or watching a funny movie can provide a little lift in mood but some take it a step further and believe that regular group sessions where you laugh with others can be a therapeutic treatment for depression. There is a method called “Laughter Yoga” which is gaining ground as a credible treatment for depression and anxiety.

Laughter yoga groups around the world are coming together to participate in exercises which combine yoga techniques with forced laughter. The people who run such groups believe that you don’t need to laugh at a joke to reap the benefits of laughter. For example, participants in the Pasadena Laughter Club chant, “Ho-Ho-Hah-Hah-Hah!” as they march and clap to the rhythm. This is no comedy club and the members laugh for no reason as a part of this unique therapy.  “Fake it until you make it” is the mantra of the creator of laughing yoga, Dr.Madan Kataria, who is otherwise known as “the Guru of Giggling” by his followers. Dr. Kataria has been quoted as saying, “Laughter cannot solve your problems but it can give you the energy to face your problems, to look at life in a different light, a positive light.”

Doctor Kataria's philosophy and yoga laughter techniques have caught on around the world. There are yoga laughter groups in India, London, and South Korea. In Philadelphia there are nuns giggling for recreation and at the Pentagon, Army Colonel James Scott has created laughter programs for families of soldiers deployed to Iraq as part of the National Guard.

Just witnessing laughter therapy in action can cause you to burst out in giggles yourself. In a BBC documentary called “The Human Face” (which I highly recommend you to see) actor John Cleese visits Dr. Kataria in Bombay, India where a laughing yoga session is going on.  I dare you to watch this video without laughing. As John Cleese reminds us, if you have all these warm funny faces coming at you, you tend to respond naturally with smiling and laughter.

The social part of this therapy can create a feeling of connection without social hierarchy. Dr. Kataria explains that laughter has “no barriers, no language, and no religion.” It is the great equalizer and a way for all people to join together regardless of their personal background.

The great thing about this type of therapy is that it is easy. Laughter is infectious. As many people have said over the years, laughter is the best medicine.

To find out more about laughter yoga here are some further resources:

• The official laughter yoga web site of Dr. Kataria.

• Here is a video presentation of how to actually do yoga therapy.

• Here are instructions on Dr. Kataria’s site about how to do various yoga laughter exercises.

• In addition you may want to visit the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor

What are your thoughts? Do you think this could help with your depression? It does sound easy and fun. Let us know what you think about this method for treating depression or if you have tried it. We are eager to hear from you!

-   FROM HEALTH CENTRAL