The Healing Power of Laughter!

The Healing Power of Laughter

As of June 2, 2009 Google.ca listed 326,000 hits on the topic of laughter therapy. That suggests that laughter therapy is a viable subject in today’s society. The media paints a grim picture for everyone these days: stress and illness, both physical and psychological, sweep the globe and very few people are doing even the smallest thing to really take care of themselves beyond popping a pill or having a drink. With the current economic climate and the countless world issues facing humanity laughter truly is the best medicine.

The benefits of laughter on the human body are vast. Here is a list of the health benefits of laughter compiled from various internet sources:
• Strengthens your immune system.
• Enhances your cardiovascular flexibility increasing the body’s ability to use oxygen.
• Increases intellectual performance and information retention.
• Releases and transforms emotional pain and suffering.
• Exercises the entire core muscle group.
• Creates deep connections with others who share the laughter.
• Increases the number and activity of natural killer cells that attack viral infected cells.
• Decreases levels of dopamine in the body and helps to lower blood pressure.
• Reduces pain and aids the healing process.
• Increases respiration which has a cleansing effect similar to deep breathing.
And best of all, there are no side effects!

The Canadian Improv Showcase has been offering its own brand of laughter therapy for over twelve years. They have had the pleasure of performing in more than five-hundred showcases and they offer a wide variety of programmes to suit any occasion. They employ only the best comedic talent available and offer a customizable and interactive show that is completely different each and every time. Their brand of humour does not ridicule or embarrass anyone but the performers taking part and their showcase is so varied in nature that there is always something for everyone. Audiences have been moved to tears and bladders have been challenged as the Canadian Improv Showcase offers a form of laughter therapy that is second to none. The best way to describe their shows is hilariously memorable and their form of humour can be presented in front of any audience, young and old alike.