Standing in a room full of strangers, making direct eye contact with others, and laughing in their face might sound like a nightmare to some. Members of the Iowa City Senior Center’s Laughter Club ...

In 1995, a physician in Bombay India named Madan Kataria started what he called a 'Laughter Club.' Kataria claims hearty howls strengthen the immune system. There are now 450 laughter clubs across ...

It may begin with one person doing something as mundane as starting an imaginary lawn mower. Or two people feigning a snowball fight. First there's a giggle, then a few more giggles that turn into a ...

Jay Gilchrist (left) and Chris Cotant, members of the Laughter Club, practice laughing exercises on Jan. 17 at the Iowa City Senior Center in Iowa City. The senior center holds the Laughter Club ...

(RNS) — Wearing a bright pink tank top, Celeste Greene enthusiastically pops off the Zoom screen, clapping as she chants: “HO HO. HA HA HA. HO HO. HA HA HA. YAY,” each smack of her forceful hands ...

Funny best friends laughing cheerfully while standing together in a studio. Two happy young women enjoying themselves against a purple background. Female friends making memories together. Melanin Bee ...

“I do like crazy things,” Cece Sanchez said. “I’m just inspired by life.” The Napa native spoke as she stood in her west Napa home, waiting for her guests to arrive: They’d been invited over for the ...

Melanin Bee curves her spine like a stretching cat as she lets out a maniacal, forced laugh. The quick-fire pattern of manufactured giggles —“oh, hoo hoo hoo, eeh, ha ha ha”— soon ripples into genuine ...

I started the Time to Laugh Club in Bermuda two-and-a-half years ago. It was well-received; women of different ages came together to have fun and become laughter buddies. We kept meeting even when we ...