The Session/Laughter
Job 8:21
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting.
Dr. Les Parrot reports research from the Mayo Clinic:
- laughter is medicine
- Reduces the physical signs of stress
- Increases oxygen flow
- calms the body stress response
- relives physical tension
- boosts your mood
- long term positive impact on the immune system and overall health
Laughing releases endorphins feel good cells
Forbes Research Report
- Laughter contagiously forms social bonds.
- Laughter fosters brain connectivity. Not all laughter is the same, and it turns out that decoding a laugh is more challenging than it seems. Joyous laughter - sometimes defensive example wedding
- taunting laughter example evil laughter in a movie
- tickling laughter example laughing so hard you could cry or you lose your composure
- Laughter is a great facilitator of relationship
facilitates acceptance and approval
Laughter protects your heart. Research has shown that laughter has an anti-inflammatory effect that protects blood vessels and heart muscles from the damaging effects of cardiovascular disease
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