What’s involved?

A typical laughter yoga session will involve breathing exercises, stretches and guided routines to help get you laughing. Your instructor might tell you to think of a funny memory, ask you to act out some different types of laughing, or encourage some awkward eye contact with different members of the group in the hope that someone will crack.

The idea behind this fake-it-till-you-make-it approach is that even if you aren’t feeling it at first, real laughter will eventually take over and you’ll begin to reap the benefits.