LAUGHTER YOGA

Goddess Diana and her husband Noah Wiesenfeld want to achieve world peace through laughter, one person at a time.

So on most weeknights you'll find them in Hollywood or Hallandale Beach, giggling among a group of people as they do the hokey pokey while they turn themselves around.

The two are practitioners of laughter yoga, a free form exercise that includes laughing, singing and dancing.

With a faithful following, the couple holds sessions at Topeekeegee Yugnee Park in Hollywood, the Hollywood Beach Culture and Community Center and Memorial Senior Partners centers in Hollywood and Hallandale Beach.

'What happens is that after five to 10 minutes, the shoulders start to go down and the people start to relax,' Diana said. 'We do a lot of breathing. We do some stretching and we laugh. We let the inner child come out and play.'

She said members of the group make sure to hug each other.

'It is really important that we hug so that people can really feel that bonding power of laughter, plus it makes them feel good,' she said. 'They go out into the community and they're happy and they make other people happy. It's kind of like a ripple effect.'

Developed in 1995 by Indian physician Madan Kataria, laughter yoga has grown from just five people to more than 6,000 clubs in 60 countries.

By Sergy Odiduro

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