Laughter Yoga -- Maybe in Slidell

Gonna go to West Memphis to look for my joy
Go to West Memphis to look for my joy
Maybe in West Memphis I'll find my joy
Maybe in West Memphis I'll find my joy

Gonna go to Slidell to look for my joy
Go to Slidell to look for my joy
Maybe in Slidell I'll find my joy
Maybe in Slidell I'll find my joy

--Lucinda Williams


There is an ayurvedic doctor in India who prescribes Charlie Chaplin DVDs to patients with depression, looking for joy. Really. Here's what the good folks at NPR had to say about him today:

In India, laughing is a serious matter. There are laughing clubs — groups who gather in parks for a collective guffaw to relieve the stresses of daily life.

Ashok Aswani goes one step further: He hands out free DVDs of Charlie Chaplin movies to patients as a cure for depression.

"This makes them feel better," he says. "They enjoy it. The next visit, they ask for another movie."

Laughter Yoga...it's about finding your joy. Wherever you are.