Have you ever noticed how laughter shifts your emotions?
Like it helps you let go of stress and see the world with more joy and lightness?
According to Chinese Medicine and Qi Gong, laughter can profoundly affect your entire energy system. By smiling and exhaling in that funny little way we call laughing, you can let go of stress, open your heart, and cultivate joy throughout your entire being.
Most people think of laughing as an automatic response to specific stimuli, but it’s also something you can do intentionally. In fact, Taoist practitioners developed powerful laughter practices to help you harness the benefits of laughter (no jokes necessary ;).
In this blog, you’ll discover why laughter is powerful when it comes to shifting your energy system. You’ll also learn how to use laughing Qi Gong practices to let go of tension and awaken joy within your mind and body.
Laughter is your body’s own, natural way of releasing tension and cultivating joy.
Because your body is an intelligent energy system, laughter often happens naturally. For example, when you hear a funny joke, your mind and body intuitively respond by laughing.
Through your laughter, you’re able to naturally harness the light, playful, joyful energy that exists around you.
When you laugh, your energy system naturally lets go of stress and tension. This process occurs with powerful little exhales, which are expressed through the recognizable “haha” sound. With each “ha,:” your body is letting go of old energy that may be stuck within you.
Additionally, as you laugh, it naturally opens your heart energy. This is one reason why laughter can be so important for helping form and deepen connections between individuals.
Laughter is a gift that humans are naturally born with. No one has to teach children how to laugh. In fact, if you look at a playground, you’ll notice that children are masters when it comes to laughing.
Unfortunately, over time, adults can start to forget how to laugh with the same ease and lightness as children. This is a result of becoming less tuned in to the energy of joy. However, by using Taoist laughter practices, you can once again reawaken your capacity for laughter, humor, and joy.
When you learn laughing Qi Gong practices, you’re able to harness the same, childlike joy that kids express so effortlessly.
Although a lot of laughter is prompted from the outside in (like hearing a joke), you can also learn how to laugh from the inside out.
Laughing Qi Gong involves a couple of different elements. Firstly, it teaches you how to use the power of your mind and body to tune in to the potent energy of joy and lightness.
Additionally, like all Qi Gong practices, laughing Qi Gong teaches you how to use your physical body to work with your energetic body. Therefore, laughing Qi Gong integrates various movement practices to help you tune in to the energy of joy and laughter.
Just like the kind of laughter that is triggered by funny jokes, the laughter from laughing Qi Gong practices influences your energy system in the same way…
With each “ha,” you naturally release stress and tension that may be stuck in your body. This can include the obvious tension you may be aware of, as well as deeper, more long-term tension from past traumas or emotional patterns.
Laughing Qi Gong also focuses on opening your heart energy so you can harness the healing energy of joy and lightness. Not only does it feel deeply fulfilling to experience the energy of joy, but it also can have healing benefits for your entire being.
When you learn laughing Qi Gong, it’s like learning how to harness the wisdom of your own inner child. In doing so, it empowers you to release stagnant energy, open your heart energy, and cultivate the seeds of joy that exist within you.
If you’d like to put theory into practice, be sure to check out the Laughing Qi Gong Workshop.
In the Laughing Qi Gong Workshop, you’ll discover how to intentionally use the power of laughter to shift your energy system from a state of stress into one of joy. This includes learning how to:
This workshop is offered online and led by master teacher Lee Holden. Click on the banner below to learn more about the workshop and discover how laughing Qi Gong can help you overcome tension and experience more joy in all areas of your life.
