The Bath couple who run Laughter Yoga workshops appeared on ITV’s This Morning show today, Monday 15th July, to “cheer up the nation” after England were beaten by Spain in the Euro 24 final.
Jackie and Clive, who are official Laughter Yoga leaders
Last month we featured Clive St James and his wife Jackie who are official Laughter Yoga leaders, trainers and teachers.
News travelled and the TV producers invited the couple on to the programme where they explained to presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary the health benefits of laughing and how the body does not know the difference between real and fake laughter.
Laughter is a natural painkiller and other benefits are said to include better sleep and lower blood pressure.
The couple during their visit to This Morning | Photo courtesy of Clive St James
Clive is also a record-breaking comedian, a well-known Tommy Cooper impersonator and a magician.
Laughter Yoga, which is practised in dozens of countries around the world, was developed in the mid-1990s by Indian physician Dr Madan Kataria. Clive and Jackie did teacher training with him in India.
At their sessions, Clive and Jackie take people through exercises that involve breathing, stretching and the infectiousness of laughter.
You can find out more by emailing [email protected]. A session is being held at the Sydney Gardens Pavilion this evening, Monday 15th July, at 6.30pm.
If you can’t get to a class, see Clive and Jackie in action at www.laughter-yoga.co.uk and join in with one of the video sessions.
