I thought you all might like to see this article - I think you may
have to copy and paste the link into your browser to get it unless
there is an easier way to post this.

Laughter improves breast milk's health effect
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg19426086.900


There is also a fairly recent article through the University of
Maryland School of Medicine documenting the cellular effects of
laughter on the human body. I'm not sure if we talked specifically
about this article in the class. It appears there is more than a mind-
body connection with the health benefits of laughter.

...."UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE STUDY SHOWS LAUGHTER
HELPS BLOOD VESSELS FUNCTION BETTER

Using laughter-provoking movies to gauge the effect of emotions on
cardiovascular health, researchers at the University of Maryland
School of Medicine in Baltimore have shown for the first time that
laughter is linked to healthy function of blood vessels. Laughter
appears to cause the tissue that forms the inner lining of blood
vessels, the endothelium, to dilate or expand in order to increase
blood flow.".........

I have started doing the laughter yoga CD with my daughter atleast
every other night. It made me realize that it is very stressful for
any parent, but especially parents working outside the home, to take
time for exercise. But including your children in your exercise makes
it very easy and stressfree for any hectic schedule. There is not a
lot of options out there like this. I so enjoy it and look forward to
it (and my daughter sleeps better), and I feel the lack of structure
makes it that much more valuable! I plan to use some of these
exercises in my staff meeting next Tuesday. We'll see what changes
happen.

Thank you for sharing all your experiences with me. I really
appreciate the inspiring success stories!