The police are laughing

The police are laughing

50 police personnel recently joined Dr. Madan Kataria the founder of Laughter Club movement at the Johor Police Contigent Headquarters for a late morning laughing session.

50 police personnel joined the laughter therapy with the Dr. Madan Kataria, the founder of Laughter Club movement at the Johor Police Contigent Headquarter, Jalan Tebrau recently.

Dr. Madan Kataria and members of the Johor Bahru Happy and Joyous Club paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters, when more than 50 police personnel turned up in the late morning for an hour of laughter led by the famed ‘Laughter Guru’.

Dr Kataria said, “We can laugh for no reason, no jokes, no humour.  Laughter is generated through exercises in a group coupled with childlike behavior and eye contact”.

He added that benefits of laughter include reducing stress, creates emotional well-being, promotes peak performance, enhances creativity and build team spirit.

Dr. Madan Kataria recently visited Johor Bahru to share the benefits of laughter with leaders and members of several non-profit organisations, including the Breast Cancer Support Group, National Stroke Association, Hospital Permai, Alzheimer Association (Jobada) and also the Johor Police

The founder of Laughter Yoga International, Dr Madan Kataria, a physician from Mumbai, India is the key speaker. Kataria has previously given talks on laughter yoga to IBM, the Singapore Ministry of Manpower and Social Welfare, the Western Australian Parliament, and the HRD Congress in Malaysia, among others.

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Lee-Jean Fung

Lee-Jean is a citizen journalist, who actively promotes laughter as the best medicine. She lives in Johor Bahru.