Unite with laughter yoga for this year’s Merdeka

The Malaysian Mega Laughter team is organising the virtual laughter yoga “Haha Merdeka Malaysia” event on August 31st.

The event organisers target 500 local and international participants to attend this free event. 

Through “Haha Merdeka”, the organiser hopes to gather laughter practitioners, increase public awareness of the benefits of laughter yoga and celebrate Independence day.

Laughter yoga to celebrate Independence

The organising chairperson, Fiona Lee Lai Woon, said this event would provide an opportunity to celebrate Independence differently.

“Laughter is the best medicine and allows us to celebrate Independence differently and more meaningfully.

“We hope this event will raise awareness on what laughter yoga is, especially for those in Malaysia,” she said during an online press conference yesterday.

The world-renowned laughter guru and the founder of Laughter Yoga Club Dr Madan Kataria will deliver the keynote address at the event.

During the press conference, Dr Madam Kataria took the opportunity to congratulate the Malaysian Haha Laughter yoga team.

“Laughter yoga is the most practical way to deliver the benefits of laughter.

“Laughter in real life does not guarantee the amount you laugh. So to get the benefit, we need to laugh longer and more heartily. We must also breathe along with it.

“Events like this can help Malaysians get involved and reap the benefits of laughter Yoga,” he said during the Zoom call.

The state assemblyperson for Bandar Utama, Jamaliah Jamaluddin, is expected to attend the event.

The Merdeka Haha event line-up

Meanwhile, the “Haha Merdeka” assistant program director Bachan Singh said that the program is timely as laughter can bring unity among the Malaysians.

“We don’t have Malay laughter, Chinese or Indian laughter. When we laugh, we laugh together in harmony. So we are doing our part.

The ninety minutes event, themed Keluarga Malaysia Teguh Bersama, starts at 2.00 pm. Participants are encouraged to wear traditional attire.

This program includes the following six dynamic international and local professional laughter yoga teachers.

• Bachan Singh (Malaysia) – “Laughter Yoga and Unity”

• Merv Neal (Australia) – “The Business of Laughter”

• Vivian Choi (Malaysia) – “Laughter Yoga Testimony”

• Tove Kane (UK) – “Laughter Yoga Testimony”

• Taramaraja (Malaysia) – “Celebration Laughter”

• Vinayak Shastri (India) – “Brain Gym Laughter”

Laughter yoga was started by Dr Madan Kataria, a medical doctor by profession, together with his wife in 1995 at a park in Mumbai with only five people. 

It has spread to more than 110 countries, with thousands of Laughter Clubs mushrooming worldwide.

Laughter Yoga is a combination of Yogic Breathing and Laughter Exercises. 

The many benefits of laughter yoga include: elevating our moods, strengthening our immune system, and an excellent social connecting platform.

You can register for the event through this link.

For further enquiries, please get in touch with Fiona at 013-8188313 or Jeanna at 012-3332288.

Kindly visit Mega Laughter Malaysia Facebook page for more information.