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Colorado Health & Wellness | Spring 2016

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There's Steve, an older gentleman who arrived with his yoga mat, picking grapes from a vine that isn't there. Across the room, Lyliana, a younger woman with a throaty and contagious laugh, is popping non- existent pills. And Linda, smiling brightly in her wheelchair, is smiting invisible foes with invisible swords. Every few seconds, they all erupt into hysterical laughter. But they haven't lost touch with reality. They're here for something called laughter yoga, an exercise that's part yoga, part improvisation and, yes, part laughter. The idea is to laugh for no reason, to "fake it" until it becomes real. It can push even the most extroverted people out of their comfort zones. So, why do it? Most of them want to be happier, even if only for a little while. "Happiness isn't this thing outside of me that I achieve and then tell myself: Now I'm happy. It is a continual process, a deepening awareness of everything that's going on in my life, both good and bad, and being OK with it all no matter how it looks." — Denver-area life coach Sarah Shin W H A T E V E R M A K E S Y O U Finding That Answer and Putting Effort Into It Can Boost Levels of Bliss by Kris Scott H A P P Y ? A group of people mills around a light-filled room inside an Arvada church, a window framing a picture-perfect view of the Rockies. It's a diverse bunch, with only one apparent trait its members might have in common: They all seem slightly off their rockers. Health and Wellness Magazine • 51

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