Laughing My Angst Off: Laughter Yoga

Laughing My Angst Off: Laughter Yoga Sacramento area Laughter Yoga clubs, classes, events, workshops and trainings led by Linda Kalb Hamm, M.Ed., certified Laughter Yoga Teacher and Leader.

Read our story to find out why Laughter Yoga is the best exercise for life! Take a deep breath. Hold it, hold it, hold it...and exhale with a giant, joyful belly laugh! You are about to experience the worldwide health phenomenon known as Laughter Yoga!

Founded in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria, who started a laughter club with only five people in a local park in Mumbai, India, this interactive form o

f yoga for all ages and abilities, has inspired over 7000 laughter clubs in over 100 countries. And as research on the psychological and physiological benefits of laughter continues to grow, Laughter Yoga is gaining endorsements from the medical community (Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Andrew Weil), media (Time Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Psychology Today, CNN, BBC) and celebrities (Oprah Winfrey, John Cleese, Ellen
DeGeneres).

Even though we all "think" we know how to laugh, the practice of Laughter Yoga teaches us how to "laugh for no reason," without relying on jokes or humor or our critical mind. We learn to let our body and our right brain lead us through playful, child-like exercises so that we can chuckle long enough to reap the health, emotional and social benefits of spontaneous laughter. But not only do we need to learn this new way to laugh, which emphasizes yogic breathing, acupressure clapping and hearty belly bursting guffaws, but we also need to practice uninterrupted laughter for at least 15 minutes to reap the benefits! Laughter Yoga sessions are popping up all over the world because, in the words of Dr. Kataria, "Laughter is too important to leave to chance!"

The physiological benefits of Laughter Yoga may include exercising and relaxing muscles, improving respiration, stimulating circulation, decreasing stress hormones, increasing immune system defenses, elevating pain threshold and tolerance and enhancing mental functioning.

The psychological rewards can be reduction of stress, anxiety, tension and symptoms of depression. Laughter can elevate mood, self esteem, energy and vigor and enhance memory and creative thinking. It improves quality of life by strengthening interpersonal relationships and builds group identity, solidarity and cohesiveness. And laughter gives us hope and optimism to deal with difficult and negative situations that may challenge us.

Laughter Yoga is a "total" workout for body, mind and soul. And one that
must be experienced to understand how it's simple practice can give us the balance and tools we need to handle whatever life sends our way. The happy hormones released through laughter help us follow a path that is not only healthier, but also more playful, joyful, positive and compassionate. And since laughter is a language that is universal, it can unite us all to create a mission of world peace ... because when we laugh together, we see the best in ourselves and none of our differences really matter!

Laughing My Angst Off is dedicated to teaching and spreading the practice of Laughter Yoga EVERYWHERE! Please continue on this site if you are "laughter curious," and if you are not.... well, you probably should keep reading, anyhow, ha ha ha!

Hello laughter friends! Just wanted to say Happy Holidays to all and let you know, that even though I wasn’t able to hav...
12/09/2025

Hello laughter friends! Just wanted to say Happy Holidays to all and let you know, that even though I wasn’t able to have any fall pop-up sessions this year, I’m continuing to work on funding my Laughter Yoga scholarship trainings, which will now be in 2026. So if you’d like to help with the fundraising, please check out the 3 inch fully embroidered patch and weatherproof stickers that would make a great gift for any of your laughter pals, and so easy to mail! A badge magnet is included because the iron on-patch looks great as a tree decoration or attached to you or a Christmas stocking or gift. I designed these as my $15 merch when I taught Laughter Yoga at sea in 2024 for the first two inaugural Hallmark Cruises, so I thought I would reduce them to $10 this month to put a little “ho, ho, ha, ha, ha” in your holiday mail or laughter sessions! That includes free shipping and if you’d like me to mail them to someone on your laughter list, I will gladly enclose a little gift card. Just PM me here with your order and instructions and I’ll get back to you with my PayPal or Venmo. They funded a lot of scholarships last year so I’m bringing them out again this season as the fundraising continues.

I also have the same size and design in flat magnets for $5 and free shipping.

So far I have 10 scholarships funded for training in the Sacramento area. The “pay-it-forward” is six months of community service leading laughter clubs as a certified laughter leader. My focus for this training and scholarship program is to make Laughter Yoga more available to q***r and racially diverse communities and the folks who serve them. My goal is to have 20 funded scholarships for next year and you can message or email me ([email protected])
if you are interested in this Fall in-person training.

Just to catch up with you all, I’m back at my wonderful job working for the best chiropractor in the Sacramento area AND we will be starting a Laughter Yoga group here at our office in Spring 2026.  I’ll be posting more info about that and the scholarships on this page and on my website (LaughingMyAngstOff.com).

Even though work and dealing with a couple of surgeries and medical issues have taken up most of my time, I’m still thinking “big” about the upcoming training and creating some new energy and commitment to spread laughter here in my community. And if you’re willing to travel here for the training and have a strong desire to spread it to your community, you will be eligible to apply once it’s all funded.

So please PM me here or email with any orders or questions. And above all have a joyous holiday season, especially since you all know that every “ho ho ho” and “ha ha ha” creates the breath work that can give us the happy hormones and cycles of serotonin that we need so much for joy, peace and harmony in our world. 😍🙏🏼😍

06/14/2025

The Gumbabes are here at Sacramento Pride, showing off their new pole, dancing skills! Come say hi to in the makers tent at 5th and N St. Maybe take one home with you to support my q***r scholarship training, which will definitely take place in 2026!

10/30/2024
So excited to be the Sixthman wellness artist, sharing Laughter Yoga on the inaugural Hallmark Christmas Cruises! If you...
10/29/2024

So excited to be the Sixthman wellness artist, sharing Laughter Yoga on the inaugural Hallmark Christmas Cruises! If you have any friends going, please pass this along to them. Can’t wait to do two of the things I love most about LY….. working for Sixthman and introducing Laughter Yoga to a boatload of joyful people! Yay!

08/27/2024

Instagram test. Some big laughter news coming in the next week or so. Finally getting on Insta for LMAO, so please follow at:

18 Followers, 70 Following, 1 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Laughing My Angst Off ()

THIS SATURDAY....Hey music and laughter friends! I am excited to be sharing a little laughter breath warm-up to start of...
08/31/2023

THIS SATURDAY....Hey music and laughter friends! I am excited to be sharing a little laughter breath warm-up to start off a community drum circle with our friend
Manas Itene from 2:30 to 3:30 PM at this free event celebrating art, and diversity in Natomas. Manas will also be performing his original music as the headliner at the main stage from 4:45-5:45 PM accompanied by another music friend, Adam Quilici!
Check out the schedule in the event link for the fun going on all day, including poets, a flash mob, local bands, a drag show plus great craft exhibitors, food trucks, a beer garden, and art activities. Hope to see you there!
https://fb.me/e/1n1XPBmn4?mibextid=RQdjqZ

Are you ready for Laughter Yoga at 9 AM at Worldfest tomorrow? Excited to be sharing laughter vibes on the same day as a...
07/13/2023

Are you ready for Laughter Yoga at 9 AM at Worldfest tomorrow? Excited to be sharing laughter vibes on the same day as all these amazing artists and it will only be in the 90s Friday, yay!

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