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Aerobics means
“with oxygen”
and refers to the oxygenation of the body. That is, forcing oxygen into
the
bloodstream so that the cells can rid themselves of carbon-dioxide and
replacing it with oxygen.
There are many
exercise
programs whose main purpose is to oxygenize the system. There are a
number of
aerobic breathing exercises. One of the best, however, is laughter.
There are many
reasons
to
laugh. Laughter has many benefits for the mind, body and soul. Indulge
your
lighter side wherever and whenever you can. It is a way of putting a
spark of
life into others around you. Laughter is healing.
Laughter is a
special
type of
aerobics. Besides forcing carbon-dioxide out of the body and replacing
it with
oxygen laughing cleanses mind and spirit. Laughter drives out the
depression
and refills with joy. It drives out lethargy and fills the mind with
energy.
When you get
together
for a
meeting, etc. set a lighter tone to your atmosphere. The meeting will
be more informative
and successful if the group does not feel their under tension and
stress.
Below is a list
of some
of the
rewards from laughter. Make copies: hang it up, send them to other,
email,
paper airplane, any way you like. Have fun with it.
Benefits
of
Laughter
It
enjoyable
More
productive
Help
retain
information
Strengths
your immune
system
Enhances
cardiovascular flexibility
Strengthen
your
abdominal muscles
Releases
pressure,
stress and tension
Experience
a
connection with others
Experience
the present
to the fullest
Increases
intellectual performance
Transforms
emotions
Create
perspective
Sharper
thinking
It
relaxing
Some people believe
that
there is
always a down size to everything. Like anything else, laughter can be
over
done. There are side effects from an excess of laughter. Hopefully you
all have
experienced this. After such an overdose of laughter the ribs and
diaphragm may
ache.
Studies of laughter
have
shown that
even forced laughter has the aerobic benefits. There are many ways of
getting
the real thing. We like listening to “Car Talk” on
national public radio. Other
people like cartoons or comedy clubs. Find the way that appeals to you
and take
two good laughs.
Before we go
further we
should tell
you that one of the activities we participate in is clowning. We do a
special
type, hospital clowning. We do this in convalescent homes. It is
wonderful to
see the smiles come on the faces of people with no hope. You can see
years drop
from their faces as smiles and laughter fill them.
The darkness of
years cannot
survive in the light of laughter. The brightness of laughter drives
away aging.
Laughter makes us all feel young and full of energy.
As an aside, if you
are
interested
in this type of clowning eMail us at Clowns@StoneHealingEnergy.com.
There are many
types of
laughter.
Laughter, like anything that heals, should be positive. Laughter at the
expense
of others, laughter that hurts others, laughter that is demeaning, is
not
healing laughter.
Red Skelton, the
great
American
comedian and clown, told the story of bringing his daughter to see him
do a
show. The audience loved it and roared with laughter. When he came off
stage,
he found his daughter in the wings of the stage with tears rolling down
her
face.
He asked her why
she was
crying.
She replied, through the sobs, that the people were laughing at him. He
then
had to explain that they were not laughing at him but with him. He made
them
laugh. He got joy out of their laughter.
As energy works
will attest,
when
you give an energy treatment you get a treatment.
“Running” the energy heals
the client and the healer. When there is healing energy in action
everyone in
the area who is open to healing gets healed.
The same is true of
laughter. When a
comic starts people laughing they also laugh. You have all seen the
contagious
effects of laughter. When it starts, and if it is not checked in its
flow,
laughter spreads.
Time is also not a
barrier
to
laughter. Hours, days, weeks or even years after a good laugh the
memory will
bring back the smile and the warmth. Old friends can get together after
a long
absence and one of them can allude to the punch line of a story or
event and
suddenly everyone is laughing again.
Laughter, like
smiles and
love, can
be very contagious. We firmly wish that you catch the joy and healing
that they
bring. May you never be cured of them and may you spread them to all
that you
come in contact with.
It is January, the
month we
celebrate the life and teachings of Martin Luther King. On Monday, February
15, 2007
remember the
message of peace and hope. Tell a funny story and help to start the
world
laughing together.
We can all find
something to
smile
about and someone to laugh with. Laughter is one of the most effective
aerobic exercises.
If you over do it, and your ribs start to hurt, remember the immortal
phrase,
“It only hurts when I laugh.” Laughter is healing.
Laugh with your friends,
your family, the people at work and even strangers.
Let us leave you
with the
story of
three sisters who went out golfing. Everything went as usual until they
got to
the seventh hole. Janet teed up first. She addressed the ball, swung
and hit
the ball. It rose majestically into the air and then hooked to the
left. They
all watched as the ball landed and bounced into the wood. All three
agreed that
they know exactly where it entered the wood.
Toni placed her
ball on the
tee
and, with some trepidation, stepped up, got into position, swung and
let the
ball rip. The ball shot off straight into the wheel of the golf cart,
ricocheted to the ball washer, bounced off that and flying between the
sisters
hit the bench with a load thump and then bounced again off the golf
cart
rocketing high into the air and straight to the same spot in the wood.
They looked at each
other
and
started to laugh. They discussed there favorite Three Stooges and
Little Rascal
movies. All three agreed that they would not have believed that last
shot in
any movie.
It took Rose
several minutes
to
regain her concentration. She teed up her ball, got into position,
focused on
the seventh green, and then started to laugh again. This was repeated
two more
times and then her concentration held.
She swung her club
and her
ball was
off like a shot. It went straight down the fairway. It traveled down
the center
of the fairway and then a hawk flow across the fairway catching the
Rose’s golf
ball in midair. You guessed it, the hawk dropped the ball and it bounce
into
the woods at the same spot.
They dropped
everything and
walked,
almost mechanically, to the spot at the edge of the wood where they saw
all
three golf balls enter. They stopped there and peered in. They looked
along the
border between the fairway and the woods. They were amazed. It looked
like no
person had entered the woods at this point for years.
Cautiously they
entered the
woods.
They walked in about ten yards and there they saw their three balls.
Each one
was three feet from the other two golf balls in a perfect triangle. In
the
center of this triangle there was the surface of a piece of wood and an
old
metal belt visible. They started to clear the dirt off the wood and
noticed
that there were several strips of wood being held together by the metal
belts.
The continued and found a small chest.
They pulled the box
out of
the
ground. It had to be at least 200 years old. They opened the chest to
find it
full of gold coins. After looking at each other they screamed in
unison, “We
are rich!”
Janet said
“Some
power greater than
us has shown us this location.” To which Tony added
“must share this treasure.”
Rose said “God lead us hear and showed us the treasure, but
how should we
divide it?”
Janet
suggested “Let us throw all of the coins into
the air and the coins that fall back into the chest we keep the rest we
give to
God.” Toni broke in “No, no, we throw all of the
coins up into the air and
those that land in the chest we give to God the rest we keep for
ourselves.”
Then Rose said “No, we throw all of the coins high up and
what God wants God
keeps.”
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