Chuck Kuhn's Asia in Photos: Hundreds people split their sides with Laughter, every morning

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Hundreds people split their sides with Laughter, every morning

Hundred people split their sides with laughter every morning

VietNamNet Bridge – Every morning, hundreds of people grouped up behind King Ly Thai To statue, which faces Hoan Kiem Lake, to look at each other and are doubled up with laughter. This scene makes others curious.

Most of them are women who are at least at middle age. They are members of the Laughter Yoga Club, a new physical exercise recently imported into Vietnam from India.

The club’s chairman Le Anh Son (yellow) said that this type of Yoga is developed by an Indian doctor. It combines smiling exercises with Yoga breathing methodology. He added that five-minute practice of laughter yoga consumes energy equivalent to a 30-minute exercise with machines.

Over 100 members of the Laughter Yoga Club practice everyday at 6.15am. Members are requested to laugh cheerfully like kids.

This is a ‘warm-up’ laughter.

Laughter is spreading.

All people cannot control themselves. They all laugh as much as they can,
without any reason.

Grandmothers look like kids.

Ms. Hoa, 63, who has practiced this form of yoga for over one year, said that thanks to this yoga, she felt better and healthier.

A foreign man

They relax after laughing.

This girl is a little ‘scared’ seeing her mother’s ‘odd’ behaviors. The mother has to explain to her daughter.

After on hour of laughing, they say goodbye to see each other again the
next morning… to laugh.

Le Anh Dung

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“I can’t say what made me fall in love with Vietnam - that a woman’s voice can drug you; that everything is so intense. The colors, the taste, even the rain. Nothing like the filthy rain in London. They say whatever you’re looking for, you will find here. They say you come to Vietnam and you understand a lot in a few minutes, but the rest has got to be lived. The smell: that’s the first thing that hits you, promising everything in exchange for your soul. And the heat. Your shirt is straightaway a rag. You can hardly remember your name, or what you came to escape from. But at night, there’s a breeze. The river is beautiful. You could be forgiven for thinking there was no war; that the gunshots were fireworks; that only pleasure matters. A pipe of opium, or the touch of a girl who might tell you she loves you. And then, something happens, as you knew it would. And nothing can ever be the same again.”
― Graham Greene, The Quiet American

Tips on Travel to Vietnam

It's always warm in Southeast Asia apart from high mountains, so leave the heavy clothing at home. Cotton and breathable fabrics are always better than synthetics -- although cotton does wrinkle a lot when traveling! December through April is roughly the dry season in that region, although it can still rain a little. December is a good time to go in terms of temperature -- cooler than in the humid summertime. Either way, wearing more clothing (shirt sleeves and long pants) is always more respectful towards the Asian culture, especially when visiting temples and rural areas.