Ultimately, few things work better or faster than a good giggle to give your body and mind some much-needed positivity. For those who need help finding things to laugh about, Bored Panda has just the right Instagram account. It’s called “Daily Humor Memes” and provides its followers with top-notch jokes to make their day just a little bit brighter. Scroll down to find the best they have to offer, and don’t forget to enjoy the benefits of a good old chuckle. We also reached out to laughter ambassador and laughter yoga trainer Lotte Mikkelsen and joy coach, laughter champion, and laughter yoga teacher Carla H. Brown, who kindly agreed to tell us more about why laughter is so important. Bored Panda reached out to laughter ambassador and laughter yoga trainer Lotte Mikkelsen and joy coach, laughter champion, and laughter yoga teacher Carla H. Brown, who kindly agreed to tell us more about laughter. Mikkelsen defined a hearty chuckle as an amazing tonic that releases a joy cocktail, counterbalancing stress chemicals in our bodies. “By simply lowering stress, we improve our ability to fight illness and recover quicker. When you think about laughing, and perhaps the last time you had a really good belly laugh, you may remember how it made you feel. It lifts your mood big-time and reduces negativity. The brain not only increases levels of happy hormones, endorphins, but also serotonin, which is our natural anti-depressant, along with dopamine, our reward chemical, and love hormone, oxytocin - just to name a few of the most well-known and often mentioned ones.” She explains that laughter interrupts the stress cycle and stops the mind from thinking, stopping the production of stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline. “Not only do people feel lighter and more relaxed after a laughter session, but they frequently sleep better, because the diaphragm is a center point for the parasympathetic nervous system, which is the part of the nervous system in charge of relaxing and engaging sleep.” She also told us, “This contagious process happens, partially, due to the mirror neurons, which all of us have. Mirror neurons copy what we see other people do. Laughter liberates repressed emotions being held in the body. It is a powerful way to move stuck energy and improve mental and emotional health. In order for the laughter to be beneficial, it must be engaging and sustaining. The optimum is 10 to 15 minutes of hearty belly laughter on a regular basis.” But that’s exactly why laughter yoga is the perfect solution for some, as it doesn’t rely on jokes and doesn’t require a great sense of humor. During it, people tap into their natural state of play and bring out the playfulness that they might have forgotten through their adult years. It’s done through laughter exercises combined with deep breathing, hence the name laughter yoga. “When we laugh in this way, there is no pointing fingers and simply a willingness to enjoy the multitude of benefits we get when we laugh. It is also recommended to laugh alone so you can continue to experience the benefits of greater emotional, mental, and physical health and well-being.” Second is the repressed laughter- when you can tell that a person is uncomfortable with laughing and so the mind is involved, judging the laughter practice, and not fully engaging. Then there is laughter that has intense emotions underneath, like sadness, anger, or rage and ends up touching into and releasing those emotions through the process of laughing. (you could also say, “sad, laughter, angry, laughter, nervous laughter, uncomfortable after.) The last one is joyous laughter, where a person is touching on sincere, authentic joy through their laughter. You can feel it when you’re around them. The reason it’s important to cultivate a practice of intentional laughter on a daily basis, is because the body has the capacity to carry memories of past experiences. When we laugh, the body doesn’t know the difference, so it signals the brain to release happy chemicals, which help you feel better instantly, even if your thoughts aren’t feeling positive or uplifting. Daily laughter has been proven to lift depression and relieve anxiety. I just ran a 14-day Laughter Enjoy reset in January and had many people report that they felt more energized and less heavy and lethargic after 14 days of laughing daily. I consider laughter to be a practice, like anything else. The more we do it, the more of a habit it becomes in the body, and the easier it is. Typically, in many cultures, a reason to laugh is based on an external stimulus. A daily, regular laughter practice will change your life! Laughter yoga is a great way to do that!” One of the biggest bonuses is that I have a laughter community all over the world! After winning the 2023 World Laughing Championship, I decided to embark on a World Laughter and Joy Tour in September 2023. I am currently in Malaysia after visiting Eastern Europe, India, and Thailand. The next stops beginning in March are Taiwan, Southern Europe, and Canada, before returning to California in May 2024. Intentional laughter has changed my life!” If you notice any pictures with the watermark “IG:@dailyhumormemes,” they were crafted or sourced by the owner himself. You might also come by “historical lessons” in their stories, which are there to mix up the things they post and confuse people a little. They also try to add more personality to their account by hosting question-and-answer sessions where people can inquire about anything and everything. By scrolling through them, we discovered that the name DHM came from the desire to make it as informative as possible so people could find it with more ease. “Not only does the name tell you what I post, but it tells you how often I post it too.” The owner of this account also confessed that doing social media gets tiring sometimes. It’s one of the main reasons why he stopped doing promotional content on the weekends. Therefore, he decided not to post during the holidays and on Saturdays and Sundays as an experiment to see what effect it would have on his well-being. He has extended his meme content to YouTube, too. The channel is called “DHM Entertainment” and currently has 17.1k subscribers. Previously, it was used for Vine compilations until it was sadly shut down. Now, it’s a platform for “irrelevant memes with no views.” But it’s doing pretty well for posting “unpopular memes,” with one of his videos reaching 10 million views. Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
