Laughing Yoga Got My Attention!

Today would have been my Dads 77th birthday.

When I woke this morning I was a little sad,

because I always talked to him on his birthday.

He was always so happy when we called.

Today would be the second year that he is gone.

Today my sadness was gone once I watched the above video.

Yoga Laughter....I could not imagine what it was, although I did think if anyone watched me doing Yoga,

well there that would be reason enough to have a good laugh, and that is no joke.

So I watched the video and I immediately started to laugh.

I loved it, My Dad had a good sense of humor and I could see him chuckling along with this.

He might have one eyebrow raised but he would be laughing.

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The funny thing is that I have Narcolepsy with Severe Cataplexy.

Cataplexy is triggered by strong emotions,

one of them being laughter.

Cataplexy is a loss of muscle control from the dropping of your head

to complete loss of Muscle Control which is what I had.

So every time I would laugh I would fall over and just lay there,

and if I continued to think about what had caused me to laugh well the longer I would lay there.

It was scary at first because I did not know what was wrong with me.

Thankfully I was diagnosed quickly by a neurologist and it has

taken almost eight years with medication to have what I call

a Normal Life....whatever that is.....

A friend of mine asked if you had a choice and had to choose to Never Laugh Again

for your illness to be gone would you want that.

Absolutely not,

I can not imagine a life with no laughter,

As a matter of fact I have been known for my sense of humor.

So I choose to stay just how I am, 

getting plenty of rest so that the Cataplexy

happens the least amount possible.

When there is a group of family or friends together,

the more Cataplexy I have.

Sometimes I lay there thinking, for lord sakes talk about something serious,

so I can sit up again. On the phone, my Mom always says are you still there

or did you laugh, then she goes are you there, are you there,

and I think stop because this is insane, your making me laugh inside.

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Laughter has kept my spirit strong, and the reason for me blogging,

I wanted to make others aware of what Cataplexy is.....

So knowing that if I was at this class or at a laughing yoga class,

probably would not be the best situation for me,

I can laugh here at home and watch sitting down 

so that I don't hurt myself.

I say the best medicine for any illness

is Laughter. I know some days are hard, and you think you

will never smile or laugh again

I think Laughing Yoga would help us all.

I think it would be fun to have your own Laughing Yoga Support Group.

I will see if I can get my husband in on this when he gets home from work.

I have remarried, I forgot to state that in my last post.

His most endearing feature,

is his ability to laugh  and make me laugh.

I would love to hear your thoughts on this.

I am going to make it a part of my daily routine,

after all I do love John Cleese.

May you have your Best Day Ever.