"The purpose of laughter is to bring one to silence, and the purpose of silence is to bring one to laughter"
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder of Art of Living Foundation and Laughter International
 
Quote of the Day
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. - George Bernard Shaw
 
Welcome to Laughter International
Laughter International began in August 2001. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the founder of Laughter International knew the power behind laughter was needed in today's fast paced, stressed world. Since that time, Carla Riechman, president of Laughter International has been leading laughing sessions where people experience the profound emotional release and blissful peace often experienced by many workshop participants after her sessions.
 
Laughter is truly great medicine. Recently researchers at Loma Linda University in California showed significant drops in stress hormones and improvement in the immune system with laughter. I first discovered the concentrated power of laughter in a short course with Carla Riechman, the queen of laughter. Her laughter tape is still my daughter's favorite way to chase away the "blues".
- Dr. James Farrow, MD, Monterey, CA.