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It's common knowledge that having a long, loud laugh is good for you.

But according to Doctor Madan Kataria, from Mumbai, putting laughter and yoga together is even better medicine.

In Dr Kataria's "Laughter Yoga" method, exercises in laughter work without requiring comedy!

These are used with a special breathing practice from yoga, which carries oxygen into the body.

One laughter yoga meeting on Bali island, Indonesia, attracted 11,000 people.

Visitors often come from abroad.

Elke Seesing, a German fan, says the practice lifts her mood because levels of stress hormones fall.

Medical research from both India and the US shows that this is definitely the case for laughter.

The action lowers the amounts of stress hormones, as well as blood pressure.

Dr Kataria's method mixes the techniques of both breathing and laughter.

It teaches people to make use of it exactly when they need to, even at challenging times.

Only 10-15 minutes daily practice is required and for stressed housewife Lilis Wardani, it's just what she needs to help her manage.

But is it possible to laugh when you're told to?

That was one reporter's question to Ms Seesing.

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