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Vicki Orgill participates in free classes of laughing yoga at the Veterans Memorial Community Center in Laguna Beach, California.

There are two relatively newer versions of the age-old practice of yoga that have caused quite a stir lately, because they are designed to make us look and feel younger and happier: "face yoga" and "laughter yoga."

Gaim, one of the best brands in yoga, calls it a "fountain of youth," because it reverses the stresses of everyday life by stretching our facial muscles -- something that could help with wrinkles and worry-lines.

Here's an example of face yoga, which is pretty funny to watch:

But does it work? Realself.com notes that exercising our faces can be a double-edged sword: it could create more wrinkles, rather than diminish the ones we already have.

So the writer offers this caution: "Look in the mirror frequently to make sure you are not wrinkling other parts of your face when you exercise, for example, a very common tendency is to scowl in concentration while you are exercising your lips in the carp curl.

"Done correctly, facial exercise can help smooth out expression lines because, for one thing, you become aware of how you are using your face."

But hey, what harm can there be in a little laughter and funny-face making? Since today is my birthday, I think I'll try it!

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YS0123 said:

A nice information has been given about the yoga. There are many different types of yoga are there. Laughing yoga is also good for healthy. It relieves us from stress. I found one site who provide good information about different type of yoga and its benefits. Yogasuppliesonline.com they provide a good tips and useful infromation. They are dedicated to yoga. They provide a good yoga products and yoga supplies.

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Link | September 24, 2009 9:01 AM
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Charles said:

Good post. Thanks for providing such useful information. Yoga is helpful for every person. It is general for all. By the way i visited http://www.yogasuppliesonline.com it is really a good yoga site. They provide any type of information about yoga. They are good yoga instructor.

Link | November 17, 2009 6:56 AM
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