60
Participants
Start Date
September 5, 2024
Primary Completion Date
September 9, 2024
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2024
Laughter Yoga
"Laughter Yoga Intervention:~Laughter Yoga is composed of four stages: deep breathing exercises, clapping and warm-up exercises, childlike play, and laughter exercises. These stages are designed to remove barriers to laughter, enhance emotional expression through childlike play, and prepare the lungs for laughter exercises.~Before the Laughter Yoga session begins, participants will be introduced to both the practice itself and to Laughter Yoga in general. The session will then proceed according to the following structure:~Deep Breathing Exercises: Participants inhale through the nose for 4-5 seconds, hold their breath for 2-3 seconds, and exhale through the mouth, with lips pursed, for one second longer than the inhalation, while smiling or laughing. This exercise is performed for 10-15 minutes.~Clapping and Warm-Up Exercises: Participants clap with palms and fingertips touching, keeping their hands parallel. This stimulates acupressure points in the hands. To increase group energy, a"
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Şavşat 1St Family Health Center, Artvin
Ataturk University
OTHER
Artvin Coruh University
OTHER