Laughter yoga in park is no joke

YOUNGSTOWN

No joke.

Laughter Yoga will make you laugh, giggle and even guffaw.

Teresa Lisum of Newton Falls, a certified Laughter Yoga leader, led a recent session at the Ford Nature Center at Mill Creek MetroParks.

Carol Vigorito, recreation and educator manager at the park, recruited staff members to participate, who did so with good humor, because the 11-degree temperature earlier this week kept other participants home. The “staff development” session helped park employees lessen stress since they’re hard at work on summer programming.

Vigorito received an e-mail from Lisum inquiring about offering a Laughter Yoga session at the park, which has other yoga programs. Vigorito admitted she thought the e-mail was someone pulling her leg then researched it online.

“We’ve never had anything like this,” she said.

Laughter Yoga sessions are planned at 1:30 p.m. March 11 and 5:30 p.m. April 15 at Ford.

Read more about the program in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.