LaughterYoga(瑜伽)isauniquetechniqueinventedbyDrKataria,adoctorfromIndia,bywhichyoucanlearnto“LaughforNoReason”.Youdon’tevenneedasenseofhumor,nofunnyjokesorcomedyprograms—justawillingnesstola

　　LaughterYoga(瑜伽)isauniquetechniqueinventedbyDrKataria,adoctorfromIndia,bywhichyoucanlearnto“LaughforNoReason”.Youdon’tevenneedasenseofhumor,nofunnyjokesorcomedyprograms—justawillingnesstolaugh—andinthepresentclimateeveryoneneedstolaughmore.

　　LaughterYogaisacombinationofLaughterExercisesandYogicBreathing,sothatyouincreasetheamountofoxygeninyourbodywhilebeingplayful,resultinginyoufeelinghealthier,energeticandalive.Thisactuallychangesthephysicalconditionsofyourbodysothatyoustarttofeelhappier.

　　LaughterYogaisgenerallydoneingroupsalthoughitcanbepracticedalone.Whenyoumakeeyecontactwithsomeoneandyou’rebothwillingtolaugh,thelaughterisincreased.However,wedosaythatyoucan“Fake(假装)it,fakeittillyoumakeit”becausethebodydoesn’tknowthedifferencebetweenfakeandtruelaughter;aslongasyou’rewillingtolaughyou’llexperiencethesamehealthbenefits.

　　LaughterYogastartedinaparkinMumbaiin1995withjust5participants,andnowthere’reover6,000laughterclubsin60differentcountries—showingthewillingnessoftheworldtolaughtogether.

　　IntheUK,JuliewasoneofthefirstpeopletotrainasaLaughterLeaderwithDrKatariainJune2002.In2006shewasawardedLaughterAmbassadorforherselflessservicetopromoteLaughterYoga.

　　“Yogahasbeenpartofmylifefor30yearsbut7yearsagomylifechangedwhenIdiscoveredLaughterYoga.Ibelievelaughterandyogaarebothgoodforyourhealth,”saysJulie.

　　小题1:WhydopeoplepracticingLaughterYogalaughalot?A．Theyhaveasenseofhumor.B．Theyareamusedbyjokes.C．Theyarewillingtolaugh.D．Theycan’thelplaughingalot.小题2:WhatdoweknowaboutJuliefromthepassage?A．ShetookupLaughterYoga30yearsago.B．ShehelpedmakeLaughterYogamorepopular.C．Sheusedtosufferfromseriousphysicalproblems.D．ShewasthefirstpersontopractiseLaughterYoga.小题3:Thepurposeofthepassageisto_____.A．persuadepeopletotakeupLaughterYogaB．tellpeopleho