When Do We Laugh? Where Do We Feel It?(Group Reflections)

• laugh at yourself—entire body
• laugh to cover insecurities—tension in back
• laugh to grieve—heart and eyes
• laugh because annoyed—shoulders
• laugh because of embarrassment—cheeks
• laugh with others (in community)—belly, shoulders, arms, legs, hitting others, slapping tables
• laugh to be polite—top/pit of stomach
• laugh when things are absurd—head shake (back and forth)
• laugh to acknowledge/agree—head nod/bobble
• laugh at inappropriate times—moves from esophagus to throat to lips and halts
• laugh to flirt—pelvis and head
• laugh at self (to reduce anxiety)—gut
• laugh at the elephant in the room/obvious—top of the head