大笑瑜伽是一种新兴的减压运动，当中结合了大笑活动、瑜伽的传统呼吸及拍打穴位按摩等技巧。大笑瑜伽是由一位印度家庭医生Madan Katatia于1995年所创，Madan Katatia本身是一位不太快乐的人，于是自行搜查文献，研究快乐的方法，发展大笑可以帮助人快乐，于是推动大笑瑜伽，刚开始时只有数个人参与，现时超过60个国家/地区都有大笑瑜伽的活动推广。精神科医生指出，大笑能令脑部发布内啡肽，可抗衡人体紧张时分泌的荷尔蒙皮质醇，达致减压的效果。

Laughter yoga (Hasyayoga) is a practice involving prolonged voluntary laughter. Laughter yoga is based on the belief that voluntary laughter provides the same physiological and psychological benefits as spontaneous laughter. Laughter yoga is done in groups, with eye contact and playfulness between participants. Forced laughter soon turns into real and contagious laughter.