Students Laugh Their Troubles Away

Crayons, face painting, laughing for no reason: these are the things of our childhood. When writing a ten-page paper or working on a CS50 problem set, students might wish they were just back in their kindergarten class for nap time. But other than carefree days, what else have we lost as we grow older?

According to Jason Jedrusiak, a graduate of Northeastern College and proponent of laughter meditation, as we grow older, we lose our ability to freely laugh. As Jedrusiak points out, babies laugh more than 200 times a day, while the average adult only laughs around 30 times a day.

Hoping to promote that youthful carefree feeling and simple happiness, The Happiness Project asked Jedrusiak to lead a laughter meditation session on October 19. For an hour, The HappyNest in the SOCH was filled with bouts of laughter and cheery giggles as students took their mind of the stress of college and indulged in some relaxing fun.