The teacher of Laughter Yoga Association led everyone to laugh.

(Provided by the Social Affairs Bureau of New Taipei City)

[Reporter Huang Ziyang/New Taipei Report] The Social Affairs Bureau of New Taipei City, together with the New Taipei City Laughter Yoga Association, established a silver-haired education center and a community care base in Guangyao Building, Sanchong Guangrong Junior High School. It was officially unveiled today (17th). Multiple courses such as health monitoring and aerobic exercise can also be provided for shared meals at noon.

Zhang Jinli, director of the Social Affairs Bureau, said that the number of elders over 65 years old in New Taipei has exceeded 680,000. The Social Affairs Bureau hopes to allow the elderly to get in touch with sports in a simple and convenient way. "Muscle Endurance", "Vitality", "Intelligence", "Body Protection", "Creativity", and what the Laughter Yoga Association is promoting is "Laughter Power". The Social Bureau hopes that the elders can practice this " Seven Powers of Martial Arts" to become a "strong generation" who is healthy and able to help others.

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Elderly Welfare Section Chief Lin Yuyan explained that the Silver Hair Education Center will serve as a training base for the seed teachers of "Laughing Power" and also a community care and care base in the vicinity of 5 miles, providing blood pressure measurement, health monitoring, aerobic exercise, muscle endurance strengthening, etc. for the elders There are multiple courses, and shared meals can also be provided at noon.

At the scene, the chairman of the Laughter Yoga Association, Wang Shufang, led the elders present to dance.

Wang Shufang said that Laughter Yoga was founded by an Indian cardiologist and is popular in more than 130 countries. It was introduced to Taiwan 19 years ago. The association has held 600 activities in Taiwan in the past 3 years, benefiting more than 10,000 elders. Yoga strengthens immunity.

The association currently has 54 bases across Taiwan. We would like to thank the New Taipei City Government for providing a training base for seed teachers.

The Social Affairs Bureau of New Taipei City and the Laughter Yoga Association established the Silver Hair Education Center and Community Care Center in the Sun Yat-Sen Building of Sanchong Guangrong Junior High School. Zhang Jinli (middle left) and Wang Shufang (middle right) jointly unveiled the plaque.

(Provided by the Social Affairs Bureau of New Taipei City)