Until 3:17 this afternoon, I would not have thought about using a Whoopie Cushion to introduce the basics of yogic deep breathing techniques but God Bless me, Divine Inspiration slapped me upside the head yet again.
Playfulness, stress relief AND a plastic fart simulation device. PRICELESS!
(No doubt my parents are insanely proud right now)
Giggle On! is proud to present my YouTube debut (sans make-up and decent hair-doo, whoopsie):
vwla-la, Ta-Da and drum roll pu~lease…
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What makes the whoopee cushion so funny? (from Ode Magazine)
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- the foundation for full blown fits of belly-aching laughter; laughter in an uncontrolled, silly or giddy way; to laugh repeatedly with short spasmodic sounds in a light manner.
13 responses so far ↓
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Andrea Hess|Empowered Soul
// Apr 6, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Hee hee hee. How fun would it be to bring a whoopie cushion to a really serious yoga class??? You know, the kind where everyone refers to all the poses only with their Sanskrit name and knows the Gayatri Mantra by heart?
I’ll be thinking about whoopie cushions in my next yoga class, that’s for sure!
Blessings,
Andrea
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YogaforCynics
// Apr 6, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Hmmm…looking at that previous comment about bringing a whoopi cushion to a really serious yoga class: I’d say that if your yoga class is so serious that a whoopi cushion would be inappropriate, it’s time to find a new one. If there’s one thing I’m sure of, it’s that yoga should not make people uptight!
Love the video, Christa (and hey, now that I hear your voice, you really are from South Philly! (Though I’ll admit I expected you to sound more like Marisa Tomei…)
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Christa
// Apr 6, 2009 at 11:51 pm
@ Andrea – I would LOVE to bring a Whoopi Cushion into yoga class. Perhaps I should develop Giggle Yoga – a combination of asanas, breathing exercises (with Whoopi cusions and kazoos) and some Laughter Yoga moves. This could be HUGE! muah-ha-ha-ha
@ YogaforCynics – glad to see you bro! I agree, yoga does not mix with uptight. Glad you like the video – I threw that puppy together on the fly. Videocams ROCK!
I lived in center city for a few years, went to Temple but am from the ‘burbs of Philly originally – never considered myself as having a South Philly accent but I do pull off the phrase “Yo, HOw U Doin’?” pretty well.
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Tasha
// Apr 7, 2009 at 8:53 am
I am totally relaxed after watching you make Whoopi with your cushion..breathe in now EXHALE…….That was great
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Stacey
// Apr 7, 2009 at 10:12 am
That is snort out loud funny!
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brittany
// Apr 7, 2009 at 2:22 pm
you should totally do a part 2 on whoopie cushion yoga
this is hilarious!
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Annie
// Apr 7, 2009 at 3:08 pm
I don’t know about your parents, but I am sooooo darned proud of what you’ve accomplished here.
Yes, I agree – please do more of these. I think you totally have something here…KUDOS, and dare I say, “whoopieee!!” Giggle ON! xo
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Linda Radford
// Apr 7, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Yes, Christa, I think you are onto something there! This is the beginning of a new craze. Now we can sweat and woopie-fart to the yoga music. I will be anxiously waiting for fart two, oh, I mean part two!
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brittany
// Apr 7, 2009 at 7:51 pm
also for part two, you should show more excersises with the whoopee cushion
followed by a hold nose and “excuse me!” lol!
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Maria
// Apr 21, 2009 at 11:03 am
Dude, how did I miss this one??? I LOVE IT!!!
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Annie
// Sep 11, 2009 at 10:19 am
Had to watch this video YET AGAIN on this dreary 9/11. THANK YOU for keeping a giggle in my soul.
Love you!
XO
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Christa
// Sep 15, 2009 at 9:08 pm
@ Annie – Thank you accepting the giggles and for embracing joy!
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Prince
// Jan 24, 2012 at 10:27 am
Yoga breathing!!! That’s fantastic. I have known lots of benefits of yoga and proper breathing to our health.
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