THE power of laughter can improve your sex appeal and make people gravitate towards you, according to a pair of “laughter yoga” teachers who will be running a Valentine’s Day event.

Clive and Jackie St James were recently made World Laughter Yoga International ambassadors during a trip to India to study with the movement’s founders.

They will be running a session for single people and couples alike for Positive Living Group Bournemouth on Tuesday, February 14, 7pm for 7.30pm, at St Ambrose Church Hall, West Cliff Road.

Clive said laughter could "improve your sex appeal" and encourage people to "gravitate to you in a way you never imagined".

"It’s the craze that’s sweeping the world," he said.

He added: “It’s set to be a great event on Valentine’s Day. I’m going to be teaching that if you know how to laugh more, it attracts more people to you.

“People want to be around people who can laugh.”

He said laughter releases healthy chemicals in the brain and helps lower blood pressure.

“Your brain doesn’t know the difference between laughing for real or practised laughing,” he said.

The couple’s Indian trip saw them learn alongside people from all over the world under Dr Madan Kataria and his wife Madhuri, the founders of Laughter Yoga in 1995.

They were honoured for their work presenting laughter yoga for charities and the corporate world.

Clive said: “We really found out what the difference between laughter and joy is in our lives and how the four points of joy must be a must in our lives. The greatest thing is that they don’t cost anything.

“These four things must be steady so that we don’t suffer the terrible ups and downs.

“Buying a car that you always wanted will give you a quick fix of dopamine but, as you know, that soon wears off. Buying anything will only give you a quick fix. We are looking to purchase our next item because we need that dopamine high and yet with the four elements of joy constantly in your life, you will love every moment."

Tickets for the Valentine’s Day event cost £5.50 in advance or £7 on the door.

For details, email info@laughter-yoga.co.uk or find out more about laughter yoga at laughter-yoga.co.uk