PhD · UGC-NET · New Delhi
Dr. Anchal Sharma is a yoga professional and researcher specializing in Laughter Yoga, therapeutic practice, and mindfulness — with published work on orphan and special-needs children, pulmonary function, working memory, and psychological health.
Effectiveness of Laughter Yoga among orphan special children of Delhi
The practitioner
Based in New Delhi, Dr. Anchal Sharma brings academic rigor to living yoga. Her doctoral work at Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior examined how structured Laughter Yoga changes psychological and physiological variables in orphan special children — a population rarely given evidence-based wellness tools.
She is UGC-NET qualified in Yoga, holds 200- and 300-hour Teacher Training from Rishikesh Traditional Yoga School, an M.A. in Yoga from Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, and a B.A. (Hons) in English from Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi. Training in naturopathy and meditation sits alongside years of classroom, corporate, and one-to-one teaching.
The practice she offers is gentle, inclusive, and measurable: asana, pranayama, mindfulness, and Laughter Yoga designed for adolescents, special populations, schools, and workplaces — not only for those who already feel well.
Offerings
Sessions and programs for individuals, families, schools, special-needs settings, and organisations. Online and in Delhi / NCR.
Structured sessions combining simulated laughter, yogic breathing, and play. Designed from her doctoral protocol — useful when humour does not come easily.
Hatha-based practice with pranayama, meditation and stress-management for adolescents, adults, and people navigating anxiety, burnout or recovery.
Daily or workshop-format programs for students and staff — postures, breath, laughter yoga and emotional regulation, as delivered at Saraswati World School and university camps.
Short, high-retention programs for teams: mindfulness, laughter yoga, desk-friendly breathwork. Previously designed programs for Quicqo and freelance corporate clients.
National and international conference presentations on laughter yoga, psychosocial health, and the limits of AI-led yoga instruction.
Open to institutional studies, protocol design, and applied research on laughter yoga, paediatric special populations, and digital yoga pedagogy.
Evidence
Peer-reviewed and refereed work spanning laughter yoga, pranayama, paediatric special populations, philosophy of yoga, and digital instruction. Includes UGC-CARE and Scopus-indexed papers.
Also: papers on Paramhansa Yogananda’s spiritual dimensions of yoga; childhood curiosity and adult development; yoga mats and mind-body wellness; and conference papers at Jamia Millia Islamia (2023) and the International Conference on Innovation and Integration of Sports Science (2024).
Why this work
Founded by Dr. Madan Kataria in India, Laughter Yoga uses simulated laughter plus pranayama. The body does not distinguish fake laughter from real laughter — endorphins rise, cortisol falls, respiration deepens. For children who cannot rely on jokes, and for adults who have forgotten how to play, this is medicine without a prescription.
Dr. Sharma’s studies with orphan special children in Delhi showed reductions in depression, anxiety and stress, gains in forced vital capacity, and improvements in verbal working memory among visually impaired school children. The same method scales to boardrooms and living rooms.
The field
Yoga is no longer a niche. Demand is shifting toward certified, therapeutically informed teachers — especially for children, special needs, mental health and hybrid/online delivery.
Estimated global yoga market in 2025, growing at roughly 7–10% CAGR through the early 2030s.
Faster growth in online yoga & Pilates. Digital access is how most new practitioners now begin.
Of new practitioners start yoga primarily for stress — the exact terrain of laughter yoga and mindfulness.
Rise in demand for certified instructors with therapeutic knowledge, not only asana choreography.
India remains the philosophical home of the practice and a growing services market. Delhi, with its schools, corporates, NGOs and special-needs institutions, is a natural base for a research-led teacher who can work in English and Hindi, online and on site.
On the mat
Asana, breath and stillness — indoor studio work and outdoor practice in Delhi.
Begin
Private sessions, school or corporate proposals, research partnerships, and workshops. Based in New Delhi; available online worldwide.
Email
anchalssharma13@gmail.com
Instagram
@anchal_yoga_world
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/anchalssharma13
Website
dranchal.in
Location
New Delhi, India
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