I tried to transform my gut health at a five-day wellness retreat

Giulia’s stay at the West Sussex retreat included massages, laughing therapy and body composition analysis - (Max Siegel)

I’m lying on a yoga mat in a slightly cold, dimly lit room full of strangers – and we’re all laughing our heads off.

Moments ago, a permanently smiley woman in a turban instructed us to begin our “laughing practice.”