Actor, comedian, writer, director and one of the founding members of Monty Python, Terry Jones is currently undergoing surgery for colon cancer. As a writer and performer, Jones is said to be best known for his roles as bizarre middle-aged women and the bowler-hatted man in the street. Diagnosed one week before the premiere of Eric Idle's Monty Python and the Holy Grail-inspired musical Spamalot, the doctors are optimistic about the prognosis in that they are reporting the cancer was diagnosed in its early stage.

In the 1970s, Jones, with Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, and Graham Chapman, are attributed with revolutionizing British comedy in their Monty Python roles. Jones co-directed Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life. Who can forget, "He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy." A collection of writing is published in Terry Jones War on the War on Terror features editorials condemning the Iraq war for The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph and The Observer.

On Terry Jones website, news of work for the month of October included an appearance on BBC Breakfast News to mark the release of The Director's Son's Cut of Erik The Viking; the filming of Children of The Stones for Kombat Opera; Terry Jones Barbarians lecture at the Norfolk Archaeological Society; and work on the story Evil Machines as a screenplay.

From one generation to the next, Monty Python movies have provided years -- and years -- of laughter. We wish this comedic genius all the best.

Laughter Yoga is a technique based on the philosophy of acting happiness. In other words, you do not need to be happy, have a sense of humor, or even have a reason to laugh in order to participate in laughter yoga. Laughter Yoga is not religious. According to the founders of Laugher Yoga, it is not a joke. "It is the very nature of life to be joyful. Research has shown that young children laugh an average of 300 to 400 times a day, versus an average of about 15 laughs for adults. Children live in their heart. They laugh for the sake of laughing. Adults live in their head. Most often than not, they fear. The human mind has rules and inhibitions."

John Cleese traveled to India to witness laughter yoga firsthand and report about his experience. Cleese, a legendary comedic talent of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers fame, observed that laughter is the great social connector, and that it is impossible to feel isolated when laughing with others. A feeling of connection is known to promote healing. Research has proven that cancer patients who are involved in social support systems recover better. In addition, research has proven that laughter boosts the immune system. The immune system plays a significant role in fighting cancer. And as Cleese found out, forced laughter leads to genuine laughter in the yoga of laughter.