Gao then traveled to Canada's famous The Haven for personal growth courses. From there, he went on to study the meridians of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and disciplines such as tai chi and qigong that involve breath control and abdominal breathing. After three or four years of work putting it all together, he came up with his laughter kungfu.
高瑞協從心理成長、肢體與聲音、潛能開發，甚至到加拿大參加知名的「海文中心」自我成長課程，後來又學習中醫經絡、太極、氣功等丹田呼吸、調息方法，經過三、四年整理，發展成「笑笑功」。