Face yoga

What is face yoga?

“Aging gracefully”

The scary thing about the world we live in is that we are surrounded by easy access to aesthetic medical treatments. These treatments are made to seem so appealing so we to rush towards them and we often do not stop and think about the long-term consequences. Keeping up with the latest trends does not guarantee younger looks and sometimes they can do the opposite.

To age with dignity and grace first we need to accept that we all age and this process will affect everyone.

We also need to look for a more subtle way to manage this process and there are lots of more pleasant and natural ways to slow down the aging process.

In this article I would like to suggest another method to help you manage the aging process which is Face Yoga.

What is face yoga?

Facial yoga is all about exercising face muscles, regular training of the facial muscles can naturally improve the condition of the facial muscles and elasticity of the skin, just like the muscles of the body.

Facial exercises actually have a long history of use in the treatment of certain health conditions that affect muscle control, including strokes and Bell’s palsy (Bell’s palsy is a condition where partial or total weakness or paralysis of the facial nerve occurs).  As such, it seems to make sense that the same exercises would help slow down the look of aging skin, since studies show that age-related issues like sagginess (deterioration of facial tissue) are due in part to muscle loss.

How It Works Face Yoga?

You can think of face yoga as a gentle form of “strength training” for you face and neck muscles. The more you repeat certain face yoga exercises that target various parts of your face, the more you may notice that the muscles and skin start to slightly change for the better.

Based on what we know about facial exercises in general, the face yoga method seems to work in these ways:

• Stimulates facial muscles, stimulate collagen and elastin, helping improve their tone and “tightness, giving you a smoother, more supple-looking skin with a natural glow. This can explain why it may help some people experience reduced signs of aging, such as sagging.
• Increases blood flow/circulation to the skin, which can be helpful for clearing skin.
• Reduces strain and tension in the face muscles that are caused by repeated facial expressions throughout the day, such as squinting.

The techniques are also designed to stimulate collagen and elastin production in the middle layer of the skin giving you a smoother, more supple, tighter-looking skin with a natural glow. The series of exercises promises to do for your face what yoga does for your body: helping relax and tone muscles.

Practicing Face yoga has a variety of benefits

• Increased oxygen and blood flow to the face
• Helping smooth wrinkles and fine lines
• Lifting the skin around the eyes and preventing under eye bags/sagging
• Uplifted corners of the mouth
• A happier face creates a happier spirit
• Slimmer, more defined cheeks (for those who currently have a fuller face)
• Fuller cheeks (for those with a bony/slimmer face)
• Wider, fuller lips/mouth
• Decreased nasolabial fold lines

Face Yoga offers a fundamentally different approach. Without injections and procedures, you can improve health and tone – the natural state of human skin and get impressive results. Face Yoga It is also much safer- facial yoga is 100% natural and does not contain any chemicals or require needles.

Experts recommend performing the various facial exercises for 20 minutes, six times a week to see results quickly. There are approximately 50 muscles in your face, so exercising them is key.

Anti-ageing facial yoga exercises you can do at home

For all over blood circulation, this is your go-to, simple pose.

Face yoga warmup.

1. Drop your jaw as if you are yawning, feeling that sensation you are creating in the cheek area. 
2. Without moving your forehead, move your gaze from eye-level, all the way past your forehead to the ceiling without moving your forehead muscles. 
3. Hold for 10 seconds, remembering to breathe throughout.
4. Repeat two times for a total of 30 seconds.

 Face yoga for the eyes.

1. Press both middle fingers together at the inner corner of the eyebrows, then with the index fingers, apply pressure to the outer corners of the eyebrows.
2. Look to the ceiling, and lift the skin below the eyes upwards into a strong squint, and then relax.
3. Repeat six more times and finish by squeezing eyes shut tightly for 10 seconds.

Face yoga for the neck.

This pose releases tension and tones the neck area. The neck and jaw are connected by the platysma muscle, this stretch can also tone your jawline as well. 

1. Relaxing the shoulders, move your chin to one side, slightly up at a 45-degree angle.
2. Pucker your lips into a kiss. 
3. Hold for 10 seconds, remembering to breathe throughout. 
4. Switch sides and repeat. Repeat both sides two times for a total of 30 seconds on each side.

Face yoga for the forehead.

This pose is good for horizontal forehead lines.

1. Place both hands on the forehead facing inwards and spread all of the fingers out between the eyebrows and hairline.
2. Gently sweep the fingers outwards across the forehead, applying light pressure to tighten the skin.
3. Relax and repeat 10 times.

Face yoga for the mouth.

As we know, our lips thin as we age due to a loss of collagen. This pose works to stimulate the lip barrier, for naturally full, plump lips.

1. Place your index fingers on the corners of your mouth. 
2. Smile, showing the entire row of your front teeth. Make sure the corners of your mouth are at the same level. 
3. Curl your tongue up slightly, and take 5 seconds to slowly move it to one side. Take 5 seconds to move your tongue to the other side. 
4. Repeat two more times for a total of 30 seconds, remembering to breathe throughout. 

To remind you that with carefully selected home care you can give yourself a daily face massages when you remove your makeup and apply your favourite products.

Our products should help condition-enhancing of the skin, they should moisturize and nourish it.

With a regular daily home care routine, exercises such as facial yoga, body yoga, we can really achieve great results. It is also very important to choose the appropriate treatments in a beauty salon that will bring you the long-term effects of youthful skin for many years to come.

I offer the following anti-aging treatments:

• Natural Face Lift Massage
• Naqua Therapy
• estGen Therapy
• Microneedling
• CPL Skin Rejuvenation
• Laser Volumetric Treatment

I would love to help you manage your aging process, please contact me to book your skin consultation.