Face Yoga

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On the other hand, stress and highself expectations cause some muscleson the face to become tense. Tensionleads to wrinkles, mimic lines, pain,teeth clenching and grinding, and evenheadaches and migraines. In this case,the lack of facial movement affects usway deeper than imagined.

This is why exercising our facialmuscles on a daily basis is important.At the end of the day, our muscles representabout 60% of our facial form.Therefore, they should play a moresignificant role when talking aboutanti-aging.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

When working out your facial muscles,many things happen: tension from themuscles (mostly your jaw and area betweenthe eyebrows) are released andthey become stronger and more toned,creating a nice structure for the skin tolay over. But that’s not all. Face exercisesimprove blood circulation all theway to the deepest skin layers, enhancingcollagen and elastin production.

At the same time, they improvelymph circulation, removing toxins, anddepuffing the face. The muscle movementpositively affects bone density,too. Other positive effects? Face yogaimproves concentration, memory, andcalms down your nervous system.

But the key to success is in learningthe right face yoga technique and sequenceof the exercises. As face yogais becoming more and more popular,many exercises on the internet can befound. Unfortunately, most of themare done completely wrong. The keyto success is to look for a professional,learn the exercises, and the sequence+ keep on going.

HOW DO YOU SPOT A GOODEXERCISE/ PROGRAMONLINE?

1 Understand facial anatomy. As themuscles are highly interconnected, oneexercise for removing dark circles justwon’t work. This is why I recommend you getting a program where you activateand work with all of your facialmuscles first. Once they’re fully activated,you can start focusing on yourconcerned areas.you getting a program where you activateand work with all of your facialmuscles first. Once they’re fully activated,you can start focusing on yourconcerned areas.

2 Avoid exercises containing fastmovements. Your muscles are mostlikely atrophied in the beginning. Doingfast movements will get you out of controland most likely create wrinkles onother parts of the face. Remember tostart slow and control every movementyou do.

3 Activate more muscle groups atonce. If you see an exercise wheresomebody is blowing a kiss or liftingthe opening and closing the mouth -skip it. Choose the exercise with manysteps.

4 Avoid exercises that wrinkle yourskin while you do them.There shouldbe no wrinkle on your skin during theexercise.

WHO IS IT FOR?

Face Yoga is for everybody no matterthe age or sex. The fact is the sooneryou start, the better, as it also helps toslow down the aging process and preventwrinkles from forming.

HOW TO DO IT?

Face Yoga can be easily done fromthe comfort of your own home. Onceyou learn the exercises, you have themforever and you can do them anytime,anywhere. It only takes you 10 minutesdaily as the muscles are small and closelyconnected together. You can teachthese exercises to your clients so thatthey can do them at home, too. Havefun with it and host interactive lives onInstagram and Facebook where you cancomplete sessions together!

HOW CAN IT BE USED IN THE TREATMENT ROOM?

Until now, facials mostly consisted of taking care of the skin only, forgetting that there are also muscles behind theskin that play a crucial role on how theclient’s skin will act in the aging process.

If you are interested in integratingFace Yoga into your practice,Glowinface has developed the first ofits kind face yoga facial treatment forbeauty salons and spa centers. Thetreatment consists of a warm up andworkout that tones and lifts the facemuscles under the guidance of a spatherapist and a cool down where acupressure,massage and skin-care regimetakes place.This way, everything is takencare of; the skin, muscles, facial bones,glands, brain and the client’s overallwell-being.

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