Looking for natural ways to help improve the appearance of your facial skin? Facial yoga is a great exercise for the muscles of the face and has many benefits, “including a rejuvenated and glowing appearance.” Karin, founder and lead instructor of luminous face Face Yoga programs, numbered Express.es how facial yoga “helps erase wrinkles and sagging skin naturally by releasing tension, activating, lifting and toning facial muscles”. He shared three face yoga exercises for beginners that you can try at home.
Karin said that there are 57 muscles in the face and they make up 60 percent of our facial structure. Then there is 20 percent skin, 10 percent bone, and 10 percent fat.
Under the influence of gravity, our facial muscles begin to sag and lose volume. The skin is closely connected to the muscles and always follows them. If your muscles sag, your skin will have no place to lie down and it will become increasingly wrinkled, but facial yoga can help keep your muscles connected.
Karin explained: “Practicing Face Yoga increases blood circulation, bringing oxygen and vital nutrients not only to the muscles but also to the deeper layers of the skin (increasing collagen and elastin production) and to the brain and internal glands.
“In this way, facial exercises sculpt, lift and tone the face, improve skin elasticity, reduce acne and also reduce headaches, improve concentration, increase energy levels and balance the entire body.”
Karin also talked about the main skin problems women face as they age and how face yoga can help reverse them. She said: “The most visible problems during the aging process are definitely wrinkles, sagging skin, dryness and a dull complexion.
“The objective of facial exercises is to activate the muscles with the correct movements and in this way improve blood flow to each cell and improve lymphatic drainage.
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“In this way, facial exercises help speed up the regeneration process, increase collagen and elastin in the skin and, most importantly, release tension and strengthen facial muscles, which account for about 60 percent of all facial muscles. the whole shape of your face, no other technique (massage, cupping, guasha) can do that.
“When muscles are exercised, they tug and pull on bone, which helps preserve bone density that declines with age, especially at menopause.
“When you work with the facial muscles, you also get other benefits, such as vagus nerve stimulation, hormonal balance, improved concentration and memory, and more,” he added.
Before embarking on facial yoga, Karin had some advice: “You can create more wrinkles if you’re not doing facial exercises correctly. So make sure you use a mirror when you’re starting out, to make sure you’re smoothing your skin with your hands instead of wrinkling it.
“The exercises that I am going to teach you are called Cat Eyes, Total Facelift and Bye Bye Double Chin. They are our basic anti-aging exercises that will help you get an idea of what the practice of facial yoga looks and feels like.
“Make sure you hold each exercise for 30 seconds and repeat it three times. It will take you less than 10 minutes and you will already feel your face working!”
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A Beginner’s Guide to Face Yoga: Three Exercises
Cat eyes
“This exercise focuses on the upper part of the face,” said the expert. “Eliminates wrinkles around the eyes, lifts the upper eyelids and removes stagnant lymph from the lower eyelid.
“This exercise helps improve vision, balances the hormonal system, reduces headaches and provides energy.”
1. Place the ends of the palm of the hand on the temples and hug the head with the fingers.
2. Look in the mirror to see if the tips of your palms cover the bottom of your eyebrows, they have to!
3. Press the muscle first with the palms of your hands, and then press back and up.
4. Close and squint your eyes intensely until you feel the muscle below working.
5. Your neck, shoulders, and other facial muscles should be relaxed.
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full facelift
Karin explained: “This facial yoga exercise rejuvenates, lifts and tones all 57 muscles in the face and neck. Reduces wrinkles on the face, neck and décolleté. The best time to implement this exercise in your routine is in the morning, because it gives you energy, wakes you up and clears your mind.”
1. Make a long narrow O with your mouth, then hold for a few seconds.
2. Then pull your upper and lower lip in over your teeth firmly and hold.
3. Support your chin with your finger to keep the O long and narrow.
4. Then lift your cheeks at the corners of your mouth as if you wanted to smile.
5. Be careful not to create wrinkles around the eyes. To avoid that, you can place your fingers on the temples, then press the muscles and up.
goodbye double chin
“The Bye Bye Double chin facial exercise firms and tones the muscle groups in, around and under the chin,” revealed the expert. “It helps lift sagging cheeks and strengthens the entire jaw.
“It also reduces wrinkles on both sides of the chin, the so-called ‘bags’, eliminates double chins and smoothes the skin of the neck.”
1. Smile, open your mouth and make an “aaaa” sound.
2. Place the lower lip and the corners of the lower teeth and press them inward.
3. Start to push your jaw out as far as it will go and try to lift your cheeks.
4. You should feel the resistance between your cheeks pulling up and your jaw pushing out.
5. When your jaw can’t go any further, cover the area around the mouth with two fingers on both sides to prevent wrinkles and hold.
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