What is facial yoga?
Facial yoga is a discipline whose aim is to relax the muscles of the face, plumping the skin and limiting and slowing the appearance of signs of aging. Facial yoga also helps to reshape the face and cheeks.
What are the benefits of facial yoga?
To feel the benefits of facial yoga, you need to adopt a daily practice, otherwise it will be complicated to notice a difference in facial tissue. The occasional practice of facial yoga will help you relax. Which is great!
Facial yoga can also be a solution for reshaping the shape of the face (especially the hollows of the cheekbones, for example) and strengthening facial muscles. This will facilitate cell renewal and ensure that the face retains its elasticity for as long as possible.
What are the benefits of facial yoga?
It's a natural anti-wrinkle: regular massages will relax the skin and make it firmer.
In addition to plumping the skin, preventing the signs of aging and reshaping the face and cheeks, facial yoga also helps to release tension in the eyebrows, jawline, neck and forehead.
Facial yoga will also play a role in lymphatic drainage of the face. The lymphatic system plays a vital role in eliminating excess fluid from the tissues. It transports water, proteins, fats and toxins to the lymph nodes. For puffy faces and water retention, facial yoga can be a natural draining solution.
How do I practice facial yoga?
Facial yoga exercises can be performed with the fingers, with semi-precious stones such as gua sha, or with a jade lifting roller...
Here are a few exercises you can easily reproduce:
How to reduce a double chin
- Sit in a comfortable position, keeping your back straight
- Inhale deeply, then, while exhaling through the mouth, tilt your head forward
- Take a deep breath in through your nose and lift your head.
- Keeping the same position, pass your lower lip over your lower lip. Hold this posture with chin raised for 5-10 seconds, while becoming aware of the sensations in your neck.
- Finally, return to the neutral position. You can repeat the exercise several times.
How to firm and lift the cheekbones?
- Blow out your cheeks while keeping your mouth closed.
- With a free hand, tap one cheek after the other.
- You can release the air using your index fingers and thumbs, while lightly pinching your cheeks.
How to reduce frown lines
The lion's wrinkle is the one that forms between the two eyebrows.
- Place your two thumbs on the area between the eyebrows.
- Massage this area using 3 circular movements, clockwise and counter-clockwise.
- The next step is to apply 3 pressures, on the rhythms of inhalation and exhalation, keeping your thumbs on the brow area.
See also: What type of yoga should you practice at the end of pregnancy?
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