5 FACE YOGA POSES FOR A YOUTHFUL GLOW


We love seeing new trends in anti-aging treatments, and the creativity behind these practices really shows how far we will go to hold onto our youthful look for as long as possible. The newest trend on the block being Face Yoga! Here’s how to get a more youthful and radiant complexion by exercising your facial muscles.


Founder Fumiko Takatsu explains that our faces are just like the rest of our bodies; composed of muscle. When we work that muscle, we will have more definition and lifting! By practicing the below series of facial exercises, you can learn to tone your facial muscles, increase circulation, and blood flow, and ultimately tighten your skin.



1. SURPRISE ME
Used to: Smooth your forehead.

How it works: Widen your eyes, trying to expose as much of the white in your eye as you can. Hold that until your eyes start to water. By holding this expression, you’re exercising the muscles around your eyes and your forehead, erasing the negative effects of frowning by doing the opposite action.



2. GET CHEEKY
Used to:
Firm your cheeks.

How it works: Take a deep breath through your mouth, then push the breath from cheek to cheek and release. This pose strengthens your cheek muscles and prevents them from becoming thinner and looking hollow. This pose’s results are evident in people who play the saxophone, they always have toned, lifted, and plump cheeks.



3. CROW, CROW, FLY AWAY
Used to:
Get rid of crow’s feet.

How it works: Lift and release your lower lid gently without moving any other facial muscles. Add a little bit of fingertip pressure in the outer crease of the crow’s feet, which in turn creates some pressure for the muscle to work against. Just make sure you don’t drag or pull the skin since that area is very sensitive. You also want to make sure the skin is clean and slightly moisturised so it’s not tight. By exercising the muscles around your eyes, you’re firming the skin to keep it from folding into itself, which creates wrinkles.

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4. PUPPET FACE
Used to:
Lift nasal labial folds/laugh lines.

How it works: Smile with your teeth showing, then gently press your fingertips into the creases between your nose and lips. Lift the muscles up and press your fingertips down into the muscles for slight resistance. One of the best signs of youth are plump, round cheeks, which is why people use injectables to fill the area. Instead, try this exercise, which will strengthen the muscle so that it doesn’t become slack. When your fingertips push into facial muscles, the muscles push back, which is what makes them stronger and fuller.

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5. BABY BIRD
Used to:
Prevent your chin and neck from sagging.

How it works: Whilst you may always put SPF on your face, your neck may often get skipped and that’s why the neck is one of the first places to show signs of aging. Press the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth, then smile and swallow while pointing your chin at the ceiling. This pose is great at tightening the jaw, since you’re working out your chewing muscle and the platysma, which is the muscle that surrounds your upper chest, collarbone, and neck. This pose may take some practise!

5 FACE YOGA POSES FOR A YOUTHFUL GLOW 5 FACE YOGA POSES FOR A YOUTHFUL GLOW Reviewed by Michelle Pienaar on September 10, 2021 Rating: 5
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