What is Face Yoga?
What yoga does to your overall body, face yoga does to your face. It relaxes and tones the muscles and gives you the desired flexibility and shape. It is a series of subtle and simple exercises that are done specifically with facial muscles and parts of the face to enhance your facial appearance. It has proved to be highly effective in slimming, toning, firming, fat reduction, anti-aging – all sorts of high cost treatment results, almost for free with Face Yoga!
In recent years , it has picked on as a popular trend and it's no big secret that celebrities, like Madonna, Jennifer Aniston, Megan Markle have endorsed face yoga as a daily beauty routine and workout.
Importance of Face Yoga
Stress has become an integral part of our lives as well our bodies. And apart from the many health hazards stress brings, its effect on our face and skin is quite evident. It causes premature wrinkles, takes away the glow, makes the skin saggy and face appear sick. Your face reflects the overall health and moreover, your face is the first thing people see. So what if we tell you that the first impression you are making, can be a dull one?
With face yoga, you can try fighting off these ill effects that stress brings to your face and explore the perks of having a glowing face and happy skin. Because each one of us desires to have a younger looking face for as long as possible. And our Shastra and Yoga Puran, confide in Sukshma Yoga or Face Yoga for eliminating stress from the face – thanks to its anti-ageing effects.
How does it work?
Facial movements in the form of yoga strengthen the muscles, provide exercise to face, increase blood circulation, remove toxins, and work against gravity to build the muscles fuller and toned. Face yoga will rejuvenate your skin within minutes and brighten it up. The relaxation techniques actually delay the onset of wrinkles.
They also aid in removal or reduction of tension lines, wrinkles, saggy bags from around the face. With focused breathing techniques and the right kind of exercises involving every muscle, face yoga will work wonders for your skin and will give you a natural face lift.
Doing it for about 30 minutes every day for 3 months straight, can give you effective results.
So, let’s prepare to ease up those facial muscles with some easy, quick and efficient asanas for that perfectly rejuvenated face!
- Palm it up! - Place your palms on the respective sides of the head and massage gently. It all starts at the top.
- Pinch those brows! – Hold your eyebrows between your thumb and index finger and start pinching them from left to right in repetitive motion.
- SURPRISE! - Squeeze your eyes (close them) and then also open them wide. Just like you would when surprised. Repeat this 10-15 times.
- Eye-eye! – Get dramatic with your eyes while rolling them up- down, side to side. Keep rotating anti-clock and clockwise.
- Play it by the ear! - Pull your ears to raise awareness or Pragya and hold up for 10-15 secs.
- Power of 3! - Open your mouth and place together your index, middle and ring finger and massage the jaw line, cheeks, and chin area. This soothes and relieves stress from across the face.
- The Balloon – Fill your cheeks with air and blow up your face as much as possible, while holding your breath for 10-15 secs.
- Tease time – Open your mouth wide and push the tongue outside without inhibition. Make an ‘aah’ sound from the throat. Repeat 3-4 times.
- Jaws! – Open your mouth wide and move the jaw from side to side.
- Relax! - Rub and massage your temples and forehead with your palms. This will help in cooling down.
How does Face Yoga benefit?
- Tones the muscles – The basic benefit of any exercise or muscle movement is that it works on the muscles and strengthens them.
- Removes excess fat – Face yoga helps burn those extra calories that are accumulated as fat on your face.
- Releases tension – Yoga helps in relaxing and releasing the tension in the nerves, making the face clearer.
- Removes dark circles – The right exercise enhances blood circulation across the face and evens out the skin tone.
- Get rid of your double chin – Get ready to let go of that flabby and stubborn jawline.
- Reduces wrinkles & crow feet – Facial exercise will get rid of those fine lines and leave your skin feeling supple and tight.
- Plump and toned cheeks – Face yoga will give your cheeks a defined cut, making them look perfectly toned.
So you can do these easy facial exercises anywhere, any time. With regular practice, your face will only look fresh throughout the day and radiate confidence. Yoga in any form helps in developing the body and mind, and brings in a lot of health benefits. But remember, it is no magic trick. Only a dedicated routine and firm belief in your actions, will give you the desired results and you will see the real transformation over the time.
Disclaimer :
This information is provided for educational purposes and should not be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your healthcare practitioners before undertaking any changes in your diet or adding supplements.
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