FACE YOGA

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Tired of emptying your bank account by spending fortunes on anti-ageing creams and treatments that get rid of those multi-directional and fast-emerging lines? What if we told you that the secret to looking younger and healthier is right at your fingertips? Quite literally.

Enter: Face Yoga

This all-natural, non-invasive practice promises to tone your facial muscles, boost circulation, and give you that coveted radiant glow—all without breaking the bank. Ready to say goodbye to fine lines and hello to a firmer, more vibrant you? Let’s dive into the world of face yoga and unlock your skin’s raw potential.

Face the Facts: Yoga isn’t just for your body.

Celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Malaika Arora have taken up face yoga and they’re popularising the trend by showing us all how to treat our skin with love. In an interview with Birchbox, Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, said, “I swear it works, as silly as you may feel. On the days I do it, my cheekbones and jawline are waaaay more sculpted.”

Is Face Yoga like Hitting the Gym…for your face?

Your face, like any other part of your body, has muscles. Face it, we get tense about a million things every day. Sometimes you need to do a little extra work to smoothen those frown lines and relax your facial muscles.

A 2018 study had women aged 40 years and above perform 30 minutes of facial exercises every day for 8 weeks to determine an association between facial exercises and the appearance of one’s face and neck. At the end of the study, the participants showed great improvement in their facial features and—get this—looked 2 to 3 years younger than before!

But How?

Face yoga is all about toning. When you exercise your face, you lift and tighten your skin and muscles, and increase blood circulation, making your face look firm and glowing!

Pucker Up: Kiss Ageing Goodbye

The method and end result are both completely natural but that doesn’t mean it’ll come to you naturally.

Here are some of the best resources to get you started:

Face Yoga by Priya Khandelwal

Glow with Priya, an internationally certified face yoga instructor, by stimulating the muscles, skin and lymphatic system in your face through simple everyday routines.

If you wanna take it one step further and commit to the practice, join her face yoga boot camps and online programs!

House of Beauty, India

Online face yoga classes are really kicking it off these days! From a Shark Tank pitch to revolutionising skincare today, Faceyogi Vibhuti Arora, founder of House of Beauty, is helping sculpt faces through guided sessions and a range of beauty and face tools for radiant skin.

Speaking of face tools, what’s new and popular in town?

Gua Sha (pronounced “gwah shah”)

Learn the ancient Chinese healing technique of scraping your skin using a smooth-edged tool to activate the immune system, improve blood flow and reduce inflammation in the area.

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Jade Roller

Here’s another tool to reduce face puffiness, tension, wrinkles and frown lines. Find a jade roller you like and get rolling! Whether it’s in front of a mirror or the television, watch this quick tutorial on using it:

Ice Globes

Literally the coolest skincare tool and the best one for summer. It’s like rubbing ice on your skin but temperature-controlled to avoid ice burns and without the watery mess. Plus, the cooling effect from rubbing ice globes on your face can help relieve headaches and migraines:

Those were our suggestions, now here’s a piece of advice:

With any of these methods, you might not see results instantly. If you do, they’ll be short-lived. Age and gravity work overtime to make it impossible for us to forget they exist.

Think about that study: it took 30 minutes of facial workout every single day for 8 weeks to see the remarkable changes. Anyone who wants those changes to last, can’t stop at 8.

It’s maddening but consistency truly is key.

A slimmer, firmer, and brighter face is entirely possible, you just have to keep at it to make it stay.

Ultimately, things can go one of two ways: Either you’ll fall in love with the facial workout, enjoying every touch of your fingertips or the tool on your face as you feel the tension leave your skin and muscles and relaxation pulls you into absolute nirvana, OR you let YouTube do the heavy lifting in teaching you the technique and then you execute it to perfection while walking, reading or watching TV like a multitasking pro.

Oh well, whatever works for you.