Face Yoga - Neck, Eyes, Forehead

This face yoga session will help you enjoy and learn: a few neck massages and exercises engaging the neck and the cheek muscles, a series of neck lymphatic massages and massages around the eyes and eyebrows areas, as well as a few forehead massages extremely beneficial for diminishing lines, and helping with general relaxation or tension relief.
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Hello. This is for you, Sugar. Let's inhale big, Inhale shoulders up. So I'll draw them back and down two more times. Inhale. Exhale. One more. Inhale. And exhale release we're going to um have um Um. . . Have the chin lifted but do a little test and see how far you can lift it without too much distress at the back of the neck. Shoulder blades are back and down. And. . . These are the color bars, Yeah. If you bring your shoulders forward, You'll find them. And if you bring your fingers at the very end, Right here, You will feel the muscles of the neck and everything that happens, A contraction here. Now we're gonna try to lift the chin. Um sort of have this frown so instead of lifting the corners of the lips I'm going to try to lower them but all from a really flat Be. Smile or grin. And then if we hold the fingers here, We're going to feel the muscles of the neck and everything that's happening here. So 15 rapid movements and we're going to do three sets, 20 seconds distance apart. Let's do it. Four, Five, Six, Seven. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, Release. Okay, You're gonna feel it. So what is this? I'm gonna show you the picture with the collarbones. Oh, It's right here. So this is if we place the fingers on the sides, This is where we can feel the muscles. And let's do it again. We got 20 seconds break only. So one, Two, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. Release. Breathe. So yeah, We're working all the muscles on the neck. You're probably feeling the contraction. There is an opening at the jaw as well. And by flattening here, We work the cheeks a little bit too. Yeah, The cheek muscles. There's a lot of work for this area as well. Let's do our third round. So 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, Oh. Hmm. Now and next. Next set, We are going to keep a 30 second break. We're going to, Once again, Lift the chin, But here. The idea is to put tension from under the jaw and to push the jaw down and have tension from the jaw. There's an opening of the jaw, There's pushing from the jaw, And then there's pushing from whatever. Many of us have different ways of bringing tension from under. I really like the fist. And if you have support for the elbow, Then, But we're not trying to dislocate our jaw here or do something really, Really crazy. So really, First of all, Just try and find your pressure here. Find what's doable. Don't push like crazy. Sore for days after this. So let's do it. Pressing down and pressing up. Rapid movement again. And this time 10 and this time 30 seconds in between. Again, We're doing it three sets. Let's do it. So. Two, Three, Four, Five. Eight, Nine, Ten. It feels easy, Right? But it's hard. Breathe. So 30 seconds here. And chat. Um. . . Yeah, Really, Yeah. Let's see so you can release now you can um even you know uh stroke the the neck and the muscles here during this break we have two more seconds and we can begin again so 10 times rapid movements pressure from the jaw and from the fist let's do it one 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Hmm. So yeah, You can. Stroke gently. At your massage during the break. I know you can feel the muscles and the work we're doing. It's pretty rough, Especially if you're not doing this often. And. We have one more round. Take another breath, Shoulders back and down, Smile, And let's do it one more time. Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten. Release. Oh. We're releasing the jaw here, Have a small gap between the teeth, Close your eyes, Smile, Breathe. You've got 10 more seconds, Just enjoy. Enjoy this break. So. The next exercise. We're going to bring the Um. . . Teeth, The lower teeth. Forward. And then we bring them as forward as possible. And we're also. Opening them up. The opening is really small. But I'm adding the smile to this, So it's gonna be harder. So shoulder blades back and down and up. Small opening. And we're going to do, Again, 10. Um. . . Small opening so it's not going to be a rapid movement but slow and small so it's not going to take long. And we're going to have a 30 second break in between again. Let's do it. So this one, It's really hard if you have Um. . . Issues with your jaw opening your TMJ yeah this is helpful but it made hurt a lot so My suggestion is. . . If it hurts a lot, Take a break and try to do it again some other time. But try again, Try, Try again. You don't have to do all 10 and you can do two or three. Small increments and then you can progress and it is really helpful for the opening of the jaw, Not just the muscles over here. Let's breathe and let's do it. One, So add the smile, Lift the corners, Two. So first the teeth forward, Then the opening, And then the smile. It's not easy. I'm turning my head so that you can see the movement. And you can see the muscles on my neck. Nine, There's so much contraction here. 10 released. If your back of the neck hurts, Shake like a puppy, Yeah? Take a breath. Hmm. 30 seconds. We're taking a break and during your break Just do what feels good. Shoulder blades back and down. Close your eyes. Breathe. Have that gap in between the teeth. Really relax the entire body. Feel your face relaxing. Okay. These combos are very powerful so you may feel pain afterwards or tension especially if you're not used to working the muscles of the neck. So much. At the same time. So don't be scared. Massage and yeah enjoy let's go for the massage next one so Bye. Then release. We have one more. So we're bringing the lower teeth forward. Uh yeah we're lowering them so that we open them up slowly and then we're adding the lifting of the corners of the lips and this is all rapid it's small movements would for uh We've done two sets of 10 already. This is our third set. 30 seconds in between and I think. . . We can begin our last set here. Shoulder blades back and down. You don't have to turn the head. I'm turning it so that I can show you the contractions on the neck. All the muscles here are working. Now, Let's do it. Bye. Thanks. So good. 8. . . Nine. Done. My cheeks are working here too. Let's do our self-lymphatic massages here. So you can see when you stroke we're going over the neck from the jawline all the way to the collarbones. If you say yum, You engage your cheeks a little more. If your cheeks have had enough, You can. Keep the yum. Not say it. Um. . . Even if you pretend say it, Your corners of the lips will go upward and your cheeks will be working here too. Chin is slightly lifted, There is no tension at the back of the neck. Breathe. Smile. And I'll do one more. These strokes are really, Really gentle, Feather-like movements. We're going to go to the sides of the ears. I'll show you. Why we go over the next. It's all the lymph nodes that are on to the neck. Um Sorry about that. Here we go. My favorite. So from the sides, Two fingers on one side, Two fingers on the other side, We stroke all the way to the collarbones. Again, The movements are really, Really intense. Gentle and the pressure is very, Very low. Feather like y'all so at least 10 Breathe. Hmm. Release. Take a breath. You can close your eyes. You can take a sip of water or hydrating tea. Of your breath. Now it should feel really good. One of my most favorite massages that I haven't done in a while. We're gonna go from mid chin and pinch and press. Both sides all the way to the ear. You saw the lymph nodes on these sides. And under right here. This helps with reducing puffiness. Also providing relief in this area. You can swap and use the other hand. We're beginning mid-chin and going all the way to the ears. Breathe. Smile. We've done a lot of work already. Take another breath. Mm, Let it go. Another massage that I really really like is for the cheeks, So we did work the cheeks quite a bit. We're gonna puff up both cheeks and then we're gonna pat one first for 30 seconds and then the other one for 30 seconds and we're done. Relaxing, Massaging, We're also increasing blood flow into the area, Diminishing the hollow lines, Yeah, And getting a bit of rosiness yeah we're getting rosy healthy looking cheeks let's do it so one more thing here I tend to get lines around my mouth. Use your fingers from the other hand to smooth out those lines. Don't let them happen. Let's do it. Release. Take a breath. Hmm, Feels good, Doesn't it? Tingly. We'll go to the other cheek. So same thing. Blow them both up. Make sure you try to smooth as many lines out as possible. And then we're patting the other cheek for 30 seconds again. Huh. It feels good, It's really nice. Big inhale, Shoulders up. I said it all and back in town. Now I'm going to show you again that picture with the eyes. We all have this issue. Check the lymph nodes right under the eyes, And then there's this row going all the way, And it goes all the way to the collarbone. So we're gonna tap, Tap, Tap, And then slide all the way to the collarbone. So this is another one of my most favorite little massages. So gentle. . . That. . . You go feather-like, Yeah? It's just like you're tapping feathers. 1, 2, 3, And then slide. 1, 2, 3, Slide. You can close your eyes. Remember the skin around the eyes is ten times thinner than the skin on the face. We don't want to damage the skin. But this really diminishes puffiness under the eyes, Really disperses excess lymph through the right channels, All the way into the body. So at least 10 times here. I'm ready. And release. Take a breath. Yeah, The helicopters. Extinguishing fires that are quite near. There is noise from that. And yeah. From the inner corners upper yeah right under the eyebrows following this trajectory so we're going circles all the way to the inner corner under yeah so At least 10 times. Now, A few things here. First of all, There are acupressure points for eye strain relief, And we're touching over all six of them. Damn. I want you to really not touch with the nail, Just the fingers. Be gentle, Feather-like again. And if you feel that you're drying your skin, Just go ahead and gently, Gently tap. So about 10 to 15 times a year. Green News. There's a small gap between the teeth. So at least 10 times, 10, 15 times, As much as you have time. Really very very gentle feel the touch but don't press And if your fingers are not sliding or at the top, Please wash your hands. Thank you. Of course, There's garbage retrieval too, With my luck. I can't help it. Thank you. To my own. Right above the eyebrows, We're going to go 15 tiny circles one way and then 15 tiny circles the other way. Pressure is yours here. It can be hard if you need it. And then go the other way. So at least 15. The golden rules, Not with the nails, Yeah? Not scratching the skin. Find your pressure. Release take a breath We're gonna go mid forehead. So again, 15 or so. Tiny circles, Pressure is yours, Go one direction and then the other. Teeth are not touching, You're relaxing the entire jaw, You can close your eyes here, Relax the face Your mid forehead now. And then one more at the hairline, So go ahead. And then the other way. And release, Take another breath. Ah, Let it go, Feel that. From the hairline, We're gonna tap, Tap, Tap all the way to the collarbones. I feel all the work we've done. I was really, Really good. I hope you do too. Tap, Tap, Tap Marie. Close your eyes. Smile. Big inhale, Shoulders up, Exhale, Rolling back and down. Let go, Let go, Let go. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.