Facial Yoga To Look Younger
Younger-looking healthy skin is a dream come true. Most people rely on expensive botox fillers and surgeries to look younger, but these come with a lot of procedure-associated side effects. However, yoga can give you the same results if you maintain consistency and caution.
Also, there is no beauty cosmetic like happiness if you are happy and content from the inside it reflects on your face. Yoga for looking young helps you in calming your mind and brings joy to your life.
Here are some facial yoga exercises for healthy skin-
1. Warm-up
Warming up is the most important step before any workout as it activates the muscles for the upcoming exercise.
- Clench your fist to warm up
- Use both fists to massage your lower back in a circular motion
- Repeat the movement ten times clockwise and ten times counter-clockwise
- Now do the same in the area below the collarbone, i.e. the chest
- Be gentle when performing the circular massage.
- Repeat the movement ten times clockwise and ten times counter-clockwise.
2- Lymphatic drainage
In order to get healthy and younger-looking skin, it is important to remove toxins and waste from the body.
- This is a dry massage so make sure you don’t have any cream or serum on.
- Make sure your movements are gentle
- Place the pads of your fingers on your neck and move your hands up to your chin
- Now start from the center of the face and work towards the ears
- Repeat ten to
- as much as you can
- Now smile broadly twenty strokes
- You can use Guasha or Jade rollers for the same
3- Kiss and smile
This is the most popular yet easy facial exercise; it is highly beneficial in shaping the jaw line and adds strength to the jaw muscles.
- Hold your lips in a pout.
- Push your lips forward
- Repeat this at least fifteen times
- Release the pout and relax
4- Puffy cheeks
This exercise can help fade lines around the corners of the lips and prevent cheeks from looking hollow.
- Breathe in through your mouth
- Spread the breath from cheek to cheek
- Release
- Repeat this procedure several times
5- Raising eyebrows
The forehead is the most vulnerable area to wrinkles. Toning the forehead muscles can help minimize the signs of aging and a brow lift can help fade forehead wrinkles and strengthen the muscles around the eyes.
- Place your index finger an inch above your eyebrow
- Try raising your eyebrows up
- Press your fingers down to create tension
- Repeat the exercise 10–12 times
6- The V
This exercise is very helpful in flushing out toxins, toning the face, and fading wrinkles.
- Cross both hands to form a V
- Breathe in through your nose
- Raise your arms and look at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle
- Now purse your lips to the ceiling and exhale
- Put your hands back
- Repeat the exercise 10 times
7- Smoothing the forehead
This exercise works like anti-aging forehead yoga. It helps smooth fine lines on the forehead and wrinkles between the eyebrows. This is a very basic exercise.
- Make a fist
- Place the knuckles of the middle fingers in the center of the forehead
- Move your fists to both sides of your forehead with slight pressure and finish
- Repeat this exercise 6 times