Face yoga – Anti Ageing – for FREE!

10 August, 2014 - 09:44pm by - First Lady | 25 Comments

images: Annaliese Hagan / Gene Moz via Julep

Article by BR Natalie

On our quest for eternal youth, this latest discovery is going to stand out as one of the highlights. It turns out there is a chemical, Botox, in fact a completely product-free way to prevent wrinkles and sagging skin. Ladies, we give you...

Face Yoga.

Yes yoga for your face. This trend has moved from fad to lifestyle choice, with books, classes and celebrity fans. The ever-young looking Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston are said to be huge fans of pulling funny faces and roaring in the face of ageing.

So what is Face Yoga? Essentially you exercise the muscles of the face by pulling and holding a variety of poses. It can firm sagging jowls, smooth and minimise wrinkles and brighten your complexion by increasing circulation. Internal benefits include easing headaches and eye strain. It is said to stimulate collagen production which is of course the protein that keeps your skin elastic, plump and young looking.

Annelise Hagen (pictured) is a dedicated yogi and author of The Yoga Face: Eliminate Wrinkles with the Ultimate Natural Facelift. She runs a facial yoga class in New York City. In the UK Julia Anastasiou charges $150 an hour to teach you a 20 minute program.

To see results it's recommended you exercise your face six times a week by completing 18 facial poses, including Smiling Fish, Lion Face and Surprise Me. You don't have to do them all at once, you can stagger them through the day; one for the bus ride maybe?

We all know the disheartening thing about exercise is it takes a while to see results right? Well with face yoga it's said to knock 5 years off of you in just a week. For real.

So in just 20 minutes a day you can have perky, young looking skin, without cosmetic procedures? With no risk of 'Botox Face'? Hmmm, might be time to incorporate a Face Yoga session in the daily routine at BR HQ.

So - are you convinced? Is Face Yoga something you'd be interesting in giving a go, or do you think it's silly to spend your time pulling silly faces?

Get chatting below!

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nardz04

10th December, 2014

I have been looking for more info about this for ages! I am so keen to try it..I mean I exercise my body so makes sense to exercise your facial muscles too

Jacinda

10th December, 2014

I tried this for one day...and that was enough for me to realise that it's something that I wouldn't be able to sustain long term time wise or energy wise.

ashandtracey

20th August, 2014

Hmmm I wonder how many of you are pulling weird faces while reading this :)

leonie-o

19th August, 2014

Yep, heard of this before and have done it for years. Helps to keep double chin at bay and to tone around the eye area which sags as you get older.

MissQT

17th August, 2014

The picture with those lips made me laugh. I have heard of anti wrinkle programmes like these. Years ago I remember seeing an episode of 20/20 (or some sort of show like that) where they tested different anti ageing methods like various creams and treatments, one of which was face yoga. The lady who trialled it reported good results. I'm still quite young so I won't be looking at trying any of these yet, but for those who are this method does sounds quite promising, and fun at the same time.

paniatahiwi

16th August, 2014

Haha I do those faces to my 3 year old and sometimes my partner when he pees me off.

isemonger

16th August, 2014

Amazing! Hahahahaha I go away for 2 weeks and look what happens! Face Yoga!! I would love to have seen everyone's faces as they tested this out.... hehehehehehehe. Although I agree with most of the ladies on here.... I tend to pull these faces on a daily basis ;)

tannygirl

15th August, 2014

The face pulling reminds me of days I was trying to entertain babies and toddlers.

MAGPIEFI

15th August, 2014

Ha ha yes I'm pretty sure I do face yoga everyday, and I know when I drive the loader I open my mouth something shocking with every bucket full this I have been told and laughed at. And I have made only wrinkles, so no I'm not convinced