What Do You Think of Facial Yoga?

November 25, 2007

Wrinkles are inevitable. Or are they? Some yoga instructors are teaching facial yoga classes, claiming that a few movements produce results along the lines of "natural Botox." The exercises, which include making kissy faces and puffing out the cheeks, sound odd — but some practitioners swear by the results. What do you think?

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50 Comments

katie_c 5 years 17 weeks

i love my yoga instructor. she's never done me wrong. if she suggested we give it a try during a class i totally would. i might start laughing part of the way through.

phree2b 5 years 20 weeks

the photo is scarey but i tried a few movements and they kinda hurt..

Spree 5 years 21 weeks

worth a try

SeptemberGurl 5 years 22 weeks

it sounds crazy, but i might try it. though i'd like the poster who mentioned her gran's advice to post gran's advice. :) hehehe...

sarah holt 5 years 23 weeks

huuuuhhhhh....well it definitely isn't workin for the woman in that picture.

PrincessTracy 5 years 23 weeks

people say a lot of things to make an extra buck...doesn't make it any more true.

raccoonLUVR 5 years 24 weeks

SCARRRRRRRYY!LOL.:o

ayzhan 5 years 24 weeks

haha it sounds ridiculous but I'd definitely try it :P technically it really should work cause they're still muscles and will get toned, which always prevents sagging

flurogreen 5 years 24 weeks

lol

BabydollJustina 5 years 24 weeks

Well theyre muscles right??

keiraz 5 years 24 weeks

I'd do anything not to age sniff sniff am only 25 sniff

lily8206 5 years 25 weeks

My logic wants to argue that this wouldn't do anything for wrinkles. If making kissy faces (and the like) were going to help give you a botox effect, why do smokers get such awful wrinkles around their mouths from puffing away so much?!?! I'll pass.

lydia holmes 5 years 25 weeks

Hmmm... another scheme to take your money; after all we women will try anything to be beautiful!

fashionhore 5 years 25 weeks

My yoga teacher brought this into class today, and we tried it for the first time. She said that she was unsure about the results (regarding less wrinkles, ect.), but that if you have a cold, or are getting sick these will help open up passages and you are able to release toxins easier and faster. I did feel like I was breathing easier and had better vision.

lilstacylou 5 years 25 weeks

I think it would work if you did it over the years.

aimeeb 5 years 25 weeks

I have a hard time believing this one...

Lovely_1 5 years 25 weeks

No...

vanilla19 5 years 25 weeks

Seems just like a way to make money to me. Even if it were good for you, you could do it at home instead of paying for a class and making funny faces in public.

pixelhaze 5 years 25 weeks

I also think this would cause more wrinkles. For the kissy face one specifically, since it's the same motion you do to suck on a straw (or smoke a cigarette) and it will cause lines around your lips.

Merlin713 5 years 25 weeks

This reminds me of the thing I saw on The Soup on E! about this neck strengthener and toner on the home shopping network.... Did anyone see that? The ladies put this thing in their mouth and then they would do a series of exercises with it. Really weird looking.....

Fancy04 5 years 25 weeks

Facial yoga?

BeachBarbie 5 years 25 weeks

I've heard of facial exercises, but I've never heard of facial yoga. I have to agree with Bella, the less facial expressions would probably be the best bet for not getting wrinkles as soon. But then again some muscles in the face would probably benefit from some toning. :ponder: