The Face Lift Massage: Rejuvenate Your Skin and Reduce Fine Lines and Wrinkles. Narendra Mehta
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Название: The Face Lift Massage: Rejuvenate Your Skin and Reduce Fine Lines and Wrinkles

Автор: Narendra Mehta

Издательство: HarperCollins

Жанр: Здоровье

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isbn: 9780007374175

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СКАЧАТЬ two fingers between your eyebrows and frown in a disapproving manner. You’ll feel a combination of the Procerus, which lies just above the nose, and the Corrugator supercilii, located above the eyebrow.

      Place a hand flat against your forehead and scrunch up your forehead. You’ll feel your hand being pulled up, mainly due to the contraction of the large Frontalis muscle. Working this muscle helps to increase oxygen and blood circulation through the forehead and around the eyes. This helps soften your brow, making you look more relaxed.

      Place two fingers of both hands on either side of your head, slightly above and in front of your ears, and clench your teeth. You’ll feel the wide Temporalis muscle, responsible for closing your jaw and aiding chewing.

      Close your eyes and gently place an index finger across the top of each eyelid. Keeping your eyes shut, widen your eyes as if trying to lift your eyelids. The delicate muscle you can feel is part of the Orbicularis Oculi, which encircles the eye.

      Separate the index and middle fingers of one hand to make a V shape. Place one finger on either side of your nose and try closing your nostrils. You’ll feel the Compressor Naris.

      Now try flaring your nostrils. This involves the Depressor Septi and Levator Labii superioris.

      Purse your lips as if kissing and feel the circular muscle surrounding the mouth. This is the Orbicularis Oris.

      Protrude your lower lip and wrinkle your chin as if sulking. The muscle that controls this expression is the Mentalis.

      Place a finger slightly away from the corner of one side of your mouth and smile to that side. The muscles you can feel are the Zygomaticus major and minor.

      express yourself

      Now that you’ve become familiar with some of your facial muscles it’s time to look at how they work together to create certain expressions. This is not just a learning process but also very good exercise. It’s best to stand in front of a mirror so you can see how the muscles function. By doing these exercises regularly you’ll become familiar with your face, your skin will take on a healthy glow, and there will be a fresh vitality about you. As soon as you can feel the muscles, let go and assume the next expression.

      

Begin by assuming the most neutral expression possible. Breathe slowly, relax your facial muscles, and clear your mind.

      

Now imagine something fabulous has happened or that you’ve heard some great news. Let your face show the surprise. From this expression move on to the next one.

      

Pretend you’d been desperately hoping something would happen but it hasn’t. Let your face show your disappointment and sadness.

      

Think of some of your happiest memories and show your happiness.

      

We all get angry at times. Imagine someone has done something to make your blood boil. Let the mirror see how you feel.

      

Now have a good laugh at yourself- pull faces or do whatever you need to do to make yourself laugh. Now we’ve come full circle so assume a neutral expression again.

      case study

      Name: Rita

      Age: 38

      Occupation: Executive assistant

      Rita first heard about the treatment from an article in a national newspaper and was interested because, quite naturally, she wanted to look as young as possible for as long as possible. As she believes prevention is better than cure, she started the therapy from a relatively young age to avoid wrinkles developing.

      Rita was particularly concerned about the area around her eyes due to laughter lines and her tendency to pull the area when removing make-up. She was also worried about the lines on her forehead caused by her habitual expression.

      After the first treatment Rita felt a sense of calm no other therapy had managed to achieve. She found the treatment very relaxing and felt great about being able to do something that she knew could keep her looking younger. Her face felt taut after each treatment but not in an uncomfortable way. After just one session her mother noticed something different about her but couldn’t quite put her finger on it. After an initial course of eight treatments Rita felt she looked younger and her confidence grew because she was doing something to improve herself.

      She definitely recommends face lift massage, as it’s an excellent non-surgical way to look younger. Although she is 38 most people think she’s about 30!

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       CHAPTER 3 skin, lymph, and energy pathways

      beauty is more than skin deep

      Your face is made of many separate elements that fit together like a jigsaw to make up the face you see in the mirror. As you’ve already seen, the facial muscles play a vital part, and later on we will consider the role of the lymph system and also the energy pathways that, in all Eastern therapies, are considered crucial to your appearance and good health.

      Nevertheless, the skin is also important and by learning how and why the skin changes with the passing years you’ll start to appreciate why it is necessary to take good care of this vital organ. In the process, you’ll discover new ways to delay, or reverse, the ravages of time and keep a youthful appearance for longer.

      why skin is important

      When you look at your reflection in the mirror usually the first thing you notice is the condition of your skin. You may have spent so long looking at your skin from a cosmetic point of view that you find it hard to think of the skin as СКАЧАТЬ