Search #faceyoga on Tiktok, and you’ll find that it’s become a social media fad that has over 1.7 billion views on the app. Even celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Meghan Markle are said to be fans.
But what is face yoga and how does it work? The answer is simple: Just like yoga for the body, face yoga involves deep stretches that can work the muscles in the face.
Essentially, face yoga is “a blend of facial exercises, which can be combined with deep breathing and facial massages”, shares Sarah Ng, a face yoga instructor with Jal Yoga.
“It is a type of resistance exercise that works internally on muscles beneath the skin, and serves as the foundation to activate, lift and tone the muscles, while [the] massages work on the external to release tension, relax and define,”