I just tried Botox, against my better judgement, but I had to give it a “shot” ! Nothing could have prepared me for the sound of needle breaking through the muscles in my forehead. Ouchh! Now, my one long worry line across my forehead is gone, but a simple task like putting on my mascara or putting in my contacts was almost impossible for a few weeks. I can’t explain it, but “the faces ” I make when applying mascara or putting in my lenses were no longer available to me on Botox.

Of course, right after I get the Botox, after stressing out about it for over a year, I see a book call Yoga Face Work Out. With just a few minutes of facial yoga a day, the book claims, in six months you’ll have tighter, more refined skin. Well thank you, thank you, Annelise Hagen! She is the Brooklyn-based yogi behind Yoga Face, an anti-aging regimen that promises to eliminate wrinkles and tone the muscles above the neck through a series of eye-popping, tongue-wagging, jaw-dropping moves.

Check Out the Yoga Face Class on the Rachel Ray Show.
Extra Tip: The Forehead Workout

The Yoga Face program, partly drawn from vocal training techniques used by actors, is comprised of facial exercises, body poses and breathing methods meant to detoxify the skin and lift the face naturally without the use of knives or needles.

“Facial muscles are involuntary muscles, they’re reflective of whatever we’re feeling,” said Hagen, who has taught yoga for more than 10 years and facial rejuvenation yoga for the past three. “It’s nice to know there’s a real solution.”

Recent Press: Daily News

http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/2008/01/03/2008-01-03_the_yoga_face_workout.html

Her Book : Yoga Face ( the link also shows many of the key facial “poses” ) Go Now, while you are still Botox-free!

http://us.penguingroup.com/static/html/hfb/yoga.html

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