 Face tapping -to get the circulation going
Tap 20 times on each dot with the pads of your middle fingers. From the bridge of
your nose work out along your eyebrows, then in round the top of your cheekbone. Tap up
from the sides of your mouth to each inner eye. Then out from the chin along the jaw line
to each ear. Make sharp, light, very quick taps as if you are testing a very hot iron.
Ear massage -to get your face glowing
With index fingers and thumbs, hold the top rim of your ears and pull upwards.
Massage, making small circles between fingers and thumbs. Move down all round the rim of
the ears, pulling ears out gently and massaging, as above. When you reach the lobes, pull
them down slightly and massage for about one minute. Repeat this sequence if you have
time. Then, with small, quick circular movements, massage all the crevices and spirals of
the ear. Use the surface of the nails of your index fingers, or the pads of your middle
fingers
Throat massage -to beautify your neck
Put the fingers of one hand on one side of your throat and the thumb on the other.
Make rapid circular motions up and down the throat. Repeat with the other hand.
Gum stimulation -for glowing gums
With fingertips or knuckles, make circles just above the jaw line along the gums.
Under the chin slaps - to sharpen jaw line
Slap quickly and lightly under your chin 30 times with the back of one hand.
Hair massage -to stimulate hair growth
and soothe headaches
With the pads of your fingertips, massage in small circles all along the front of
your scalp for at least 30 seconds. Then take large fistfuls of hair and gently pull
upwards. Now clench your hands into fists and lightly pound your scalp about 20 times.
Face stroking -to soothe, relax and generally uplift face and mind
This is not massage but very superficial stroking. Start with the flat of your right
hand against your chest and stroke up to your jaw line, then immediately follow with your
left. Continue alternating like this for at least ten strokes.
Next, immediately smooth the palms and fingers of your hands over your face -very, very
lightly. Start at the jaw line, move up and over your cheeks and each side of your
nostrils, gently over the eyes and over the forehead to the hairline, then back down the
sides of your face to your jaw. Repeat five to ten times in a continuous motion.
Now glide your middle fingers towards the bridge of your nose, out along your
eyebrows, down your cheekbones and back to the bridge of your nose. Make ten of these
light circular movements.
Then, with your middle fingers on the bridge of your nose, stroke up towards your
forehead. Place all fingers (not thumbs} on your forehead and smooth outwards towards your
temples; hold for a moment, pressing down slightly. Continue lightly down the side of your
face, back along the cheekbones and up from the bridge of your nose. Do this ten times.
Temple pressure -to lift eye area and whole face
Leaning back in a chair, place the base of your palm or the pads of your fingertips
against your temples and push upwards. At the same time, suck your tongue against the top
of your mouth keeping your back teeth together. Hold this for a count often, increasing to
20. Slowly release and relax.
Exercise your mouth -to lift lip lines
Sit or stand, looking into a mirror. Open your mouth quite wide, as if about to yawn.
Pull in the sides to form an oval. Now curve your lips over your teeth. Then, very slowly
to the count often, close your lips until they are about I.5cm (I/2in) apart. You will
feel an upward pull. Release very slowly.
Finish by closing your eyes for a few moments, breathing deeply and gently and
allowing yourself to drift off into a peaceful place - a summer garden, a warm deserted
beach or, Eva's favorite, the clouds. |
