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Most people have bags under their eyes although the bags can vary widely in shape size and |
color Some people have dark circles Others have a crease that runs from the inside corner of |
the eye diagonally down and away from the nose It is often darker in color and sometimes |
black and blue These are all due to tension in the lower portion of the orbicularis oculi muscle |
caused by perpetual squinting This tension can be the cause of frequent crying Before |
compressing this area would often feel on the verge of crying Since massaging them rarely |
feel tearful You should also find that you squint much less in sunlight |
Medial |
Palpebral |
Ligament |
Se |
Orbicularis |
Oculi Orbital |
Bone |
Illustration Orbicularis oculi massage |
Facial Massage Exercise Outer Orbicularis Oculi |
Firmly massage your upper cheeks with a tool or knuckle Provide moderate to hard pressure |
using circular strokes Use between five and ten pounds of pressure all over the area |
surrounding the eye It is okay if the affected muscles are slightly sore the next day You |
might start with a squash ball until nextday soreness stops and then switch to harder |
implements like a baseball knuckle or other tool |
Chapter Massage Away Facial Tension |
Facial Massage Exercise nner Orbicularis Oculi |
Place the tips of your index fingers along the edge of your eyes orbits just under the eye |
the orbit is the bony ridge that encircles the eyes You should be able to feel hard strings of |
muscle At first thought that these were veins and assumed that should not compress |
them They are merely tense muscles and they will soften with compression Push down on |
them with your fingertips and squeeze them against the orbital bone Then place the second |
knuckle of each index finger just to the side of these cords Apply firm pressure and move |
slowly over them pinning them against the orbit as you go Finally use your fingers |
knuckles and an eyebolt to compress the entire orbit The portion of the orbicularis oculi |
nearest the nose contains the medial palpebral ligament around which there is a lot of |
tension Focus on this area and the areas directly below and above it |
Facial Massage Exercise Lateral Orbicularis Oculi |
Compress the bony ridges of the outside lateral corners of your eyes Tension here leads to |
the wrinkles known as crows feet also called periorbital lines Your crows feet will diminish |
in size and depth as the muscle becomes supple and circulation improves Eventually they |
may disappear completely Compressing these muscles will also reduce squinting when you |
smile Start by straddling the lateral orbital bone with two of your knuckles and press in to it |
as you stroke up and down You may notice small painful bundles of muscle here compress |
them a little more each day and they will gradually fade away |
Facial Massage Exercise Fyelids |
Your eyelids contain tiny muscles that when overly tense can cause swelling itching or turn |
the rims of the lids bright red To reduce excessive tone in these tiny muscles squeeze them |
gently to stop them from contracting To do so wash your hands and then use your thumb |
and forefinger to pinch the outside of your eyelids Pinch the upper lids all over from left to |
right especially the area near the lashes Repeat with the lower lids You should notice that |
your lids become lighter in color less itchy and less puffy within a week |
The Brow Frontalis Procerus and Corrugator Supercilli |
Most of us have very tense muscles in our foreheads and eyebrows They become tense |
because we raise our eyebrows frontalis muscle when trying to make friends and furrow our |
brows using the procerus and corrugator supercilli muscles when we get angry You might |
remember from Chapter that the former are used by an animal being chased and the latter |
are used by an animal chasing Over time these expressions can become plastered on our |
faces making the brow painful by our midtwenties |
Brow muscles can be difficult to work on It took me three months of massaging for about |
minutes per day before the pain faded fully But it was worth it because it also got rid of |
PROGRAM PEACE Self Care Exercises to Reprogram Your Mind and Body |
sizeable knots and scar tissue Previously those knots had kept my brow in a permanently |
raised state making them tremble when was upset or nervous Releasing your brow muscles |
reverses this It will also reverse the muscle shortening letting your eyebrows descend to take |
on a fearless look Your eyebrows will keep still when you talk and only raise when you want |
them to |
Procerus |
Corrugator |
Supercilli |
Illustration Brow massage |
Facial Massage Exercise Frontalis |
Take the first knuckle of your thumb or forefinger and press it into the skin of your forehead |
Be sure to cover the areas above below and underneath each eyebrow You will likely find |
bundles of tight muscle fibers that are excruciating to compress Begin gently and increase |
pressure slowly until you get the intended dayafter ache You can give your knuckle a break |
by pressing the full weight of your head onto a baseball tabletop or tool moving the |
pressure all around your forehead and concentrating on areas that hurt the most |
Facial Massage Exercise Procerus and Corrugator Supercilli |
Press the knuckles of the thumb or an eyebolt directly between your eyebrows to compress |
the procerus the corrugator supercilli and other soft tissues in the area believe tension in |
the procerus forces us to contend with anger and that relieving this muscle is emotionally |
purgative As mentioned in Chapter scientists regard the corrugator supercilli as the |
principal muscle used in the expression of suffering Why wouldnt we all compress these |
muscles until they are painless |
PROGRAM PEACE Self Care Exercises to Reprogram Your Mind and Body |
The Cheeks Zygomaticus Major and Minor Levator Anguli Oris Levator Labii |
The zygomas are the bone protrusions on either side of the human face commonly referred to |
as cheekbones They are the meeting point for multiple muscles that overlap to create an |
intersection of tension That tension causes inflammation and swelling Compressing the |
muscles will reduce that swelling uncovering your cheekbones and making them more visible |
and pronounced It will also end chronic blushing and cheek tightness used to blush socially |
and every time exercised never blush anymore |
Most smiling is nervous smiling In fact when we laugh or smile socially our hearts are |
often beating quickly and our breath is shallow and tense As you know any muscles that are |
routinely coactivated with distressed breathing will hold excess tension In the case of the |
zygomatic muscles that strain causes them to pull on tendons where they attach to the |
cheekbones causing deep pain The tendons become so strained that the area accumulates |
scar tissue and undergoes a host of degenerative cellular processes This made my smile rotten |
and mangled This was the sorest place on my entire face Pressing a baseball into it with five |
pounds of pressure hurt so badly that it made me want to cry There were tiny protuberances |
and what felt like sand in the area Now it is smooth and all the pain is gone completely |
NY |
Levator Zygomaticus |
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