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Chapter Massage Away Facial Tension |
Facial Massage Exercise Risorius and Buccinator |
The risorius and buccinator are two other muscles involved in smiling They pull the corners |
of the lips outward horizontally Note the anatomical location of these muscles and compress |
and percuss them to make your face leaner and more muscular Freeing these muscles |
up and enabling them to contract fully could help you develop prominent dimples and |
smile lines |
The Jaw Masseter |
The masseter muscles that allow us to control our jaws are typically very tight That tension can |
cause significant pain restrict range of motion and prevent the muscles from growing in |
response to chewing For many people the muscles are so tense that they are slow to release |
expect this exercise to yield significant results only after several months You also need to be |
careful to massage relatively gently here to avoid damaging the salivary glands that lie on top of |
the masseter muscles The results will be worth it though In addition to relieving the pain |
tension and discomfort youll enjoy increased jaw definition |
Deep |
Masseter |
Superficial |
Masseter |
illustration Jaw massage |
PROGRAM PEACE Self Care Exercises to Reprogram Your Mind and Body |
Facial Massage Exercise Deep Masseter |
Start by tucking the backs of your wrists between your ear and the corners of your jaw and |
throat see first image above Allow the weight of your head to settle onto your wrists You |
will likely feel substantial discomfort Use deep diaphragmatic breathing to make the |
discomfort bearable and rest the heads entire weight on the back of your wrists It took me |
four months of this to wipe this pain away completely |
Facial Massage Exercise Superficial Masseter |
Compress the entire masseter with a knuckle or tool Also focus on compressing the front |
face of the masseter by pressing your knuckles into the front facing aspect of your jawbone |
last picture below This will awaken the dormant muscle there and cause it to metabolize |
fat from your lower cheeks making your face leaner |
Under the Jaw Platysma |
Poor neck posture and failing to contract the muscles under the jaw makes these muscles weak |
and tight Speaking in a high tense voice may also cause them to become taught and atrophy |
As that happens substantial deposits of fat begin to accumulate under the jaw If you can |
release these muscles your double chin or jowls will shrink or disappear and your |
jawline will become much more highly defined The result will lend an athletic and |
aesthetically pleasing look to your whole face These muscles release and improve in |
appearance very rapidly |
Stylohyoid |
Digastric |
Platysma Mylohyoid |
Sternocleido |
mastoid |
Illustration Underthejaw massage |
Chapter Massage Away Facial Tension |
Facial Massage Exercise Platysma |
Use a fingertip to press into the crease between your neck and jawline This is the platysma |
There are many other muscles in this general area under the chin that would benefit from |
being compressed such as the mylohyoid and digastric To find and release them feel around |
for hard and sore areas and press into them gently |
Facial Massage Exercise NeckJaw Interface |
Behind the corner of the jaw just under the ear there is a very tense area implicated in neck |
strain and temporomandibular joint disorder This area contains parts of a number of |
muscles including the platysma sternocleidomastoid digastric stylohyoid mylohyoid and |
others You should be able to find this large grouping of knots an inch directly under the ear |
Press into it with your fingertips and knuckles but be prepared to make this a longterm |
project |
The Chin Mentalis Depressor Anguli Oris Depressor Labii Inferioris |
Compressing the muscles in your chin will help it look lean and muscular However be advised |
that it may also reduce the chins overall size as these muscles metabolize the surrounding fat |
had a painful knot of hard muscle in my depressor labii inferioris the size of a tootsie roll |
Weekly compression made it smaller and smaller until it was unnoticeable Again this muscle is |
responsible for the cryface seen in apes and humans There is practically no scientific study on |
the muscular aspects of the cryface so wont even speculate on what removing these painful |
knots has done for my psyche However imagine that it is overwhelmingly positive |
entalis Depressor |
Anguli Oris |
Depressor |
Labii Inferio |
Jon |
Ve e |
Illustration Chin massage |
PROGRAM PEACE Self Care Exercises to Reprogram Your Mind and Body |
Facial Massage Exercise The Chin |
Compress the mentalis the depressor anguli oris and the depressor labii inferioris with |
knuckles or tools |
Keep at It |
The exercises above may seem timeconsuming but focus on the ones you find most interesting |
or potentially helpful After a bit of practice theyll become automatic and you will find |
yourself doing them while watching TV or reading The slower your diaphragmatic breathing is |
the easier it will be to release the muscles Given the easy rapid results experienced |
am amazed facial muscle release regimens are not widespread have concluded that without |
diaphragmatic breathing tense muscles are too recalcitrant to make such a regimen feasible |
The main thing is to keep at it Each exercise above provides suggested durations for |
achieving and maintaining results but those are just guidelines The only real standard is how |
you feel how your face looks and how your moods and thought patterns are affected Give |
each exercise at least a few weeks before reaching a verdict experimenting with different tools |
and small changes in pressure angle and rhythm Youll soon find a method that works best |
for you |
Benefits to Your Skin |
In addition to the myofascial release that youre expecting by now facial selfmassage has an |
additional benefit as well cosmetic improvements to your skin Skincare is a huge industry |
with hundreds of millions of people trying to achieve a clear even skin tone using tanning |
moisturizers toners serums lasers masks and surgical treatments These can become |
extremely technical and remarkably expensive They also mostly fail to address the root cause |
of skin problems our skin is designed to handle a great deal of contact and use It becomes stiff |
and unhealthy without physical stimulation |
When the face is not handled tugged or pulled for many years in a row the system of |
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