- Be mindful of using your phone – When you are relaxing in the evening, put your phone out of reach to stop the automatic and mindless scrolling!
- Hold your phone up – When you need to use your phone, hold your phone up level with your face so that you are not looking down all the time – this is really important in keeping your lower face in good shape
- Work station – Make sure your work station is set up correctly so that you are not looking down at your computer and be mindful of your posture
- Simple tension release exercises – do regular shoulder rolls and shoulder shrugs to release the tension in the neck and shoulders. Try this: Inhale for 4 counts through your nose and raise your shoulders to your ears…then exhale through your mouth and drop your shoulders down. Repeat this 5 times…you’ll instantly feel better!
- Gua Sha the neck and jaw – gua sha is an ancient Chinese healing technique which is great for reducing tension, boosting blood flow, and sculpting the muscle
- Neck toning exercises – at Luminous Face Yoga, we have so many great neck toning exercises. Toning the platysma neck muscle will smooth out the skin and give you a youthful looking neck…turkey necks be gone!! Try this quick one right now…clasp your hands together behind your back and stretch your arms down. As you do this, raise your chin up to the ceiling, just out your lower lip and feel the stretch in your neck- hold for 5 deep breaths, rest and repeat. Feels good, right??
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