Facial Yoga for Acne
Sukshma Yoga means subtle or light yoga. This is a powerful yoga method that releases the muscles that have been tight due to lack of exercise and accumulation of stress. Facial yoga rejuvenates your face within minutes and brightens it up. It also relaxes the muscles and nerve connections. Around the Round Eye! Close your fists while holding the thumb upright. Now close your eyes and gently start moving your right thumb on right eye and left thumb on the left eye. Move the thumb with gentle pressure on the eye to make circles around it. Do this exercise for 2 to 3 minutes.
How does it work? It helps you to get rid of dark circles and releases the muscles around your eyes. Surprise Me! Widen your eyes trying to expose as much of the white in your eye as you can. Then squeeze your eyes tight. Open it wide and squeeze it again. Keep doing this rapidly till your
eyes seem to start watering. Now close your eyes and relax. Do this exercise for 3 to 4 minutes. How does it work? By doing this expression, you're exercising the muscles around your eyes and your forehead. This exercise improves the eyesight and may even help get rid of spectacles over a period of time.
Get Cheeky! Breathe in from your mouth and puff both your cheeks for a couple of seconds. Now release the breath through your mouth and repeat for 8-10 times.
How does it work? This pose strengthens your cheek muscles and prevents them from becoming thinner and looking hollow. If you look at people who play the saxophone, they
always have firm cheeks. When you use a muscle in a specific way, it changes the facial appearance. So, do this exercise for toned and plump cheeks.
Practise Cobra Pose, Fish Pose, Shoulder Stand, Triangle Pose, and Child Pose. These postures
also increase oxygenation to the system; as such are called chest openers. All inverted yoga postures and forward bends, which increase blood supply to the head, can help achieve clean, acne free glowing skin. Try doing Pavanamuktasana, Vajrasana, Dhanurasana, Nadi Shodhan pranayama
on
empty stomach to improve digestion as improper digestion is also a cause for acne problem