Facial Tension Release

06:35

06:35

Facial Tension Release

by Lauren Grogan

Rated

4.7

Type

guided

Activity

Meditation

Suitable for

Everyone

Plays

15

Many of us wear the effects of stress on our faces without even realizing it, holding tension in the brow, eyes, and jaw throughout the day. By consciously softening and relaxing these muscles, we can encourage a greater sense of ease throughout both body and mind. This practice is ideal for stress relief, jaw tension, relaxation, or winding down before sleep.

Relaxation Stress Relief Body Scan Facial Relaxation Visualization Breath Awareness Sleep Compassion Facial Muscle Relaxation Visualization Technique Shoulder Relaxation

Meet your Teacher

Red Bank, NJ, USA

Meet your Teacher

Red Bank, NJ, USA

Transcript

Find a comfortable position and allow yourself to arrive here for a moment. Let this be a small pause in your day. A moment to stop gripping, Holding, Or doing. Nothing is needed from you right now except to breathe and soften. Close your eyes. And allow your body to ease into the support beneath you. And before we begin. . . Notice the face. Notice how often. Face is working. Even when we think we're resting. Take a slow inhale through the nose. And exhale gently. Out of the mouth. Again. Breathing in softly. And breathing out. Any effort you've been carrying in your face. Neck or shoulders. Let the lips part slightly. Unclench the jaw. And allow there to be a small space between your teeth. Allow the tongue to soften. And fall away from the roof of the mouth. It becomes wide. Feel the tiny muscles around the eyes begin to relax. The skin across the forehead, Smoothing and widening. The space between your eyebrows softening. In your mind's eye. Imagine warm water slowly pouring over the scalp. Washing away. Tension from the top of the head. The water gently glides down the sides and back of your head. Down across the temples. Behind the ears. Across the cheeks. The soothing warm water. Continues to flow down the front. And back of your neck. And over your shoulders. Of warmth. Relaxes it all. Soften your forehead and the space between your eyebrows once again. Relax the corners of the mouth. Soften the chin. Now bring the awareness into the neck. The front of the throat soft. Sides of the neck relaxed. The back of the neck. Broadening and releasing. Let the shoulders drop away from the ears. Take another slow inhale. And a long, Complete exhale. And notice how the face softens. When the breath changes. Imagine the scalp. Peace. Your neck. And shoulders bathed in softness. There's no gripping. No bracing. No holding. Just breath moving gently through a relaxed body. And for these next few moments, Simply rest here. Soft face. Soft jaw. Soft eyes. Soft throat. Soft shoulders. Keeping this softness to your face, Neck and shoulders. Ever so gently. Lift the corners of your mouth carefully. Into a sweet smile. A lovely, Compassionate Buddha smile. Continue to wear this smile for the rest of your day. Or as you drift off to sleep. One final slow breath in. And an easy breath out. Carry this softness with you.