Face Yoga Exercises by Area: Forehead, Eyes, Cheeks, Lips, Jaw and Neck
A simple, tool-free set of face yoga exercises, grouped by face area. Each move names the muscles involved, with a suggested hold and number of repetitions. Start with two or three moves, keep the pressure light and build up over a few weeks.
Before you start: wash your hands, move gently and stop if anything hurts. Results from facial exercise are not guaranteed and research is still limited, so we focus on good technique, consistency and care. See the Face yoga guide for the evidence.
Forehead and brows
Forehead Anchor
Place your hands flat across the forehead and raise your brows against light resistance. Muscle: frontalis. Hold 5 seconds, 10 reps.
Brow Smoother
Rest your index fingers at the inner brow corners, press gently outward and frown against it, then release slowly. Muscles: corrugator, procerus. Hold 8 seconds, 6 reps.
Eyes
Lower Lid Squeeze
Rest your fingers at the inner and outer eye corners, look up and squint using only the lower lids. Muscle: orbicularis oculi. 15 small pulses, then hold 10 seconds. Keep the pressure very light.
Upper Lid Lift
Rest your index fingers under the brow arch, lift gently and close your eyes against light resistance. Muscles: levator palpebrae, orbicularis oculi. Hold 5 seconds, 8 reps.
Cheeks
Cheek Apple Sculptor
Form a long "O" with the mouth, tuck the lips over the teeth and smile toward your temples. Muscles: zygomaticus, risorius. Hold 5 seconds, 10 reps.
Air Pocket Transfer
Move an air bubble slowly from the left cheek to the upper lip, the right cheek and the lower lip. Muscles: buccinator, orbicularis oris. 30 seconds clockwise, 30 seconds counterclockwise.
Lips and mouth
Pout and Resistance Press
Press the lips together, rest your fingers at the corners and push the lips into a pout against light finger resistance. Muscles: orbicularis oris, mentalis. Hold 8 seconds, 6 reps.
Corner Lift
Rest your thumb and index finger at the lip corners and make a small smile against slight downward resistance. Muscles: zygomaticus, with the depressor anguli oris relaxing. 15 slow pulses.
Jaw and neck
Cheeky Tongue
Hold the base of the neck, tilt the head slightly back, extend the tongue and sweep it slowly from left to right. Muscles: platysma, suprahyoid group, genioglossus. 10 to 12 sweeps.
Ceiling Kiss
Tilt the head back, look at the ceiling and push the lower lip upward in a gentle pucker. Muscles: platysma, digastric. Hold 10 seconds, 6 reps.
Jawline Micro-Scoop
Drop the jaw slightly forward, roll the lower lip over the teeth and scoop the jaw upward slowly. Muscles: masseter, temporalis. 8 slow reps. Skip this one if you have jaw pain or a jaw joint condition.
Make it a routine
Three to five minutes a day is enough. The Face Yoga App builds a personal plan from a library of 60 moves, with guided video, voice and rest days built in. New to the muscles? Start with the Facial muscles guide. Want to relax afterwards? Try face massage.
Train with care
If you have had injectables or surgery, or have a facial nerve, jaw or skin condition, check with a doctor first.
