Qigong Facial: The Art of Natural Rejuvenation

Facial Qigong is a practice derived from traditional Chinese medicine that combines massage and acupressure techniques to promote skin health and beauty.
This holistic approach aims not only to improve appearance, but also to balance the body’s vital energy, known as Qi.

Benefits

• Skin rejuvenation
• Reduction of Expression Lines and Wrinkles
• Increased Elasticity
• Relaxing the Facial Muscles
• Tension Relief
• Headache Prevention
• Improved blood circulation
• Skin Cell Nutrition
• Natural detox
• Energy Balance
• Harmonizing Qi
• Strengthening the Immune System

How does it work?

Throughout our lives we experience different emotions, and certain emotions recur on a daily basis.
These repetitive emotions will crease our face and generate so-called expression wrinkles.

When we experience the same emotions over and over again, we generate different wrinkles.
So a person who spends a lot of time (months or years) feeling worried, insecure or afraid will have a wrinkle in the center of their forehead.
Someone who spends a lot of time feeling sad or depressed will have the corners of their mouth and eyes turned down, exactly the opposite of someone who is more relaxed and cheerful.

These are very simple examples of how emotions affect our face and form wrinkles.
In this case the path is from the mind to the face, i.e. the mind generates a thought, which in turn generates an emotion, and these emotions are reflected in the muscles of the face (and also the body).

In facial qigong, we do it the other way around, i.e. from the face to the mind.

This means that by massaging the muscles in the face where the emotion is expressed, we help the face to let go of that same emotion.
Because emotions also live in our physical body.

Certain heavier emotions will block the muscles in our face and have the potential to generate different types of problems: headaches, insomnia, toothache, tinnitus, blockage of the respiratory system, poor oxygenation of the brain, jaw pain, bruxism, etc.

The most obvious benefits of facial massage are: it stimulates blood circulation to the face and head, promotes lymphatic drainage and reduces swelling, the appearance becomes more toned, smoothes expression wrinkles, drastically reduces tension in the facial muscles, facilitates oxygenation and the delivery of nutrients to the skin and promotes the absorption of collagen.

The less obvious benefits, but those of most interest to the qigong practitioner, include help harmonize emotionsGradually, the practitioner becomes more and more aware of when he or she is using certain muscles in the face and quickly detects what emotions he or she is experiencing. will promote greater self-awareness and emotional mastery.

When we practice qigong and are too serious, this will be reflected in the muscles of the face, which will tense up and in turn spread this tension to different parts of the body.

Look at the face of the Buddhas, or the Mona Lisa, just a slight smile, without any indication of facial tension, which conveys a feeling of serenity, power and emotional wisdom.

Facial Qigong, despite being a simple practice, is powerful.

Practiced by thousands of people in the East, and now also in the West, it will make your face lighter and more beautiful and will also give you mastery over your emotions.

Facial acupressure after facial massage.

In the practice of facial qigong, facial massage is only the first part, it works as a preparation for what comes next: acupressure (do-in).

Acupressure involves applying pressure to specific points on the body, called acupuncture points or pressure points or power points.
This technique promotes the relief of symptoms and improves general well-being.

The acupressure technique involves applying pressure with the fingers.

The basic principles of acupressure include the theory of meridians and Qi.
The body has meridians, which are channels through which vital energy, known as Qi (or Chi), flows.

Maintaining the free and balanced flow of Qi is essential for good health.
There are hundreds of pressure points along these meridians, and each point is associated with different organs and systems in the body.
Applying pressure to these points helps to release blockages in the flow of Qi and restore balance.

The benefits of acupressure are varied.
It is often used to relieve headaches, back pain, arthritis and other chronic pain.
Pressure on specific points helps to release endorphins and relieve muscle tension.

Acupressure helps reduce stress and anxiety and promotes relaxation of the body and mind. It also improves blood and lymph circulation, helps eliminate toxins and promotes healing.

In facial qigong practice, we use specific points, called power points, on our face to promote energy flow and emotional balance.

Effects

On average, after 3 weeks of practice, my students begin to feel its effects.

It’s wonderful to receive their feedback, which is often completely unexpected. Some examples include having good nights’ sleep and waking up more rested, almost total elimination of internal noise in the ears, total relaxation of the body after practice, deeper and more meaningful meditation sessions, a clear feeling of energy flowing through the face and body, increased intuition and creativity, and in all cases more inner peace.

How and where to practice?

All my students have free access to the facial qigong sessions that take place 3 times a week, online, via zoom, in groups. Times: Tuesdays at 2pm Wednesdays at 3pm Fridays at 2pm