Hi guys my name's Danielle Collins and I'm the world
leading face yoga expert and I'm going to show you one of my
favorite acupressure sequences. It's so good for helping to
calm the mind. There's so many amazing wellness benefits to it
but you'll also find it helps to boost the circulation to
that area so it's very very good for helping to brighten
the skin helping with lymphatic drainage as well. So I'd really
recommend you do this as part of a structured daily programme
so you can even use my book which is called
Danielle Collins Face Yoga.
So just head to Amazon and you can see it there or you can use
one of my face yoga apps. So I have to face yoga apps. You can
just search Danielle Collins on your app store. So it's really
nice to do this sequence with your eyes closed if you can.
So let's close our eyes now and just take a lovely long
deep breath. So in through the nose just allow the abdomen to
rise and then exhale through the nose allow the abdomen to
lower and just try and do this throughout if you can.
And our first point is just going to be two finger widths
from your hairline gently press there. So again close
your eyes if you open them to see and focus back on
your breath. Now as you press this point you want to start to
feel a sense of calm and relaxation throughout. This is
a renowned point in eastern medicine for helping to reduce
and prevent headaches. It's a point which really allows you
to feel calm as well.
Now if you have any ailments if you're pregnant if you have any
skin conditions please do check with your doctor before you do
any of these acupressure points. So just do
a little massage now so a little circular massage one way
and a little circular massage the other way. Wonderful.
Let's move onto our temples now
so gently pressing with the eyes closed. Breathing deeply
This is such a renowned point for helping with relaxation.
Again it's a very good point.
If you suffer from headaches and then you come very gently
certainly in one direction
and then you could circle very gently in the other direction.
So now we're just going to press a little point.
Either side of the nostrils. And again you can close your
eyes if you like. So this point is particularly useful for
me today. I've got a bit of a cold. So it's really good for
helping just to clear out the side to say so a good one to
use any time we feel you need to use that is also a point
which is renowned in eastern medicine for helping to reduce
eye bags. So she helps that whole detoxification process.
So do this point regularly if you do suffer from dark circles
under the eyes and then just do a little circle in
one direction
and a little circle in the other direction still with your
eyes closed if that feels good for you
and then you're just going to find the apples of your cheeks
are the best way to do this is just pull inwards like this and
then find that little point right in the middle. So when
you found that point right in the middle gently press now the
pressure you use is entirely up to you. You can press quite
gently to start off with build up if you like but it should
never feel painful. You may see a slight bit of pinkness
afterwards which is a really good indication of the blood
flow to that point but it should never be bright red
and then when you're ready do a little circular actions one way
and then the other way
Good, and bring your hand gently back down.
So that's just a little bit of a taster of some of the
acupressure points there's plenty more in my book and in
my apps as well. So you could also head to faceyogaexpert.com
if you want more information on teacher training
DVD and products.
Have a wonderful day and I'll see you again next time.