BLOG 291: THE 5 REASONS YOU NEED TO INCLUDE EYE EXERCISES INTO YOUR DAILY FACE YOGA

Eye yoga and eye exercises are powerful tools for your overall wellness, reducing wrinkles, and promoting long-term eye health.

 

As the World’s leading face yoga expert, I wholeheartedly recommend incorporating these practices into your daily face yoga routine for several reasons. Let’s explore the benefits of eye yoga and why they are essential for both self-care and smooth skin.

 

 

One of the main benefits of eye yoga is its ability to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles around your eyes. By strengthening and toning the muscles around your eyes through gentle exercises, you increase blood circulation and oxygen flow to the skin. This helps smooth out the skin’s surface, reducing the appearance of crow’s feet, frown lines, and under-eye wrinkles. Regular eye yoga also helps in tightening the delicate skin around the eyes by toning the muscles attached to the skin, improving elasticity, and preventing sagging. Incorporating eye exercises into your daily face yoga routine helps lift and firm the skin, making your eyes look brighter and more youthful. 

 

 

Eye yoga has been shown to improve eye health by relaxing the muscles that can become strained from daily activities like excessive screen time or reading. Regularly practicing eye exercises helps prevent eye strain, dry eyes, and fatigue, while improving your focus and concentration. Eye yoga also encourages blood flow and lymphatic drainage, which reduces puffiness and dark circles under the eyes. This detoxifying effect leaves your eye area looking refreshed and rejuvenated. 

 

 

The gentle movements and stretches involved in eye yoga increase circulation around the eyes, which is essential for keeping the skin radiant. Improved circulation means more nutrients and oxygen are delivered to the skin’s cells, which boosts collagen production. Collagen is vital for maintaining firm, plump skin, and regular eye yoga helps keep the skin around your eyes smooth and glowing. 

 

 

Just like the rest of your body, the muscles around your eyes need to be worked out to stay strong and healthy. Eye yoga exercises help prevent muscle weakness that can lead to droopy eyelids and tired-looking eyes. By strengthening these muscles, you create a lifted and rejuvenated look, making the eyes appear more open and alert. 

 

 

A major benefit of eye yoga is its ability to relax your eyes and mind. Our eyes are often under constant strain from modern activities such as working on computers, using phones, or driving, which can lead to tension in the surrounding muscles. Eye yoga offers a way to gently release this tension, promoting overall relaxation and reducing stress. As stress is a major factor in ageing, reducing it through daily eye yoga helps keep your skin looking youthful and vibrant. 

 

 

As someone who has dedicated my career over two decades to teaching the benefits of face yoga, I recommend eye yoga because it is an integral part of a holistic approach to skincare and self-care. Practicing these exercises consistently can dramatically improve the appearance of your eye area, reduce signs of ageing, and keep your eyes healthy in the long term. By incorporating eye yoga into your daily routine, you are not only caring for the skin around your eyes but also enhancing your overall sense of well-being. 

 

 

To achieve lasting results, consistency is crucial. Performing eye exercises daily as part of a broader face yoga routine will help you achieve both immediate and long-term benefits. Whether you are focusing on reducing puffiness, lifting the eyelids, or simply improving eye health, daily practice ensures that you maintain strong, youthful muscles and skin around the eyes. 

 

My self paced, video based learning course, 10 Minute Face Yoga For Sexy, Sculpted, Smooth Skin Over 40, has some great eye yoga exercises as part of other full face workouts.  The course has eight classes of 10 minutes each to look and feel naturally uplifted using simple, effective Face Yoga techniques for your best skin ever. Perfect if you are 40 or above and want tailor-made Face Yoga moves for your skin, your hormones and your life to look and feel the best version of yourself.