The mouth area shows your age, but it also shows your emotions. When the corners of your mouth are down, which can naturally occur as you age, you look unhappy or sad.
The Face Yoga Method is the mouth’s best ally because it can improve your smile, get rid of marionette lines and nasolabial folds, naturally! In addition, your smile is dependent on many different muscles. Learning to isolate and use these muscles will result in your desired smile, and teach you how to use which muscle when.
Training your mouth area not only makes you look younger and happier, but also gives you a natural, happy smile, which makes you more confident and at ease, and sends good energy to those around you.
How can you tone your mouth and cheek area through Face Yoga? We outline some of our most common exercises for the most common needs below!
BEST EXERCISES FOR MARIONETTE LINES
1: Smile Lifter
One of the more common concerns we hear in our Face Yoga Community is the droopy corners on the sides of the mouth. The mouth can naturally droop as you age, and sometimes common Aging Habits contribute to this as well.
One misconception is that the cheek muscles and mouth muscles are separate from each other, when in fact understanding one will allow you to understand the other as they work in unison with each other.
To naturally lift up your cheeks and the corners of your mouth, we’ll start with the Smile Lifter
(it also tones your neck)!
- Move your jaw slightly forward and curl your lower lips over your teeth.
- Smile, making sure both corners of your mouth are at the same level.
- Lift up the chin slightly.
- Push your tongue up to the roof of your mouth.
- Keep pushing hard for 10 seconds, then relax.
- Repeat 2 more times.
By pushing your tongue up to the roof of your mouth, the muscles around your mouth and cheeks contract more and tone your neck area.
2: The Big O
The most versatile Face Yoga Method is definitely The Big O! It smooths out nasolabial fold lines and increases blood circulation throughout your entire face and neck area.
- Open your mouth by dropping your jaw and make an “O” shape with your mouth by pressing your upper lip area against your teeth.
- Feel the smoothening sensation under your eye area.
- Hold this for 10 seconds.
- Repeat 2 more sets.
Don’t tighten your jaw or chin area. Instead, when you open your mouth, drop your jaw.
3: The 3-IN-1 Super Cheek
To make your cheeks fuller, lift them up, and reduce smile lines — The 3-IN-1 Super Cheek is your go-to.
- Move your chin slightly forward and place your lower lip over your upper lip. Open your eyes wide without wrinkling your forehead.
- Lift up the corners of your mouth. Feel the tension on your cheeks.
- Place your thumbs under your chin and your middle and index fingers on your cheeks.
- Slowly move your index and middle fingers toward your ears. You should see fewer nasolabial fold lines. Hold this Pose for 10 seconds.
- Come out of the Pose, do The Big O, to smooth out your mouth area, and relax.
- Repeat 2 more sets.
The best spot to place your index and middle fingers is where you see the fewest smile lines.
UP-LEVELLING YOUR RESULTS
Now that you know that the muscles in your face are intricately connected, you understand the importance of working ALL of them. Even if you feel something doesn’t pertain to your specific needs, strengthening each muscle of the area you’d like to tone is the secret to extraordinary results and, as you may have already noticed, to getting rid of marionette lines, among others!
Want to see them on your own face?
We separated the face into three main areas with the mouth and cheek being one of them. We then took it a step further and created an exclusive 28-Day Program that focuses on the entire mouth and cheek area! In this program, you can find tons of facial exercises that target exclusively marionette lines!
This Program will walk you through every single exercise for the mouth and cheek area ensuring undeniable results, versatility in your Practice, and activation of every single mouth and cheek muscle.
P.S. There’s many!
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I felt massive tension in my tmj when doing these, definitely needs more!
Hi,
I ❤all 3 of them! They are very quick and easy to do. I find the best time, is when you first wake up. Yawning does this naturally, so these just add to it.
Hi Dayna! many thanks for sharing!
Stay away from junk food…fried food, sugar and check your hormonal balance. Keep your face clean.That is how I got rid of mine
Thanks so much! Appreciate.
Hi Emmanuel! it is my pleasure! many thanks for the feedback
These exercises are fantastic. Thank you
Hi Maria! Thank you for the feedback
i am intersted in this exercise to remive my lunes on cheeks and under eyes
Can’t thank you enough for all the yoga exercises May God bless you for helping thousands of women
Hi Sonya! I appreciate the love! Thank you it is my absolute pleasure.
This is awesome thanks
Hi Sarah! Many thanks for the feedback!
What about eyes and forehead
I bought a book from you but so far it hasnt arrived – Can you resend please.
Hi Joanna! Please reach out to our Customer Success team at [email protected] They will be more than happy to assist!
My English is no good, bug I love the Face Yoga Class
Hi Magda! Many thanks for the love!
I can see improvement after a week of doing these each night! Thank you!
Hello Fumiko. I have been doing your face yoga for years now. I am so
delighted with the results. Thank you for sharing and caring.
Love,
Terry
Hello Fumiko,
I am impressed on your face Yoga method. I loved your videos.. These are very helpful & understandable vidios.
Thank you so much Fumiko for sharing importance of self face by this face Yoga method.
Thank you once again.
Hi Fumiko,
I am so excited to start using your videos and understanding the face yoga method. I had Bell’s Palsy some years ago and I am starting to see unevenness as I get older. I hope to feel and see my muscles become firmer and stronger. I am also so happy to see exercises for making my skinny cheeks a little fuller. I cant wait to see some results.
Thank you 🙂
Hey Liz! I’m so glad you’re checking out my videos and getting into face yoga. I’m really happy that I can assist you with that! It’s awesome that you’re interested in getting fuller cheeks – we definitely have routines for that. Just remember that progress takes time, so stick with it and be patient. Good luck on your face yoga journey! ❤
I’m new to Face Yoga, but really love it now. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing piece of content.
Hi Sophie! Thank you so much for this warm feedback❤
looking forward to your next posts.
I recently had an operation to remove a cancerous lesion above my left upper lip and into my nose. I am still rather swollen and numb so having difficulty with these exercises. I really want to eliminate the stitch lines in the trough of my left smile line, along the upper left lip and on the philtrum. Any suggestions?
We recommnd that you check our Mouth and Cheek Jump Start Program that is specifically designed to help you with this area!
I love your website and lessons. I am doing bootcamp for 3 years and really see the results. Thank you also for sharing helpful tips. FaceYoga really is a gamechanger. I love it 🙂
We’re so happy to hear that you’re enjoying our Programs, Aru! Please keep updating us on your progress!
Thank you for sharing these exercises! I’ve noticed Marionette lines becoming more prominent, so I’m excited to give these a try. Looking forward to seeing some improvement and sharing my results!
We’re happy to hear that! We’ll be waiting for your updates sharing the results
Thank you for sharing these exercises! I’ve noticed marionette lines becoming more pronounced lately, and I’m excited to give these a try. It’s great to find simple, actionable solutions. Looking forward to seeing some results!
We’re happy they helped!
Great tips! I’ve been struggling with marionette lines for a while now, and I’m excited to start these exercises. Thank you for sharing such practical advice!
So glad this was helpful! Face Yoga can really support softening marionette lines, consistency is key, and you’ll start to notice changes over time.
Check your hormonal balance? How?
It’s best to check with a doctor as we unfortunately can’t help with medical advice
Great post！Such useful tips！Thanks for sharing，It’s super helpful to me.
We’re so happy to hear that—it means a lot! Thanks for the kind words and for being here.
Great tips! I’ve been struggling with marionette lines for a while, and I’m excited to try out these exercises. Thanks for sharing such practical advice!
That’s so lovely to hear! Marionette lines respond really well to consistent movement, so just keep at it and you’ll start to notice the difference. Can’t wait to hear how you get on!