"True Face" and Muscle Tensions

Good day, dear fellow travelers!

Today we'll talk about the most important aspect of personal style—face. Not the face given to us by nature, but the one we've created for ourselves.

It's a rather grim example, but many have likely noticed that a deceased person can be difficult to recognize (and the older the person, the more noticeable this effect) precisely because, when they're at their most relaxed, their face "erases its character." This suggests that the same features can appear completely different, depending on muscle tone. And where does muscle tone come from? From emotions. Our entire body reacts to external stimuli, but it's most noticeable in the face.

When working with style, it's crucial to be able to separate physical features from facial expressions. In this regard, independent work is complicated by the fact that you "know yourself": we all have a certain image of ourselves in our heads, and seeing past it, "removing it," is a difficult task. An even more difficult task is to track muscle tension, find their connection to emotions, and emotions to destructive thoughts.

A beautiful face, beautiful facial expressions, and a natural impression become possible only with free muscles.

In addition, the localization of muscle clamps can be assumed by the voice:

• Nasal voice, for example, develops in the area behind the nose, above the hard palate, and this constriction can contribute to wrinkles between the eyebrows, as well as migraines;

• speaking through teeth, or having a “mush in your mouth” may indicate jaw tension, and the stronger it is, the greater the likelihood of developing tension headaches (TTH), the appearance of wrinkles around the mouth, and tooth wear;

• if the voice is creaky, often disappears and feels like a lump in the throat, there is likely a throat constriction, and along with it, the head is pulled into the neck, forming a “double chin”;

Of course, these are not all the types of voice clamps, but only the most common ones.

Everyone points to different reasons, but they are all a product of prohibitions on emotions in principle.

From birth, any emotion flows freely from us, but life in society imposes restrictions and we all have to learn to live with this, minimizing the negative impact.

What can be done to release facial muscles:

• sweet yawning (helps relieve mental stress, open the nasopharyngeal passages, and relieve hypertonicity of the cheek muscles)

• Laugh heartily (when you laugh, 80 muscle groups are used, the body is enriched with oxygen, endorphins are produced, and stress hormone levels are reduced)

• Shouting (shouting relieves tension in the larynx and helps release pent-up frustration. It's best to shout peacefully, not at others—at concerts, in the stands, in the woods, etc.)

• Do articulation exercises (there are a huge number of them freely available. They help to locally "move up" the facial muscles, relieve hypertonicity in the jaw, lips, and tongue)

• Take vocal lessons (especially with a teacher: the teacher's trained ears will help diagnose tension throughout the body, allowing for maximum therapeutic benefit)

• Read aloud and with expression (reading aloud helps eliminate speech impediments, hesitations, slips of the tongue, filler words, and other speech impediments, thus increasing self-confidence and allowing one to express oneself more openly)

• Make faces in front of the mirror (to accept yourself and lift your spirits)

• Get a massage/self-massage (cosmetic or PIR). Massage, not facial exercises—the latter can worsen hypertonicity, and we're looking for relaxation.

• Conduct relaxation sessions, sliding your attention over each facial muscle

• Reflect on negative emotions and minimize the causes of their occurrence (probably the most important point for maintaining the results of the exercises. Our thoughts are our world.)

The above recommendations have no medical contraindications.

I hope that this article will be useful to you in creating your own personality and a style that harmonizes with it (and not with internal blocks).

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Peace between the outer and inner to each and everyone!

Thank you for your trust, and until next time!