9 Facial Exercises
Toned facial features and a youthful glow—you already have everything you need: your bones and muscles. This quick workout is your facelift on the go. With these 9 exercises, you’ll mobilize your skull bones along with the delicate facial muscles, thereby firming your skin and giving yourself a vibrant glow. Ultra-gentle and long-lasting, with mental relaxation included.
1 The First Step
Sit in front of a mirror. Align yourself at the front edge of the stool so that you’re sitting directly on your sitting bones. Place your feet in a V-shape, with your knees over your heels. Lift your pelvis, stretching your sacrum toward the crown of your head and the crown of your head toward the ceiling. Place the backs of your hands on your thighs. Relax your arm bones. Open your lips slightly. Lift the back of your tongue toward the roof of your mouth and gently nudge it against the roof of your mouth—release, nudge. Repeat 30 times. Maintain this tongue position for all subsequent exercises.
2 Expanding the skull bones
Starting directly from the 1st position, place your upper arms wide apart and let your elbows drop straight down. Rotate your upper arm muscles outward from the armpits. Breathe diagonally: inhale at the tip of your chin on the right, exhale at the back of your head on the left, then reverse, alternating 10 times each. Inhale at the base of your skull on the left, exhale at the corner of your mouth on the right, then reverse, 10 times each. If you like, you can gently tap these points with your fingers (see photo).
3. Smoothing the Forehead: Botox for In-Between Times
Keep your mouth slightly open and place the tips of your tongue against the roof of your mouth. Place the backs of your hands on either side of your forehead and very gently pulse them upward and backward in a steady, gentle rhythm. Move your hands slightly closer together and continue pulsing upward and backward. Watch yourself in the mirror as you do this. No wrinkles should form during the exercise. Keep your forehead and eyebrows relaxed. Repeat 30 times.
4 Waking Up the Head Muscles
Place your right hand on the back of your neck and your left hand on the center of your forehead. Run your fingers through your hair until they meet at the crown of your head. Comb vigorously, alternating the position of your hands, for 1 minute. Massage the crown of your head with your fingertips, tap it, and gently tug at your hair until you feel a tingling sensation, for 1 minute. Use the fingers of both hands to comb through your hair from the hairline toward the crown: starting from the nape of the neck, from the sides of the ears, from the temples, and from the forehead, for 1 minute.
5. Lip Augmentation, Nasolabial Fold Tightening
Open your lips slightly and relax completely. Check your reflection: There should be no wrinkles visible around your mouth. Press the base of your tongue against the roof of your mouth to activate the muscles between your chin and ears. Now pull your lips away from your teeth, as if you were trying to “kiss an air fairy,” and imagine pulling your ears back and up. Do both at the same time, as many times as it takes until your muscles ache! Advanced version: At the same time, make the tip of your tongue pulse against the roof of your mouth.
6 Tongue Circles
Use your tongue to massage the inside of your lips in as large circles as possible. Start at the top left, drawing 7 circles counterclockwise. Then draw 7 circles clockwise. Use your tongue to “massage” your cheeks: As far back in your mouth as possible, use your tongue to massage your cheeks from bottom to top and from top to bottom, on both the left and right sides. Massage your upper and lower lips in the same way.
7 Ear-Wiggling Exercises for Beauty
Build up the basic tension: Kiss the “air fairy” and lift the base of the tongue against the roof of the mouth. Place your left and right index fingers on the dimple behind your earlobe. Place your middle fingers on the small hollow in front of your ear. Gently guide the muscles: Using your fingers, pulse ultra-gently backward and upward toward the crown of your head, 60 times.
8 Bright Eyes, Tight Eyelids
Connect the inner corners of your eyes with an imaginary thread across the bridge of your nose. Draw threads from the outer corners of your eyes to the back of your head. Draw threads diagonally from the bases of your eyebrows to the back of your head. Mirror check: Keep your forehead relaxed! Close your eyelids. Use your eyelashes to pull your upper eyelids away from your eyes 100 times. Then do the same with your lower eyelids 100 times. Do both eyelids at the same time 100 times.
9 Look Fresh Out of the Laundry
Gently close your eyelids. Inflate your eyeballs like little balloons to make them larger. Pull your right eyeball deeper into your skull. Push the left one further forward. Conversely, pull the left eyeball back into your head, and the right one will slide forward. After a short while, this eye swing will take on a life of its own, and it will feel as if your eyes are riding a carousel.
Rejuvenation in 4 Weeks
The online program for posture, poise, and beauty. Led by Benita Cantieni.
Gently say goodbye to wrinkles, drooping eyelids, and a tired appearance—with CANTIENICA® Faceforming.
This unique workout activates your deep facial muscles, tightens your contours, and restores a fresh, radiant glow. No injections, no surgery—just lasting results that come from within.
- Natural lifting effect through muscle activation
- More defined facial features, brighter eyes, smoother skin
- A Better Sense of Well-Being—From Head to Toe
- Easy to learn, immediately noticeable, can be put into practice at any time
Whether it’s in the bathroom in the morning or on the couch in the evening—just a few minutes of faceforming every day makes a difference. All you need is your face—and yourself.
Feel your charisma. See the difference.
