Not that I'm a tai chi expert—but I know tai chi is about managing and organizing your own energy, and this book is about manag...  Read More

Not that I'm a tai chi expert—but I know tai chi is about managing and organizing your own energy, and this book is about managing and organizing the energy of your face. It's different than any of the other face-yoga or face-exercise books I've looked at recently in that there is no force placed on or required by the facial muscles. Instead, the author emphasizes the importance of being present whenever you wash your face or do her special sweeps and other very light massage techniques across various planes of the face. I've looked at quite a few books on how to exercise your face & this is probably my favorite. It's a little diffuse seeming—not intuitively organized—but it has lots of clear photos & the main idea is as unusual as it is effective: that you can lift and energize the muscles (and skin) of your face by simply doing these very gentle touch and awareness exercises. For me, this approach is the perfect compliment to some more mechanical (resistance) type exercises for the face.   Read Less

Not that I'm a tai chi expert—but I know tai chi is about managing and organizing your own energy, and this book is about manag...  Read More

Not that I'm a tai chi expert—but I know tai chi is about managing and organizing your own energy, and this book is about managing and organizing the energy of your face. It's different than any of the other face-yoga or face-exercise books I've looked at recently in that there is no force placed on or required by the facial muscles. Instead, the author emphasizes the importance of being present whenever you wash your face or do her special sweeps and other very light massage techniques across various planes of the face. I've looked at quite a few books on how to exercise your face & this is probably my favorite. It's a little diffuse seeming—not intuitively organized—but it has lots of clear photos & the main idea is as unusual as it is effective: that you can lift and energize the muscles (and skin) of your face by simply doing these very gentle touch and awareness exercises. For me, this approach is the perfect compliment to some more mechanical (resistance) type exercises for the face.   Read Less