Danielle Collins' Face Yoga: Firming facial exercises & inspiring tips to glow, inside and out

by Danielle Collins

Discover the power of these innovative face exercises to improve wellbeing in body and mind, give you younger-looking skin and feel glowing and gorgeous, whatever your age.

Danielle Collins’ Face Yoga is the guide to facial exercises from the world’s leading expert. Have you ever thought why every workout you have ever done stopped at the neck? Or wondered why traditional yoga calms the mind, tones the body but forgets the face? Are you looking for a natural way to look and feel younger and healthier?

Danielle Collins, TV’s Face Yoga Expert, believes we should all have the opportunity to look and feel the very best we can for our age and to care for our face, body and mind using natural and holistic techniques. Her method requires just 5 minutes a day and could not be easier to get started.

Integrating practical facial exercises with inspirational lifestyle tips, including diet and skincare, Danielle Collins’ Face Yoga is a revolutionary new programme to help you achieve healthier, firmer, glowing skin.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Self Help

137 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 9, 2019

About the author

Danielle Collins is the World leading Face Yoga Expert and a Yoga, Nutrition and Wellbeing Coach. She is incredibly passionate about holistic approaches to health, fitness and beauty and truly believes that we should all have the opportunity look and feel the very best version of ourselves using simple, natural yet effective techniques.

Face Yoga has been scientifically proven to help you look younger in a 2018 study by North Western University in Chicago and by doctors using Danielle's Face Yoga in the BBC1 documentary ‘Twinstitute’.

Danielle has shared her passion through teaching, writing, Yoga modelling and presenting for 15 years and has appeared on shows such as ITV2’s “Holding Back The Years” with Fiona Phillips, ITV2's "The Only Way is Essex", Channel 4’s "How Not to Get Old" with Louise Redknapp, ITV1's "The David Dickinson Show", BBC1's Beauty Expert Edition of "The Weakest Link" , Sky's "Ideal World", and on many radio shows such as Kiss FM's breakfast show. She is the face and creator of Groupon's major health and fitness campaign, 'Face Fit'. Danielle has been delighted to work with renowned brands such as Nintendo, BT, Olbas Oil, P & G, Unilever, OMFIT, Dr Roebucks and Sweaty Betty. In addition to being a contributor to The Huffington Post, Danielle loves traveling around the world to teach Face Yoga and her favourite place to teach was at the prestigious Six Senses Resorts and Spas in the Maldives.

Danielle is the founder of The Danielle Collins Face Yoga Method and offers teacher training courses around the World. The Method has been featured in hundreds of leading publications such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar The Telegraph and The Daily Mail. The Danielle Collins Face Yoga Method has over 500 teachers Worldwide and this is growing daily. Danielle feels it is an honour to see so many amazing people sharing the positive benefits of Face Yoga through teaching others. Danielle's teachers have had such wonderful success with Face Yoga and many of her teachers appear on TV, run retreats as well as doing group and one to one sessions in person and online.

Danielle is passionate about being able to give people the opportunity to enjoy holistic health in their own home and shares this through her 4 DVD's, 5 Apps, Fusion by Danielle Collins skincare line and the Danielle Collins Yoga Mat range.

Danielle was born and brought up in Plymouth and moved to Bath to study Education and English Literature at Bath Spa University and achieved a first class honours. After this she was diagnosed with M.E and was very ill for 2 years. Despite doctors telling her there was no known cure for this illness she was determined to get better and started introducing natural nutrition, relaxation, exercise, Yoga and Pilates in to her life. She then fully recovered and felt an overwhelming desire to help and inspire others to feel healthier and happier in the same way that she had been able to help herself, so she completed Diplomas in Face Massage, Professional Relaxation Therapy, Nutrition, Hatha Yoga and Pre and Post Natal Yoga with the British School of Yoga. She also has introductory training in Thai Yoga Massage, Shiatsu, Indian Head Massage and the Alexander Technique and further training in Meditation.

After a couple of years of teaching Yoga, clients were enjoying the health benefits of Yoga for their bodies and minds. Danielle was getting more and more requests for a similar natural way for the face to look and feel healthier too. As well as her training, Danielle spent many years researching and trialing face techniques from ancient Eastern medicine, the latest studies on facial composition and renowned wellbeing strategies and created The Danielle Collins Face Yoga Method which is now enjoyed by millions of people worldwide. Face Yoga has also been proven to help you look younger in a key study by Northwestern University in Chicago.

Danielle has been given many accolades such as delighted a Silver Award for

Reviews

[8stitches 9lives · Rating 4 out of 5]

I must admit that I wasn't entirely sure about this book but was attracted by the fact that it is essentially about yoga for the face, and I was pleasantly surprised when it was evident that the author had extensive knowledge of health, beauty and lifestyle which she incorporates into the book. Not only is Ms Collins a World leading Face Yoga Expert, but she is also a renowned authority in Yoga, Nutrition and Wellbeing and it really shows.

Face Yoga has been scientifically proven to help you look younger in a study by North Western University in Chicago and by doctors in the BBC1 documentary ‘Twinstitute’. It will take rather a while to see results from these quick and easy exercises if there are any benefits or changes to the face at all, but I guess if yoga works on the body there's no reason why it wouldn't have an impact on the facial muscles too.

Rather than a book merely about the benefits of face yoga, there is lots of other helpful information, hints and tips and all are presented in manageable bite-sized chunks for simple digestion. This is the type of book that is more of a reference guide than a "read from cover to cover" affair and I was pleasantly surprised by just how comprehensive it was. I think this would be a great addition to the library of someone looking for a way to improve their facial appearance without spending a small fortune on lotions and potions or cosmetic surgery. Many thanks to Watkins Publishing for an ARC.

[Japan Connect (Fabienne) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Das Buch hat mir gut gefallen. Die deutsche Version ist schön aufgemacht, übersichtlich und durch das kleine Format auch sehr handlich. Man kann es also überallhin mitnehmen. Die Einleitung gibt einen kurzen und prägnanten Überblick zu den Themen Haut, Hautpflege und Face Yoga. Im darauffolgenden Teil werden verschiedene Übungen jeweils auf einer Seite in kurzen, knappen Sätzen erklärt. Jede Übung ist mit einem veranschaulichenden Foto versehen. Allerdings habe ich mir mehr Übungen erhofft, die mit der Spannung der Haut arbeiten z.B. durch den Einsatz der Zunge. Den Grossteil der Übungen kannte ich schon aus der Akkupressur und Lymphdrüsenmassage, weshalb das Buch mit seinem Hauptteil meine Erwartungen nicht 100% erfüllen konnte. Dafür hat mir der Schluss sehr gut gefallen, in dem Nahrungsmittel und reguläre Yoga-Übungen vorgestellt werden, die die Blutzirkulation und den Stoffwechsel fördern und somit zu einem strahlenden Hautbild führen.

Mehr Infos in meiner Video-Rezension:

https://youtu.be/W6tMlkClS4Q

[Rasmenia Massoud · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm always skeptical of things like this. Probably because things like "looking younger" and "face yoga" are often being touted by people under the age of 30 of Instagram. I dunno... I just have a weird aversion to people half my age telling me how to look younger.

I also have a strong aversion to anything that reeks of woo woo or "love and light."

That said, I do suffer from eye strain and chronic migraines which are exasperated by carrying much of my stress in my jaw. I'm always on the look out for things that might help to alleviate my painful head. And after a few months of doing some of the things in this book and learning about the anatomy of the face and neck, I think there might be something to all this. The book is actually pretty informative in regard to how the muscles in the face and neck work.

As far as the claims about altering the appearance of the face, I don't know. I do know my headaches have eased up some and my jaw doesn't hurt. That's more than enough for me.

[Christy Hall · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked learning some new techniques for skin care. Most of the descriptions were easily to follow. Some were not and I felt like I needed a video instead of the single picture that was included. The book is broken into sections that focused on different types of exercises or different sections of the neck, head, and face. She also includes some good advice about what to eat a s drink for healthier skin. Nothing is revolutionary but it’s a good book to use to work on your face routine.

[Dagmar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy, well-explained exercises. I’d give it a 4/5 if I weren’t so extremely grateful for the neck and jaw exercises, they legitimately work wonders if you’re someone who holds tension in their jaw and/or neck during stressful times

[Sinbad · Rating 5 out of 5]

I "Ansigts yoga" bogen fremstiller Danielle Collins ansigtsøvelser, der inkluderer massage, akupressur, afslapning og velvære praktiker.

Bogen fokuserer på ansigtsanatomien: pande, øjne, kinder, mund, kæbe og hals.

Øvelser er tydeligt beskrevet og hver øvelse tager omkring 1 minut at gøre. Bogen er nemt at læse, har en masse af billeder, der hjælper at se hvilken del af kroppen skal man behandle sammen med håndernes- og fingernespositurer.

I den sidste del findes en afsnit om gode råd til velvære, bl. a. mad til at fugte huden, til at få en strålende hud og til at rense huden, øvelser til at øge selvkærligheden og til at bedre passe på sig selv, vejrtrækningsøvelser, visualisering øvelser, god holdning rådgivning, søvn vaner og til sidst nogle yoga asanas, der hjælper ansigtet til at være sundt og frisk.

Jeg takker Danielle Collins for at dele den lille stykke visdom og for hendes opmærksomhed om ansigtet. Det er jo en del af kroppen mennesket fokuserer mest i vores interaktioner og i vores selvholdning, måske fordi er det mest synlig i forhold til resten af kroppen. På sammen tiden indeholder ansigtet en visdom, der måske ikke får en tilstrækkelig opmærksomhed og som er nemt at tage for givet.

Med den her bog lærer jeg at bevæge mere mit ansigt på forskellige måde, at røre det oftere med rene hænder og fingre, at tilbyde ansigtsmassage til folk der er tæt på mig, at tale til mig selv og til de andre med mere kærlighed og hensyn, at spise, trække vejret og sove med omhu. Kort sagt, at tillade den venlige, strålende menneske at vise sig også i den fysiske plan.

Tak Danielle for din arbejde og dine smykke livsperspektiv.

[Terrie Case · Rating 4 out of 5]

The benefits of a face lift without the pain or expenses.

This book is wonderful. Danielle Collins shows and explains how to tighten your forehead, eyes, cheeks, mouth, jaw and neck. Who knew that an exercise which involves tilting your head and touching the roof of your mouth with your tongue could reduce turkey neck?

Before explaining the exercises, the author takes time to discuss our bodies and the things that make us age. This is an invaluable tool in helping the reader feel younger and look better.


I received an ARC from Watkins Publishing through NetGalley. This in no way affects my opinion or rating of this book. I am voluntarily submitting this review and am under no obligation to do so.

[Michelle Cornish · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been soaking up all the information Danielle Collins has to give ever since discovering her courses on the DailyOM. In this book, she not only gives you exercises for different areas of the face, but she also tells you what they are intended to do. Included are tips for skin care as well as affirmations to help improve the mindset around aging. As someone who is nearing 50, I'll take all the help I can get! I love this easy to understand, quick read.

[Audrey Tan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Feels more like an eat, pray, love style gratitude journal with a lot of affirmations and uplifting messages. You'll have to dig through a lot of that just to get to the face yoga exercises. Would prefer a condensed version but I guess some would like to follow it as a weekly journal to accompany them for an entire year as it's designed.

[Zuly · Rating 5 out of 5]

While reading this I went through all or most of the exercises in 2 sittings. It was so invigorating that I bought the book and plan to add this to my daily exercise. It makes much more sense than an array of costly products.

[Judy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a concise guide to lots of facial yoga exercises, and also includes tips on helping the appearance of your face. And finally there are some more general yoga moves to help with your facial exercises. The trick will be to actually do enough of them to see whether they really help. 3.5 stars

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a rare and unique guide created by the Worldwide Face yoga’s expert. Danielle communicates her precious knowledge in an easy way. Loveful!

#DanielleCollinsFaceYoga #NetGalley

[Cristie Underwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

I admit that I was skeptical about Face Yoga, as I thought it wouldn't make a difference. However, after doing the exercises in this book for a few weeks, I can see a difference in my face.

[Barry Fitzgerald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good information explaining Danielle Collins teachings. Hard to follow the exercises with the layout.

[Marie Galloway · Rating 4 out of 5]

Looks like a bunch of photocopies. Good info

[Indigoaalane · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tundus haltuura.Või ma ei tea, mida ma ootasin. Üksikud pildid, kirjelduste järgi on päris keeruline teha.Suurt osa harjutustest ja nippidest ma juba teadsin.

[Charlotte · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was interesting, see how long I can follow along

[Ma.José · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lo que más me gustó es el planteamiento holístico que hace la autora para poder tener un rostro saludable.
La presentación del libro es muy buena.

[Hilde Appelmans]

Dit boek biedt de perfecte oefeningen om er met 30 minuten per dag gedurende 20 weken 3 jaar jonger uit te zien. Wel, ik ga bij deze de uitdaging aan en breng over 20 weken verslag uit 🙃

[Agnieszka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful and practical exorcises for the face as well as relaxation techniques for the face and neck.

[Kirsten Coughlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5. I’m intrigued by this regime.

[Nikki Uvalles · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book not only lays out a step by step daily routine but how each one of these techqnies can change your face.

[Jakprzezokno Jola · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nie mam zbyt wiele wspólnego z jogą - kiedyś próbowałam, ale na próbach się skończyło. Jednak jako człowiek cierpiący na bruksizm i migreny postanowiłam spróbować. Nie wiem niestety na razie czy metoda działa, bo trzeba praktykować ją kilka tygodni i bardzo regularnie, jednak sama książka jest dosyć zgrabna. Niewiele w niej treści, przez co czyta się ekspresowo. Autorka najpierw ogólnie opowiada o dbaniu o twarz, a następnie przechodzi o sedna książki i opisuje konkretne ćwiczenia, na co wpływają. Tych ćwiczeń jest kilkadziesiąt, ale na każdą partię twarzy jest ich 3-5, więc niby jest w czym wybierać, ale wybór mały. Te opisy dla mnie, zupełnego laika czasem były trochę niejasne, jakby autorka pomijała jakiś krok i dłonie powinny się teleportować, ale zdjęcia nieco to wszystko ułatwiały. Mimo wszystko byłam zadowolona z książki, bo ostatecznie udało mi się wdrożyć wszystkie ćwiczenia.

[The Starry Library · Rating 2 out of 5]

To be completely honest, I was not familiar with Danielle Collins and her Face Yoga techniques before reading this book. As someone who does practice yoga, I was curious as to what this mysterious practice was all about.

“Face Yoga is a combination of face exercises, massage, acupressure and relaxation techniques that are designed to lift, firm, smooth, and relax the face to improve your overall wellbeing” (to quote directly from the book).

On the surface, it is a superficial practice meant to smooth fine lines and wrinkles, give you a youthful glow, and tighten and tone sagging skin. Many people believe that when you look good you feel good and vice a versa, but here is where my issue lies with this book. If you are only using yoga for vanity, then I think it defeats the purpose of what is supposed to be spiritual balancing practice. Anyone who knows anything about the mind body connection will know that our muscles and tissues store our emotions, and when you work those muscles you are able to release them. This is where I felt Danielle Collins missed the mark. I felt she did not go into enough depth about the benefits of Face Yoga. Sure it can make you look better, but what about the deeper metaphysics of it? What types of emotions are we storing in our facial muscles? Why are we storing them in our face? What are the spiritual meaning of wrinkles or acne? What is happening to us on an emotional level when we perform Face Yoga?

Danielle spent a little too much time outlining skincare techniques and how to care for our skin instead of focusing on the more spiritual aspects of Face Yoga. I also felt the book needed more pictures of the exercises because at times I didn’t understand how to perform the exercises from her written instructions. What I will also say, is that whenever you are doing any type of acupressure on the body, you stimulate a detoxification process, and if you are doing this on your face, you can actually cause more break outs. As someone who has used jade facial rollers in the past, let me tell you, you can get some nasty breakouts and in some cases, make your skin look worse.

On a positive note, I do appreciate aesthetics, and I love how her techniques are being used for those with facial paralysis and stroke victims as I feel great success can be achieved with her exercises.

Maybe Danielle’s purpose of her book was to only outline her techniques without going into too much depth about the metaphysics of yoga and the mind body connection, but afterall, beauty is skin deep.