Muscle Group : Face
1. Open your eyes and raise your eyebrows hard. Your forehead will wrinkle. Hold
that pose. Feel the tension move to your brow, and then up into your scalp. Now,
relax.
2. Pull your eyebrows down, and frown hard. Notice the feeling of strain spreading
over your forehead. Now, relax. Let your brow become smooth again.
3. Next, close your eyelids hard. Feel the tension around your eyes, forehead, and
scalp. Now, relax.
4. Clench your teeth. Feel the tension in your jaw move toward your ears. Now, relax
your bite. Your lips should gently part.
5. Now, press your tongue against the roof of your mouth. Feel the pressure in the
back of your mouth and chin. Now, relax.
6. Purse your lips into an "O." Feel the tightness overtake your forehead, scalp,
eyes, tongue, and lips. Now, go loose-lipped.
7. Next, press your head as far back as it can comfortably go. Feel the tension
in your neck.
8. Roll your head very slowly to the right. Hold it, and then roll it very slowly
to the left. Feel the stress move and then disappear with each position.
9. Now, straighten your head and bend it forward until your chin touches your chest.
Feel the tension in your throat and the back of your neck.
10. Return your head to a comfortable position.
11. Now, shrug your shoulders high, and hold. Relax. As your shoulders drop, feel
relaxation spread through your neck, throat, and shoulders.