Lion Face
🧘 Full Face & Relaxation · updated September 2026
⏱ 20 seconds🔁 3 reps
Targets: total facial tension release
How to do it
- 1Inhale deeply and scrunch your whole face tight — eyes, lips, everything toward your nose.
- 2Hold the squeeze 5 seconds.
- 3Exhale forcefully: open your mouth wide, stick your tongue out and down, open your eyes wide.
- 4Hold the release 5 seconds. Repeat 3 times.
Why it works
- • The classic yoga reset for the entire face
- • Contrast of squeeze/release melts hidden tension
- • Genuinely fun — hard to do without laughing
Common mistakes
- • Skipping the full squeeze phase
- • Being too shy to fully release (privacy helps!)
- • Holding the breath through both phases
