Fascia Facial Massage for Relaxation

The muscles of the face share a deep connection with the vagus nerve also called the tenth cranial nerve. In this video, Jill demonstrates how to mobilize and massage specific muscles and bones of the face to illicit a global relaxation response and tone down facial tensions.
Using YTU Therapy balls or your fingers, apply gentle pressures to these specific points to stimulate the vagus nerve. Focus on our breath, allowing the exhale to be slightly longer than the inhales.
The first placement is the TMJ - Temporal Mandibular Joint. The muscles associated with this joint are the masseter and the pterygoids and are responsible for the movements of the jaw.
The bony structures that make up this joint are the mandible, zygoma and maxilla. Follow along with this deeply internal massage designed to de-stress these eating, talking and teeth clenching muscles!
The second muscular placement is the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi. This muscle runs down the lateral aspect (sides) of the nose and is your nose scrunching (think bunny rabbit) muscle, drawing your upper lip towards your nose.
The next placement is in the third eye region or procerus muscle, a pyramid shaped muscle between the eyebrows that pulls the skin between the eyebrows down with the help of the corrugator supercilii muscle.
The last muscular placement is the temporalis muscle, right above the zygomatic arch which is the origin point for the masseter and part of the temporalis muscle. The temporalis muscle elevates the lower jaw in order to bite or close it.
The final stop on our fascia facial is the ears, Using your index fingers, explore the concha, our just outside the inner ear. Close your eyes and feel how all these moves create a sense of whole body harmony.
For more information about the vagus nerve visit us at www.tuneupfitness.com/blog/vag...

[@nryane]

Thank you. These vagus nerve-related exercises are so helpful!!!

[@keenanranch849]

This was great! Especially like the tips on the sinus area and the spot between the eyebrows which I think is referred to as the "third eye" by some. I had no idea it connected to the vagus nerve. No wonder it is so therapeutic. Thanks!

[@violetangelflame1]

OOOOOOOawwwwww......That feels so good just doing this during your short video. I'm definitely using this before I go to bed. I feel a big awwww/yawn coming on now!!!! Thanks!

[@smitadas4732]

Amazing technique. Just wish I had learnt this much earlier in life. Thanks

[@sharonmccarthy586]

you are literally saving my life, thankyou so much

[@jarosnopek9011]

My favorite facial exercises! I do them any time I want to relax and get my facial massage. I always fell 10 years younger!!

[@yogicyoga1227]

Thank you so much, for such lovely information, it feels so good even just watching it! Bless you

[@lexycann3220]

Thank you! This was wonderful!

[@lyntaylor4131]

Love your channel and informative videos!! Thank you so much for sharing 🌻

[@taosyoga2761]

This is so so amazing and effective

[@totalhorse6987]

Amazing how effective vagus stimulation is. I was doing the sinus one before I understood the vagus nerve. It all makes sense. Life making stuff. People need to know this when they learn children's songs. Something so simple and so helpful should not be an obscure find years after a trauma well into adulthood. It's too easy, too useful. .

[@GraceLYYstories]

so soothing! thanks!

[@royarad1554]

Amazing!!! I learned all these muscles name in the anatomy lab back in dental school, but have never learned how to use them correctly to manage my stress until now :) So grateful for your videos! Cheers to #levatorlabiisuperiorisalaequenasi muscle haha!

[@themissmay]

Thank you so helpful

[@debracottrell7281]

Thank you for this. I have trigeminal neuralgia and the nerves zap and then my face ends up in tons of charlie horses in my earhole and pretty much my whole right side of my head. This is helpful in releasing the pressure and tightness in my face muscles.

[@TuneUpFitness]

Glad it was helpful!

[@PaulCarterArt]

Great tips for a healthy lifestyle thanks for sharing.

[@FeonaLeeJones]

Super helpful wow! thank you!

[@DebbieHerbert]

Wonderful! many thanks

[@redwillowartstudio60second98]

So much love and thanks!! Amazing!

[@janicegear3019]

Could not see well enough where you were pressing, come closer. Loved it! Thanks.

[@TuneUpFitness]

Noted! Stay tuned for more!

[@luzarsacdetoro903]

Top!

[@AutumnS264]

Thank you. You are saving me. Really.

[@TuneUpFitness]

Happy to help!

[@Starlene71]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Dana-cz1yu]

Where do you get the facial massage balls?

[@waffle_chair9269]

Much respect to this lady who appears to be aging naturally and gracefully, but I really don’t think these things have done anything for her face. Fitness of the overall body is key, which clearly she does.

[@Luckypad1]

Not sure if this is a good one. fear that you can get a crappie skin infection like Staph?

[@mikehopkins4040]

Quite good but could have done without all the fancy names of the parts of the face. Just simplify it for us mortals.

[@TuneUpFitness]

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @tuneupfitness Our brand pages are in more layman's terms (aka written by said layman's)

[@MayAloa]

I like hearing the correct anatomical names in addition to the simple terms. Reminds me of being in yoga class when they say Down Dog and then it's Sanskrit name, Adho Mukha Svanasana

[@lyntaylor4131]

It's never to late to learn. Long may the anatomy terms continue 🌻

[@Queenie-the-genie]

Why use the balls instead of fingers?

[@TuneUpFitness]

Great question! Our soft-tissue massage tools are specifically designed to provide extra grip to add shear to the superficial fascia and soft tissue layers that may be more difficult to achieve using the hands and fingers. Our massage balls also become softer with time providing a soft touch, similar to manual massage. We invite you to try them out to see for yourself! Please let us know what you think if you decide to give them a roll.

[@Angelia88]

Instant change in myself. Thank you. Teaching my husband next!!!

[@Queenie-the-genie]

I have exercise balls already. Are these different in some way? I have hard ones and soft ones.

[@Queenie-the-genie]

hmmm no answer. I’ll try the ones I already have…excellent information.

[@kopachuk08]

@@Queenie-the-genie Not sure which balls you have, but for any of Jill's Tune Up Fitness videos using the smaller balls you want to make sure you use balls that have some give (able to yield a bit to pressure but not squish) and that have a somewhat grippy surface. The closest thing is a tennis ball, though that surface would of course be fuzzy rather than grippy. (I'm a certified instructor.)

[@RetroDanceFreak96]

Did anyone else's ears... crack??? 😳😳😳