As a television news reporter, I spent years pouring money into maintaining my "look". These were hard costs that got higher as I got older. Then, I invested in learning a lifetime skill instead and everything changed...

In a world of overpromising beauty treatments and miracle products, I believe we all deserve honest, straightforward information about our options. No hype, no exaggerated claims – just the truth about this practice I've come to love and believe in deeply.

Between work, family, household responsibilities, and trying to maintain some semblance of a social life, finding time for self-care can feel like yet another task on your endless to-do list. And that's exactly why I've become passionate about face yoga practices that take just 120 seconds but can make a remarkable difference in how you look and feel.

Whether it's from a poor night's sleep, seasonal allergies, or just the natural aging process, waking up to swollen, puffy eyes can make us feel less than our best. Before you reach for expensive eye creams or consider more drastic measures, I want to share some face yoga approaches that can make a remarkable difference.

How long does it really take to see real changes with face yoga? Probably a lot less time than you think! But there’s a catch. We break it down and take a closer look at my own “before and after” photo in this article.

Women are typically drawn to face yoga for the aesthetic benefits. But here’s something interesting I’ve noticed: The longer someone practices face yoga, the more they talk about benefits that have nothing to do with how they look.

It started on a Saturday afternoon when I was trying to find space under my bathroom counter for a new hairdryer. As I pushed and shoved things around causing various bottles and jars to tumble out onto the floor, I asked myself in frustration: Do I really need all this stuff??

Of course we all deserve to feel comfortable and at home in our bodies, regardless of age or appearance. But if it's so obvious, why do so many brilliant, accomplished, generous women struggle to believe it?

When I first started practicing face yoga, I expected (ok, well, I was hoping for) physical results—more toned muscles, a lifted look, a brighter, smoother complexion. What I didn't expect was that face yoga turned out to be as much an inner journey as an outer one.

No beauty product in the world—no matter how expensive or "revolutionary"—can ever match the transformative power of a consistent face yoga practice. This isn't something the beauty industry wants us to believe.

A lot of modern "beauty routines" seem to be rooted in a kind of subtle aggression toward ourselves—scrubbing, stripping, peeling, freezing, burning, injecting. Procedures and products that essentially say, "Your natural state is SOOO not good enough. Let's scrape it off and start over!"

Your face is so much more than a collection of features to be judged. It's a living record of your life story — a map of all you've experienced, felt, and overcome.