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...

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.

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.

For decades, I bought into the beauty industry's biggest lie. It's the one that whispers (and sometimes shouts) that our worth is tied to looking younger. That aging is the enemy. That we should spend countless dollars and hours fighting against the natural flow of time.