Read this if smiling makes you tired. Solutions found through the connection between facial muscles and the heart

📕 Emotion and Skin Connection Series | Episode 4

~ The true feelings that appeared on the face line ~

🕊 The moment I realized my unconscious 'fake smile'

Saying 'I'm fine, I'm fine,'
I was smiling all the time without even realizing it myself.

Even though I intended to be smiling,
the face reflected in the mirror didn't look happy at all.

Seeing my mouth twitching in a photo I took on a whim one day,
I realized, 'Oh, I was forcing myself to smile.'

🧠 The mouth and autonomic nervous system, emotional suppression and facial fixation

Did you know that our facial muscles are deeply connected to our state of mind?

Especially the mouth and face line, which tend to stiffen up due to tension and stress,
and if that continues, the expression can sometimes become 'fixed'.

Originally, a smile should be a sign of relaxation,
but if you keep smiling while suppressing your emotions,
the brain feels 'this is not safe,'
and even the balance of the autonomic nervous system can be disrupted.

That is precisely why it is important for us to align ourselves starting from the 'mouth'.

🤲 A practice to loosen the corners of the mouth and face line

I'd like to introduce one simple self-care routine I often do🌿
I especially recommend it when you realize you've been 'forcing yourself to smile'.

📌 How to do it

1. Warm your hands and gently touch your cheeks as if cupping them

2. While taking deep breaths, slowly stroke the area around the corners of your mouth

3. Along the face line, from under the ears to the tip of the chin,
   gently stroke downwards (about 5 times)

As the warmth of your hands slowly transfers,
the muscles that were working hard and stiffening will suddenly relax.

💬 Was there a moment today when you lied to yourself?

“I smiled even though it was actually hard”
“I did it even though I didn't want to”
“I said I was fine, but it was a bit painful”

Try to remember those “lies to yourself” just a little bit today.

Just by noticing them,
the tension in your heart and skin will gradually start to unravel 🌙

And next time is the final episode of the series.

“Dullness that skincare can't fix might be caused by your heart. 4 steps to detox your emotions”
──We will deliver content about such changes from within your heart and skin 🌿

🎁 Announcement of a gift for finishing the series

In the final episode, for you who have read this far──
“Emotion and Skin Self-Check Diagnosis” PDFis planned as a gift 🧾

Includes gentle self-work that allows you to notice
your current state of mind from skin troubles and changes.
You might find a way to “balance yourself” that suits you 🌙

🔁 You can read the series so far from here

📘Episode 1｜

📘Episode 2｜

📘Episode 3｜

Thank you so much for reading this far 🌿

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“I think I'll try it out”

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