We exercise our body, but why not our facial muscles, too? That’s what Holistic Berlin health coach Daniela Mellis, who trained in New York and Los Angeles, is all about: doing ourselves some good with online face training and skin coaching. In just ten minutes, according to Daniela, you can activate and tighten your facial muscles by breathing and stretching, and simultaneously increase collagen production to reduce – or even prevent – the appearance of wrinkles. By combining this with different beauty tools from ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine, you can really rejuvenate your skin. My personal favorite is the handy heart-shaped Gua Sha stone made of black obsidian, which can be used on almost any part of the body. But there are countless other types of beauty stone, such as the round mushrooms for the eye area, or the rectangular Gua Sha for the neck, forehead or décolleté.
For the Gua Sha to work its magic, it must work with the lymphatic flow of the face and neck. In her monthly online workshops, Daniela shows you how to get the best benefits out of your skincare routine and helps you find the best Gua Sha for your skin. Best of all, the techniques can be incorporated into your daily routine, for some me time that doesn’t take up all your time.
Text: Alison Musch / Photos: Robyn Steffen
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