Koko Hayashi is a Los Angelesbased certified face yoga instructor who has been practising since 2018. She teaches in-person classes, including to the likes of Kim Kardashian West, and also shares her techniques with more than 400,000 subscribers on YouTube.
Tatler spoke to Hayashi to learn more about the health benefits of face yoga, techniques to try and how it can change your face for the better.
What should people know about face yoga?
It is a natural solution to maintaining—or regaining—your youthful appearance. By activating the muscles in the face, it lifts and relaxes overworked muscles to reduce wrinkles.
How did you discover it, and why did you decide to pursue its practice as a full-time career?
At age 27 I had a failed plastic surgery that left me with an asymmetrical chin; I realised I should have pursued an alternative route.
In Japan, face yoga has been popular for decades, so I thought I should give it a try. I started seeing great results, and I wanted to share some of the exercises I’d done with others on YouTube.
I didn’t expect to get as many views as I did, so I thought it would be the right move to professionally teach this practice offline.
I met Fumiko Takatsu, a face yoga legend both in Japan and internationally, and she became my mentor.
This story is from the February 2022 edition of Tatler Philippines.
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