Facial Reflexology: Benefits, Common Points, & tools to Promote Body Balance and Healing

November 6, 2021

Learning how everything is connected and what you can do to balance your mind and body from the inside out has been quite the journey of self-discovery. Since getting involved in more holistic healing and meditation practices, I was able to get more familiar with facial reflexology and how this concept focuses on the relationship between specific points on our face and the organs in our body.

After experiencing this for myself, I learned that triggering these points produces a chemical response that communicates with our brain to create healing, based on traditional Chinese medicine. This goes way more in-depth than just getting a regular facial with an aesthetician since the benefits range all the way from treating insomnia to relieving head tension.

Facial Tools: jade rollers, hands, or rolling tools that will get the body to respond.

Here are some benefits, but not limited to, that stem from facial reflexology:

Aids in sleep regulation
Increases your energy levels
Promotes healthier skin
Assists in increasing your mood and mindset
Relieves tension and pain
Calming inflammation
Improves the immune system
Headache relief
Help clear up sinus pressure
Relaxes the mind

Yintang or your “Third Eye”

Positioned right between your eyes sitting between your eyebrows.

What you can use it for:

Lowers anxiety
Helps with better sleep

Frees space in the mind from negativity occupying it
Reducing pressure from starting from your nose, up to your eyes, and around your head.
Decreasing eye fatigue

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Located right in the middle of your face between your nose and lips.

What it is mainly used for:

Increasing focus
Relaxing your mind of any stress
Allows you to be more aware and increases oxygen

Taiyang

According to Healthline, “The temples are acupressure/acupuncture points collectively known as taiyang,” Its uses include:

Relieves the symptoms from headaches
Reduces stress
Aids the mind to enter into a state of calmness

Finding a practice like facial reflexology that has been around for thousands of years and has been used to relieve pain, anxiety, and problem areas has allowed me to understand my body even more. If you are looking for a holistic approach to gain more insight, then I hope this provides you with some value and long-term relief.