Tao Face Youth

Your face is unique. Your practice should be too.

If you don’t know me yet, I’m Tanja, founder of Tao Face Youth — a personalized approach to facial wellness that goes far beyond traditional Face Yoga.

I see the face through an energetic lens - connected to your body, emotions, habits, energy and the way you move through life.

Your face carries a story. And this is where my approach is different.

I combine facial muscle training with the ancient wisdom of Taoism and the Five Elements — Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal.

Through Face Mapping, we explore the patterns your face may reflect. Through Tao Face Yoga, acupressure, self-massage and lymphatic techniques, we work with the physical face. Through breathwork, somatic practices, healing sounds and Reiki, we bring awareness to the emotional and energetic layers too.

Because sometimes a muscle needs strengthening. Sometimes it needs releasing. And sometimes the biggest shift comes from understanding why you’re holding that tension in the first place.

That’s why I don’t believe in giving every woman the same 10 facial exercises.

My work is for women who want to age naturally while feeling and looking more vibrant, radiant and alive — and understand their face rather than fight it.

The goal isn’t to erase every line or create a different face. It’s to discover where your youthful energy, vitality and wellbeing may be leaking and bring back movement, softness, balance and glow.

We don’t create a new face. We awaken yours.

✨ Ready to discover what your face needs? ✨

Book your complimentary call via the link in my bio and begin activating your glow. A space for clarity and connection — no pressure. Together, we’ll discover whether personalized Tao Face Yoga is your next step.

Your glow is already there. Let’s awaken it…

What do your lower eyelids tell you? 👀✨

In Tao Face Mapping, the area under the eyes is known as the Child Palace. 👶💛

It can reflect our relationship with our children, our inner child, or even a project, business or dream that we are creating and nurturing like our own baby.

That’s why I always look closely at this area.
Is it hollow, puffy, tired, wrinkled, darker or a different colour? Is one side different from the other? Has something recently changed?

I respect my body and my face so much because they are always communicating with me. They show me where my energy needs more attention and where I may be leaking it.

And I personally love training the eye area and dedicate more time to it, because I’m also working on the life topics this area represents for me.

✨I don’t want to simply cover the signs.
I want to listen, understand and work with them.✨

That’s the beauty of Tao Face Yoga for me:
your face becomes your guide.

👉 Want to learn what your face is telling you?

👉 This and so much more we explore in my individual Tao Face Yoga trainings and Face Readings.

👉 More info in bio.

Your face is the flower. Your neck is the stem. 🌻

And every beautiful flower needs a strong, open and alive stem. 🌱

In Tao Face Yoga we train the neck to create strength, freedom and flow — giving the whole face the support to lift, soften and glow.

But there’s something deeper I love about this practice: the neck connects our thyroid, voice and lower face.

We don’t practice to pose beautifully. We practice to live beautifully — to speak, laugh, express ourselves and feel free to be exactly who we are. 😎😎😎

✨ Want to experience it for yourself? ✨

Join me for a private early morning or evening Tao Face Yoga session — your time, your face, your practice. Message me and let’s find your perfect time.

Train your face. Shift your energy. Start your week feeling your best.

💪✨🌞

Instead of carrying last week into this one, give your face, body and mind a fresh signal:

“This is a new week. I choose how I want to feel in it. I am the boss of ME!” 🫶🏻

Sunset is more than a beautiful view 🌅

As evening light becomes dimmer, special light-sensitive cells in your eyes send this information to your brain’s circadian clock.

This signals that daytime is ending and helps coordinate your body’s transition toward night.

As darkness arrives, the pineal gland begins increasing melatonin, helping prepare your body for sleep. At the same time, your circadian system helps regulate the daily rhythm of cortisol, body temperature and many other biological processes.

I am so in love with my body and it’s process. 🥰🥰🥰🥰

And why does this matter for hormones?
Because sleep, circadian rhythm, stress regulation and reproductive hormone signaling are interconnected.

So that sunset walk isn’t only romantic. It’s a daily light signal your body was designed to receive.

I think that Mother Nature is trying to say: “Less Netflix, more sunset”. ☺️☺️☺️

WHAT IF YOU COULD PREPARE YOUR BODY FOR AUTUMN? 🍂🔥

The Fall Equinox is more than a change on the calendar. Nature changes direction. The expansive energy of summer begins to turn inward. Days become shorter. The air changes. Trees begin to release…

And in Tao wisdom, we are not separate from this rhythm.

So, on September 23, between 12:00–14:00, take 5–10 minutes and join me in this little seasonal ritual.

🔥 WARM ST36 · ZUSANLI

1. Sit comfortably and place both feet on the floor.
2. Find ST36 — about four finger-widths below your kneecap and slightly to the outside of your shinbone.
3. Warm the point with moxa on each leg, for around 5 minutes (women start on right leg), allowing the heat to feel gentle and comforting.

NO MOXA? 🤲

1. Rub your palms together until they’re really warm.
2. Place them over ST36 and slowly massage the area for 2–3 minutes on each leg. Use the strength of your thumb.

…After the ritual breath and stay there for a few quiet moments.

That’s it.

Just warmth, breath, presence and a moment to consciously enter the new season.

✨✨✨ And if you join me on September 23, send me a little 🔥 or share your ritual with me. I would love to know that somewhere, we are welcoming the new season together.

🔥 Gentle note: Moxa should feel pleasantly warm, never hot or burning. Keep a safe distance from the skin, use it in a well-ventilated space, and stop if the heat becomes uncomfortable. Avoid irritated, injured or numb skin. If moxa isn’t suitable for you, simply use your warm hands instead.

AUTUMN DOESN’T HOLD ON. WHY DO WE? 🍂

On September 23, at 02:05 AM we welcome the Fall Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere.

But what actually is an equinox?

Twice a year — around March 20 and September 22–23 — the Sun crosses the celestial equator. Around these dates, day and night are nearly equal in length.

It is a beautiful turning point.

From here, in the Northern Hemisphere, the nights become longer and nature begins her journey inward.

And Tao teaches us to notice what nature is doing… because we are nature too.

🍂 Autumn belongs to the METAL element.
It is the season of simplifying, refining and letting go.

Trees don’t question which leaves they should keep. They release what has completed its purpose. So…Maybe we can do the same.

☯️ A LITTLE EQUINOX RITUAL

Find a quiet place and sit for a few minutes.

Close your eyes.

Place your feet firmly on the ground and let your hands rest softly on your thighs.

Take a slow breath in through your nose… and with every exhale, release.

Relax your forehead.
Soften the space between your eyebrows.
Unclench your jaw.
Drop your shoulders.
Let your face become quiet.

Then ask yourself:

What am I still holding that I’m ready to release?

A thought.
An expectation.
A worry.
An old version of yourself.

You don’t need to solve it.

Simply breathe in… and on the exhale, imagine letting one leaf fall.

Stay there for a few breaths.

Because rejuvenation isn’t always about adding more, lifting more or doing more.

Sometimes we need just permission to soften, release and enter a new season.

Release what is heavy.
Keep what is essential.
And make space for what comes next.

Happy Fall Equinox. ☯️🍂

Did you know that your face (including your body) needs a different workout in every phase? 🧐

Nature changes through the seasons 🌱🍃🍂—and so do your hormones, energy, body and face. Tao Face Yoga is not about pushing harder every day. It’s about learning to recognize what your face needs today. 🌿

💧 MENSTRUATION · WATER · RESTORE
Turn inward and soften. Focus on the under-eye area, corners of the mouth and lower face, combined with facial massage, acupressure and gentle static holds.

🌱 FOLLICULAR · WOOD · ACTIVATE
Energy rises—so can your practice. Think strong cheek lifting, the eye area and space between the eyebrows, while releasing the masseter and neck. This is your time for a stronger, more dynamic workout.

🔥 OVULATION · FIRE · GLOW
Expression, radiance and connection. Work the forehead, mouth and lips, combining dynamic exercises with strong static holds.

🌾 EARLY LUTEAL · EARTH · GROUND
Bring the energy back to your center. Focus on whole-face lifting, the lower face, mouth area and upper eyelids, with strong static exercises and longer holds.

🤍 LATE LUTEAL · METAL · RELEASE
Time to simplify and let go. Bring in face masks and nourishing rituals, thyroid and neck work, softening of the nasolabial folds, and slower static exercises.

The more you practice Tao Face Yoga, the more you learn to read the little messages of your own face—and understand when to activate, when to lift, when to release and when to soften.

Go hand in hand with nature and your cycle, not against it.
Different phase. Different energy. Different Face Yoga. 🌙🌝

✨ Ready to discover what your face is asking for? Come practice Tao Face Yoga with me and learn to move with your own rhythm—through every phase, every season, every version of you. ✨

Nobody told us that after 40 our face changes not because we’re aging…but because

😮 muscles switch off.
😮 fascia tightens.
😮 lymph gets stagnant.
😮 stress gets stored in the jaw.
😮 hormones begin to whisper instead of sing.

And slowly…
🫣 eyes look more tired.
🫣 cheeks lose volume.
🫣 jawline softens.
🫣 the glow fades.

But here’s the beautiful part… What switched off, can be awakened. 🥳🥳🥳

It can happen all natural - through breath, acupressure, fascia activation, facial muscle training, gland stimulation and the wisdom of the 5 Elements.

We teach our face, our brain and our feminine energy to remember not to fight time.

Welcome to Tao Face Yoga, where energy flows, beauty follows.

DM me FACE if you’re ready for your transformation. ✨

Ladies… if there is one face point you should know, it’s this one…

Meet ST3 (Juliao) — the “goddess glow point” of the cheeks.

Why women love it? 🤩❤️😍

Because this tiny point can help you:

✨ bring life back to tired, flat cheeks
✨ support natural cheek lift & youthful contours
✨ reduce puffiness and water retention
✨ wake up dull, tired skin
✨ release stored stress from the face
✨ support sinus drainage & clearer breathing
✨ improve blood circulation for that “you look so fresh” glow
✨ activate the Stomach meridian—connected in TCM with nourishment, grounding, feminine radiance and receiving

In other words…
less tired. less puffy. more lifted. more alive.

Where to find ST3? 🧐

Very practically:

✔️ Look straight in the mirror.
✔️ Find the pupil of your eye (look forward).
✔️ Come straight down to the level of the lower edge of your nostril.
✔️ You’ll feel a little hollow on the cheekbone/upper cheek, just beside the nose.

So… roughly:
under the pupil + beside the nostril + on the cheek hollow.

Want to discover which points your face is craving right now?
✨ DM me “FACE” ✨