Self Massage Sessions
Release, Soothe, Sculpt & Awaken Your Face Through the Power of Your Own Hands
Enjoy the rejuvenating power of hands-on self-care.
I teach you facial massage techniques that combine moves and traditions from Tanaka, shiatsu, gua sha, facial bodybuilding, lymphatic drainage, fascia release, rejuvance, and acupressure.
Each treatment releases tension, tones your muscles, supports your skin, smoothes out wrinkles, calms your nervous system, and boosts radiance.
These techniques are an ideal addition to your Face Yoga rituals and enhance your results.
Self Massage Helps With:
- Puffiness & facial tension
- Jaw tightness & smile lines
- Lymphatic stagnation
- Wrinkles & dull skin
- Disconnection from your own expression
- Drooped features and undefined contours
- Sleeping issues and stress
- Headaches, strained eyes
Self Touch Magic
Why Self Massage?
This isn’t a luxury. It’s a lost ritual of connection—with yourself.
Facial self-massage revives circulation, reduces tension, and tones facial muscles—while giving your nervous system a moment to reset.
With regular practice, it’s not just your skin that responds—it’s your mood, your sleep, your glow.
Using the sensory intelligence of your fingertips, you begin to understand the language of your face—where it holds, where it softens, where it opens.
It also enhances the effects of Face Yoga, preparing your facial muscles for deeper activation and longer-lasting lifting results.
Touch becomes your teacher—and your tool for beauty that begins within.
Your massage ritual may include:
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Facial shiatsu and acupressure — for a released and youthful look
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Lymphatic drainage techniques — for detox and glow
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Tanaka and gua sha — for sculpting, depuffing, and lifting
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Fascia release and Rejuvance — for tension release and natural lift
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Muscle stimulation and breath awareness — for lasting tone, face and body activation, calm
Want to explore the right massage ritual for your face?
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What are the benefits of facial massage and self-massage techniques?
Facial massage improves blood flow, releases and hydrates fascia, reduces puffiness, sculpts features, and relieves emotional stress stored in the face.
Before and After
I LOVED THE IKARIA RETREAT! Maria is an excellent teacher. She teaches a holistic facial yoga with mixed techniques such as, massages, initiation to face pointer and facial yoga poses taken from the Face Yoga Method. Her personal signature, face yoga in water, is a novelty that’s so relaxing and so original! What’s more, Maria also gives a workout session in this wonderful natural setting every morning, showing the many bridges that exist between body and face: it’s a total holistic experience! I loved the breathing exercices! Last but not least, the property is magnificent, right in the middle of nature! You’ll be lulled to sleep by the sound of cicadas and the breeze in the tall pines! You’ll return from this Ikaria retreat full of energy and great routines for your face and body! And…. Maria is an angel!
Nathalie, Paris France
Maria, you are a treasure! With you, I’ll avoid the things I’m afraid of… facial injections, Botox, and hyaluronic fillers!
Ileana, Alexandroupolis
These few minutes that I focus on the muscles of my face under the guidance of my teacher hold multiple benefits. It feels like facial exercise, observation of my habits and life, and meditation all in one. A great gift
Maria, Athens
Maria is an excellent face yoga teacher. She conveys an incredible sense of calm and optimism, and each class makes me feel cheerful and capable of taking care of myself. It’s clear that she has complete mastery of her field and genuinely enjoys teaching it! With her guidance, I feel like I’m rediscovering my radiance and learning how to maintain it in a natural and enjoyable way. I wholeheartedly recommend her!
Delia, Alexandroupolis
The Ikaria retreat was a unique and beautiful experience, a truly holistic wellbeing concept. Maria is a very talented instructor with great positive energy. All the well thought elements gave the retreat depth but also made it fun and engaging.
Kimon B., Amsterdam
Tried Face Yoga?
why it works
This isn’t just about beauty—it’s about nervous system reset, emotional unwinding, and reconnecting with yourself through your own hands.
Each session offers both structure and softness. You’ll learn how to read your face, release what’s stuck, and support your glow from the inside out.
Self-massage becomes your pause button—any time, anywhere.
From morning puffiness to evening tension, this is your daily ritual of reconnection.
When to Practice Self-Massage
Before or after your Face Yoga practice
While applying your skincare products
During your morning or evening face wash
In the shower — Let the steam soften your muscles
Any time you feel stressed or “tight”, at home or at work
As a mindful end to your day