Ievenmeditatedonaregularbasis.Yet,whenIlookedintothemirrorinmyearlyfifties,Isawdeeplinesinmyforehead,crow&39;sfeetthattestifiedtolotsoflaughterinmylife(atleastIcouldacknowledgethatpart!),hangingjowls,linesaroundmylipsandringsaroundmyneck.Help!Itseemedthatvanitywasaliveandwellandthrivinginme!Iconfess:Ifoundmyselfonaquestto"correcting"(whatagreatword)theravagesoftimeshowingupaswrinklesandbagsinmyfaceandneckapartmentsforrent.Surgerywasnotaconsiderationforme-no,no!Atage65,mybeautifulmotherlookedpermanentlysurprisedfromtoomanyface-lifts.Besides,I&39;mtheorganictype.Whattodo?Iwasonasearchtolookyounger-somehow,someway-naturally!FirstIboughttheelectronicgadgets.Ifoundmyselfholdingthisonecontraptiontomyfaceforanhouraday-gettinglittleelectricjoltstothemusclesinmyface.Well,Ilastedfivedays.Iunderstandstayingeventhislongwithsuchadevicewassomekindofrecord.NowaywasIgoingtospendsomuchtimedoingthis.Besides,myarmswerealsogettingtiredholdingthisthingtomyface.Next,(yesIdidshameonme!)Iboughttheelectronicmask!Thiswasa45-minute-a-dayregime.Forgetit.IfoundthatIwouldn&39;tspendthetimedoingthiseither.Besides,theresultswerereallynotforthcoming.Ilookedjustas"baggy"andtiredasever.Sigh?Therejusthadtobeanotheralternativetoisometricsandelectricshocks!Ithendiscoveredfaceexercises.Yes!Tomakealongstoryshort,Iendedupbuyingall12programsofferedoutthereonthemarketatthetime.Idiscovered,tomydismay,thattheseprogramswereeithertoolong,tooshort,incomplete,"incompetent,"ortheyalsotook40minutesaday.However,someoftheseexerciseswereshowingresultsonmyfacereenex.Idiscoveredthattheoldbeliefthattouchingorrubbingyourfacecausedwrinkleswasfalse.Actually,Ihadstumbleduponmuscleresistancetrainingfortheface.Thismadesensetome.AfteralleverybodyknowsthatthroughexercisinginagymorthroughdoingYoga,youcanfirmupthebodyandskin.Naturally,thesamecouldbetrueaboutthemusclesandskinontheface.Iwasabouttofindoutforsure.SinceIamateacheratheart(Itaughtschoolforyears)IdevelopedmyownprogramandIgotamazingresults.Mywrinklesflattenedoutandthendisappeared.Themusclesinmyfacegotbiggerandcreatedlift,givingmetheappearanceofyouth.Thepaperyskinundermyeyesandonmynecksmoothedoutandbecamefirm.Theringsaroundmyneckcompletelydisappeared.Thelinesaroundmymouthwereevaporating.Ihadmyyoung,plumplipsback.Myuppereyelidswereshowing,again.Inshort,myexerciseswereworking.Iwasregainingthatyouthful,dynamiclookIhadwhenIwasyoung!ThenextthingIknew,allmygirlfriendswantedtoknowwhatIwasdoingtolooksogood.Itoldthem,andmyworkshopswereborn.Okay,okay-IknewfrompastexperienceIwasn&39;tgoingtospend40minutesadayonthisstuff,nomatterhowyoungitmademelook.SoIconsultedmylong-timefamilydoctor,andtogetherwedevelopedaprogramthatcoveredall57musclesinthefaceandneckina15-minutesession.Iadmitit.Ihaveabitofaperfectionistresidinginme.Ittookmethreeyearstoperfectthisworkshopprogram.AsIworkedontheexercises,IfoundIgotsickofcountingandtryingtoremembereverything.So,ImadecassettetapesandCD&39;sthatteach,paceandcountforme.MaybeI&39;malazyperfectionist?Sigh?Thentheproblemcameupastowhentodotheseexercises.AlltheoldprogramsIhadtriedbeforesuggesteddoingfiveexercisesinthemorningbeforeyourshower,fivemoreatlunchandtenmoreatbedtime.Egads!NotonlycouldInotrememberwhatexerciseIdidlast,Iforgottodothematall.Idecidedtosolvethisproblem.Afterall,asstrangeasitmaysound,IknewIhadtodotheseexercisestohavetheresultsIwantedreenex!Intheend,Idesigned28exercisesthatcompletelyfirmupthefaceandneck,andIfitthemallintoa15-minutesession.Thesessionisalsodonelyingdown.(Iamlazy!!!)NowIsetmyalarm15minutesearlierthanusualinthemorning,turnonmyCDandmyvoiceguidesmethroughtheexercises.Nomorerememberingwhatcomesnext;nomorecounting.It&39;salldoneforme.Plus,myfaceisalmost"addicted"tothegloriousmassageandYogaanticsitgetsputthroughinthemornings.Whatabeautifulandrelaxingwaytowakeup.Ontopofitall,I&39;vedoneallIneedtodotohaveayounger,moreyouthful-lookingface.Idon&39;thavetothinkaboutitagainfortherestoftheday!Asmyprogramdeveloped,IfoundthatIhadtomakeflashcardsformyworkshops.NowI&39;veevenmadephoto-illustratedcardssomyclientscaneasilyseehoweachhandholdisdonecorrectly.Ihaveaneasy-to-followworkbookandlotsofothermaterialallaboutbeauty(IworkedasaphotographerandrunwaymodelwhenIwasyounger,soIhaveagoodideaabouttheworldofbeauty).AddtothismythreeCD&39;sforeasylearning,andyou&39;llunderstand"onceaschoolteacher,alwaysaschoolteacher."Iknowhowpeoplelearn,soIhadabigadvantage,Icouldputtogetheragreatpackageforlearningtheexercises.Ifoundmyselfgivingworkshopsonaregularbasis.Next,mygirlfriendfromHawaiicalled.ShehadreadanarticleI&39;dwrittenandwantedtodomyprogram,butcouldn&39;tattendmyworkshop.My"Self-learning,Take-homeKits"wereborn.Theseareacomprehensivepackagewitheverythingyouneedtolearntheexercisesonyourown.It&39;ssoamazinghowexistenceseemstokeeprewardingmewhenIdosomethingIlove.NowIevenhaveaDVDdemonstratingalltheexercises,makingtheprogramreallyeasytolearn!MybusinessisgrowingleapsandboundsandI&39;mlovingeveryminuteofit.Allright,Iadmitit.I&39;mvain.MywholelifedevotedtomeditationandhereIamexercisingmyfacetolookyounger.So,Iam"watching/meditating"onayounger-lookingface,aswell.Thankyoulife!CarolynCleaves:Aftergraduatingfromuniversityandgraduateschool,ItaughtEnglish,MathandSciencealongwithremedialreadingforyearsto7thand8thgradestudents.ThisbackgroundhasallowedmetodesignaFacialFitnessprogramthatiseasytofollowanduse.Iunderstandhowonelearns.Iwasabletoputthisskillintothecreationofmycourse,makingitverycompleteandcomprehensive.
