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Yoga can be a relaxing break from the stresses of everyday life, an intense workout routine or a definitive lifestyle choice. Whatever space yoga takes up in your life, the results are universally beneficial. Unlike the promises of most current fitness trends, yoga will not transform your body and life overnightbut if adhered to, will provide lasting, life-changing effects that will improve your mind, body and spirit.
Baby Bird
This exercise will assist in forming the chin, neck, and cheeks. It prevents jowls from forming and is a good antidote for existing ones.
Mechanics
At some point, celebrities must have examined their faces and made a conscious decision to combine a smile with a pout (a "smout") for the camera. Probably they did this consciously to mold their faces for the paparazzi, knowing the photos were being transmitted to millions of viewers. This exercise will help firm and tone your cheeks and lips, so that you, too, will be ready for the paparazzi!
Mechanics I do not recommend habitually posing like this, as it is rather affected, but it is a good exercise for the mirror, and it will work the ring muscles of the mouth as well as the buccinators.
This exercise is named after the inimitable Louis Armstrong. If you observe photographs of his cheeks, or any other trumpet player's cheeks, you will see that they are firm and strong, long into old age. Years of engaging these muscles keeps them resilient. The muscles used to blow are the buccinators (they are the "apples" that form when you smile, lifting your cheeks up). If you exercise yours, they will stay strong and supple as well. Recall the joyful exuberance of Satchmo's face as he played his horn, and use that ebullience as you firm your cheeks.
Mechanics
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Serves 4
1 large zucchini (about 1 pound), halved lengthwise and sliced ½ inch thick
1 large yellow squash (about 1 pound), halved lengthwise and sliced ½ inch thick
6 medium plum tomatoes, chopped (about 2 cups)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus 1 teaspoon for brushing
1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 pound organic whole-grain pasta, any shape
6 ounces goat cheese (chevre) or feta, broken into chunks
¼ cup chopped scallions
¼ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley or basil
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