Happy Face Yoga

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Actor: Gary Sikorski
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 41 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-18
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Gary Sikorski

DVD Reviews of Happy Face Yoga

DVD Review: A diamond in the rough.But, please, Mr. Sikorski pronouce the muscle names correctly
Summary: 5 Stars

"Happy Face Yoga" is a good program for toning and reshaping the face. Some of the exercises are rather weird; tricky to do and hold, but they will work multiple muscles simultaneously, so it can be an efficient way of achieving significant results in a short time. I think some people will have difficulty ever doing certain exercises, like "The Jowl Eraser" which is a little like patting your head and rubbing your stomach while doing sit-ups.
One of the women on the DVD is really bad at doing the exercises. Maybe she is comic relief, especially when she can't stop looking off screen and waving with her fingers to someone. Read: amateurish.
Worst of all is the way Mr. Sikorski mangles the pronunciation of some of the muscles. I want to scream each time he says "mylohyoid". "Platysma" is almost as bad. Hey, Gary, buy a dictionary and learn their pronunciation. It's easy, easier that doing theses exercises!
Nevertheless, this face exercise program is far better than the insipid and incompetent productions of Carole Maggio, of "Facercise" fame.
However, "Miss Craig's Face-Saving Exercises" is still the unrivaled bible of face exercise; comprehensive, intelligent (and humorous!) and effective. But, for a tough facial workout you will really feel, "Happy Face Yoga" does the job.
In spite of the drawbacks, most people who diligently practice the exercises on this DVD will probably notice an improvement within a month.
A revised version of this DVD is in order, with a menu that goes straight to the workout with the option of not having each exercise explained every time. And, of course, let's hear the muscle names correctly pronounced. We can probably do without the silly lady, too.

DVD Review: Happy Face Yoga
Summary: 5 Stars

There are 18 excellent exercises and each is well explained and demonstrated. I highly recommend this video if you want to tone up and maintain facial muscles.

DVD Review: I'll be darned
Summary: 5 Stars

I'm an extreme skeptic. I just turned 43, and I've always looked younger than my age, but recently, I have started noticing that my naso-labial folds (from nose to corners of mouth)and those "elevens" (the furrow between my brows from frowning and studying too much) were getting deeper.

I was looking on amazon for some look younger books/dvds, and what I started noticing is that there are a LOT of bogus reviews out there!

One author/publisher in particular (Carole Maggio's Facercise, ESPECIALLY) had a whole lot of 5 star reviews written by people whom had only ever just reviewed her book. The one star reviews were all written by people like me, people who had several pages worth of reviews written. Almost every one of those reviews said her exercises made the naso-labial folds WORSE...I wasn't going to chance THAT!

I even notcied that the AUTHOR HERSELF had given herself 5 stars and written a "review" saying she'd happily autograph boxes full of these dvds if you were having a party and wanted to give them as gifts!! Eww!

I only mention that because it really turned me off and taught me to look at the reviewer's info, before I trust what they had to say (next to any reviewer's name, above their review, there's a little down arrow button that if you scroll over, you can see how many reviews they've written)

So, I came to this item, and took a good, hard, skeptical look. though it only had 4 reviews, they seemed to be real.

I looked up happyfaceyoga.com (Gary's website) and was pleasantly surprised that there were video clips to try out, and you can buy directly from his website (at $20 plus shipping--a WAY better deal than here on amazon and I could use my paypal account--extra points!)

I purchased it and it arrived super quickly, and I started doing the exercizes every other day. I didn't follow his suggestion to learn the first 6, and do them for a few days, but rather, I do the disk start to finish, only one rep each, every other day. Gary's exercises all stem from routines done by thespians (stage actors) in order to emote better during performances.

It's only been a little over a week, but I can already see the elevens have smoothed out, and the naso-labial folds look much better--comperable to maybe when I was between the ages of 30 and 35 years old. My husband commented on it, even.

I'm a believer.
Gary ROCKS!

A note about the DVD--it's well laid-out. As a health care professional, I like that he explains each exercize before doing it, sitting in front of a chart that shows the particular muscle groups you're going to be contracting and flexing. This helped me isolate the muscles in my face while doing the exercise. You might not care about this, but I found that it helped me.

Soon I hope to be able to do the whole dvd with as many reps as he suggests, or maybe I won't need to since I'm starting now, while the problems are just starting to emerge. Maybe by starting early it will be maintenance, as opposed to "rebuilding" (there are some drastic before and afters on his website!)

I think it was worth every penny and I hope Gary follows it up with more dvds :)

DVD Review: It works...and more!!!
Summary: 5 Stars

I recently began doing Gary's exercises using a sample of his instructions on youtube. Not only did I INSTANTLY see and feel a difference, my whole mood improved. I actually felt happier, smiled more readily and genuinely, and people reacted to me more positively. I actually look forward to doing them every day.

I've done facial exercises before, bought and tried to use several books on the subject. None had the degree of effectiveness as Gary's extremely well-explained techniques.

I am buying this DVD now!

DVD Review: It Works!
Summary: 5 Stars

It has only been 2 weeks but I can see and feel a difference, I am 47 and I will continue to do the exercises everyday. Once you learn them you can do them anytime, anywhere. I did feel that my face was getting droppy and tired looking, so I am glad that I took the chance, it is well worth the 22.95. I recommend this to anyone who needs a lift in life and can't afford the risk or money of plastic surgery.

Description of Happy Face Yoga

Gary Sikorski instruction on these wonderful facial toning exercises. Lots more info at HappyFaceYoga.com

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