Gentle Face Tapping
Materials Needed
Feeling
Embarrassed
How to Do It
Using your fingertips, gently tap around your face, starting from your forehead and moving down to your cheeks, chin, and neck. Focus on any areas where you feel the heat of embarrassment, tapping lightly to disperse the energy.
Why It Works
Face tapping helps to release tension and dissipate the warmth that often accompanies embarrassment, promoting a sense of relief and relaxation.
Guided Practice
Find a place where you can sit quietly and comfortably. Let your hands rest easily, and bring your awareness to your face. Notice any sensations there—perhaps a warmth or a coolness, or a sense of stillness. Just be present with what you feel, letting your awareness gently explore without expectation.
Encourage yourself to stay comfortably seated, with each breath bringing a deeper relaxation to your body and peace to your mind. Bring your hands to your face, using your fingertips to gently tap around your forehead, temples, cheeks, and jaw. Feel the light, rhythmic tapping on your skin, noticing the sensations it creates.
Continue this gentle tapping, moving around your face in a circular pattern. Notice the sensations under your fingertips — perhaps a slight tingling, a sense of awakening, or a gentle release of tension. Stay with these sensations, allowing the tapping to bring a sense of relaxation and release to your face and mind. Imagine that with each tap, you are releasing any tension or stress held in your facial muscles.
Visualize the tapping as a form of self-massage, a way to care for yourself and release any built-up stress or tension. Feel the relaxation spreading through your face, down into your neck and shoulders. Notice if any emotions, thoughts, or images arise — perhaps a sense of calm, a feeling of release, or even a memory of being cared for. Allow these experiences to deepen your practice, connecting you more fully to your own capacity for self-care and relaxation.
When you feel ready, gently bring your tapping to a stop, taking a few deep breaths to settle into stillness. Notice how your face and body feel now — perhaps more relaxed, more open, or simply more at ease. Gently open your eyes, carrying this sense of relaxation and self-care with you into your day, feeling more connected to your own well-being.