new yorkers try facial yoga to reduce wrinkles 紐約客練臉部瑜伽消除皺紋

◎胡立宗

botox and plastic surgery may promise to reduce wrinkles, but some new yorkers are turning to facial yoga to achieve a youthful appearance.

肉毒桿菌和整型手術或許能有效減少皺紋，但一些紐約客現在開始嘗試臉部瑜伽，來型塑年輕外表。

at a recent class in manhattan’s wealthy upper east side, yoga instructor annelise hagen teaches several facial exercises designed to stretch and tone facial muscles.

瑜伽教練艾妮莉絲．哈根在曼哈頓富裕的上東區最近上的一堂課，示範了幾項可以伸展調理臉部肌肉的臉部運動。

a group of women practice moves including "the lion," showing the tongue hanging out and eyes rolled up. hagen encourages class members to hold the position for 60 seconds, joking："you can do this any time. it really helps you get a seat on the train."

一組女學員練習了一些招式，包括「獅吼式」─舌頭伸出、眼睛上翻。哈根鼓勵學員保持這個姿勢60秒，並打趣說︰「妳們隨時都可以拿出來用；這招在火車上可以幫你佔到座位。」

hagen recently released a book,"the yoga face： eliminate wrinkles with the ultimate natural facelift."she said she developed a workshop using facial yoga because women wanted to look their best, "but they weren’t really thinking about how to exercise their facial muscles."

哈根最近出了一本新書：「瑜伽臉孔：藉終極天然整容法消除皺紋」。她說，她之所以成立臉部瑜伽工作坊，是因為女性都想看起來容光煥發，「卻沒想過該如何鍛鍊臉部肌肉」。

新聞辭典

promise：名詞，承諾、希望；動詞，允諾、答應。to promise to v，給人有…的希望，例句︰practice may promise to win.（練習就有贏的機會。）

exercise：名詞，運動、鍛鍊、軍演、行使權力；動詞，鍛鍊、行使。to exercise his/her rights（行使他／她的權利）。

position：名詞，位置、身分地位、立場；動詞，放在…位置。the army is well-positioned.（部隊位置良好）