For years, many friends, students, family members, and strangers have asked me the same question: How do I maintain my youthful look and zest for life? After publishing my first book and with the help of many amazing friends, I have decided to write a book that answers this question. In About Face there are numerous natural concepts and information about staying healthy, looking young and vibrant, from various sources.

Everything you think and feel is reflected on your face. What others see on your face depends on many factors in your life including diet and nutrition, your emotions, inherited and genetic factors, your natural disposition, the state of your health, and the amount, causes and duration of stresses in your life. Beyond emotional and mental stress other contributing factors come from environmental pollutants, injury, and surgery. Your youthfulness and vitality, at any age, also has a lot to do with your attitude. You are in control of a great many contributing factors relating to your radiant health and youthfulness. If you apply even just a few of the suggestions provided in this book, you truly can be younger than your chronological age.

Reflexology always has been a large part of what I do as a bodywork therapist. The effectiveness of lymphatic drainage techniques have been an important element of my personal practice. The Meridian Body Therapy explored here has never failed to produce consistent results in improving my life and the lives of my clients. My knowledge of medicinal herbs, essential oils, Bach flower remedies, common domestically found ingredients for use in different formulas are just a few other concepts I practice and have combined in this book.

About Face is wholistic in nature. It addresses all the components of health and vitality and gives you practical and easy recipes and techniques, which will add quality to your life when applied to your face and body regularly. This work is a unique combination of many individual concepts including:

• Face reflexology
• Lymphatic drainage technique
• Meridian/acupuncture points on the face
• Lifestyle and its contribution to skin conditions
• Natural skin care remedies and recipes
• Herbs and essential oils
• Movement and exercise
• Techniques and routines for rebalancing the face with:
- Relaxation
- Toning
- Face Lift

No matter what your age, radiant health and youthful vitality is in your hands and at the tips of your fingers!

Introduction

For years, many friends, students, family members, and strangers have asked me the same question: How do I maintain my youthful look and zest for life? After publishing my first book and with the help of many amazing friends, I have decided to write a book that answers this question. In About Face there are numerous natural concepts and information about staying healthy, looking young and vibrant, from various sources.

Everything you think and feel is reflected on your face. What others see on your face depends on many factors in your life including diet and nutrition, your emotions, inherited and genetic factors, your natural disposition, the state of your health, and the amount, causes and duration of stresses in your life. Beyond emotional and mental stress other contributing factors come from environmental pollutants, injury, and surgery. Your youthfulness and vitality, at any age, also has a lot to do with your attitude. You are in control of a great many contributing factors relating to your radiant health and youthfulness. If you apply even just a few of the suggestions provided in this book, you truly can be younger than your chronological age.

About Face is wholistic in nature. It addresses all the components of health and vitality and gives you practical and easy recipes and techniques, which will add quality to your life when applied to your face and body regularly. This work is a unique combination of many individual concepts including:

• Reflexology and face reflexology
• Lymphatic drainage technique
• Meridian points on the face (acupuncture points)
• Lifestyle and its contribution to skin conditions
• Natural skin care remedies and recipes
• Herbs and essential oils
• Movement and exercise
• Techniques and routines for rebalancing the face with:
- Relaxation
- Toning
- Face Lift

No matter what your age, radiant health and youthful vitality is in your hands and at the tips of your fingers!
It is my wish that this book be of great help to many in understanding and applying the concepts of being healthy and youthful naturally, and that teachers find it an easy text from which to instruct.
I encourage everyone to use my bibliography at the end of this book as a resource to explore further the depth and richness of this topic.

Let youthfulness and health be yours,
Ko Tan

I dedicate this book to the memory of
my parents, who showed me the adventurous spirit in creating a life that is fulfilling, joyful, and yet humble.
Thank you for your love.


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Acknowledgments


All my teachers of past, present, and future: Thank you for your teachings, wisdom, knowledge, and love.

Christine Issel: Words cannot express how much I appreciate you, your support and your friendship, which have been the driving forces behind this project. Thank you for all the time, effort, and care you put into helping me in the process of producing About Face. Thanks for spending countless hours with me in exploring the possibilities of expanding this book’s content to what it is now. Most of all, thanks for caring.

Roger Mullins: First of all, thanks for being a great friend! I am filled with gratitude for your continuing support of my adventure of writing and producing another book. And thanks for your talents in formatting the astonishing look for this book!

Lorena Pollard: Thank you for your amazing proofreading and editing abilities.

Surabhi: Thanks for your help in creating, recreating, and producing most of the illustrations!

Rajan Khokhar: Another amazing looking book cover. Thanks.

To clients, students, friends, and others who have come into my life: Thank you for enriching my life!