Mukha
Mudra
मुख मुद्रा
Face yoga & classical breathwork
with Rutviq.
What is Mukha Mudra?
Mukha Mudra is the ultimate yoga-based practice that goes deep — past your surface-level skin — to reset your face's muscles, tissues, and energy channels for that natural, snatched lift.
In Sanskrit, मुख (Mukha) means “face” — literally the “opening” — and मुद्रा (Mudra) is a “gesture that seals your Prana.” Together, it's the art of channelling life-force energy through facial gestures that lift, sculpt, and glow you up from the inside out.
We blend 7 modalities into a single coherent practice — Face Yoga, Gua Sha, Roller Therapy, Trataka, Osteopathy, Cupping, and Acupressure — alongside a progressive 8-stage Pranayama curriculum designed to kill cortisol, protect your collagen, and activate that godly glow.
Every session is live, led by Rutviq, and practiced in a group setting 3x a week. No pre-recorded videos. No AI coaches. Just a real teacher, a set schedule, and a community that shows up together. Consistency over intensity — that's the whole vibe.
The Cortisol-Collagen Connection
Stress triggers cortisol. Cortisol eats collagen. Collagen is what keeps your skin plump, lifted, and youthful. So every time you stress out, you're literally ageing your face. That's why Mukha Mudra attacks the problem from both sides — Face Yoga rebuilds the structure (muscles, fascia, lymph), and Pranayama eliminates the destroyer (cortisol). Simple words: stop stressing out and being ugly.
Face Yoga
Evening
Mon / Wed / Fri — 9 or 10 PM IST
Pranayama
Morning
Mon / Wed / Fri — 8 or 9 AM IST
Duration
30 min
Per session — consistency over intensity
How Rutviq works with you
Face Yoga
Live group sessions 3x/week
7 techniques in one practice: Face Yoga, Gua Sha, Roller, Trataka, Osteopathy, Cupping, and Acupressure. Evening batches at 9 PM or 10 PM IST.
- *30-min live sessions, Mon/Wed/Fri evenings
- *7 techniques for sculpting, toning & relaxation
- *Choose 9 PM or 10 PM batch
- *From ₹3,000/year — cancel anytime
Pranayama
Live breathwork 3x/week
An 8-stage progressive curriculum from Ajna to Sahasrara. Morning batches at 8 AM or 9 AM IST. Combining ancient techniques with modern science.
- *30-min live sessions, Mon/Wed/Fri mornings
- *8-stage progressive curriculum
- *Choose 8 AM or 9 AM batch
- *From ₹3,000/year — cancel anytime
The body is your first instrument. Master it.
The 8 Limbs of Mukha Mudra
Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga, reimagined for the face and breath. Ancient framework, Gen-Z execution.
यमा — Yama
The 5 restraints
अहिंसा
Nonviolence
That violent expression is making your face look ugly. Let's choose kindness instead — it's definitely a cuter look.
सत्या
Truth
You won't have to stress out to remember the details of your lies if you simply stick to the truth.
आस्तेया
Non-stealing
If you get caught stealing, your face is going to frown and crack. Better not to do it.
ब्रह्मचर्य
Moderation
Sex is not bad, but if you're going to ruin your peace of mind by being obsessive, it's gonna cause anxiety, depression, addiction — harming cortisol. Eats collagen, remember?
अपरिग्रह
Non-possessiveness
Stick to what is materially necessary. That heavy baggage and possessive attitude is not a cute look on your face.
नियमा — Niyama
The 5 observances
शौच
Cleanliness
You'll obviously have to wash your face. But maintaining cleanliness in face, body, mind and around shall keep you free from lazy, lustful thoughts.
संतोष
Happiness
You gotta smile, babe. Keeps the cheeks naturally lifted and corners of the mouth free from drooping.
तपस
Discipline
Keep purifying that beautiful body and 5 senses. Constantly. Consistency is key!!
स्वाध्याय
Self study
Only through self study and staying informed can you stay away from falling back into the toxic pattern of catastrophizing the face.
ईश्वर प्रणिधाना
Surrender
Surrender to the supreme source babe and become the vehicle to imbibe all the qualities of the godly glow. CHANT OM.
The Practice
Asana through Samadhi
आसन
Asana — Posture
You will obviously have to focus on the rest of the body and establish it in a perfect posture. Open that chest tension, release knots in the body. Spot reduction is obviously a myth.
प्राणायामा
Pranayama — Breath control
The best lymphatic drainage is your breath, doll. And the best stress buster too — all that cortisol is not doing any good to your collagen. Simple words: STOP stressing out and being ugly.
प्रत्याहारा
Pratyahara — Sensory withdrawal
Let go of the concept of self, and withdraw from all your senses babe. You'll see the truth of the chitta — that clarity shall reflect on your face.
धारणा
Dharana — Concentration
Trataka Kriya (candle light gazing) is the best modality for dharana babe. Trains your face to not crack in any stressful situation.
ध्यान
Dhyana — Meditation
That continuous flow of concentration towards a single point is for sure going to make your face look like the goddess that you are!
समाधि
Samadhi — Integration
What if you enter this state of zen that nothing on the outside can affect your inside? Don't you think that gorgeous silence would reflect on your face like the epitome of BEAUTY!!!
7 Techniques. One Practice.
Each Face Yoga session weaves together multiple modalities. You don't just exercise your face — you treat it.
Face Yoga
How it works — The Vibe Check
Targeted isometric and isotonic exercises for all 53 facial muscles. Builds muscle memory, activates dormant fibres, and creates a natural scaffolding effect.
What it does — The Glow Up
Snatched jawline, lifted cheeks, smoother forehead — all without needles. Your face gets toned the same way your body does at the gym.
Gua Sha
How it works — The Vibe Check
A flat stone tool that scrapes along facial meridians in specific strokes, breaking up fascia adhesions and flushing stagnant lymph towards drainage nodes.
What it does — The Glow Up
De-puffed face, sculpted cheekbones, reduced dark circles. Moves the lymphatic waste that's been sitting on your face making you look tired.
Roller Therapy
How it works — The Vibe Check
Jade or rose quartz roller that creates micro-vibrations through the skin layers, stimulating blood flow and pushing active ingredients deeper into the dermis.
What it does — The Glow Up
Better product absorption, reduced inflammation, tension release. Your serums actually do something instead of just sitting on top of your skin.
Trataka
How it works — The Vibe Check
Candle-light gazing (Dharana practice). Fixed-point focus that strengthens the orbicularis oculi muscles and trains your facial composure under stillness.
What it does — The Glow Up
Sharper eyes, reduced eye strain, zero forehead cracking. Trains your face to stay composed in any situation — the ultimate poker face glow.
Osteopathy
How it works — The Vibe Check
Gentle cranial and jaw manipulation techniques that release tension held in the TMJ, temporal bones, and sphenoid — the structural foundation of your face.
What it does — The Glow Up
TMJ relief, reduced jaw clenching, symmetry restoration. If your jaw is tight, your whole face is tight. This unlocks it.
Cupping
How it works — The Vibe Check
Small silicone cups that create negative pressure, pulling blood flow to the surface and stimulating fibroblast activity in the deep fascia layer.
What it does — The Glow Up
Wrinkle reduction, plumper skin, accelerated collagen production. The vacuum effect literally tells your skin to make more collagen.
Acupressure
How it works — The Vibe Check
Finger-pressure on specific marma/meridian points across the face, activating the body's energy highways and releasing blocked prana.
What it does — The Glow Up
Headache and sinus relief, reduced tension lines, energy flow restoration. Hits the reset button on your face's stress patterns.
The 8-Stage Ascension
A progressive curriculum from basic breath awareness to advanced Pranayama mastery. You advance at your own pace — each stage builds on the last.
The Metabolic Engine of Vitality
Collagen Shield
Pranayama directly suppresses cortisol — the hormone that breaks down collagen. Lower cortisol = preserved collagen = plumper, more youthful skin.
Fibroblast Activation
Controlled breath holds (Kumbhaka) increase CO₂ tolerance, triggering the Bohr effect — more oxygen reaches your skin cells, activating the fibroblasts that produce collagen.
Mitochondrial Power-Up
Advanced techniques like Bhastrika and Kapalabhati increase mitochondrial activity — the cellular powerhouses that fuel skin repair, regeneration, and that radiant glow.
Foundation
Ajna
Practice
Nostril awareness, basic breath counting, diaphragmatic breathing. Building the container.
Clinical Mechanism
Activates the parasympathetic nervous system via vagus nerve stimulation. Shifts the body from fight-or-flight to rest-and-digest.
Architectural Impact
Immediate cortisol reduction, better oxygen delivery to skin cells, foundation for all advanced techniques.
Rhythm
Ajna
Practice
Equal ratio breathing (Sama Vritti), introduction to Ujjayi. Finding your natural pace.
Clinical Mechanism
Regulates heart rate variability (HRV) through rhythmic breathing patterns. Ujjayi creates gentle back-pressure that strengthens respiratory muscles.
Architectural Impact
Stabilised nervous system, reduced anxiety, improved sleep quality. Your face stops holding tension you didn't even know was there.
Extension
Vishuddha
Practice
Extended exhale ratios, Nadi Shodhana (alternate nostril breathing). Calming the vagus nerve.
Clinical Mechanism
Extended exhale directly activates the vagus nerve, lowering heart rate and blood pressure. Nadi Shodhana balances left-right brain hemisphere activity.
Architectural Impact
Deep cortisol suppression, balanced autonomic function. The breath becomes your most powerful anti-ageing tool.
Retention
Vishuddha
Practice
Kumbhaka (breath holds) introduction. Internal retention after inhale. Expanding lung capacity.
Clinical Mechanism
Breath retention increases CO₂ tolerance, triggering the Bohr effect — more efficient oxygen release from haemoglobin to tissues.
Architectural Impact
Enhanced cellular oxygenation, fibroblast activation, increased collagen synthesis. Your skin literally gets more fuel to repair itself.
Bandhas
Anahata
Practice
Mula Bandha, Jalandhara Bandha integration. Energy locks that transform breath into prana.
Clinical Mechanism
Bandhas create intra-abdominal and thoracic pressure changes that redirect blood flow and stimulate the thyroid and parathyroid glands.
Architectural Impact
Thyroid modulation (metabolism + skin health), hormonal balance, prana starts moving upward through the central channel.
Advanced Pranayama
Anahata
Practice
Bhastrika, Kapalabhati, Surya Bhedana. Heating and energizing techniques.
Clinical Mechanism
Rapid diaphragmatic pumping increases mitochondrial activity and triggers thermogenesis. Surya Bhedana activates the sympathetic nervous system in a controlled way.
Architectural Impact
Metabolic boost, toxin elimination, increased cellular energy production. The furnace that powers your glow from inside.
Subtle breath
Sahasrara
Practice
Micro-breathing, breath suspension, Kevala Kumbhaka. The breath becomes barely perceptible.
Clinical Mechanism
Ultra-refined breathing reduces metabolic demand, allowing the body to enter deep repair states similar to advanced meditation.
Architectural Impact
Cellular autophagy (self-cleaning), HGH release during deep rest states, profound nervous system reset.
Integration
Sahasrara
Practice
Breath merges with awareness. Pranayama becomes Pratyahara. You're not breathing — you're being breathed.
Clinical Mechanism
The breath-mind feedback loop dissolves. The nervous system enters a state of coherence where stress response is fundamentally rewired.
Architectural Impact
Permanent baseline shift — lower resting cortisol, higher HRV, radiant complexion that comes from genuine inner peace. The epitome of glow.
Strength is stillness held.
Every technique we teach — from Gua Sha to Kumbhaka — is a practice of controlled precision. The face responds to the same discipline as the body. When you can hold a crow pose, you can hold your composure. When you can hold your breath, you can hold your glow.
What changes when you practice with Rutviq.
This isn't another wellness app or pre-recorded course. It's live, personal, and focused entirely above the neck.
Less stress from the first session
Rutviq's breathwork techniques calm your nervous system in minutes. Most members feel the shift on day one.
A sharper, more defined face
7 techniques — Face Yoga, Gua Sha, Roller, Trataka, Osteopathy, Cupping, and Acupressure — tone your jawline and reduce puffiness within weeks.
A morning ritual that actually sticks
Live sessions with a real teacher at a set time. No willpower needed — just show up and breathe.
Live group energy, not a lonely pre-recorded video
Group sessions keep you accountable. Practicing with others creates momentum that solo videos never will.
Feel the difference in 14 seconds.
One breath cycle. 4s in, 4s hold, 6s out. This is what a Rutviq session feels like.
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Why do both?
Face Yoga and Pranayama aren't separate practices — they're two halves of the same system. One builds the structure. The other protects it. Together, they deliver 2x results.
The science: Pranayama activates the thyroid gland through Jalandhara Bandha and specific breathing patterns. A well-regulated thyroid controls metabolism, hormonal balance, and — critically — your skin's ability to regenerate collagen. Combine that with Face Yoga's direct muscle activation and lymphatic drainage, and you get a compounding effect that neither practice achieves alone.
Face Yoga alone
The structure builder
- +Visible toning, sculpting, and lifting
- +Lymphatic drainage reduces puffiness
- +Fascia release and muscle re-education
- −Cortisol still breaking down collagen
- −No thyroid or hormonal optimisation
- −Rebuilding without protecting
Pranayama alone
The cortisol killer
- +Cortisol suppression protects collagen
- +Better sleep, energy, and mental clarity
- +Thyroid and hormonal regulation
- −No facial muscle activation or toning
- −No lymphatic or fascia work
- −Protecting without rebuilding
What Rutviq teaches, and why it works.
Everything above the neck is connected. Jaw tension affects breathing. Neck posture affects focus. Rutviq's method works on all of it together — not as separate exercises, but as one integrated practice.
The neck holds more tension than you realize. Rutviq starts every session by releasing it.
Better posture and sharper focus within days.
Most people breathe at 30% capacity. Rutviq teaches you to use the full range.
Deeper exhales, calmer nervous system.
Clenching, grinding, tension lines — the jaw stores years of stress. Rutviq works on releasing it.
Visible jawline definition and less facial tension.
Surrender to the breath. The glow follows.
Ishvara Pranidhana — The final Niyama
Start this week.
Annual plans are the best value. Monthly available if you prefer flexibility. All plans include unlimited live sessions.
From sign-up to first session in under 5 minutes.
No onboarding calls. No waiting lists. Pick, pay, and practice.
Pre-recorded videos can't correct your form or adjust to your pace. When you practice live with Rutviq, every session is tailored to what's happening in the room.
What members say
“The live format keeps me accountable. I've never stuck with a practice this long.”
- 1Step 1
Pick your practice
Face Yoga for evening sculpting, Pranayama for morning breathwork, or bundle both. Pick your batch time.
- 2Step 2
Pay and book instantly
Annual plans from ₹3,000/year. Monthly available too. Subscribe and you’re in your WhatsApp group within minutes.
- 3Step 3
Show up and practice
Join the live Google Meet session Mon/Wed/Fri, follow Rutviq’s guidance, and feel the difference. 30 minutes.
Hear it from people who practice with Rutviq.
Real members. Real changes. No scripts.
I followed Rutviq on Instagram for months before signing up. After one week of pranayama, my morning anxiety was gone. Not reduced — gone.
Sanya M.
Pranayama member, 6 months
The group energy is amazing. Practicing face yoga with others keeps me consistent in a way solo videos never did. My jawline is visibly sharper after 3 months.
Arjun K.
Face Yoga annual member
I've tried breathwork apps and YouTube videos. Nothing compares to breathing live with someone who actually corrects you in real time.
Meera S.
Pranayama member, 3 months
The bundle plan is incredible value. Morning pranayama sets my energy, evening face yoga helps me unwind. I look and feel completely different.
Priya R.
Bundle member, 4 months
