All You Need to Know on The Coveted Resting Buddha Face Massage
- Shonel
- Feb 25
- 4 min read
Updated: Mar 24
Melt Away the Masks and Reveal Your Original Radiant Face
In the midst of our modern lives, stress, tension, environmental factors, and trauma can accumulate and be stored not only in our minds, but also deep within the tissues of our bodies. Often times, the first signs of impact are on our faces with issues such as fine lines, dark circles, dull skin and muscle tension in our scalp, forehead and jaw. Shonel’s signature Resting Buddha Face Massage is not merely a treatment; it is a transformative journey that helps you shed the masks of everyday that we all get so accustomed to wearing, unveiling a luminous, balanced version of yourself. This signature upper-body massage, which works from the chest upward, is designed to release the built-up tension in the head, neck, and face while nurturing the body as a whole.
At its core, the Resting Buddha Face Massage is a holistic ritual that blends traditional techniques with modern wellness insights. By infusing facial reflexology, the treatment harmonizes your entire body through non-invasive stimulation of reflex points and zones on the face. Specialized tools like naturally cooling yellow jade stone — are expertly employed to calm and beautify the skin, leaving you with a natural, radiant glow. This ritual melts away the masks of stress and reveals your true, original self — your resting Buddha face, where peace resides.
Unparalleled Benefits of the Resting Buddha Face Massage:
• Easing Physical Ailments: The treatment provides relief from tension and discomfort targeting the chest, upper arms, shoudlers, head, neck and face; offering respite from headaches, migraines, sinus pressure, jaw tension, and the strain caused by long hours in front of screen — relief from "tech neck" and eye strain.
• Stimulating Lymphatic Drainage & Circulation: Improved blood and lymph flow can lead to a more sculpted facial look, reduced puffiness, scar reduction, and increased collagen production. Enhanced circulation also means better absorption of skin-enhancing products.
• Releasing Muscle Tension: Through focused myofascial work, the massage helps to dissolve fascial adhesions. Fascia is the sheath of connective tissue that holds our muscles together that can cause muscle tightness. Myofascial work helps to soften and relax our muscles.
• Restoring Energetic Balance: The energies of the head and face are reconnected to the heart and belly, this is done via facial reflexology and by massaging over the Vagus nerve (the longest cranial nerve) which runs through our face, branches to the heart and chest, and into the large intestine; helping to change our nervous system away from fight-or-flight response, and into rest and digest mode. Therefore, bringing about greater mind-body balance and homeostasis.
What to Expect During Your Journey
Every session of The Resting Buddha Face Massage is thoughtfully curated to guide you into deep relaxation and renewal. Here’s a step-by-step overview of the experience:
1. Grounding Body Compressions & Aromatherapy:
Your journey begins with grounding body compressions paired with carefully selected aromatherapy. This initial phase helps centre your body and mind, preparing you for the transformative work ahead.
2. Dry Myofascial Work:
The practitioner starts by working on your chest, gradually moving upward to the face. This technique focuses on separating the fascial adhesions from the muscles — the tension and tightness that accumulate when your fascia thickens overtime. This step is essential for loosening the muscles and ensuring the muscles are relaxed and supple before the application of oil.
3. Oil Massage with Well With Shonel Facial Beauty Oil:
Next comes the luxurious massage oil using the exclusive Well With Shonel Facial Beauty oil. This staple of the treatment is adored by clients for its unique aromatics, skin healing properties, and transformative feel, leaving your skin nourished and glowing like never before.
4. Facial Reflexology:
Harnessing the art of Dien Chan Facial Reflexology, which essentially tricks the brain through the activation of different types of nerves that release the body's natural painkillers and boost blood circulation to different areas of the body. The treatment addresses full-body concerns by applying acupressure points on the face. This method stimulates vital energy pathways, bringing balance to your entire body and enhancing overall wellness.
5. Soothing Head, Neck, Shoulder & Upper Arm Massage:
The session concludes with a gorgeous massage of the head, neck, shoulders, and upper arms. This final step encourages blood and lymph flow downwards toward the heart, ensuring that every ounce of tension is gently swept away and leaving you with a sense of profound serenity. Final touches of aromatherapy are used to leave a lasting impression of bliss.
Important treatment notes:
It is best to arrive to your appointment with no face makeup.
Some oil may get into the hair during this treatment.
For more information on our exclusive oils please click here.
Beyond the Ordinary
The Well With Shonel Resting Buddha Face Massage is more than a face massage — it’s a step in your personal wellness journey where you're nurtured, ailments are soothed, and space is made psychically, emotionally, and energetically for inner peace. Allow yourself the chance to witness the masks you wear melt away, revealing your one, true, original face.
