Release & Restore

“Watching my face turn into someone I don’t recognize.”

How one student described it to me

This is something I hear all the time.

Your face is not just about beauty. It is your identity, your connection to the world, a reflection of your health and your inner vitality.

There are natural changes that come with getting older, which we can understand. Then there is the other thing. Years of stress, tension, and protective habits that slowly obscure your face.

Your jaw is tight before you even open your eyes. Your eyes and mouth feel heavy and pulled down, even when you are not upset. You have tried techniques and routines, and maybe something shifted for a day, but it always came back.

It came back because your nervous system is still holding it there. You can massage every single day, but if your body still feels unsafe, it grips right back.

“The changes are incredible. My face looks lifted and vibrant again, and my pain and tension are basically gone.”

The same student, after

Sage with hands resting at the temple and jaw

What you’llexperience

Lift, sculpt, and open your face by releasing the tension weighing it down
Soften and release the whole face, from the jaw to the brow to the mouth, by undoing the bracing that has become your normal
Ease TMJ discomfort, headaches, and facial tension with calming somatic practices
Decompress and align your shoulders, neck, and upper body to undo the posture patterns pulling on your face
Release the stress and emotional holding that has settled into your face over time
Look and feel lighter, brighter, and more like yourself

Comment from a movement coach saying the somatic side of Release and Restore was the missing piece in her training

How this course worksdifferently

You have seen nervous system and somatic courses for the body. I have not seen anyone do it for the face. That is what this is.

You are not releasing tension in one routine and calming your nervous system in another. Both happen at the same time, in the same routine.

Over 28 days you will work through the jaw, scalp, brow, eyes, mouth, neck, and chest, and realign your posture, while learning to recognize and interrupt the patterns that keep tension returning.

While you release the jaw

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you are working with the vagus nerve

While you massage or move through posture work

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you are doing somatic eye movements

While your hands work the tissue

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your breath and attention tell your body it is safe to let go

One routine. Both at once.

Before and after: volume and circulation, natural lift, reduced TMJD symptoms — Before & after · volume and circulation, natural lift, reduced TMJD symptoms

Sage working the cheeks and midface with both hands

Why the face isthe place to do this

Your face is the emotional center of your whole body. It is where you express everything, and where you hold what you never said.

It also holds some of the largest and most sensitive nerves you have, so your nervous system responds quickly when you work there. Releasing the face helps you process what you have been carrying.

And unlike most somatic work, you can see what is changing. Your face gives you the feedback.

Real people,real change

Release & Restore is new, so these results come from people using my other programs and the hands-on methods this course is built on. Individual results vary, but this is the pattern: less tension, more lift, a face that feels like theirs again. Release & Restore takes the same work further by adding the somatic layer.

Before and after: less fluid retention, lifted and open, a more open expression — Before & after · less fluid retention, lifted and open, a more open expression

Before and after: jawline and facial contours, feeling emotionally lighter — Before & after · jawline and facial contours, feeling emotionally lighter

Before and after: more facial symmetry, less jaw pain — Before & after · more facial symmetry, less jaw pain

Before and after: overall lift and ease — Before & after · overall lift and ease

Photos shared with permission. Individual results vary and depend on consistency, anatomy, health, and history.

Everything insideRelease & Restore

The tightness you have been carrying did not show up overnight, and surface-level routines will not undo it. This course teaches you how to release the tension your face, jaw, and nervous system have been holding for years, with techniques you can use immediately and a practice that fits in minutes a day.

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Myofascial Release

Hands-on protocols for the jaw, temples, under-eye, forehead, and neck. Slow, intentional work that reaches the connective tissue holding your face in chronic patterns of contraction.

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Somatic Reset

Tension is not just in the tissue. It is held in the nervous system too. Learn to bring a somatic lens to your practice so release actually integrates, rather than tension cycling back in within hours.

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Body & Face Connection

Your shoulders, neck, and posture are pulling on your face right now. Understand the myofascial lines that link your body to your features, and learn how to release tension at its source instead of chasing symptoms.

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Reset Your System

Circulation, lymph drainage, and lift return once tension releases. Your face feels lighter and more like yours, because you have reset your system physically, emotionally, and energetically, and what was holding it down has finally let go.

The Release and Restore course inside the Sage Studios app, showing the Day 1 through 28 routines, bonus release work, posture and body flow, and quick reset routines

What you getwhen you enroll

28 guided days, taught in a deliberate order so there is no guesswork about where to start or what comes next.
Complete and ready the moment you enroll. Every day is here now, pre-recorded, so you move at your own pace and repeat anything as often as you want.
Bonus myofascial release routines using a ball and a gua sha, for the days you want to go deeper.
Body flow and posture routines that set the foundation, because your face cannot let go while your body is braced.
About 10 to 15 minutes a day. Many routines run under 10.
A calendar you control. Build your own schedule and save the routines that work best for you.
Access on any device, with the option to download it as an app for ease and convenience.

Everything is guided. Everything is customizable. You follow along, and over time you start to know your own body well enough to lead.

What unfoldsover 28 days

Everyone’s tension has its own history, but this is the typical pattern you can expect.

First days

Release

The surface tension starts to let go. The grip in your jaw, brow, and neck eases, and the nervous system work often brings a wave of calm you feel before you even finish.

As you go

Recognition

You learn your facial tension patterns and feel the tension occurring less often as you learn a new way to hold and move your body and face. This is where the foundation for long-term change is built.

Deeper in

The pattern shifts

Your nervous system braces less often and builds more capacity to meet stress without gripping. You begin to experience natural lift, ease, and vitality.

By the end

Restore

The old holding patterns pulling your face down give way. Circulation and healthy fluid flow return, and your tissue starts functioning the way it is meant to. People may even start responding to you differently and noticing the changes.

And most of all, you have a face that feels like you again.

In theirown words

Release & Restore is new, but early members have already shared what they are experiencing.

Testimonial from Therese Harvey about the Release and Restore program

Testimonial from Amalia about the program changing her face within days

Testimonial from Basil praising the TCM and therapeutic teaching

Testimonial from Cher about connecting with the course and feeling energized

Testimonial from Andrada about an emotional release early in the program

“I had been interviewing for months with nothing. I did one of the routines right before my last one and I felt so different walking in. I noticed it in the way I came across to the recruiter, and I actually got the job! I think what shifted during this course was absolutely a huge part of it.”
Samantha

“I have felt down and tired for years. This is invigorating and calming at the same time. I can feel my aliveness coming back in my face, and I can see it too.”
Alec

“I cannot believe how much different I feel, and my face looks lifted and much less tense. I already can see a glow starting to come through.”
Melinda

Hi, I’mSage

I first did this work on my own face years ago, after a hard stretch of life had left its mark on it. It changed more than my face. Restoring my true face by peeling away the layers of tension and strain changed my life.

Since then I have spent years studying and refining it. I have a PhD in mass communication, which trained me to dig through research and share what actually matters in plain language. I am certified in facial myofascial release, trained in TCM gua sha, trained in somatic techniques including the Alexander Technique, and I have done facial dissection training through Anatomy Trains.

My approach is effective, and it is safe for long-term practice. We do not use aggressive techniques that stress the tissue. It is intentional, consistent work that gives your body a reason to let go, and thousands of people have used my methods.

Sage smiling, hands at the scalp and temple

What itcosts

$127

One payment for the full library. No subscription, no renewal.

Lifetime access
30+ routines
Guided 28-day experience
Everything added later included

Begin today

One payment, or split it into two.

30-day refund window. No questions asked.

Release and Restore on a phone, showing the course cover and the full list of routines from Day 1 through 28 plus bonus, posture and quick reset routines

Questions,answered

How long is the course?

28 guided days in all, complete and ready the moment you enroll. You keep lifetime access, and every routine I add later is included at no extra cost.

How is this different from your other programs and the True Face app?

They do different jobs, and they work well together. Neither one is the beginner version of the other.

Choose Release & Restore if stress, emotional holding, clenching, bracing, or years of tension feel like they have changed how your face looks and feels, and you want a guided 28 day process that combines physical facial release with nervous system and somatic work.

Choose the True Face app if you want an ongoing, customizable facial practice focused on your own concerns, using massage, gua sha, posture, facial exercise, and targeted routines you can keep doing over time.

Many people do both. The course gives you the deeper somatic reset. The app keeps the practice going.

How much time does it take each day?

About 10 to 15 minutes a day on average. Many routines run under 10, with a mix of longer and quicker ones built into the weekly schedule.

Do I need any tools?

Your hands are enough for the core work. You will want a little glide, and a simple facial oil or moisturizer does the job. The bonus myofascial release routines use a ball and a gua sha if you have them, but they are extras, not requirements.

Is any of it live?

No. Everything is pre-recorded so you can go at your own pace, on your own schedule, and repeat anything as many times as you want.

Do I have to follow the days in order?

The days are built in a deliberate order and I would start there, because each one prepares you for the next. After that, the calendar lets you build your own schedule and save your favorites.

What if emotions come up?

That can happen with somatic work, and it is normal. I walk you through what to expect and how to work with it. You are never forcing anything out. You go at your own pace, and you can always step back.

How long do I have access?

Once you enroll, it is yours to keep for the lifetime of the course. As long as Release & Restore is running, you have access to all of it, including every update and every routine I add later, without paying again.

Can I get a refund?

Yes. You have 30 days, no questions asked. Just email us and we will take care of it.

Release what youhave been holding

You do not need a different face. You want yours back. Your face has been carrying it long enough, and this is how you set it down, in 10 to 15 minutes a day.

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