Release & Restore, a course by Sage
Special launch price

Release &Restore

A course by Sage

A first-of-its-kind course that combines hands-on release techniques with nervous system work to undo facial tension from stress and held emotions, for real changes that last.

$127 $97

Special launch price, ends July 31. After that it goes back to $127.

Enroll now

One payment, or split it into two.

Sage using facial release techniques along the jaw and cheek
“Watching my face turn into someone I don’t recognize.”

How one student described it to me

I hear a version of that constantly. There are the natural changes that come with getting older, and most of us make our peace with those. Then there is the other thing. The years of tension that settled in and never left.

You probably know the feeling. Your jaw is tight before you even open your eyes. Your face looks tired on days you slept fine. You have tried the tools and the routines, and maybe something shifted for a day, but it always came back.

It came back because the tension is not only in your tissue. Your nervous system is holding it there. You can massage every single day, but if your body still feels unsafe, it grips right back.

That is the part almost nobody teaches.

Sage with hands resting at the temple and jaw

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. That is the whole thing.

While you release the jaw
&
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Release,then restore

The name is the method. You cannot restore what has not been released first.

Release

  • The tension gripping your jaw, brow, and neck
  • The old holding patterns pulling your face down
  • The stress your tissues have been carrying for years

Restore

  • Circulation and healthy fluid flow
  • Tissue that functions the way it is meant to
  • Lift, ease, and vitality

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

What you getwhen you enroll

  • 21 guided days, taught in a deliberate order so there is no guesswork about where to start or what comes next.
  • 7 more days arriving by July 31, making it a full 28-day experience. Yours at no extra cost.
  • 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.
  • Most routines run 10 to 13 minutes. Many are under 10.
  • Pre-recorded, so you move at your own pace and repeat anything as often as you want.
  • A calendar you control. Build your own schedule and save the routines that work best for you.

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

Real people,real change

These are students who used my methods in my previous programs. Release & Restore takes that same work further and adds the somatic layer at a much deeper level.

Student before and after using Sage's facial release methods
Student progress
Student before and after using Sage's facial release methods
Student progress
Student before and after using Sage's facial release methods
Student progress

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

What early testersare saying

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. The way I came across, the way I talked to the recruiter, all of it. I got invited to the second round.

Early tester

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.

Early tester

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.

Early tester

Hi, I’mSage

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, and I have done facial dissection training through Anatomy Trains.

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. Since then I have spent years studying and refining it, and thousands of people have used my methods.

My approach is effective, and it is safe for long-term practice. No aggressive techniques that stress the tissue. Just intentional, consistent work that gives your body a reason to let go.

Sage smiling, hands at the scalp and temple

Your launchprice

$127$97

This is the launch price. On July 31 it goes back to $127.

Ends July 31


28+ routines once the seven extra days of routines land on July 31. That is under $3.50 each.

Everything added later is included. You enroll once and never pay again for updates.

Enroll now

One payment of $97, or split it into two.

30-day refund window. No questions asked.

Questions,answered

How long is the course?

21 guided days right now, with 7 more arriving by July 31 for a full 28 days. You keep your access, and the new days are added at no extra cost.

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

The True Face app is your ongoing daily practice. It is a library of routines sorted by what you want to work on, with massage, posture, gua sha, and facial exercise, all in 10 minutes or less, plus a customizable weekly schedule so you can keep going for as long as you want. My previous programs work the same way. They are built around the hands-on release work, and that work is real.

Release & Restore is for people who want to go further into the somatic side. It is for the tension that came from stress, held emotions, and years of bracing. Instead of doing your release work in one routine and your nervous system work in another, the two are woven together in the same routine. You release the jaw while you work with the vagus nerve. You do somatic eye movements while you massage or move through posture work.

The short version is that the app is for continued practice and release. Release & Restore goes deep with the somatic layer woven in.

How much time does it take each day?

Most routines run 10 to 13 minutes. Many are under 10. There is a mix of longer and quicker routines 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

Your face has been carrying it long enough. This is how you set it down, in about ten minutes a day.

Enroll for $97

Launch price ends July 31. One payment, or split it into two.