I am Natsu Sasaki
Face Yoga teacher
Ballet dancer
Dance teacher
“I am passionate about working with the bodies because they are honest, intelligent, resilient, and ready to adapt to new situations.”
Natsu Sasaki
My story
As a professional ballet dancer, I have worked and danced in many countries – including Germany, Austria, Spain, France, Switzerland, Russia, Japan and Taiwan. Over the last 20 years, I have danced for Staatstheater Nürnberg, Stadttheater Bern, Grazer Oper, Volksoper Wien and Stadttheater Gießen. In addition to performing, I have also taught dance – classical ballet, Progressing Ballet Technique, contemporary dance and PerFitly You® Barre – movement master classes and workshops in Germany, Finland, Spain, and Japan.
Through dancing and teaching movement, I've learned how adaptable our bodies can be, how we can modify their functionality, and how we can improve their performance. That's why my background meshes perfectly with my passion: Face Yoga.
More about Face Yoga
I am a certified Face Yoga teacher – by the method of Fumiko Takatsu
Fumiko Takatsu is an American-educated academic. She developed the Face Yoga Method in 2004. Recognized as the best in the industry, Fumiko has certified over 800 students in her Method and successfully built her female-led brand around the world.
“I am deeply committed to making every student feel calm, comfortable, and empowered about themselves, their faces and their postures in a fun and relaxing environment.”
Our face and body posture are the first things that others see, and we want them to represent the beauty that already exists within us. I would be delighted to guide and encourage you to let that light shine through! Face Yoga has been an eye-opening experience for me – it has transformed my face and provided me so much awareness, confidence, and a sense of empowerment, and I would love to share this transformative experience with you.
Try Face Yoga
Natsu Sasaki
Face Yoga teacher
Education, certificates, and achievements
Certified Face Yoga Method teacher
20–year international professional dance career
Certified Progressing Ballet Technique teacher
International teaching career
PerFitly You® Barre instructor
Germany’s Top 10 ‘Next Top Speaker Star 21’
Proficient in German, English, French and Japanese
Mission and Philosophy
“My mission is to support you all in feeling confident and empowered about your face, posture and aging process.”
My mission is to help each and every one of my students to experience the positive effects of bringing that inner glow outwards! I am extremely passionate about Face Yoga because it is a completely natural approach to the aging process.
The pro-aging lifestyle doesn't stop at just doing facial muscle exercises, but extends to how you take care of yourself, your postures, and your self-awareness.
It’s about prioritizing time for yourself and getting away from stressful life situations. I want to offer you the possibility to take a short break in an oasis where you can get in touch with yourself, your mind, and your emotions. This process is empowering because you do the work and make the change yourself.
“You don’t need to buy numerous expensive cosmetic products or go through cosmetic procedures.”
Face Yoga activates sleeping facial muscles and releases overworked muscles. Whether you want to work on lifting up your face lines, reducing wrinkles, adding more volume to your cheeks, creating symmetry in your smile, or relieving your jaw pain, it is a sustainable method! Although, like exercising your body, it is not a quick fix.
Your comfort is of the utmost importance! In order to rediscover the beauty within yourself, I want to make sure you are relaxed – which is why I offer lessons in English, German, French and Japanese.
At my Face Yoga Studio, you'll get more than just a lovely, rejuvinated complexion, because you are more than just a pretty face.
Video of Face Yoga teacher Natsu Sasaki’s story about practicing and teaching ballet and modern dance.
“I discovered the Face Yoga Method during one of the most difficult transitions of my life, retiring from a 20-year professional dance career.”
My personal Face Yoga Story
For 34 years, dancing was my life. During my last season, I had no notion of where my life was heading. I had no reason to get out of bed in the morning, I was anxious about the future, my personal life had not turned out as I had hoped, and everything seemed to be falling apart at the same moment. One day when I looked in the mirror, I saw someone I didn't recognize.
I was just about to turn 40 and I saw signs of aging – a deepening nasolabial fold, the corners of my mouth and face lines were starting to sag.
Cystic acne I had been battling for over 20 years was worse than ever, I had extreme pain in my jaw joints from grinding my teeth, I looked stressed and exhausted, and worst of all, people who didn't know me well said I looked like someone who doesn't like to smile much in life… which was shocking to me! I consider myself to be someone who enjoys a good laugh and cracking silly jokes. Apparently, how I felt on the inside did not reflect on my face!
“After I discovered Face Yoga, everything started to change.”
I have always loved exercising my body because it could drastically improve my performance in rehearsals and on stage, but I couldn't believe I had never considered training my face! I was interested in the physics and rationale behind Face Yoga, and it led me to discover that I spent the majority of the day with my mouth corners down. And so, I began doing Face Yoga poses every morning and evening. To be clear, there are no right or wrong ways to smile, but I learned that there are several muscle groups that can be activated to generate the desired look in a very natural way.
After some time training, my dance students asked if I'd changed my make-up because I was glowing.
I felt much more at ease and secure in myself, and I began to enjoy the process of transforming my life. My face had completely changed for the brighter, and my life had been given new purpose and direction. That's when I decided to share this wonderful experience with everyone by opening a Face Yoga Studio.
Let your radiant self shine and receive focused instructions to help you overcome your unique challenges in a tranquil oasis. Each private session will be tailored to you in order to help you achieve your objectives and see results more quickly.