Restricted tongue mobility can have an effect on jaw tension, breath management, anxiety, chronic pain AND vocal range, color and resonance.
But there’s good news! You can train your lips, soft palate, jaw ànd tongue in function of optimal oral tone, tongue posture and breathing. That’s exactly what we’re going to do in myofunctional therapist Emily Kirkcaldy’s webinar.
Emily will briefly go over the principles of optimal oral rest posture and breathing, and why they are so important to our health and wellbeing. After the introduction, she will guide us through a selection of Myofunctional exercises for the lips, soft palate, jaw and tongue. These exercises can be used generically to increase oral tone and encourage optimal tongue posture and nasal breathing, at rest.
The exercises will be fun and practical! You can pick them up anywhere, as part of your daily routine, to target a particular area, or generically, in your warm-ups.
A few of the exercises require some tools from around the house. If possible, try to gather:
- 2 wine corks
- A ball of parcel string (and bring some scissors)
- A large button (around 2.5-3 cm diameter) with holes big enough to thread string through.
- A balloon
Watch this video to prepare your button and string:
The Tongue, Lips & Jaw Gym is for people with ànd without tongue ties!
Everybody will benefit from these exercises in a myriad of ways.
Gemma Milburn - UK based Singer and Vocal Coach - Takes voice lessons with Sarah Algoet and has completed Myofunctional Therapy with Emily Kirkcaldy
Want to check whether your tongue is tied, relaxed, holding excess tension, strong enough or needs to go to the gym? Read these blog posts! 👇🏼
- Does Your tongue Pass the Waterballoon Test?
- Pump Up Your Tongue!
- Understanding and Overcoming Tongue Tie in Singers
Emily Kirkcaldy (UK) is a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist.
She’s the owner and lead clinician at Breathe First with over 20 years of experience in SALT, AOMT & Buteyko Breathing.
Emily has 20 years of experience as a Speech and Language Therapist, and has spent the last 4 years working as an Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist and Breathing Practitioner, supporting her patients to achieve their goals of improved breathing, oral function and oral rest posture, to support a variety of symptoms; from sleep disordered breathing to jaw pain and vocal tension. Emily works with many tongue tied patients, including many professional voice users.
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