Myofunctional Therapy UK

This comprehensive training programme will equip you with the knowledge and clinical skills to assess and support patients with:

✔️ Mouth breathing
✔️ Tongue dysfunction
✔️ Orofacial myofunctional disorders
✔️ Tongue tie
✔️ Swallowing dysfunction
✔️ Sleep-disordered breathing
✔️ Facial growth and development concerns
✔️ Orthodontic stability and retention

You’ll receive:
✨ Comprehensive evidence-based training
✨ Clinical mentorship from Yulli
✨ Practical assessment and treatment protocols
✨ A multidisciplinary approach to patient care
✨ Ongoing support from a growing professional community

If you’re passionate about helping patients beyond their symptoms and want to understand the relationship between breathing, oral function, sleep, and facial development, this training could be the next step in your professional journey.

📩 DM TRAINING for more information about upcoming cohorts and enrolment.

How can Myofunctional Therapy help kids and adults? 👅

It’s not just exercises.
It’s retraining how the mouth, tongue and airway function every day.

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👶 For children

Myofunctional therapy can help:
• establish nasal breathing 🌬️
• correct tongue posture (tongue up, not down)
• support proper jaw growth 🦷
• reduce mouth breathing & snoring 😴
• improve swallowing patterns
• support speech development
• reduce risk of crowding & relapse

👉 We’re guiding growth early — not fixing problems later.

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🧑‍🦰 For adults

Myofunctional therapy can help:
• reduce snoring & support sleep quality 💤
• decrease grinding & jaw tension
• improve tongue posture & airway space
• support orthodontic stability
• improve breathing patterns
• reduce TMJ discomfort

👉 We’re restoring function — not just managing symptoms.

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✨ The key principle

Function shapes structure.

If the tongue, lips and breathing work correctly,
everything else has a better chance to develop — or stay stable.

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If your child’s posture doesn’t look quite right, don’t ignore it.

Posture affects far more than how a child stands or sits.

It can influence:
• breathing patterns
• jaw and facial development
• bite and teeth alignment
• tongue posture and swallowing
• sleep quality
• balance and coordination
• focus and energy levels….

When the head, jaw, and airway are not in balance, the body often compensates.

✨ The good news: with the right support, these patterns can improve.

💜 At our clinic, we offer a holistic approach to support your child’s airway, posture, and development, including:

👉 Myofunctional Therapy | YTM® Tool Method | Functional Dentistry & Hygiene | Buteyko Breathing | Glossopostural Integration | Dental Sleep Medicine & Airway Screening | Reflexes & Sensory Integration | NLP | Speech & Language Support | Lactation Support

📞 Book a consultation today!
Yes—we offer online consultations 💻

If you’re outside London or have mobility challenges, we’ve got you covered.

📍 London-based patients: Initial workups and progress photos are done in-person.

💯 Online clients: Please specify this when booking—our team will guide you through the process.

📩 Contact Julie at: [email protected]
Or register via our website for fast-track support. 💨

👇 Curious how we can help you or your child? Drop us a DM or comment below!

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👀 Signs to look for:
❌ mouth open at rest
❌ lips apart during sleep
❌ snoring or noisy breathing
❌ dark circles under the eyes
❌ restless sleep or bedwetting
❌ crowded baby teeth
❌ constant runny or blocked nose
❌ chewing with mouth open
❌ tired or hyper during the day

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🧠 What parents should do:

👃 Step 1: Check the nose
Is it clear? Allergies, enlarged tonsils/adenoids or congestion may block nasal breathing.

👅 Step 2: Look at oral function
Tongue posture, lip seal, tongue tie, and chewing patterns all matter.

🩺 Step 3: Get the right assessment
Myo therapist + dentist/orthodontist + ENT if needed.

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👅 How Myofunctional Therapy helps

We retrain the muscles and breathing patterns through targeted exercises to:
• support nasal breathing
• improve tongue posture
• stabilise the airway
• improve sleep and development

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✨ Mouth breathing is not just a habit — it’s a signal.

📩 If this sounds like your child, DM us — we’ll guide you.

💜 At our clinic, we offer a holistic approach to support your child’s airway, posture, and development, including:
�👉 Myofunctional Therapy | YTM® Tool Method | Functional Dentistry & Hygiene | Buteyko Breathing | Glossopostural Integration | Dental Sleep Medicine & Airway Screening | Reflexes & Sensory Integration | NLP | Speech & Language Support | Lactation Support

📞 Book a consultation today!
Yes—we offer online consultations 💻

If you’re outside London or have mobility challenges, we’ve got you covered.
📍 London-based patients: Initial workups and progress photos are done in-person.
💯 Online clients: Please specify this when booking—our team will guide you through the process.

📩 Contact Julie at: [email protected] Or register via our website for fast-track support. 💨

👇 Curious how we can help you or your child? Drop us a DM or comment below!

Swallowing correctly & myofunctional therapy

Most people swallow over 1,000 times a day.
And every swallow involves the tongue, lips, cheeks, jaw, and airway.

A healthy swallow pattern usually looks like:

* Tongue resting on the palate
* Lips gently closed
* Minimal facial tension
* Teeth lightly together or slightly apart
* Nasal breathing

But many children — and adults — develop dysfunctional swallowing patterns, often linked to:

* Mouth breathing
* Tongue tie
* Low tongue posture
* Prolonged dummy/thumb habits
* Narrow palate development
* Poor oral muscle coordination

Common signs of an incorrect swallow:

* Tongue pushing against the teeth (“tongue thrust”)
* Lip pursing or chin tension when swallowing
* Open-mouth posture
* Messy eating
* Food pocketing in cheeks
* Speech difficulties
* Orthodontic relapse
* Crowding or bite issues

Why does it matter?

The tongue is a powerful muscle.
When it repeatedly pushes against the teeth instead of the palate, it can influence facial growth, bite development, breathing patterns, and long-term oral function.

Myofunctional therapy helps retrain:

* Tongue posture
* Swallowing mechanics
* Lip seal
* Nasal breathing
* Chewing patterns
* Oral muscle coordination

It’s not just “tongue exercises.”
It’s a personalised therapy that addresses the function behind the face, bite, and airway.

Because swallowing correctly is something your body does thousands of times a day — every single day.

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📩 Contact Julie at: [email protected]
Or register via our website for fast-track support. 💨

👇 Curious how we can help you or your child? Drop us a DM or comment below!

At our clinic, we offer a holistic approach to support your child’s airway, posture, and development, including:
�👉 Myofunctional Therapy | YTM® Tool Method | Functional Dentistry & Hygiene | Buteyko Breathing | Glossopostural Integration | Dental Sleep Medicine & Airway Screening | Reflexes & Sensory Integration | NLP | Speech & Language Support | Lactation Support

📞 Book a consultation today!�Yes—we offer online consultations 💻
�If you’re outside London or have mobility challenges, we’ve got you covered.
📍 London-based patients: Initial workups and progress photos are done in-person.�💯 Online clients: Please specify this when booking—our team will guide you through the process.

📩 Contact Julie at: [email protected]�Or register via our website for fast-track support. 💨

👇 Curious how we can help you or your child? Drop us a DM or comment below!

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💬 Curious about the YTM Method (Yulli Tamayo-Myerson Method)?
Send us a DM or drop a comment—we’re happy to chat!

✨ We also offer a range of transformative programmes:
👶 MyoBreathe Baby Clubs
🌬️ Buteyko Breathing Retraining
🎓 Level 3 Diploma in the YTM Method
📚 All details available on our website or via the BIO link.
🌐 Start your airway and facial health journey from anywhere in the world:
👉 www.myofunctionaltherapy.co.uk
With love,
Yulli 💜

Easy & Super Effective Myofunctional Therapy Exercise

Fun and effective for kids and adults, this simple exercise helps retrain the muscles to support natural breathing, proper function, and healthy development — from the inside out.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Want to support your child (or yourself)?
Join our MYOBREATHE Parents Classes 🧘‍♀️💬 [LINK IN BIO]
💬 Curious about the YTM Method (Yulli Tamayo-Myerson Method)?
Drop us a DM or leave a comment — we’re happy to chat and guide you.
✨ We also offer transformative courses to take your practice or your child’s progress further:
👶 MyoBreathe Baby Clubs
🌬️ Buteyko Breathing Retraining
🎓 Level 3 Diploma in the YTM Method
🌐 Begin your airway health journey from anywhere in the world:
👉 www.myofunctionaltherapy.co.uk
With love,
Yulli 💜
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