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19. Jaw and Hands Integration #1

Your jaw is intimately connected to your hands. Often, if there is tension in one area it relates to tension in the other. Consider your development as it relates to feeding. You use your hand to bring food into your mouth. Therefore, these movements become coupled in your brain and body. 

As you mature in your development, ideally you learn to be able to independently operate your jaw and hands for other types of function. However, if you experienced any hiccups in this developmental process (including persistent ones today) due to stress (physical, mental or emotional) you may still have patterns of tension retained between your hands and mouth. 

This technique helps to reduce any extra tension between your hands and jaw as well as teach you how to appropriately integrate their motor control.

Inhale Hands and Mouth Closed

Exhale Hands and Mouth Open

Instructions:

  1. Make a fist with both hands with your thumbs crossed over your fingers. Notice the pressure in your palms from your finger placement.
  2. Inhale through your nose, with your hands and mouth closed.
  3. Exhale as you make a “Ha” sound opening your hands simultaneously as you release any tension you are carrying in your jaw or hands.
  4. Complete 5-10 cycles.

Perform 2x/day for 8 days. *Unless otherwise directly

    • Optionally, use your testing technique to determine your optimal frequency and duration to perform.

 

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