14. Lip Trace Pucker and Smile

This technique helps to train your lip seal so that you habitually keep your lips closed. The only time your lips should be apart is if you are talking, eating, drinking or exercising to the point where you need to breathe through your mouth to get enough air. 

Otherwise, your lips should stay closed while you breathe through your nose. If you have trouble maintaining a lip seal you may have a lip tie.

Instructions:

1. Using your index fingers and thumbs, trace around your lips starting from the midline and moving outwards. 
2. After each trace, Pucker your lips as if you were making a “fish face.” Your teeth should be slightly apart. Hold for 10 seconds.
3. Next perform a Lip Pressed Smile by pressing your lips together so you sense equal pressure on all sides and then smile as wide as you can while maintaining this pressure.
4. Hold for 10 seconds. Complete 8x.

Perform 2-3x/day. *Unless otherwise directed