August ATM's a variety of lessons #13

Jaw and self care - Megan Hopley

From Megan:

”This is a super gentle lesson with potentially powerful changes.
Definitely a Vita-friendly lesson.

We can never have too many reminders on self-care.

Note: these are direct recordings from my classes, so there may be context at the beginning which are out of place for example giving live class instructions or references to time of day / weather etc.”

the lower jaw is connected to the skull through muscles, ligaments tendons and fascia.

The masseter muscle, located on the side of the jaw, is often cited as the strongest muscle in the body when measured by the force it can generate relative to its size.

I asked the internet for interesting facts about the jaw:
”The jaw muscles can exert a significant amount of force when you bite down. Some sources suggest that the average jaw can produce up to 125kg of force”

and, if you have not yet heard of mewing… you might find this interesting:

enjoy learning more about, with, and FOR your self with Megan… the theme of this being

SELF
CARE.