TMJ or jaw exercises

[Guest guest]

I have a student who has a problem of extreme tightness in her jaws. She has

TMJ. I know I saw an exercise for TMJ in one of my many manuals, but I

cannot find it. Can you please tell me an exercise that will help her?

 

Sat Nam,

Nirmal Kaur

[Guest guest]

This exercise is in Yogi Bhajan's Yoga For Haelth and Healing and is as

follows;

jaw adjustment Sit in easy pose. Open the mouth as wide as possible.

Bend the neck and place the head on the left shoulder. Then place it on

the right shoulder. continue this movement for 2 minutes. Hope that

this will help,Sat Naam Suki

[Guest guest]

Thanks!

 

Nirmal kaur

[Guest guest]

I don't have an answer that is related to yoga, but I did have mild TMJ

following a car accident some years ago. I could not bite down, my jaw was

badly misaligned, and the joint would click loudly every time I opened my

mouth. I absolutely did not want to consider surgery - recommended by some.

My chiropractor, a wise wholistic healer, gave me this exercise, and after a

time it really worked. My jaw hasn't "clicked" at all in several years, and

my bite is perfectly aligned.

 

Tell your friend to try placing her hand on whichever side is "outside" on

the bottom jaw. Her middle knuckles should be about on her cheekbone, and he

palm flat against her jaw. It is a soft pressure, not to force the jaw over

too much, but more like creating a guide to push against. She should open

her mouth wide and close it again while applying this pressure (it feels

like you're pushing it back in place, but gently). Do ten reps several times

a day.

 

I'm no kind of doctor, so it would be smart to ask someone if this is an

appropriate exercise for her specific condition, but it did work for me.

There are probably lots of you out there who've been practicing yoga for a

lot longer than I have who have a breathing exercise that will also help.

 

Sat nam,

 

Kristen

[Guest guest]

on the subject of tmj i would have to also ask what are you not saying that

you need to? what are you holding back? are you communicating what you need

to be? are you speaking the absolute truth? the mental emotional aspects of

the third chakra are, control by tone of voice and words we speak,

codependency recovery because of power/control issues, anger and rage,

self-confidence, anxiety, stage fright,stabilizing and communication. i too

have had tmj and found that i was afraid to say certain things due to not

wanting to hurt others feelings in the process my jaw was the one suffering.

remember that there is no disease only dis-ease, which means you are not on

track with who you truly are. pain is for a reason it is because you have

been denying something in yourself for so long. you have overlooked the

messages so the pain comes to make you do something about it. tmj can be very

painful, but it is a blessing for you. acknowledge what this means for you.

learn the lesson and be well.

 

love and light,

chrissy