What's Your Plan?, Lingual Tension Release, and PYV by Managing MTD...

What's Your Plan?...

PRACTICE. YES this is real life. This is from MY phone. I do it too. AND IT’S AWESOME. Practice: Make it a routine. Intentionally INSERT practice within your daily routine. MAKE time. 

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“Ok I’ll practice…” (a patient, a client, and/or yourself…)

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When? Where? How long? HOW will you remember? What is MOTIVATING you to COMMIT to practice and CREATE new HABITS? 

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From personal experience, I KNOW that life is insaneeeelllyyy BUSY. I KNOW that unless I MAKE time (and literally set alarms to remind me!!!!!… choosing specific times that make sense for my day), then time time will FLY right through and I will never fully complete my “MISSIONS” or goals of the day. BUT are they even goals if I haven’t MADE A PLAN to ensure I reach them/surpass them?! And HOW do you ensure you HAVE a PLAN unless you quite literally MAKE ONE—pick times, set alarms, and ADHERE your your intentions?! 

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Add all this to the already saweeeet concept of motor learning… 1) Varied practice —type, location, time, scenario; 2) High frequency—PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE, multiple times per day =way better than once; 3) Lesser amount of time vs long duration (to ensure that lovely multiple amount of times per day approach as well as which reminders/resets to your mind and body).. and there are MANY more benefits and hallmarks of motor learning buuuut these are some faves of mine that’s apply directly here… 

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Soooo this is REAL LIFE friends, I personally CHOOSE to practice what I preach. Hydration, consistent practice/vocal resets, attention to WHERE my voice “is” whenever I talk, the list goes ON and ON. It’s a conscious decision we all have to make daily in order to PRIORITIZE OUR VOICE (and VALUE our beautiful VOCAL INSTRUMENT)… #youvegotthis #chooseyourbestvoice #letsgo 

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Lingual Tension Release...

I LOVE ITTTT

(Video above… why, YES I do)…

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SMOOTH OPERATORRRRR

(Video two accessible here… is your tongue allowing smooth voice or does it inhibit easy voice production?)

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THERE IS SO MUCH POWER IN LINGUAL RELEASE.

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Many people (occupational voice users!!) hold tongue tension they may not even know about, and this challenge impacts both SPEAKERS and SINGERS alike!! 

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There are a variety of ways to “stretch the tongue”/encourage lingual tension release, but all center on a slow prolonged approach, taking time to listen to the body and respond (by increasing depth of stretch or backing off to allow for more growth in time), and a maintained focus on breathflow too (the inhale prepares space and the exhale allows for more growth in the stretch). I also love to speak or sing while in the stretch (training the tongue to disengage from the voice), and then repeat the speaking/singing tasks again outside the stretch… FEELING a positive change in general lingual freedom and quality of the voice. Manual therapy such as this can also positively impact patients who have experienced changes in lingual anatomy and/or function because of surgery (scar tissue etc.) and/or radiation therapy. I have truly seen the benefits of lingual-focused manual therapy in patients, clients, and myself. 

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I absolutely LOVE prioritizing lingual tension release techniques within my day. The FREEDOM afterwards related to tongue movement, articulatory precision, and VOICE is incredible. I feel like a whole new person! 

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Highly recommend trying it (or re-committing if you have tried it before).. and reach out if you have questions! 

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PrioritizeYourVoice--Manage MTD!...

… and there’s a lot therapeutically that we can do for exactly these findings…

Posture

Ergonomics

Alignment

Anchoring 

Full-Body Breathing 

Airflow

Vocal economy training 

Optimizing habitual patterns

Tension release /Manual Therapy

Voice placement redirection 

The list goes on… 

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Consistent attention to just one of these aspects of treating MTD can make a world of difference in the daily “feel” and sound of voice… Try one (or a few) out today!! 

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Oh, and it’s PRIORITIZE YOUR VOICE FRIDAY!!  Don’t forget to #prioritizeyourvoice and #makeaplan for how you’ll keep up the MISSION this weekend!

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