3.1 Mewing vs. Myofunctional Therapy
This is the first chapter of Part 3: How to Mew - A Full Body Approach. See the full Table of Contents here.
What is the Difference?
Mewing and myofunctional therapy are two paths up the same mountain. At the top of that mountain is the establishment of correct oro-facial function and posture.
They are both trying to accomplish the same thing, but they differ in terms of their accessibility, pace and culture.
We should be open to the influences of both the Mewing community as well as myofunctional therapists on our journey to oral and facial health and well being.
To understand the differences between Mewing and myofunctional therapy, let’s use the analogy of running.
If you wanted to learn how to run, one approach would be simply to kick off your shoes and hit the trails.
It might take a few weeks to get the hang of it, and you might get some knee and back pain along the way.
But eventually you would get the hang of it and would build up to a few miles a day.
As long as you listened to your body and used your intuition to steer your progress, you’d be okay. This approach would also be free and immediately accessible. Just go outside and start running.
This is like Mewing.