•    To breath through the nose we need to learn to breath from the diaphragm.
•    To establish good breathing from the diaphragm we need to learn to sit up straight and stand up straight.
•    We teach exercises that will help most children and adults who mouth breath learn to breath through the nose.
•    There are many health benefits, apart from straight teeth, when nasal breathing is established.

Programme for Young People:

Five one hour lessons at the Centre with a parent.
Exercises at home every day for 12-16 weeks; about 15-20 minutes a day.

Programme for Adults:

Six two hour lessons at the Centre over three weeks.
Exercises every day for 12-16 weeks; about forty five minutes a day. This is usually divided into four sets of eleven minutes each.



When children grow up breathing through the nose they are able to position the tongue on the roof of the mouth.
The tongue is the strongest muscle in the body for its size.
The tongue is the driving force behind the correct development of the upper jaw and the face.
When the tongue rests on the roof of the mouth the upper jaw will grow to the correct size.
Children who breathe through the mouth most of the time will not have the tongue in the roof of the mouth and will have a small upper jaw set back within the skull.



Many children develop a posture where the pelvis is rotated forward putting an excessive curve in the lower back, pushing the shoulders backwards and the head forwards.
This pattern makes it difficult to breathe from the diaphragm.
Many people who breathe through the mouth breath too fast and move their shoulders and ribcage with every breath.  This means only a small part of the lungs are emptied and filled with each breath.  Breathing from the diaphragm brings air right to the bottom of the lungs.
Lifting the chest up and forward and the shoulders back with the head held upright will help to establish diaphragm breathing.

We teach how to breathe from the diaphragm.


In order to hold the pelvis in the correct position when seated

a    the feet need to be flat on the ground. 
b    the back of the thighs need to be supported by the chair.

This means that the chair needs to fit the child.  About three sizes of chair are needed between the ages of five and ten.

If a child is sitting in an adult chair they need support under the feet.  Used telephone directories are very good for this.  Two or three can be taped together for added height.

Fitballs can be used instead of chairs for many activities.  We teach fitball exercises in the classes.