10/08/2026
There’s a “right” way to rest your tongue. Does the concept sound nuanced to you? 👅
Your tongue’s resting posture plays an important role in creating an open oral airway and supporting healthy jaw, facial, and dental development.
But proper tongue posture is not:
❌ Pushing firmly upward
❌ Creating pressure or tension in your head/face
❌ Resting only the tip of your tongue up
❌ Pressing your tongue against your teeth
Instead, we’re looking for a light, relaxed, broad contact—with the tongue gently resting up against the palate from front to back, while the lips are closed, the teeth are slightly apart, and breathing happens through the nose.
And here’s the part people don’t always realize: this is a skill.
If you’ve spent years resting with your tongue low, forward, or against your teeth, a healthy resting posture can feel very unfamiliar at first. It may even feel like you’re “trying too hard” simply because your brain hasn’t learned that position as the default yet.
That’s why myofunctional therapy involves so much exercise, repetition, awareness, and neuromuscular training.
The goal isn’t to spend your whole day thinking, “Is my tongue up?”
The goal is to train your muscles and nervous system so thoroughly that low tongue posture starts to feel abnormal—and proper tongue posture becomes your natural resting position. 🤍
