Page 7 - Polite-yawning_manual for patients

HOW TO APPLY THE POLITE-YAWNING SMELL TECHNIQUEThe polite-yawning technique should be performed as follows:• Keep your lips closed;• Move the mandible/jaw and floor of mouth downwards;• At the same time, the tongue should descend from the palate downwards;• Perform these movements relaxed and repetitive;• Do not connect breathing with these movements, but breathe independently and in a quiet tempo;• Use as little effort as possible for these movements.These combined movements resemble yawning while keeping the lips closed. In the next two slides, you will see some images and a video showing the polite-yawning technique in more detail.