Feldenkrais Method · Sleep
Let your body become your best sleep aid
"不要试图入睡。只要真正地放松身体，Sleep will come on its own。" — Moshe Feldenkrais
Do you wake up with sore jaws? Hear clicking when opening your mouth? Has your dentist told you that you grind your teeth at night? These are classic signs of TMD.
Night guards only isolate the problem without changing the neuromuscular habits causing excessive jaw tension.
The Feldenkrais Method approaches from neural control: jaw tension is deeply connected to neck position, tongue posture, breathing patterns, and even emotional stress.
Jaw tension is closely linked to cervical spine, hyoid bone, and shoulder girdle. Feldenkrais works from the whole system.
The resting tongue position determines baseline tension of the entire jaw region.
Unconsciously clenching during the day is the daytime version of nighttime grinding. Notice daytime habits, nighttime naturally improves.
Jaw tension comes with chain tension throughout the face. Release is whole-face.
Sit or lie, lips gently closed, teeth not touching. Extremely slowly, slide lower jaw forward (not opening mouth). Range within 3mm.
Mouth closed, teeth not touching. Notice where tongue is. Gently spread entire tongue on floor of mouth like a flat towel.
Lie on back. Notice and soften: forehead (widen), temples (soften), cheekbones (sink), space between jaws (grow). Finally, gently spread corners of mouth.
「Your jaw doesn't need to clench anything. When it learns to hang quietly in gravity, your whole head will thank you.」
— Feldenkrais Principle