Final 2025 Comprehensive Group Adult Buteyko & Orofacial Myofunctional Exercise Class - Starting at $1,350 on Thursdays at 8pm EST.

Natalia Plaza, COM® has been teaching unique ongoing Buteyko & orofacial myology virtual classes since June 2022

In this class you will learn about how to correct or improve function of tethered oral tissue (tongue ties, lip ties and buccal ties), snoring, open mouth posture, bruxism, obstructive sleep apnea, tongue thrusts and more. By teaching in a group format, the cost can significantly be lowered for each client, and you can begin to overcome some of the basic obstacles to treatment. 

This comprehensive 8 week course is limited to 8 people per class and will be on Thursdays at 8pm EST. (TBD)

Enrollment paid in full. This is not covered by insurance. This class is valued at over $1,800.

If you have more questions please email info@myofunctionalme.org

ASSESSMENTS & CONSULTATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED one week before the class begins. THIS IS A TWO STEP PROCESS. PLEASE MIND OF YOUR TIMING & COMPLETE THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

The class will feature:

1. An individualized consultation with Natalia Plaza, COM® & Buteyko Breathing Method instructor

2. 8 virtual orofacial myology and Buteyko Breathing Method group exercise classes 

3. An exercise tool kit 

4. Video instructions and PDFs for each exercise set with access for 1 full year.

5. Class recordings for review of discussion and concepts with access for 1 full year.

6. Live Q & A with a functional dentist or functional medicine practitioner depending on whom ever is available.

7. A weekly office hour when Natalia can answer any questions you have. Day and time is TBD.

8. Brief weekly lectures on cutting edge and functional topics about dentistry, breathing and orofacial myology.

You will be expected to complete exercises 3x/day on your own outside of class times for the active 8 weeks. Independent exercise sessions can run between 10-15 minutes depending on one’s level of muscular control. YOU MUST ABIDE BY THE PRE-PLANNED CLASS SCHEDULE once it is set. No personal arrangements will be made to the schedule, as you will progress as a group.

What you can gain from this orofacial exercise class

• Improved oxygen uptake

• Closed mouth posture

• Nasal breathing

• Better breath

• A more defined jawline

• Improved energy levels

• High tongue posture

• Improved orofacial and neck tonicity

• Correct functional adult swallowing pattern

• Improved neutral head/neck posture

• Reduced facial edema and venous pooling

• Support for lip/tongue/cheek frenum release

• Reduced tonsillar inflammation

• Improved sleep

• A reduction in snoring or less incidents of sleep apneas (although results can vary and are not guaranteed)

• The restoration of dreaming

• Reduced night sweats

• Reduction in nightly bathroom visits

*Results can vary and are not guaranteed. The best results depend on excellent compliance and execution of the exercises up to 3x/day.

EXAMPLE OF A SCHEDULE FOR THE GROUP CLASS

Buteyko & Myo Classes day and time TBD on PST.

6/23 - class 1

6/30 - class 2  

7/7 - class 3

7/14 - class 4 (Live Q&A w/ a functional dental or medical professional)

7/21 - class 5

7/28 - class 6 

8/1 Friday - laser release day as needed

8/4 - class 7

8/11 - class 8

Final assessments must be scheduled after the completion of the last class for assignment of personalized maintenance exercises. 

*VERY IMPORTANT: There will be no makeup classes as the name of the game is neuroplasticity, which is the process of creating new neural pathways for long lasting correct motor output, passive function and deep integration, and so, repeating and building upon previous exercises is essential. If you need additional sessions these will be private sessions with Natalia and fee for service.

Topics that will be covered in the lectures during the 8 week course include: 

• How tongue posture and movement affects craniofacial-respiratory growth and the entire body and being

• Augmenting and restoring cranial movement

• The importance of osteopathy

• 11 principles of Neuroplasticity

• The benefits of nasal breathing & nitric oxide

• Myofunctional nutritional counseling (functional food)

• The importance of toning the health of the cranial nerves in question

• Selective orofacial reflex pattern integration

• Sleep breathing and sleep hygiene

• Treating the body as one functional living unit

• Benefits of red/infrared light therapy & photobiomodulation

Meet your program provider Natalia Plaza, COM®

Natalia Plaza, certified Buteyko & Orofacial Myology instructor has been practicing orofacial myofunctional training since 2019 and Buteyko Breathing Method since 2018. She graduated Cum Laude from Daytona State College in Daytona Beach, FL in 2010, and she is very passionate about mindfulness, osteopathy, functional medicine & dentistry, nutrition and the body's inherent ability to heal itself. Natalia completed her post-grad training with Buteyko Clinic International, the International Association of Orofacial Myology, the Academy of Myofunctional Therapy, the Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration - MNRI® Method, all three levels of Quantum ALF courses at the ALF Education Institute and their Photobiomodulation course in 2022, and she completed the ALF Approach with Dr. Tasha Turzo in 2023. Natalia focuses on augmenting cranial motion by restoring correct orofacial myofunction, autonomic toning and breathing patterns in patients undergoing functional dental treatment and/or those with tethered oral tissues and dysfunctional breathing. She sees clients of all ages and levels of need. Natalia is currently pursuing a masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to better understand how we can ive in harmony with nature as one living and dynamic functioning unit. To start, please book here.

Have a wonderful autumn, and I look forward to continually being your source for cutting edge functional dental and myofunctional health and education.

-Natalia Plaza, COM®