Breathe better
- Mouth breathing
- Noisy breathing
- Snoring
Myofunctional therapy for children & adults
Helping you breathe, sleep and live better.
Myo with Miss Hiral is gentle, play-based therapy for children, with tailored support for adults too. It retrains the small muscles of the mouth and face — so you can breathe through your nose, sleep soundly and grow well. In-person and virtual sessions.
- Sessions
- In-person & virtual
- Ages
- 3 to adult
- Style
- Gentle & playful
- Experience
- 10+ years in Paediatric Dentistry
4 goals
Breathe through the nose
Lips gently together
Tongue on the roof
Calm, grown-up swallow
More than mouth exercises — it’s building new neural pathways.
01 — What it is
Like physio — but for the mouth and face.
Myofunctional therapy is a programme of gentle exercises that retrains the muscles of the face, mouth and tongue. When these four goals become automatic, breathing, sleep, speech and jaw growth often quietly get better.
Sessions are playful and pressure-free for children, and clear and structured for adults.
It is not a magic cure — it is a multifactorial, multidisciplinary approach and a big part of the picture when improving tongue posture, breathing, sleep and more.
02 — How it helps
How can myofunctional therapy help you?
It retrains the small muscles of the mouth and face — which quietly shape how we breathe, sleep, eat, speak, grow and focus.
Breathe better
- Mouth breathing
- Noisy breathing
- Snoring
Sleep soundly
- Restless sleep
- Waking tired
- Sleep-disordered breathing
Focus & behaviour
- Daytime fatigue
- Attention difficulties
- Behaviour changes
Grow well
- Healthy facial growth
- Jaw development
- Airway support
Eat & speak
- Speech sounds
- Messy swallowing
- Chewing challenges
Teeth & jaws
- Crowded teeth
- Open bite / crossbite
- TMJ / TMD dysfunction
03 — Does any of this sound familiar?
Tired of watching the same symptoms go round in circles?
Sleepless nights. Difficult mealtimes. Speech that doesn't seem to progress. Teeth that shift back after braces. A jaw that aches by lunchtime. These problems often feel separate, but they can share a common thread: the way the tongue, lips and jaw are working together. If you recognise the patterns below, myofunctional therapy could be the missing piece.
Sleepless nights & noisy breathing
- Mouth breathing during the day or while asleep
- Loud breathing, snoring or restless, broken sleep
- Waking up tired, grumpy or with dark circles
- Bedwetting or waking multiple times in the night
Oral habits that keep coming back
- Thumb or finger sucking that won't stop
- Tongue pushing forward when swallowing
- Tongue tie or a tongue that can't reach the roof of the mouth
- Nail biting, lip licking or teeth grinding
Teeth, jaw & facial worries
- Crowded teeth or a narrow, high palate
- Open bite, crossbite or deep bite
- Teeth shifting back after braces or aligners
- Jaw pain, tension or TMJ / TMD dysfunction
- Uneven facial growth in children
Mealtimes, speech & focus struggles
- Speech sounds that don't seem to stick
- Messy swallowing, gagging or very picky eating
- Chewing with the mouth open or rushing through meals
- Difficulty concentrating at school or work
- Irritability or behaviour changes tied to poor sleep
04 — How it works
More than mouth exercises. New neural pathways.
Every session builds on the last — we’re teaching the brain a new default, until nasal breathing, correct tongue posture and a calm swallow become automatic.
- 01
Say hello
A friendly first assessment — we look at breathing, tongue posture, lip seal, swallowing, sleep and any orthodontic or ENT history. No drills, no scary bits.
- 02
A plan made for the patient
A programme of playful neuromuscular exercises tailored to the exact muscles and habits we need to retrain.
- 03
Fortnightly sessions
Structured, guided appointments for adults; structured sessions that incorporate play for children. All are available in-person or virtually, with small home-practice tasks between visits and progress tracked together.
- 04
Habits that stick for life
As new neural pathways form, the new posture and breathing become automatic — the goal is lasting change, not exercises forever.
05 — Sessions & packages
Start small, or commit to the full programme.
All sessions are available in-person or virtually, so distance never has to be the reason to wait.
Single
Ideal for a first assessment, a second opinion, or a check-in alongside orthodontic care.
- 45–60 minute session
- In-person or virtual
- Breathing & swallow check
- Personalised recommendations to take home
£120per session · one-off
Core
The most common path. Eight fortnightly sessions to retrain posture, breathing and swallowing patterns.
- 8 fortnightly guided sessions
- Full assessment at session 1
- Tailored home exercises, updated fortnightly
- Progress tracking & photos
- Message me between sessions
- Letter for your dentist or orthodontist
£840bundle of 8 · save £120
Extended
For more complex cases, or when working in tandem with active orthodontics or ENT treatment.
- Everything in the 8-session programme
- 12+ sessions over a longer window
- Appliance-supported therapy
- Ongoing review & maintenance
From £1,20012+ sessions
- Free 15-minute chat first if you're unsure which to pick.
- In-person and virtual sessions cost the same.
- Move a session free with 24 hours' notice.
- Happy to split the programme payment — just ask.
06 — About
Meet Miss Hiral
Dentist · airway-focused, pediatric-minded
I’m a dentist with a particular interest in airway-focused and pediatric dentistry. Over the years I’ve watched how much of what shows up in a child’s mouth — crowded teeth, narrow palates, mouth breathing, restless sleep — traces back to how they breathe and how their oral muscles have been working since infancy.
Myofunctional therapy is a natural extension of that work. It lets me offer something gentle, non-invasive and genuinely preventative — and because children learn best through play, that’s exactly how we do it.
My interest in this area became personal when I began noticing many of these symptoms in my own child. I started treatment, trained in myofunctional therapy, and treated my child myself — so I saw first-hand the immense improvements that can happen when the orofacial muscles and breathing patterns are retrained.
That experience is why I do this. I now want to help every child and adult reach their optimal health — because better breathing, better sleep and a healthier mouth can change a life.
07 — Book & Watch
Resources for home and learning
Books, videos and tools to keep the whole family inspired between sessions.
07 — The book
Your Mouth Is A House!
A picture book that introduces myofunctional therapy through playful rhymes and friendly illustrations — why the mouth is a home for the tongue, teeth and breath, and how caring for it helps children breathe, sleep and grow. Written by Dr Hiral Varsani.
Buy on AmazonAvailable now
Watch & learn
YouTube channel coming soon
Fun videos for little ones and their grown-ups — simple exercises, bedtime tips, and answers to the questions parents ask most.
Subscribe link coming shortly
08 — Get in touch
Ready to help your child breathe easier?
Every journey starts with the intake form. Tell us a little about your child, in-person or online, and we’ll build a plan around them from there.