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Phase 5 · Habits and return · Session S

Eat normally.
Talk all day.
Yawn safely.

The real tasks — a full meal, a long conversation, and the guarded yawn that stops a lock.

  • Ssession
  • P5Habits
  • 12:00on the clock
  • — donecompleted

Yawning is a risk

A wide unguarded yawn is a common trigger for locking. Support the chin with a fist when you feel one coming.

Soft food, temporarily

Two weeks of softer food while the muscles settle is a dose change, not a permanent diet.

Chewing gum keeps it sore

Continuous gum chewing loads the jaw muscles for hours. Stopping it is one of the fastest wins available.

Three couplets · two rounds · twelve minutes · a jaw that rests

A

Yawn safely

Supported yawn drill + chin-support opening
A1

Supported yawn drill

60 s · slow reps

Fist under the chin; open as if yawning while the fist limits the range — never unguarded.

Easier smaller opening  ·  Harder less support

R1R2—
A2

Chin-support opening

12 reps · ×2

Open with the fist under the chin as a permanent limit, then close under control.

Easier more support  ·  Harder less support

R1R2
B

Eat

Full-meal simulation + firm chewing
B1

Full-meal simulation

60 s · slow reps

Chew steadily as though eating a meal, alternating sides, for the whole minute.

Easier softer food  ·  Harder firmer food

R1R2—
B2

Firm chewing

12 × 5 s · ×2

Something firmer, five seconds a side, twelve times — the last stage of chewing tolerance.

Easier softer  ·  Harder firmer

R1R2
C

Talk

Extended speaking + jaw check under load
C1

Extended speaking

60 s · slow reps

Speak or read aloud continuously; check every fifteen seconds that the teeth are apart.

Easier shorter bouts  ·  Harder longer

R1R2—
C2

Jaw check under load

12 reps · ×2

While doing something demanding — a puzzle, a task — check and release the jaw.

Easier simpler task  ·  Harder harder task

R1R2

The clock

Round 1settle in — 70%, perfect tracking
0:00A1 → A2
2:00B1 → B2
4:00C1 → C2
Round 2own it — beat Round 1 by quality
6:00A1 → A2
8:00B1 → B2
10:00C1 → C2

Each couplet: 60 s scored → the loading set → 10 s to move on. Done at 12:00.

How to run it

  1. Clenching is a habit, and habits are broken by noticing them. Check your teeth are apart every time you look at a screen.
  2. Stress goes into the jaw. Breathing is not an optional extra in this programme.
  3. Chew on both sides. One-sided chewing is one of the easiest habits to fix and one of the most useful.
  4. Keep two sessions a week for life — and keep the rest position all day.

Tick it off

MovementRound 1Round 2Best
A1Supported yawn drillslow reps in 60 s —
A2Chin-support opening12 reps
B1Full-meal simulationslow reps in 60 s —
B2Firm chewing12 × 5 s
C1Extended speakingslow reps in 60 s —
C2Jaw check under load12 reps
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TE-12-JAWTMJ-S