Revolutionize the way you treat every patient! Learn why airway, breathing, and sleep dysfunction must be top of mind for every professional. This course shares evidence-based research and teaches innovative tools and techniques to optimize breathing, sleep & respiratory function to transform your everyday focus, practice & individualized treatments.
This advanced training is for pediatric focused PTs, OTs, SLPs, MDs, and DOs . Others considered on a case-by-case basis. Professional licensure information required to attend the course.
We plan to offer courses customized for other key members of the multi-disciplinary team in the future such as dental and lactation, etc. If interested, click the "Keep Me In the Loop" button on this page if you are interested in these or future offerings.
Baby Jaws & Breathing Nose to Toes Master Class Curriculum and Current Pricing
1- Airway, Breathing, & Sleep Essentials $297. Online, 4 hours at your own pace. After introductions, uncover compelling evidence and WHY early intervention by professional teams is key to success. Learn essential airway, breathing and respiratory pieces of the puzzle including sleep and chemistry.
2- Baby Jaws & Nose to Toes, Whole Body Connections $697. Online with Live Virtual Training. Get trained in 15+ tools & techniques as you learn nose to toes connections key to optimizing airway, breathing, cranial-mandibular function & growth & their impacts on sleep. Explore connections with plagiocephalies, torticollis, cranial, cervical & TMJ dysfunctions, tongue ties, tethered oral tissues, posture & much more!
Coming soon!
3- Advanced Techniques $197. Live in-person, hands-on, small group. Learn 4+ advanced techniques only taught in person with personalized hands on training to improve skill mastery of all Baby Jaws & Breathing Nose to Toes manual techniques. Dates are in the works and will typically be taught at the end of the Mouth Magic course
Coming soon!
Scholarship opportunities available for full-time NICU therapists in honor of the amazing medical professionals that cared for Cynthia’s premature grandson who inspired the creation of this Baby Jaws™ & Breathing Nose to Toes™ course. If you are a full-time NICU therapist, please email us at
connect@breathefunctionthrive.com for information about scholarships.
Engaging, meaningful in person curriculum immediately applicable hands-on learning. Intermediate to advanced level.
The previous full in person curriculum had been approved for 17 Contact Hours, approved by Utah APTA and for 13 Credits, approved by New Jersey Board of PT Examiners. The new hybrid curriculum is being submitted and pending approval.
Typically, One contact = 50-60 minutes of continuing education and, 10 contact hours = I CEU. Some states give more credits for live, lab-based learning. Many states will accept CEUs that have been approved in other states and some do not require course approval, however, participants must verify the standards for their professional licensure and state practice guidelines.
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Cynthia Peterson PT, CSOM, CST
Cynthia is passionate about early intervention & prevention and developed this course in honor of the amazing medical professionals that cared for her premature grandson “Finn”. Cynthia has 34 years experience and has helped thousands to thrive in innovative ways.
Cynthia works with all ages to identify and address root causes and underlying issues to optimize airway, breathing, sleep, and cranial-mandibular function. She strives to combine evidence & research, with clinical expertise & decades of learning from both failures & successes. She promotes ethics, respect for intellectual property and honoring scope of practice.
In 2022 Cynthia was awarded The Breathe Outlook Award for ”Extraordinary contribution to the foundation, research, and development of the FAIREST.org resources for screening patients for sleep and breathing challenges” of which Cynthia is the originator & co-author.
Cynthia started teaching “Jaw School” in 1990 which included healthy jaw function & postures including nasal breathing with lip seal and tongue-up on the palate and authored the top selling book on the subject before she even heard the now popular term “orofacial myofunctional therapy”. She is Certified in Orofacial Myology, Craniosacral Therapy & Breathing techniques and is trained in pediatric tools and techniques, with extensive training in the cranial nerves and nervous system, fascial & visceral work, and much more. Cynthia is passionate about helping patients function, feel, sleep & breathe better.
Cynthia has presented nationally and internationally and is a member of many professional organizations including:
Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy
International Pediatric Sleep Society
National Association of Neonatal Therapists
Applied Academy of Myofunctional Sciences - Received the Rising Star Award in 2019
is a crowning jewel of the Baby Jaws & Breathing Nose to Toes courses
It is game changing and taught over 4-6 months with online, live hands-on, and virtual training.
Baby Jaws Master Classes 1 and 2 are prerequisite to apply for Mouth Magic.
Current dates for the Hand-On, In-Person Mouth Magic Master Class:
NOV 2-3, 2024 in Salt Lake City, UT
10704 South River Front Parkway South Jordan, Utah 84095
A special group rate of $119 is available at the Home2 Suites.
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FEB 1-2, 2025 in sunny San Juan, Puerto Rico
Embassy Suites by Hilton Dorado del Mar Beach Resort
201 Dorado Del Mar Blvd, Dorado, 00646, Puerto Rico
Breathe Function Thrive PLLC is passionate about championing clinical excellence and precision medicine, which includes individualized assessment and treatment by local licensed professionals who have dedicated years of intense schooling and training enhancing the quality and standard of care. We recognize and want to safeguard each student’s investment in their schooling and professional licensure, as well as our advanced training, and the tools and techniques they are licensing from Breathe Function Thrive.
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