Mouth Magic
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Cranial, Mandibular, Oral, Myofunctional, Facial Assessment Integration and Mobilization Tools Techniques
Mouth Magic™ – CMOR Do More!
Over 30 Advanced Cranial, Myofunctional, Orofacial & Respiratory (CMOR) Techniques to Transform Your Practice
You’ve worked hard to help your clients—but you’ve probably had moments where you wish you had more tools.
The tongue isn’t moving as it should. The jaw feels stuck. The cranial facial features look asymmetrical. They mouth breathe. Their palate is high and airway is compromised. And you’re thinking:
"If I could just mobilize and optimize these structures and functions, my struggling client could breathe, function, feed, feel and sleep better”
That’s exactly why Mouth Magic™ exists.
With over 30 CMOR tools and techniques—created, refined, and structured over 35 years—this course gives you advanced, evidence-based skills to assess, treat, integrate, and mobilize the jaw, cranium, tongue, lips, oral-facial tissues, and related structures. The goal? To optimize airway, breathing, cranial and orofacial function, neural pathways, and healthy growth and development.
Because as we say: "Those who CMOR… do more!"
Why Baby Jaws™ & Breathing Nose to Toes™ Come First
Mouth Magic builds on the foundations taught in the Baby Jaws™ & Breathing Nose to Toes™ Master Classes 1 & 2. Why?
Because if a child can’t breathe well, you don’t want anyone putting hands in their mouth. This sequence ensures you’re addressing function in the right order—starting with airway and breathing—before advancing to the CMOR level.
HOW CAN MOUTH MAGIC HELP MY CLIENTS?
Cynthia’s experience incorporating Mouth Magic tools and techniques has transformed the lives and function of thousands of clients. Mouth Magic can improve breathing, jaw function, lip seal, craniofacial and palatal shape, balance and expansion, lingual palatal suction, suck, swallow, feeding, oral hypersensitivities & so much more.
With Mouth Magic, seemingly “tied” tongues, lips, or buccals gain newfound function and mobility. Surgical frenotomies become unnecessary for many, and those still needing surgery achieve better outcomes. Cranial mandibular function, growth & symmetry can improve, especiaily with early intervention, including plagioceophalies, brachycephaly & scaphocephly, as well as retrognathic mandibles and maxillas that can be difficult to treat at later ages and stages.
By focusing on airway & breathing first, from a head, neck, jaw and whole body function, we’ve witnessed impressive results in babies struggling to feed or gain weight. Recently, a mom desperate to breastfeed her child with Down’s Syndrome with no success, was able to exclusively breastfeed after just one treatment where Mouth Magic played an important part. Of course, every child is unique and the real magic is working as a professional team to help clients Breathe Function & Thrive!
Mouth Magic teaches pros key pieces of the puzzle, that most are unaware of in innovative and gentle ways to optimize function while honoring the nervous system to achieve better, faster, longer lasting results.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will be able to:
1. Deepen their understanding of key oral facial anatomy, neurology and research.
2. Perform 30+ advanced tools & techniques including assessment, integration and mobilization.
3. Demonstrate proficiency in the Mouth Magic® techniques.
4. Adapt and apply the techniques on adults, children and infants.
5. Prepare and present two cases and participate in peer-to-peer problem solving and discussion to deepen clinical application from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
WHO CAN ATTEND AND CLASS SIZE
Mouth Magic is exclusively available to MD, DO, PT, OT, SLPs who are Baby Jaws & Breathing Nose to Toes grads*, that are ready to exponentially expand their clinical skills, and have honored copyright and course agreements.
*Grads must have successfully completed parts 1 & 2 of the Baby Jaws curriculum. The 3rd portion is optional but highly recommended.
Our goal is to limit hands-on in-person class size to around 20 pros, but will save a wait list, in case some are unable to attend.
CONTINUING EDUCATION & Trained Badge
Approved for 21 CEUs by the Utah APTA
Earn your Mouth Magic® Trained Badge to demonstrate your advanced training.
Limited availability at each live, in-person, hands-on course. BEFORE making travel arrangements, make sure the location and dates are confirmed and your application has been approved .
MOUTH MAGIC SESSIONS
Mouth Magic consists of 3 Master Classes and starts online, then hands-on & in-person, and caps off virtually.
The classes must be completed sequentially and can be purchased either individually or as a bundle. To secure your slot at the in-person course of your choice, the Manual Mastery module must be purchased. Combined, this curriculum, is more than just a weekend course, and can transform your practice and empower you with advanced training and tools to deliver better, long-lasting results. Apply today and let's make magic happen!
After successful completion of the full curriculum receive:
Mouth Magic® Advanced Training Badge, Licensed handouts, Listing in Directory (optional)
SCIENCE OF CRANIAL MANDIBULAR ORAL, & FACIAL SYSTEMS
Online Self-Paced course
Anatomy, neurology, and research master class.
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MANUAL SKILLS & CLINICAL CORRELATION
2-Days Hands-on • In-Person
Day 1 8:30am -6pm, Day 2 8:30am -3pm
30+ Mouth Magic Tools & Techniques including:
Assessment, Integration & Mobilization
Hands-on training, skill building & clinical practice.
Individual testing to demonstrate clinical proficiency
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SKILL MASTERY AND CLINICAL APPLICATION
1- Apply with self
2- Apply with adults
3- Apply with children who can speak
4- Apply with infants, non-verbal toddlers and submit video for review
Included as part of Manual Skills
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CLINICAL COLLABORATION AND PEER REVIEW
Present 2 cases and participate in clinical discussion and collaboration with peers.
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MANUAL SKILLS & CLINICAL CORRELATION IN-PERSON SESSION OPTIONS
Choose one of the locations below to complete the Manual Skills & Clinical Correlation, 2-day, in-person session. Additional location details will be added as they become available. Special beta savings will be offered only on the first 2 Introductory Mouth Magic offerings.
Upcoming Courses
Cedar Rapids, IA - September 20-21, 2025 - Hosted by ProActive Pediatric
Course taught at the F & M Bank Conference Center
200 1st St SW #100
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 (see map below)
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Altamonte Springs (Orlando), FL - January 23-24, 2026 - Hosted by SuperNova Pediatric Therapy
222 S Westmonte Dr #230
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 (see map below)
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New Haven, CT - March 21-22, 2026
West Cost - TBD
We'll update this page soon with details about a Mouth Magic course on the west coast. Stay tuned!
Completed Courses
Salt Lake City, UT, November 2-3, 2024
San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 1-2, 2025
Corpus Christi, TX, May 3-4, 2025 - Hosted by Driscoll Children's Hospital
What Participants are Saying About Mouth Magic
“It will blow your mind and give you loads of hands-on clinical skills to use at home immediately.”
Cheyenne Allen
“Cynthia is so knowledgeable and is able to translate her knowledge in an easy to understand format. So many techniques you can implement on babies right away, on Monday”
Suzie Johannes
“This course is a wonderful advanced training course that puts so many components that are weaved together in a beautiful manner. Increased clarity of how to help improve airway and function!”
Lisa Dolphin
“Great way to extend learning and bridge manual techniques…and functional assessments as an OT/feeding therapist.”
Lauren Leipper
TUITION & FAQs
Tuition - $1891
Payment Options
You'll purchase a bundle based on the location of the 2-day, in-person, hands-on Manual Skills and Clinical Correlations class.
Want more flexibility? On a budget? Need extra time? Pay tuition in 4 monthly payments.
How Much Time to Complete each Master Class?
You will have one year to complete each Master Class.
Want your whole team or company to train?
Great! Thanks for your honesty and enthusiasm! Contact us for special team & corporate options.
Refunds
100% refunds of course fees are available 60 days before course start date of each module, 50% refunds within 30 days of course start date of each module. However, when emergencies occur, full course fees can be applied to be used toward future Breathe Function Thrive courses and training as approved by the Company.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
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 35 years experience and has helped thousands to thrive in innovative ways.
Cynthia is passionate about helping patients function, feel, sleep & breathe better. 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 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.
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. She promotes ethics, respect for intellectual property and honoring scope of practice.
Cynthia is a published researcher and co-authored publications in the following peer-reviewed and professional journals
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
Application Review Process
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.
Healthcare is changing and today, it seems anyone is sharing everything online and on social media. We created this Review Policy to outline our boundaries and standards as a company offering professional training, standards that we feel protect and promote the advanced skills and training of licensed professionals, applaud professional and ethical behavior, build trust, and elevate the public’s confidence in and value of individualized assessment and treatment by local licensed professionals, while maintaining the value of each participant’s investment in our training. This Review Policy is inspired by peer review, which, according to the American Medical Association Code of Medical Ethics, “is recognized and accepted as a means of promoting professionalism and maintaining trust”.