My favorite myo assisant — no nephews were harmed in the making of this photo 🙂
Christa helped me learn how to chew and swallow properly! I took part in her 12 week myo therapy program and she helped me recognize and solve issues I didn't even realize I had been dealing with. Aside from my moderate tongue tie, Christa helped me address my issue around using my cheeks to swallow versus the proper method with correct tongue posture. Her friendly and encouraging demeanor helped make some of the more challenging exercises easier to work through and helped me ultimately gradute from the program feeling totally confident in my abilty to drink and swallow properly and address some issues I was having around sleep and enlarged tonsils due to imprper lip seal. Also, Christa's decades long career as a sought after dental hygienist really helped supplement her knowledge and ability to pinpoint other issues I had around my jaw. I would recommend Christa and the Mannino Myo Method to anyone looking to solve or better understand their breathing, swallowing, facial alignment or any myofunctional concern."
Heidi H.
We had such a wonderful experience with my son's myofunctional therapist, Christa. He genuinely loved working with her and looked forward to his sessions. She was incredibly patient, encouraging, and made the exercises feel approachable and fun for him. We made as much progress as we could without expansion and will continue sessions after expansion is complete. I would absolutely recommend her to other families. She was knowledgeable, caring, and excellent with my son. We are very grateful for her and the value she added to his treatment.
K. Steele
" Christa has been immensely helpful in my journey! I am sleeping and breathing much better and even notice a difference as a vocalist. She has a great attitude which makes appointments enjoyable and is a great coach with the exercises! If I had challenges with any, she had creative ideas to help me approach them differently and keep progressing. Her knowledge base is amazing and I love how she also incorporates Buteyko. I have recommended her to friends and family and would to anyone!"