Episode 4- Let’s talk Breathing and Feeding Dysfunction with Dan Hanson

In this episode with Dan Hanson we explore breathing and feeding dysfunction, Myofunctional therapy and the controversial topic of tongue ties.

We take a deep dive into the root causes of dysfunction and what we can do to decrease occurrence, how to identify symptoms that may indicate a underlining dysfunction and so much more.

Dan Hanson was an extremely well known Holistic Dentist up until 2021 when he temporarily retired due to the covid response restrictions. Up until such time he was regarded as one of the top specialist in our country in laser tongue tie release having performed over 10,000 procedures. Up until 2021, Dan was helping to prevent children from needing orthodontic treatment using Myofunctional Orthodontics, as well as helping infants to feed, performing oral surgery for congenital mouth defects. Dan remains active in this space- lecturing on such subjects, speaking at conferences and educational events worldwide.

But it doesn’t stop there- Dans expansive knowledge and wisdom extends so much further than dentistry. 

In more recent years he has founded “The Community Solution” and is author of the book ‘The Community Solution – A Vision for Connecting Humanity’.

Dan’s mission with ‘The Community Solution’ is to inspire and guide others to set up and facilitate sustainable, decentralised communities like his own. His intention is to birth a time when people sit face to face regularly, have fun, and support each other through challenges while forming unshakable bonds. 

His vision is to connect humanity globally via adaptive, connected and thriving local communities.

Dan is also a ‘men’s guide’ and group personal development facilitator with a passion for self-inquiry. He creates and facilitates ‘self-inquiry’ events for both men and women who have the desire to better know themselves and to understand and transform their relationships to self and other . To this end he founded Breathe Health Retreats, which provides transformational self-awareness and leadership events. He is also a facilitator for Rites Of Passage programs encouraging emotional growth and self-awareness in young men during their transition to manhood. Outside of leadership and self-inquiry, Dan is a Buteyko Institute breathing educator and inventor of the SleepYstrip anti-snoring nasal breathing tape.

To sum up I feel deeply privileged to have the opportunity to talk and to have worked with Dan. His knowledge base is extensive and he truly walks the talk of a holistic health professional that deeply wants to positively impact those around him. He is one of the most humble and inspiring life teachers I have ever had the privilege of knowing and I am sure you will learn a lot from this episode and future episodes to come.

In this episode we discuss ;

• Dan and what lead him down the path from traditional dentistry into holistic dentistry and the field of myofunctional therapy.
•  How his own health crisis lead him to explore the Buteyko method of breathing.
• What myofunctional therapy is.
• What are the root causes of dysfunction and what can we do to prevent them?
• Do dummies/pacifiers and bottles affect function and can they suppress feelings?
•  If we have used bottles of dummies and we identify our child has dysfunction what can we do to correct this?
•  How to Identifying symptoms that may indicate dysfunction.
•  We delve into the controversial subject of tongue ties.
• The importance of initiating early breastfeeding and skin to skin.
•  He talks about symptoms that may indicate a underlining tongue tie
• Why are we seeing a higher prevalence in tongue ties?

And so much more…

Episode Resources

• Tara Brach
• Myofunctional therapy – Myofocus

Book recommendations

• Breath by James Nestor
• Baby Led Weaning by Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett
• The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle

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Myofocus Education

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