According to Gwyneth Paltrow, we've been yawning wrong our whole lives. Wait, what!?
You may not know this, but there is infact a correct way to yawn and it's way more complicated than you would think!
The main instructions to achieve the perfect yawn:
- Tilt your head back and allow your mouth to hang open widely.
- Contract the back of the throat and breathe deeply through your mouth.
- Inhale and exhale completely while relaxing the shoulders.
- When the yawn comes “reach and extend into it” to stretch the jaw muscles.
- Repeat 8-10 times until tearing.
- You can also try bringing the lips together as you yawn, with teeth apart
You're yawning now aren't you?
If you couldn't be bothered following those written instructions and would like some encouragement in the form of a catchy song, check out Ray's Yawning Song from earlier this morning!
Listen into Ray, JP and Muireann every morning from 6AM on The Ray Foley Show!
