Breathe Well Be Well

Breathe Well Be Well Perrin White, MSP, CCC-SLP, COM®, RYT-200
Mindful Myofunctional Therapy
Functional Breathwork
Blending science + spirit to help you breathe + be.

www.breathewellbewell.info

Your Amazon reviews for Leona Learns To Breathe mean everything to me! Thank you for buying a book, sharing a book, and ...
09/04/2026

Your Amazon reviews for Leona Learns To Breathe mean everything to me! Thank you for buying a book, sharing a book, and telling others about my Leona. There are not enough words to express my gratitude!

Also I’m told Amazon reviews make a huge difference in online book reach so if you’ve able to write in, thank you in advance!

Here to help you breathe + be.

Happy 50th Birthday Emily Patterson Shields 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻What a treasure of a friend you are to share what’s helped you with th...
08/29/2026

Happy 50th Birthday Emily Patterson Shields 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

What a treasure of a friend you are to share what’s helped you with those you hold dear!

Cheers to the next 50 years!

Thank you OTHER LANDS for providing the perfect spot.

I’ve been thinking over the concept that challenges refine you, not define you. And with the launch of Leona Learns To B...
08/29/2026

I’ve been thinking over the concept that challenges refine you, not define you. And with the launch of Leona Learns To Breathe and the new office under my belt, I feel a levity within that no longer aligned with the weight of my hair. I knew it had to go.

Our hair, our posture, our breath holds an energy of previous versions of ourselves. And I was ready to change that. So I did.

My most recent mirror mantra has been “be her now” …. And this felt like the next right step towards figuring out who she is.

Grateful for Allison at Bohème Salon for her guidance and moral support through my most recent hair transitions. She’s done a great job of helping my hair mirror the phase of life I’m currently in.

And never hurts when you happen to run into your BFF Alice P B Selig at the same time of your appointment!

Excited to keep allowing who I am now to show up in all the best ways.

Today marks 3 weeks since launching my first children’s book Leona Learns To Breathe into the world. This is after a 2-y...
08/27/2026

Today marks 3 weeks since launching my first children’s book Leona Learns To Breathe into the world. This is after a 2-year period of dreaming, scheming, and creating this passion project from an idea.

And now for the most fun part — I get to hear what YOU think!

I’ve been humbled and blown away from the response so far and its reviews like this from John Cederstrom that give me hope that you will love my Leona like I do.

Comment “LBB” for Amazon purchasing link.

Illustrated By: Kate Furman Patterson
Published By: Shine Press

Here to help you breathe + be.

I spent years trying to address the symptoms I was experiencing without ever fully understanding the patterns underneath...
08/26/2026

I spent years trying to address the symptoms I was experiencing without ever fully understanding the patterns underneath them.

And that is a huge part of why I do what I do now.

Myofunctional therapy + Functional Breathwork aren’t about finding one magical exercise or claiming the tongue or breath is the answer to everything. They’re about looking at how structure + function + repeated patterns interact over time.

How are you breathing?

Where is your tongue resting?

Can you comfortably breathe through your nose?

How are you swallowing?

Are your jaw and facial muscles working together — or compensating for one another?

Can your rib cage and diaphragm move efficiently with respiration?

And what happens to all of those patterns when you sleep, speak, eat, exercise, concentrate, or experience stress?

I ask because they are all connected and the form-function-feeling components are where the answers lie!

My role is to help identify the functional patterns that may have been overlooked and teach your brain and body a more efficient way to breathe, rest, swallow, move, and coordinate the muscles of the orofacial complex.

Not by chasing perfection but by building awareness, creating new neuromuscular patterns, practicing them consistently, and giving your nervous system enough repetition for those patterns to become more automatic.

Want to learn how I treat and review your case history? Comment “READY” to book your virtual discovery call today.

Here to help you breathe + be.

📸 cred: Nice Life Photography (slides 5 + 7)

I started calling a forward tongue rest posture “Jelly Donut Tongue” because the tongue reminded me of the jelly oozing ...
08/25/2026

I started calling a forward tongue rest posture “Jelly Donut Tongue” because the tongue reminded me of the jelly oozing out of a donut (I ate a lot of those as a kid). And once you see it, you can’t unsee it!

Look back at childhood photos — yours or your child’s.

When they smile, can you see the tongue pushing forward or filling the spaces between the teeth?

If so, this is a BIG CLUE that we need to look more closely at what the tongue is doing the OTHER 23+ hours of the day. Because tongue posture isn’t just about where the tongue sits.

It’s connected to FUNCTION.
- How does the tongue rest?
- How does it move?
- How does it swallow?
- Can it move independently from the jaw?
- Can it elevate and create a seal against the palate?
- Can the lips comfortably close while breathing through the nose?

And over time, repeated patterns matter. Function influences form. And a tongue that habitually rests forward against the teeth may be associated with differences in dental development, swallowing patterns, oral stability, jaw compensation, and orthodontic stability.

But don’t panic! Function can be retrained. That’s exactly where Myofunctional Therapy + Functional Breathwork come in — helping us identify the patterns your body has learned and intentionally practice new ones.

You are never stuck. This is the work of change!

Want to learn how I treat and review your case history? Comment “READY” to book your virtual discovery call today. This is the first step for all new clients.

Here to help you breathe and be.

I’m forever grateful for the feedback from readers of Leona Learns To Breathe 🦁 thank you from the bottom of my heart!Co...
08/24/2026

I’m forever grateful for the feedback from readers of Leona Learns To Breathe 🦁 thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Comment “LLB“ for book purchasing link.

Here to help you breathe + be.

I’m of the mindset that I want the information so I can make the best decision for my health. So when it was suggested I...
08/20/2026

I’m of the mindset that I want the information so I can make the best decision for my health. So when it was suggested I get a colonoscopy to investigate low iron levels, I was game.

It didn’t hurt that I watched the incredible force of nature Lacey Hennessey go through her own battle with colorectal cancer at my age to further influence my decision to go ahead and check.

And while colorectal cancer is still primarily a disease of older adults, diagnoses in younger adults have been rising substantially. Enough so that I felt strongly about being tested before the recommended age of 45. I’m 42.

They also did an endoscopy, which I absolutely asked for any pictures they could give me to study afterwards. I never turn down an opportunity to learn about my own anatomy!

Besides a few polyps in my colon, which I’m told is normal, everything came back clean and excited to eat solid food again — one day with only water is plenty for me!

Special thanks to my sweet mom for encouraging me to get a colonoscopy as well. She was my ride and my emotional support person. 🤍

If you’re thinking about a colonoscopy, let this be your sign to do it!

Knowledge is power. Knowledge about your body gives you choices. And I like both.

Here to help you breathe + be.

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