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LeAnn Rimes left fans equal parts concerned and intrigued after sharing a video of herself sobbing during a so-called \u201cdeep jaw release,\u201d a bodywork technique that claims to unlock stored stress and emotion.<\/p>\n
Practitioners of \u201cfascial maneuvers\u201d like this, including influencer<\/a> Garry Lineham, claim that tension, stress, and even memory are stored in places like the jaw muscles, causing deep emotional reactions to release.<\/p>\n These methods aren\u2019t exactly backed by science, but that\u2019s not slowing interest.<\/p>\n Garry Lineham makes LeAnn Rimes cry<\/p>\n On Sunday, a fascial maneuvers practitioner and self-described expert in \u201chuman programming\u201d posted an Instagram Reel of<\/a> himself reducing the \u201cBlue\u201d singer to tears. As he massages an area of her jaw from inside her mouth, Rimes almost shouts, then moans and starts sobbing on the table.<\/p>\n \u201cSay, \u2018that part of my life is over,’\u201d Lineham instructs.<\/p>\n \u201cThat part of my life better be over,\u201d Rimes laughed. \u201cOh my god, you just don\u2019t realize how much tension is in there.\u201d<\/p>\n What is a \u201cdeep jaw release,\u201d exactly?<\/p>\n In the video description, Lineham calls the jaw \u201cone of the body\u2019s primary storage sites for stress.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we hold back our voice or push through pressure, the fascia in the face and neck \u2018locks\u2019 to protect us,\u201d he says. \u201cBy using the maneuvers to signal safety to the nervous system, we can finally allow that stored energy to move.\u201d<\/p>\n The influencer is describing a newer and somewhat controversial medical practice under the umbrella of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment<\/a> (OMT). The theory behind this is that the body is interconnected, and therefore treatment for things like chronic pain should involve a \u201cwhole-body approach.\u201d<\/p>\n The fascia, according to John Hopkins<\/a>, is a \u201cthin casing of connective tissue that surrounds and holds every organ, blood vessel, bone, nerve fiber and muscle in place.\u201d Stress causes this tissue to tighten, which can cause muscle pain and stiffness.<\/p>\n A 2020 review<\/a> of perspectives on OMT states that while modern medicine considers the practice safe, \u201cthere is limited evidence on its efficacy in treating chronic pain.\u201d The only exception is chronic lower back pain\u2014a problem affecting 75.8 million<\/a> American adults in 2018.<\/p>\n \u201cLegit science or more wellness theater?\u201d<\/p>\n Figuring out the science behind OMT and whether it really works or not is an ongoing challenge, but something clearly happened with LeAnn Rimes. On X, a man named Jonny Miller<\/a> who runs a \u201cNervous System Mastery\u201d bootcamp\u2014whatever that means\u2014attempted to explain.<\/p>\n \u201cLeAnn Rimes is having her masseter worked on, one of the most densely vascularized areas in a human body,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWhen sufficient safety + presence + pressure are applied to clenched areas, it creates the conditions for a latch to open.\u201d<\/p>\n He claims that this not only relieves tension but also allows for the completion of \u201cbuffered emotional responses\u201d and \u201cmore interceptive awareness.\u201d<\/p>\n Average X users responded with a mix of intense interest and skepticism, with many asking how the maneuver works and how they could get one.<\/p>\n \u201cJust watching this brought tears to my eyes and sent a powerful wave of sensation through my body\u2026 It really means something,\u201d said @LolaNeuroPhylo<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve never tried this exact technique before, but the kind of deep release she experienced is exactly what we\u2019re looking for when we want to free ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIs this legit science or more wellness theater?\u201d asked @imonitie_lucky1<\/a>. \u201cThe reactions are dramatic, but does it actually help long term or just feel intense in the moment?\u201d<\/p>\n Other practitioners of somatic (body) work expressed concern about this \u201cfascial maneuver\u201d thing.<\/p>\n \u201cSomatic work should expand a person\u2019s agency: their capacity to sense & shape their own embodied experience,\u201d wrote psychotherapist Stephen Buehler<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen it shifts toward \u2018releasing\u2019 someone by forcefully acting on their body, that person risks becoming a vehicle for experience rather than an active participant in it.\u201d<\/p>\n The internet is chaotic\u2014but we\u2019ll break it down for you in one daily email. Sign up for the Daily Dot\u2019s newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Tweet](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2d3c16e27b60f80f522c27e554d790a7.jpeg\"\/)
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