In the beginning, place the tip of your tongue just behind your
front teeth (later you will transmit more energy if you place it in the
middle of the soft palate or even further back along the roof of the
mouth). The palate links the front and back channels, and the tongue
on the palate links the switch that enables the energy to flow in a
complete circuit. If you watch sleeping babies you will see that
often they keep their tongue on the roof of their mouths. They know
instinctively how to circulate the microcosmic orbit as their yin and
yang energy is still naturally balanced. Even thumb sucking may
be an attempt to connect the channels!Fig. 6.3 Energy flows through the Palate during the Microcosmic Orbit.When you put your tongue to your palate you may feel sensa-
tions, or you may feel nothing. If you feel a small vibration, or your
tongue moves back and forth involuntarily, chances are you have
completed the orbit. Some people, however, do not feel sensa-
tions. If you do not feel sensation, but your health has improved,
and you feel lighter, less worried, and more energetic, you prob-
ably completed the orbit.Chapter VI