- Proceed to the navel point. Pause and gather additional chi.
- Raise the chi up to the heart, the throat and into the tongue
that is pressed against the palate. Eventually the chi will connect
with the point above, Yin-Tang, the brow, thereby completing the
Microcosmic Orbit.
Fig. 6.2 Use the tongue to link the flow of energy between
the front and back channels, through the palate.Tenth Energy Center:
Tongue to the Palate
Students who initially have great success in circulating chi power
with no ill side effects may choose to proceed directly in joining the
front and back channels. This involves lowering the energy from
the Yin-Tang, or brow point, to the next energy point, the palate.
Other beginning practitioners should wait until they can easily
return the energy by the reverse route down the spine/leg and up
to the navel/palate before trying to connect the brow point and pal-
ate directly from above.
Even though the palate is constructed of soft bone it takes is
considerable period of sustained effort for most practitioners to
penetrate it and complete the route. The force which is generated
in this practice often causes side effects such as headaches, illu-
sions, erratic mood swings, insomnia, irritability and vague aches
and pains. If such effects persist, immediately reverse your chi
flow back down the spine to the feet. Also, read the chapter on
“How to Prevent Side Effects.”
Complete the Microcosmic Orbit