Sometimes I’m unsure if I’m really pushing the back of my tongue.
Is there any way of knowing if i’m pushing the tongue in the right place?
At the back of the mouth are the tonsils, and the palate seems to curve downwards, make the entrance of the throat. Do I push on the part sloping downwards?
At the bottom of the jaw is the muscles which seem to tense when I push the tongue up, and tenses at different places, depending on he position of my tongue. Maybe someone should describe which part of this area should be the most tense in the correct mewing position?
Thank you
as far back as you can. I'd suggest learning to control your hyoid bone/muscle so you can figure out what to do. the hyoid muscle is responsible for keeping up the back of the tongue.
take your thumb and index finger and lightly clasp around the bone directly above your adams apple. do a yawning motion and you can feel it go down substainially. do a swallowing motion and you can feel it go up. you will notice that it is at its highest (and thus the back of the tongue) during the peak of your swallow. keep practicing these exercises until you develop a mind-muscle connection to the hyoid muscle so you can learn to control it and strengthen it with use.
fun fact: the hyoid bone is the only bone in your body that isn't connected directly to other bones. it is attached only by muscles and ligaments
Make a "K" sound without letting your tongue touch your teeth. The center of your tongue should be touching the center of your palate, on the soft palate, right behind the boundary with the hard palate. That's where your tongue should be resting and swallowing.
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