Revitalizing Energy Circulation

You recall what a genuine smile feels like, when joy seems to radiate from inside, then aim that feeling inward at your body. The guidance says it helps you relax, lets your body find its best alignment, and is a simple, concrete way to send love to yourself. You come back to it again and again, especially at tight or hard-to-feel spots.

You place the tip just behind your front teeth. The meditation explains that the tongue links the front channel of your body to the back channel, completing the circuit the energy travels through. It's also why you're asked to keep it there as the energy comes down through the throat, and why swallowing is suggested to help it descend.

Imagine a triangle between your navel, your genitals and your sacrum. The danien sits in the middle of it. You breathe gently into that point and picture a warm light or glowing ember growing brighter with each breath. If you can't feel anything yet, imagining it is enough.

It moves from the lower belly down to the genitals, back toward the anus, then to the tailbone, up the sacrum and through the lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine to the crown. From there it comes down the front through the throat and heart space, past the solar plexus and back to the lower belly. On the way up it's warming, and on the way down you imagine it cooling.

You're told to just guess, because many people are more sensitive than they realize and have simply learned to filter out intuition. If an area feels dull or stuck, you send your inner smile there and let it know it's safe to open. It may take many sessions, and you're encouraged to repeat the meditation as often as you like.

The closing explains that it's always important to bring the heat back down after any practice. You slide any excess energy from your head down the front channel into your lower belly, optionally resting your hands just below the navel. There it cools and settles in what's called a safe storehouse, before you widen your inner smile to your whole body.