Tongue to Nose

Sit tall at an eye-level mirror. Soften the jaw and shoulders. Open the mouth into a comfortable vertical oval like the cover. Stretch the tongue tip upward toward the nose — match the cover’s reach toward the philtrum/nose base; do not force a painful stretch if your anatomy stops short. Keep the eyes calmly open and the brows quiet. Hold about three seconds. Soften two seconds. Complete eight holds. Never yank the tongue underside and never crank the neck forward to fake height.

• Primary — Tongue extrinsic elevators and oral openers: an upward tip reach with a clear mouth open.
• Orbicularis oris — Frames the open without a purse.
• Contrast — Lion Face reaches forward-down; Wide Oral O opens without this tip cue; Soft Jaw Drop is a milder hinge oval.
• Keep quiet — Frontalis glare and neck jut. Calm open eyes are the standard.

Mirror at eye level. Soften the jaw first. Open into a comfortable oval — then reach the tongue tip upward toward the nose like the cover.

Inhale through the nose before you open. Exhale as the tongue reaches upward. Return to soft lips before the next inhale.

• Eye-level mirror
• Quiet space to open the mouth freely

1. Sit tall and soften the jaw at an eye-level mirror.
2. Open the mouth into a comfortable vertical oval like the cover.
3. Reach the tongue tip upward toward the nose; hold about three seconds.
4. Release two seconds to soft lips, then complete eight holds.

• Reaching the tongue forward-down like Lion Face
• Only poking the tip without a true open mouth
• Raising the brows into a hard glare
• Forcing contact that your frenulum cannot allow

• Beginner: 5 holds of 2 seconds, smaller honest reach
• Standard: 8 holds of 3 seconds as coached
• Tight frenulum day: aim toward the philtrum without forcing tip-to-nose contact
• Cool-down: tongue on the palate, lips soft for two breaths

• Close softly and swallow once
• Optional gentle tongue rest on the palate for two breaths
• Sip water if the mouth feels dry
• Do not stack another hard tongue yank immediately

• Supports clearer tongue mobility and oral open awareness
• Offers a lighter warm-up before stronger Lion-style reaches
• Helps interrupt a stuck-to-palate desk-tongue habit
• Pairs well with gentle jawline care on other days

• People wanting clearer tongue mobility and oral open awareness
• Beginners building toward Lion Face with a milder reach
• Anyone pairing screen breaks with a short oral warm-up
• Men and women — anatomy varies; honest reach beats forced contact

• Active ulcers on the tongue tip or frenulum strain flares
• Early days after oral surgery until cleared
• Acute TMJ lock that worsens with wide opening
• Anyone advised against strong tongue stretches

• Yanking the tongue until the underside burns
• Jutting the head forward to fake a higher tip
• Clenching the back teeth inside the open
• Holding the breath and hiking the shoulders

• Morning as a short tongue–jaw wake-up
• Before Lion Face or oral opens as a lighter reach drill
• Evening after desk hours when the tongue feels stuck to the palate
• Skip during tongue sores, oral infection, or until cleared after oral procedures

• During tongue sores or oral infection flares
• Right after aggressive dental work while tissue is reactive
• When wide opening triggers sharp jaw pain