Digestion quote- Remski

Breath relaxation can be instantly deepened through peristaltic release.  This is easiest to accomplish through conscious release of the tongue and jaw.  Softening the tongue relaxes peristalsis all the way down the GI tract, so that breathing is no longer cramped by digestive gripping.  (The small intestine is "grahani" in Sanskrit: "the seizer", not only of nutrition but of desires and goals.)  The tongue is also continuously quivering with unconscious subvocalization: to release its muscular tension can slow down or even stop thought.

- from threads of yoga by Matthew Remski, p. 122