Skin has three layers: 1  The epidermis, the outermost layer of skin, provides a waterproof barrier and creates our skin tone. 2  The dermis, beneath the epidermis, contains tough connective tissue, hair follicles, and sweat glands. 3  The deeper subcutaneous tissue (hypodermis) is made of fat and connective tissue.
1 Your guide may recommend the application of butter or ghee to draw out and lengthen your tongue. At this point, your tongue should be long enough to reach the center of your eyebrows.  Even with a guide, Kechari Mudra may take months or years to master.
Have the patient touch the tip of the tongue to the roof of their mouth and inspect the ventral surface. With gloved hands, hold the tongue with gauze in one hand while palpating the tongue between the thumb and index finger of the other, noting masses and areas of tenderness.