How do you keep your mouth from hanging open?

[kuurt]

I'm surely not the only one with this problem.  I like to lay back in the recliner when practicing AP, but my mouth wants to hang open.  A relaxed jaw seems to hang open.  If you close you mouth it creates tension in the jaw muscles.  This is not so much a problem when you're sitting up right as it is when you're laying back in a recliner.  But, I feel it will be easier to AP if I'm laying down rather than sitting up.  I've tried stuffing a shirt up under my chin, but it doesn't seem to work very well. 

Anybody found a solution for this problem?

[Xanth]

First, if you're having a problem... you can be 100% certain that other people are too.    So no worries there.

Secondly, I can't really duplicate it myself... I can relax my jaw and (regardless what my fiance says) I can keep my mouth shut.  LoL
There's a suction effect which happens when you close your lips together.  In my case that seems to be what keeps everything together. 

[kuurt]

I think I know what you mean by the suction effect.  But, when I do that it still feels like there a little bit of tension.  Either that or my mind is just overly focused on it.  I can feel the pull of gravity on my jaw wanting to pull it back open.  Maybe I need to tie something around my head to hold my jaw shut. 

[Szaxx]

If sticky tape isn't your thing, there's always those travel pillows (usually inflatable) that sit under your chin. 
Don't risk being strangled, that may make the trip a one way journey.

[kuurt]

Travel pillow - Good idea, that just might work.  I wasn't quite sure what a travel pillow looked like so I did an image search.  I'm guessing you're talking about the U shaped travel pillows. 

[Szaxx]

Travel pillow - Good idea, that just might work.  I wasn't quite sure what a travel pillow looked like so I did an image search.  I'm guessing you're talking about the U shaped travel pillows. 

Yep, they come in all sizes too. I've seen fluffy ones but wouldn't recommend them. The tickle they'd give would drive you crazy lol.

[steveo233]

There's yoga for that.