Thanks for the post Nacho.
Yes, it's okay.
Is it best in a good, better, best perspective? Well, as Iam2 mentions, Chunyi does have you keep the tongue at the roof of the mouth during the Small Universe and breathing though the nose on purpose. That connection is a big part of what your working on and building in the Small Universe mediation.
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You might consider taking a longer period before the meditation doing deep breathing and exhaling through your mouth.
Yup Iam2, that's where the bouncing before the exercises/meditations comes in handy -since you're breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth during it.
Chunyi will talk about exhaling through the mouth facilitating more toxin release from the stomach. That's just one of many reasons Master Lin incorporates the bouncing period before going into the nose in/out exercises/meditations.
There is a lot happening in that simple little bouncing-thing, and you may find it easier to do the exercise/meditations with nose breathing after it. You can do it for one-minute, two, 5, 10, heck he's done it with a retreat group for 20 minutes when sensing the needs of the group.
Check it out for you.
Much Love, Shawn