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To the brain, each time you take a BREATH a new "sentence" has begun. Airflow sentences are thought of in terms of natural, normal inhalations [wherever you would NORMALLY breathe]-- each time you need to take a breath, the next word is, for our purposes, the start of a new sentence and should be said as though it were the only word you were going to say. Airflow works as follows:
First, rest. Intend to REST.. no to speak. When you think about speaking, your vocal muscles are getting SET to speak. Thus, some tension is required. When you think about a particular word, you begin to PREFORM it. Airflow requires mastery of a mental trick: Intending to REST/relax..instead of speaking.. then, as an afterthought-- you say the first word.. [trick #2] as though it were the only word you were going to say.. Once you've done that, you are free to speak the rest of the sentence any way you like...
What you are describing as a "pause" is not something people "do"--- It is just a natural outset of properly intending to say the first syllable as though it were the only word you were going to say.... It is a simple concept that many people have a tendency to overcomplicate/analyze in the beginning --and I understand. The idea is:
1. REST --breathe just as you would if you were standing still NOT speaking and not INTENDING to speak [if you use a certain tape recorder w/ no windscreen and breathe into it--you can hear the difference between breathing w/ intended speech vs. no intent VERY clearly-- the proper, no-intent breath creates what is called FLUTTER- - sort of a gentle/ocean breeze like sound... Flutter indicates a proper airflow-- People learning airflow practice for many hours w/ tape recorders---adding increasing stress/distraction--while ensuring they have flutter]...
2. on a natural, normal exhalation-- say the first word..comfortably, gently..as though it were the ONLY word you were going to say...
3. Proceed to speak any way you like until the next time your body needs to take a breath and then repeat.
Don't expect to walk out into the "real world" doing this easily tomorrow-- There is a specific currciulum-- a buildup of exercises to follow to get to a point of being able to use it in ALL Situations... Of course, you may be the rare person that hears it, learns it, and becomes fluent all over on your own too ! Go for it!
I didn't do airflow to become fluent. I was given a DAF machine combined w/ steps #2 and #3 above--and the series of exercises, curriculum-- and followed all of the other protocols including nutritional supplements, the bath tub technique, educating and demonstrating, monitoring, and more.. [these are all sub-techniques for reducing psychological base level tension described in the literature]
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