AMPING: First do some ice cube work then when you can achieve effect, lay off the ice and use only your hand lightly. Second, add a sort of random or patterned exercise like shout then shout again (then talk in your head.)
Big star is a way to amp where you have a center of say one to a few people relaxed and probably stroking while being recorded, and all then senders at least ping-pong if they don't send original or opened signal to the center of the star. The recorded center signal is the stronger starter signal used for both practice and work starting.
BREAKS - Pausing: Sometimes you may begin to burn out or get weaker. STOP and take a break. Wait a minute or two while you quick relax, then maybe swap, relax and reward, then do whatever you like. Try to remain pretty relaxed (here you will have tightened up however, break and relax - do something fun.)
You will probably take many breaks at first. Try to be honest about when you are "squirming," burned out or too tight and break then. Relax for a few minutes then say "OK," then go... Maybe then relax and go again for "second try" effect.
Try to learn to break when you need to. I believe this way you will at least learn to remain kind of casual and relaxed in you efforts. Also with some relaxing and rewarding and just time (as you learn to get back in the mode) you will probably be able to extend the periods of work you do - consider bearing down only slightly when you feel you need to. Give it a "OK, what the heck..." and try again after you relax for a minute or few. Try to remain casual and relaxed. Hang it up though, when you have to.
Add the "Vacation" idea to the overall effort. Occasionally or "randomly" = when you need it, do it. Relax.
"HEY": shouted in your head then just thought or thought mumbled. Relax.
TALKING: Some people are demoing while talking out loud. Here you may be trying for a "pushy" signal up front. Maybe try silent AND out-loud to work for a breathing push. Try to be in the state or the mode when you do this. Otherwise, why are you bothering?
BEST POINTS (so far...):
RELAYING: a)starter signal comes on (or you have done enough ice and stroking work to start yourself) b)stroke immediately c)try to allow it to flow to the target as you keep stroking OR d)stop stroking and allow the energy to flow to the target as it fades, you may use sort of a memory of the charged and flowing feeling to send-by-memory. Push slightly from the body, perhaps your chest or imagined "heart" OR try to relax again as you "feel" a connection to the target in front of you. FEEL this like it is physical, flowing smoothly onto/into them or like it is already to them (in other words you don't need to see it cross the space between you, more like it comes up in them under your direction.) Remain relaxed.
SILENT vs. OUT-LOUD: Let me mention an idea where you sing along with songs on the radio, sometimes in your head and sometimes out loud (maybe while driving in the car.) The out loud has two sides. It may be sort of a reinforcement or reward, but it may embarrass you and therefore weaken your efforts. Not my problem, you do what you like. All silent may be pretty good if you try. Here I also want to mention "pushing" because doing this kind of exercise you will feel what I mean. Rather than just like having a normal conversation you will try to force it out. See when you are doing this and try to relax! The same sort of relaxed approach will help with all types of signalling. Maybe, pause and count to ten.
More about pushing... When you relax and are able to stay in the sending mode longer, perhaps working with some starter signal, you may be able to get kind of pulses of sound signal. What may happen and you may have noticed it, is that your receiver will get a tiny pop of effort or sound near the beginning of your attempt and you will try to relax then pop again. The reason I chose the word "Hey" for that exercise was it was a short breath word. Sometimes it may hit, other times it won't. Note to myself: try to figure how to expand the pop and explain the state better. Probably some ideas or exercises (hah, eat me) for "the state."
TV EXERCISES: This set kind of came around, at least it's probably fun. You talk aloud saying anything you think while watching a show. Then relax quickly and think either a chosen pop word or talk back to someone silently in your head. I have been kind of solo so I humor the idea of talking back silently to the TV. Maybe skip that, figure this out. You may watch alone or with a friend who agrees to this exercise. You have to talk a lot.
Some games you can play like with a soap opera may be "Chat her up/Come with me." to a hot chick or "Bitch/Pussy whipped." to a hot chick if you can humor that a little. I would like to suggest a game called "Slut/Easy." if that will work for you (I am personally probably too timid. Maybe then say "No." Weird, let me think about it.) Lightened up that may be "Her fantasy." or "My Girl." You can pick a target or targets and talk to them out loud. Participate. Maybe get a Tivo.
Another similar idea of super-repetition is saying like "Fuck it/fuck you/fuck that..." out loud and silently to everyone you meet at least under your breath, then relax quickly and try it silently. A good variation on this if we are getting too rude is "Winner/Loser/Lose this/Lose that/Lose you..." For many people "Fuck," may be easier (realize at first at least, but being so rude may embarrass you, see above.)
I am not much into sports personally (I don't see too well) but maybe you guys ought to keep game-time work-free. Since TV exercises will be pretty relaxing anyway, say whatever you want or don't. I am skipping fantasy ball because it costs and it changes the character of it, maybe only like $20. Back your favorite guys or teams. I saw baseball, how much do you want to drink? (and eat.) Try to keep lighter, maybe ball should be work-free. Some of this may have come around.
I wanted to draw you back to books (BEST SELLERS!) Good reads that will give great fantasy and keep you reading (= good for you too.) On the TV show angle I wanted to mention say Star Trek and say how can you talk along with old Star Trek, too difficult, advanced even (pretty good sci-fi, maybe satisfying fantasy) but new Star Trek may be pulpier still fantasy, hey whatever. You look around. Some of these GIs probably liked A-team. Note: I am now interested in finding or coming up with some ideas that will keep you in or near state longer.
TEACHING/LEARNING: I want to mention working with a buddy and maybe a "teacher" (who may learn as you go.) This practice has to be learned in at least partnerships, because I believe you will have difficulty receiving your own signal. The teacher may be experienced but will at least provide one more partner to work up some signal with. The teacher is also supposed to observe both partners and provide some feedback about how everyone is doing. Since this practice is still under development, it is the teacher's job to move the partners forward through practice and exercise. The teacher is the one who will write down what worked and what didn't to help develop the method for the group. This third partner can be someone else to work with or listen to how the partners are doing and bounce ideas or improvements off of. That said, notice however that many of the exercises can be done alone by any partner. Don't bother bitching to me that some of the exercises are too fluffy. I know that. I put down everything I could come up with. Feel free to see what makes sense to you. Let me mention that you need to feel these actions, even after or with starter signal, rather than just visualizing them in a fruitless and silly way.
Two step the "Hey" exercise, shouted then screw it just thought or what the hell thought mumbled.
"Mix it up a little." By that I mean mostly you do your chosen signal (not completely random) but sometimes you swap. Use relaxed control.
That's mostly the good stuff I have. Stay calm yet alert. An upside-down tree where 2 senders send to a lower node who in turn sends or is sending to the next lower node is probably just an overdone pretty picture way of doing it (aaargh) BUT not too big may be worth a comparative try - YOU TRY IT, NOT MY PROBLEM (compared to star.)
Previous paragraph done, I want to take a break on the writing and approach it fresh. I feel I need to go like 1,2,3... explanation on amping, sending (make it real easy and simple = better worded) and same on opening, all in a simple how-to way. I also want to break for a fresh look at everything, later. Please try to relax a little. Umm, I would like you to leave me alone on the abuse thing.
I mentioned biofeedback as maybe useful for endurance. A biofeedback machine may work with the ice move. Try developing contact with your own aura and using a cheap biofeedback device. Then try opening yourself with a little biofeedback help and/or doing some action with your own aura - we are getting to the idea of you holding yourself open and steady first then another with biofeedback to help you develop some stamina (I want you to try and maintain the state using biofeedback help, over time.) Find the parts of or exercises where you can hold a steady state and use the biofeedback to help you hold steady. That said however, I will caution you over wasting money on the biofeedback idea - it is just an idea that I had somewhere else in the document. Relax a little. The idea is to move through the steady states with some help and go, first you w/ ice, then you open, then a target exist while you are open (maybe you have already used the bfd...,) then opening the target.
Also mention of out loud while signalling being demoed maybe at least tries while you signal - maybe repetition working different than my idea of second try/relax = do it enough and it may come easy (somebody may want to work that up.) Maybe add the signal on top of an easy breath shout (take shout with a grain of salt.) Maybe work some silent signal only, some breath forced "shout" (easy wins in my book, relax) then mix them. Your version of "hey." Keep going then do some silent. That's to break.
space for more/better amping thoughts, opening how-to, even down to sending how-to
feel it flowing forward from your head
the aura energy is like an electric fog, like static, slightly moving. Try to feel it like seeing.
Let me mention conditioning, I hope you may be able to come up with an idea like relax response, where you condition certain sending states w/ or w/o rewards. Note: A few things you can do in the way of aura opening include stretching open, dropping or vanishing. Note: Consider using a chit and some type of conditioning (even on yourself) to reward success and less but rewarded self judged good effort - try not to be overly critical of yourself, it is not push forward it is lay back and let it go. Other than physical chits consider social chits or honest self reward thoughts - it still won't hurt to earn points toward something physical.
Insert: Opening: Inflate/INFLATION... Practice contacting the target's aura, then stretch it open in a hemisphere, then let go of it (you may need to turn your mind aside - let it go, change the subject of your focus.) Some aura work on your own and "feeling" the target should help.
Inserting a bit about the actual signalling move... The flow music charges you, you go ahead and accept the charge. Then rather than trying to absorb it completely you stroke your neck a little... Now the insert: Then you relax and try (a little) to give it back to the target. Relax, and like a feeling coming from your heart you weaken the tightness in your head and GIVE (allow in a sort of friendly way) the energy to the target. They will be somewhat relaxed and waiting to collect the energy themselves.
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