relaxed, which generates a certain condition of energy and can be
enough in itself to induce a slightly altered state of consciousness.
The friction comes from area L (for larynx)
- The throat friction is more comfortable and more efficient
when it comes from the back of the throat, not from the mouth
and palate [area M on the figure – M for middle of the mouth]
nor from the area close to the teeth [area F – F for front of the
mouth].
If you were to produce your friction from the middle [M] or the
front [F] of the mouth, the sound would be higher-pitched and
somewhat shriller or even whistly. Experiment and compare each
one. - The correct friction comes from the larynx and the lower
pharynx, meaning the lower part of the back of the throat [area L
on the figure]. Then the (correct) sound is lower pitched, deeper
and more internalised than if it came from the front of the
mouth. - Another possible mistake would be to generate your friction
from the upper pharynx (nasopharynx), meaning at the back but
at the top of the throat, behind the inner nasal cavity [area N on
the figure]. In that case, which is incorrect, the friction would
resonate more in the nasal sinuses than in the throat.