A state shift is a deliberate change from one mental and physical mode to another — triggered on command by a repeatable protocol instead of waiting for motivation.
Whiff has seven breath protocols — two for focus, two for energy, three for calm. Each uses a different pattern matched to the state it switches you into.
The State Protocol is Whiff's named method for switching your state on demand — pause, take the scent cue, run the breath, execute. The breath is the mechanism; the scent is the anchor. Here is how the method works, and why a protocol beats motivation.
Whiff and aromatherapy both use scent, but they are different categories. Aromatherapy treats the oil as the active agent. Whiff is a neurosensory state-switching system where the breath protocol does the work and scent is only the anchor. Here is how they differ.
Whiff is a neurosensory state-switching system. It pairs a deliberate breath protocol — the mechanism that does the work —...