March Finding Flow

The topic for this month is:
🪷 Finding Flow
- Improve and deepen your Flow state in your Qigong practice!

One of the most important and beneficial aspects of Qigong is the "Flow State."
We can greatly enhance the effects of our Qigong practice by improving our ability to find Flow!
In this Chat we will discuss:
- the Flow state in Qigong and in modern times
- why Flow is important
- common hindrances to Flow
- how stress and emotions affect Flow
- 3 ways to create Flow
- ideas to help find more Flow, no matter how long you have been practicing
Then we will will practice the "Flow" routine together!

Timestamps
Beginning of Topic 6:10
What is Flow 11:30
Benefits of Flow 15:00 
Hindrances to Flow 21:00
3 Practices to Deepen Flow 25:00 
Warm up 38:15

Learning the Exercises
Repulse Like Monkey 39:30
Scoop the Sea Look at the Sky 44:45

Routine 47:45

Questions and Comment
Robin: comment, and question about Repulse like Monkey and sensations in the hands 1:14:05

Gitika: Comment on Qigong and strength, and Slow Flowing Yin 1:17:00
Nicole: Comment on Qigong experience and Qi Chat 1:19:15
Nicole: Comment on Communi-Qi and question about routines being too challenging 1:21:10
Katherine: Challenges with Circling the Chest 1:24:05
Deborah: Comment on routine, healing sounds, “Qi in Me, and I’m in Qi” phrase that helps 1:15:25

Questions
Which exercises are good to find Flow with? 1:28:40
Are there any breathing routines, methods or practices that will help with clearing the mind and calming overthinking. 1:29:00

Is clearing the mind good to practice before going to sleep? 1:29:30
Should you have your eyes shut or open when applying the warm palms of your hands? 1:29:40
I experienced pain come up from an old injury. Is that a sign of clearing? Do you advise breathing into the pain? 1:29:50

Word of the Day 1:30:40
Future announcements 1:33:45

Closing ‘story’ 1:34:30

Here is the Flow routine on it's own:
https://qigongforvitality.vhx.tv/videos/flow