Setting up a Flow State for Entrainment

Setting up a Flow State for entrainment

The most important aspect of this exercise is to first choose an activity ( you may choose anything ) and create a plan including when, where and why you have chosen this activity.

Pre-view the list of 22 flow triggers and choose at least three to help boost your chances of achieving flow the first time.

You have those in hand so let’s begin. Please take the pre-test survey and answer all questions.

  1. Remove distractions

    a) Before turning off or silencing your phone, alert your partner and /or children that your phone will be on silent mode for the XXX minutes

    b) Turn off notifications ( sound ) on your phone

2. Come to presence 

a) First watch the video on alternate breathing technique and practice the breathing for 3 minutes

b) Then play the harmonic sounds video linked below in green while you prepare for your activity.

3.  Follow the direction for using IGNITE

4. Begin the Flow Activity

5. Place one to two drops of DESCENT on the center of a palm and rub the hands together.

6. Combine the fragrance with this 528 sound experience to promote the off ramping of your Flow State.

7. Take the post-test survey

Alternate Breathing
Harmonic Sounds 963hz
Harmonic Sounds 523

22 FLOW Triggers


  1. Clear Goals - Knowing exactly what you’re aiming to achieve in the task at hand.

  2. Immediate Feedback - Receiving real-time information on your performance to adjust and improve.

  3. Challenge-Skill Balance - Engaging in a task that’s challenging but matches your skill level.

  4. Complete Concentration - Focusing fully on the present task without distractions.

  5. Sense of Control - Feeling autonomy and mastery over the activity.

  6. Loss of Self-Consciousness - Forgetting self-doubt or external judgment, becoming one with the task.

  7. Time Distortion - Experiencing time as speeding up or slowing down due to deep immersion.

  8. Intrinsic Motivation - Engaging in the task for its own sake, not for external rewards.

  9. Passion and Purpose - Working on something you deeply care about or find meaningful.

  10. Risk or Stakes - Facing consequences (physical, mental, or emotional) that heighten focus.

  11. Novelty - Encountering new experiences or environments that spark curiosity.

  12. Complexity - Engaging with tasks that are intricate enough to demand full attention.

  13. Creativity - Pursuing tasks that allow for creative problem-solving or expression.

  14. Deep Embodiment - Involving your physical body fully in the activity (e.g., sports, dance).

  15. Clear Task Structure - Having a well-defined process or steps to follow.

  16. Solitude or Deep Focus Environment - Minimizing external interruptions or distractions.

  17. High Consequences - Situations where failure matters, sharpening your focus.

  18. Rich Sensory Input - Engaging multiple senses (sight, sound, touch) to heighten immersion.

  19. Preparation and Familiarity - Being well-prepared or practiced, allowing effortless execution.

  20. Positive Emotional State - Starting with optimism, excitement, or curiosity.

  21. Group Flow Dynamics - Collaborating in a team where everyone is aligned and focused.

  22. Autonomy - Having the freedom to choose how you approach the task.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (New York: Harper & Row, 1990), 48–67.

Steven Kotler, The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance (Boston: New Harvest, 2014), 35–52.