I can feel qi, so what?

Paul,
Sorry for a somewhat blunt manner of asking, but this is exactly how my mother asked me when she felt qi for the first time after having done some Circling Hands. And I couldn’t give her any clear answer.
I was able to feel qi even before I started Bruce’s curriculum somewhat three years ago. I can’t say I can direct qi around my body in a way that would be predicable and repeatable, so I guess I’m in a very initial stages of working with qi.
I understand that work with qi can be done for health and/or spiritual purposes. My mother at this point is interested in the health applications only.

– Are there any practical applications of feeling and directing qi? In Bruce’s curriculum?
– How feeling qi can facilitate/advance our spiritual work, if at all?

Thank you in advance,
Igor.