Originally Posted by
Allyrion
Is your mana tea glyphed or unglyphed? Do any get wasted? Are you raiding heroic or normal?
Mana's not what it was before, but 10k spirit should be enough to hold you off. Make sure to use Expel Harm on cooldown, it's the cheapest chi source we have. Constant soothing drains mana a lot, I hold off sometimes if ranged healing. I've found using jab(fist weaving) doesn't cause as much loss of mana since it generates mana teas more actively.
I've got 9k spirit not buffed, and it's okay for me. Sometimes I run out of mana before the fight, but monks are pretty good at running on fumes imo. It's usually not that inhibiting. It's a good thing if you don't have too much leftover mana. It's only bad if you can't keep up with a high damage burn phase.