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Gong Training Weekend – Atlanta, GA
April 14, 2023 - April 16, 2023
Gong Training Weekend
Vista Yoga in Atlanta, GA
April 14-16th, 2023
How to Play the Gong
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023
12 to 5pm • $150 (24 capacity)
Learn the basics of how to play the Gong in this hands-on course in a studio full of gongs!
How to Play the Gong is for yoga students, sound healers, and therapists who have little or no experience in playing the gong.
This course will teach you how to play the Gong for relaxation and yoga classes. At the end of the course, you will be able to play a gong relaxation session for yourself, friends, clients, and students.
In this training you will learn:
● Basic mallet and striking techniques
● The primary playing areas of the Gong
● Playing positions for the Gong
● Elementary playing sequences
● Controlling volume and experiencing rhythm
● Selecting and taking care of your Gong
You will be able to play different sizes and types of gongs to discover which gong you like best.
No playing experience or musical background is required.
Space is limited to allow individual playing time with the gongs.
If you have a gong, please let us know if you wish to bring it.
Advanced Gong Playing Workshop
April 14, 2023 FRIDAY
2 to 5pm • $125 (16 capacity)
This workshop is for yoga students, sound healers, and therapists who have experience in playing the gong.
This highly experiential course with Mehtab will teach you how to play the gong with two mallets, as well as playing more than one gong, and playing the gong with other players.
You will learn how to use the techniques of yoga to improve your playing and intuitively create gong playing sequences and sessions.
In this training you will learn about:
● Playing with multiple mallets
● Different types and styles of mallets
● Playing different gongs and playing with other players
● Advanced playing techniques to create relaxation and healing
● Developing a Gong Player’s practice
If you have a gong, please let us know if you wish to bring it.
Gong Concert & Relaxation with Mehtab, Alex and Friends
Friday, April 14, 2023
6:30-8:00PM
$45
Gong Therapy Training
April 15 – 16, 2023
SATURDAY, 10am-5:30pm
SUNDAY, 9am-4:30pm
$495 (24 capacity)
Gong Therapy is a certification course in using the gong and the practices of yoga to create a therapeutic environment and transformational experience for physical, mental, and spiritual excellence.
The training is suitable for sound healers, yoga teachers, gong players, and therapists from all backgrounds, and will give you the tools and information to conduct one-on-one private sessions for individual clients as well as suggestions for using the gong as a therapeutic instrument in a group setting.
In the Gong Therapy course, you will learn:
● The Basis of Sound Healing and Yoga Therapy
● How to Structure a Gong Therapy Session
● How to Play the Gong Therapeutically
● How to Prepare the Gong Therapy Environment
● How to Conduct a Gong Therapy Session
● How to Use Mudras, Mantras, and Postures Therapeutically
● The Considerations for Using Gongs for Healing
Course includes a copy of Mehtab’s book, Gong Therapy, and a certificate of completion in Gong Therapy.
Playing experience with the gong is required.
If you have a gong, please let us know if you wish to bring it.
