How to play the Gong

June 28, 2019

9:00am – 4:00pm

Gong Training and Certification

Information & Registration

This one-day course in the basics of gong playing is for yoga students, sound healers, and therapists who have little or no experience in playing the gong.

In this practical course with personal instruction from Mehtab and Laura Benton, you will begin your journey to become a gong player.

You will learn and practice playing several different gongs as you learn the following:

• Playing positions for the Gong
• Basic mallet and striking techniques
• The primary playing areas of the Gong
• Elementary playing sequences
• Controlling volume and experiencing rhythm
• Choosing and taking care of your Gong

Upon completion of this course, you will receive a diploma as a Gong Practitioner.

Mehtab Benton, USA Mehtab has played the Gong for 25 years and trained hundreds of yoga teachers and sound healers worldwide in the art and science of playing the Gong. He is the originator and author of Gong Yoga and the creator and author of Gong Therapy. He has practiced Kundalini Yoga for 45 years and is a Level 1 and Level 2 Kundalini Yoga Teacher Trainer. A Level 2 Certified Vedic Astrologer, Mehtab has given hundreds of astrology readings and consultations. He is the author of Astrology Yoga: Cosmic Cycles of Transformation.For more information: www.yogimehtab.com

Laura Benton (Guru Karam), USA A Kundalini Yoga practitioner since the age of 16, Laura has trained hundreds of yoga teachers and is the co-founder of five yoga centers United States. A long-time gong player and teacher of Gong Yoga Nidra, she is a medically-trained Ayurvedic educator, a certified clinical hypnosis practitioner, and an advanced practice nurse.