Gong Yoga: Healing and Enlightenment Through Sound
by Mehtab Benton — originator of Gong Yoga and Gong Therapy
About the Book
Gong Yoga is the definitive guide to practicing and teaching yoga with the sound of the gong. Written by Kundalini Yoga teacher and Gong Trainer Mehtab Benton, this comprehensive manual explores the origin and history of the gong, its modern therapeutic applications, and practical methods for integrating gong sound into yoga, meditation, and healing.
Whether you are a yoga teacher, sound healer, or curious practitioner, this Gong Yoga book gives you tools to play confidently, structure classes, and guide transformative gong experiences.
What You’ll Learn
- How to play the gong — step-by-step techniques with single and combination mallets.
- Sound & placement — effects of different gong areas and percussion points.
- Build complete sessions — rhythm, volume, and sequences for meditation and classes.
- Teach with the gong — structure yoga classes and private sessions featuring gong.
- Gong Therapy foundations — develop sessions for students and professional clients.
- Kundalini Yoga & the Gong — mantras, chakras, nadis, and the five koshas.
- Gear wisdom — how to select, care for, and maintain your gong and mallets.
Includes guidance to create personalized gong routines and progress from beginner to advanced practice.
Who Is This Book For?
- Yoga teachers who want to add live gong to classes and workshops.
- Sound healers & therapists seeking a structured approach for sessions.
- Beginners who want a clear, trusted starting point for playing the gong.
- Gong practitioners expanding skills for meditation, relaxation, and recovery.
Pair the Book with Training
- Gong Practitioner Level One — start playing confidently with foundational techniques.
- Gong Practitioner Level Two — build on your confidence with advanced techniques.
- Gong Therapy Training — bring therapeutic applications to private sessions and small groups.
- Gong Yoga Nidra Training — guide deep relaxation journeys with the gong.
- Gong Meditation Training — create meditation-focused soundscapes.
- Professional Gong Player Certification Pathway — become a certified gong professional.
Ready to continue your gong journey?
All Gong Trainings with Mehtab: Visit the Gong Training Hub
Free Course: Story of the Gong — start learning about the gong today.
Upcoming Gong Trainings
In addition, you can join Mehtab’s live and online gong trainings throughout the year. Many students enjoy certification courses for a complete gong learning pathway.
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Professional Gong Player Certification Pathway
ZoomGet certified as a Professional Gong Player with Mehtab Benton through online training, private mentoring, and advanced gong techniques.
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Gong Yoga Nidra Training – Online
ZoomGong Yoga Nidra Training Online | Learn how to use the Gong therapeutically for deep relaxation and transformation in this certified sound healing course.
$495 -
Gong Practitioner Level 2 Training – Online
ZoomAdvance your gong practice with Mehtab. Learn professional techniques, equipment use, and healing applications. Online & recorded certification course.
$495 -
Gong Therapy Training – Online
ZoomCertified Gong Therapy Training with Mehtab Benton, live online March–April 2026. Learn sound healing skills and earn certification.
$495 -
Gong Meditation Training – Online
ZoomGong Meditation Training | Learn how to use the Gong for all types of meditation in this certified training with Mehtab, originator of Gong Yoga & Gong Therapy.
$245
Enhance Your Experience
All of Mehtab’s Gong books:
These serve as valuable resources to expand your professional gong practice.
Mehtab Benton
Mehtab Benton is a master gong teacher, Kundalini Yoga trainer, and international mentor in the therapeutic applications of sound. He began his yoga journey in 1973 and has since trained thousands of yoga teachers and gong players around the world. Alongside his wife, he owned and operated five yoga studios and led a Kundalini Yoga ashram in Austin, Texas.
The originator and author of Gong Yoga, Gong Therapy, and Teaching Gong Yoga, Mehtab has pioneered the modern integration of the gong into yoga, meditation, and healing practices. He has mentored students, therapists, and sound healers in over 20 countries in the art and science of playing the gong therapeutically.
A lifelong practitioner of Vedic astrology, Mehtab also authored Astrology Yoga and has provided astrological consultations for more than 25 years. Through his teachings, he brings a unique blend of yogic wisdom, celestial insight, and sound healing experience to help others discover their soul’s purpose and healing potential.
Reader Reviews
“Gong Yoga is a very well written informative book… beginners can follow along easily.”
“A wonderful introduction to all aspects of the gong… history, how to play, and its effects on the body’s energetic system.”
“Covers relaxation, healing, and transformation in Mehtab’s clear and humorous voice. A lifelong reference for teachers.”
“One of the very few books on this ancient vibrational healing technique… inspires you to seek this form of healing.”
Wholesale Orders
Studios, teachers, and retailers can purchase at 40% off in increments of 5.