The Gong Newsletter
Unlock Deep Relaxation with Gong Yoga Nidra
The content discusses the practice of Gong Yoga Nidra, which combines the meditative state of Yoga Nidra with the sound of the gong to facilitate personal transformation. This technique effectively accesses subconscious patterns and fosters deep relaxation while maintaining conscious awareness. A training opportunity for learning Gong Yoga Nidra is also advertised.
Benefits of Playing the Gong Outdoors
Playing and hearing the Gong outside in nature creates a completely different appreciation for its sound – so what’s so good about the Gong outside?
The History of Gongs: From Stone to Slit
Most of us who play gongs (or just listen to them) think of a Gong as being an instrument made of metal. But in reality, gongs existed before metal making began
Gong Playing Tips: Selecting the Right Mallet Size
Some gong makers recommend you use a mallet based entirely on the size of the Gong. Gong players also think that, like a gong, a bigger mallet always makes a bigger sound. And usually both the gong maker and the player are misguided.
Heal the World with Gong Playing
Play the Gong, Heal the World In November of 2021, I taught students in China how to play the Gong. It was my third time working with a translator, having previously done so in Spain and Chile. And I discovered that the appreciation for the Gong as a healing...
Meet the Gongs of Korea
The gongs of Korea are very much a part of culture, history, and tradition, dating back to the Joseon dynasty from the 14th to 19th centuries. It was in the height of this dynasty, when Korean culture, trade, art, and music had matured in its fullest, that the gongs came into existence.
Optimizing Gong Therapy: The Best Gong Placement
The best gong placement is based on the effects of sound in the brain. Learn about the best position and gong placement for sound healing.
Playing the Gong for Children
During my gong trainings, one of the more frequent questions is: “Is it okay to play the Gong for children?”
My answer is, “Yes, but it’s better for children to play the Gong for you.”
And here is why.
Mastering the Gong: From Beginner to Intuitive Healer
It is an incredibly and totally intuitive instrument that does not require musical knowledge or even musical ability to play it (although a sense of rhythm is most helpful).
What is Gong Yoga?
While I had been experiencing the sound of the Gong in a Kundalini yoga environment since the early 1970s, it was some years later that I coined the term “Gong Yoga” and eventually published the first book in this area
What is a Planetary Gong?
A Planetary Gong is simply one that is tuned to a frequency or note that is associated with one of the planets or the sun or moon.
Why is it called a Gong Bath?
Why do people call gong healing experiences Gong Baths? In my experience so far, everyone seems to be wearing clothes.
The Secret of Playing the Gong
While the Gong is in some ways one of the most welcoming instruments to learn how to play, the secret to playing it well for healing and therapy depends upon our understanding of how the mind works in relation to sound.
How Sound Healing Works
Research by dermatologists have shown that sound waves actually penetrate several centimeters into your body, not only affecting the surface of the skin but the layers of fascia and muscle beneath.
Healing Effects of Gongs
What are the healing effects of gongs? What is it about the sound of the gong that people find so beneficial for their physical, mental & spiritual well-being?
The Silver Lining to Listening to the Gong Online
The sound may not be the same as a live event, yet there is a silver lining to listening to the gong online – at least as far as the listeners are concerned.
How to Heal with Yoga and Sound Instruments
Heal with yoga and sound instruments by the consolidation and circulation of prana. It is the presence of prana in the body that insures health and well-being.
How the Gong Alters Time
Gongs do many amazing things, but perhaps one of their most fascinating effects is their ability to change time.
Yes, a gong can be a time travel machine. People who relax or meditate deeply with the gong sometimes report past events that have been repressed flash into the present consciousness. Others say they have caught glimpses from “past lives” or karmic impressions that come up when the Gong is played.
Playing the Gong for Moon Phases
In the practices of Yoga, it is recommended to meditate and relax from normal activities whenever there is a major transition in time – such as the daily time between night and day (or day and night), the time around the change of seasons or the solstices and equinoxes, the time when the Sun is changing its Vedic sign placement (usually around mid-month), and the time when the Moon moves into its two major changes of Full Moon and New Moon.
How Gongs Create Group Consciousness
Gongs create group consciousness because everything in matter has a vibration or frequency and synchronizing these frequencies creates a shared resonance.
Mudras During Gong Relaxation
Show Us Your Gong Fingers When you relax with the Gong, what do you do with your hands? Some people simply turn their hands palms up, like in yogic relaxation. Some rest their hands on their body or over their heart. And a few of you (and you know who you are) take a...
Yoga del Gong Libro: Yo Hablo Español
My first book about the gong, Gong Yoga, is now available in Spanish!
Honoring the Spirit of Your Gong
Honoring Your Gong: In southeast Asia, the gong makers would name the Gong they created, as a sign of respect & to honor the spirit that lived within the Gong.