Core Course: Gong Meditation
🧘♂️ Gong Meditation Training
Requirement for Professional Gong Player Certification
To meet the Gong Meditation requirement in the Professional Gong Player Certification Pathway, students must complete the official Gong Meditation Training with Mehtab Benton, originator and author of Gong Yoga and Gong Therapy.
This is a required certification course for students on the professional gong path and may only be completed with Mehtab.
🌀 What is Gong Meditation?
Gong Meditation uses the transformational power of sound to guide the mind and body into deep states of awareness. Through intentional playing, sound patterns, and meditative techniques, the gong becomes a powerful tool for focus, insight, and expanded consciousness.
🎓 What You Will Learn
In this experiential and certified training, you will discover:
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Gong playing sequences and rhythms that support meditation
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How to create meditative states through gong resonance
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Using mantra, mudra, and pranayama in gong meditation
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Gong meditations for individuals and groups
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Body positions, eye focus, and preparatory practices
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Single, double, triple, and multiple strike patterns for meditation
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How to use the gong in your personal meditation practice
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How to create and lead gong meditation workshops
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Insights from scientific research on gong and meditation
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Tools to offer online gong meditations
You’ll receive a PDF manual and have access to the class recordings for a limited time for review and integration.
🧘 Who Should Attend?
This course is ideal for:
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Gong players seeking to use the gong meditatively
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Sound healers, yoga teachers, and therapists
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Meditation practitioners wanting to deepen their practice through sound
⚠️ Some prior gong experience is recommended. If you’re new to playing the gong, we suggest completing the Gong Practitioner training before enrolling.
🌍 Course Format and Access
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Taught live online with Mehtab Benton
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Recorded for self-paced learning and review
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Includes Q&A, practice sessions, and interactive slides
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PDF manual included with all registrations
✅ Certification and Continuing Education
Upon completion, you’ll receive:
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A Certificate of Completion in Gong Meditation
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A required credit toward your Professional Gong Player Certification
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Eligibility for Yoga Alliance CEUs (YACEP®)
✅ Fulfill Your Certification Requirement
This training must be completed with Mehtab Benton as part of the Professional Gong Player Certification Pathway. You may participate live or complete the course through full class recordings.