3 Days Training with Grand Gong Master Don Conreaux in Saratoga Springs

 Big news for all aspiring Gong Masters!

3 Day Gong Master Training June 6-8 in Saratoga Springs, NY

Facebook Event Page: CLICK HERE

Tickets:  https://tinyurl.com/GongTrainingSaratoga 

Join Grand Gong Master Don Conreaux and The Gong Lab for a special #GongMaster Training at the Roosevelt Baths in Saratoga Springs June 6th-8th.

The Bodywork Guild will also be extending 21 continuing education credit hours upon completion of the class (for NYS Licensed #Massage Therapists).

We are so excited to announce Don's visit to Saratoga Springs in this, his 88th year (we have been training with him since he was a spry 75!).

You have heard us reference Don and his non-stop global gong travels since the 1950's. He hasn't slowed down a bit, and we are delighted to have him stop in Saratoga Springs (after the gong events in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China; and before France, England, Poland and the Bosnian Pyramids!)

We are now able to book reservations for our community here: tinyurl.com/GongTrainingSaratoga!

Please feel free to ping me directly with questions and ideas (Jim, GongLab).

The current early registration for the Gong Lab community is $550 for all 3 days and includes a hearty lunch each day with vegan and gluten free options catered by 9 Miles East. We may have an opportunity to attend single classes as an auditor if space permits.

What to expect:

Class will be a mixture of lecture and hands on training on gongs and other sound instruments. It you are currently using sound or vibrational equipment please bring it along. We will have many gongs and other instruments for students to practice and experiment on.

Lectures cover an array of topics from the 18 ways of the gong master. Dive into sound healing theory, musical mechanics, meridian tonal relationships, and the nuts and bolts using #soundhealing devices with clients and delivering a sound healing session.

The class is geared toward the beginner, however advanced practitioners will certainly learn from Grand Gong Master Don.

There will be a few short breaks throughout the day and a 1 hour lunch break each day. The prices include lunch everyday (options of chicken and grains, vegan or paleo salads) from "9 Miles East" a farm to table restaurant.

Here is an impossibly brief introduction / background on Don:

Don Conreaux (formerly known as Baba Don and Guru Jagat) was one of the five original Kundalini Yoga Teachers designated by Yogi Bhajan in 1969 while also studying the gong writings of Dane Rudhyar. He established the Nanak Dwara Ashram Teacher Training after receiving his Kriya Initiation in 1953 with Paramahansa Yogananda.

Don has originated The Gong Yoga of Holistic Resonance, the title of Gong Master, the concepts of Gong Therapy and The Gong Bath, The Gong Puja, Spiritual Free Jazz, and Songs and Concerts for Humanity.

His Way of the Gong writings include: Gongs of Our Solar System, Magnum Opus of the Gong 1 & 2, Music of Wholeness, Gong Essays, Sacred Geometry of Starhenge, The Universal Chiometer, and The Kriya Kundalini Gong Yoga Manual MEM.seelv

Here is an impossibly brief introduction / background on Don:

Don Conreaux (formerly known as Baba Don and Guru Jagat) was one of the five original Kundalini Yoga Teachers designated by Yogi Bhajan in 1969 while also studying the gong writings of Dane Rudhyar. He established the Nanak Dwara Ashram Teacher Training after receiving his Kriya Initiation in 1953 with Paramahansa Yogananda.

Don has originated The Gong Yoga of Holistic Resonance, the title of Gong Master, the concepts of Gong Therapy and The Gong Bath, The Gong Puja, Spiritual Free Jazz, and Songs and Concerts for Humanity.

His Way of the Gong writings include: Gongs of Our Solar System, Magnum Opus of the Gong 1 & 2, Music of Wholeness, Gong Essays, Sacred Geometry of Starhenge, The Universal Chiometer, and The Kriya Kundalini Gong Yoga Manual MEM.

When it comes to the Gong Bath, Let's get "pleasantly Pythagorean!

 See you tonight at the weekly #gongbath at Yoga Mandali in #SaratogaSprings

Our New Planet Gongs! Thank you for your support

What and amazing day for the GongLab in #saratogasprings ! We have unboxed and started to experiment with our 5 newest #planetgongs:

32" Saturn

24" Venus

32" Mercury

24" Uranus

28" Jupiter

See you at the #gongbath at Yoga Mandali on Tuesday!

2023 Valentine's Day Gong Bath in Saratoga Springs!

 

Join us on a warm Valentine's Day for a winter gong bath at Yoga Mandali in Saratoga!

Let's focus on LOVE(s) with this one.

Storge - Love of parents for children

Agape - Love of mankind

Phila - Love of friends and equals

Eros - Erotic, passionate

Ludus - Playful, flirtatious love

Pragma - Committed, long-lasting love

Philatua - Self love

The Greeks were good at this, but I personally believe there are more types!

We'll see you soon,

Jim

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The Gong Lab "Gong Baths" are a meditation experiment with sound and vibration . They use gongs, singing bowls and other equipment to facilitate relaxation and cultivate a rejuvenating experience. During the gong bath, multiple gongs and mallets are used to bring out the full spectrum of beneficial vibrations and frequencies.

Sound has been used therapeutically for thousands of years to soothe and de-stress, as well as to heal and alter consciousness. The listener only has to let go and let the sound of the gong do the work. The experience is effortless and the results can be profound.

To understand how Sound Healing works, it is important to realize that everything in creation is energy, vibrating at different frequencies. Modern physicists continue to find evidence to support this belief. Even seemingly solid inanimate objects like rocks are forms of energy vibrating at lower frequencies. At the other end of the spectrum, light vibrates at a very high frequency. As human beings we are also vibrating energy forms. Since sound travels five times more efficiently through water than air, the human body, composed of over 70% water…..is an excellent conductor for sound and vibrational healing.

When bathed in sound, different areas of the body respond by locking in or “entraining” to the sound and begin to vibrate at the same frequencies. Every part of the body has its own resonant frequency. If there is an imbalance or blocked energy anywhere, the harmonics of the gong stimulate the cells to vibrate in sympathy and to be restored to their highest potential of functioning. Sound vibrations also work on the subtle energy body to help clear energy blockages before they manifest as physical illness or disease. If nothing else, it sounds it's relaxing and sounds cool!

Reservation URL here:

https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/mainclass?studioid=25097&tg=&vt=&lvl=&stype=-7&view=day&trn=100000166&page=&catid=&prodid=&date=02%2f14%2f23&classid=0

4th Gong Bath of the Winter Residency Weekly in Saratoga Springs, NY TONIGHT!

 

No mind can resist a gong well-played and this event will focus on that fact and its effect on the pineal gland.

For fun, the event image is one of "Pinocchio" which like most stories might be stranger than the well known children's version. "Pin / Pineal" and "Occhio" (Italian for "eye") seem to tie well with this story of 'cutting the puppeteers strings' and 'ending the troublesome effect of lies' (as a search for truth).

We'll see you soon!

Feel free to ping with questions or ideas,

Jim

Event details and reservation instructions here: https://fb.me/e/3hXnyv7u4 

Gong Bath Winter Residency Weekly at Yoga Mandali in Saratoga Springs, NY

 

We're back! With renewed vigor I will be doing a 6 week experimental residency at Yoga Mandali in #SaratogaSprings for a collection of themed sessions alone, as the Gong Brothers, and with a crew of special guests. The current goal is to be available each Tuesday night with the first #gongbath at 730PM this Tuesday (Jan 10). This is a studio event so registration is required via the Mindbody link. I will add detail to this post soon but wanted to get the placeholder up asap! 

See you soon, 

Gong Brother Jim

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The Gong Lab "Gong Baths" are a meditation experiment with sound and vibration . They use gongs, singing bowls and other equipment to facilitate relaxation and cultivate a rejuvenating experience. During the gong bath, multiple gongs and mallets are used to bring out the full spectrum of beneficial vibrations and frequencies.

Sound has been used therapeutically for thousands of years to soothe and de-stress, as well as to heal and alter consciousness. The listener only has to let go and let the sound of the gong do the work. The experience is effortless and the results can be profound.

To understand how Sound Healing works, it is important to realize that everything in creation is energy, vibrating at different frequencies. Modern physicists continue to find evidence to support this belief. Even seemingly solid inanimate objects like rocks are forms of energy vibrating at lower frequencies. At the other end of the spectrum, light vibrates at a very high frequency. As human beings we are also vibrating energy forms. Since sound travels five times more efficiently through water than air, the human body, composed of over 70% water…..is an excellent conductor for sound and vibrational healing.

When bathed in sound, different areas of the body respond by locking in or “entraining” to the sound and begin to vibrate at the same frequencies. Every part of the body has its own resonant frequency. If there is an imbalance or blocked energy anywhere, the harmonics of the gong stimulate the cells to vibrate in sympathy and to be restored to their highest potential of functioning. Sound vibrations also work on the subtle energy body to help clear energy blockages before they manifest as physical illness or disease. If nothing else, it sounds it's relaxing and sounds cool