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I gave my first gong bath, sort of, only 2 days after I first played a gong. That may sound doubtful or even crazy, but it is nevertheless true. Here is what happened: On a Wednesday afternoon, a UPS adana escort man showed up with a big van and unloaded some big boxes, which contained gongs, a gong stand and some mallets. Like an over sugared 5 year old on Christmas, I ripped open the boxes and...

This is an article I wrote 14 years ago. I hope you enjoy. Please note, back 2009, the word for a smart phone was 'cell phone.' I love cell phones. Who doesn't love cell phones? Sure, we complain about them all the time. The endless distractions, the instant temptation to check out of the present moment if there is the slightest possibility of not having anything to do for a moment, we are all...

Sweet Darkness When your eyes are tired the world is tired also. When your vision has gone no part of the world can find you. Time to go into the dark where the night has eyes to recognize its own. There you can be sure you are not beyond love. The dark will be your womb tonight. The night will give you a horizon further than you can see. You must learn one thing: the world was made to be free...

Qigong teacher Daniela Nea Cho Hauri has a unique perspective on how to best approach a gong bath. She is a wonderful teacher of Qigong who I am proud to call my partner in all the sessions I offer that have qigong and gong baths. We have  a weekly session, New Moon Sessions every 3 months or so and now we are about to have a one day special session. (To see what sessions we have coming up,...

If I say the word 'meditation,' what comes to you? What do you picture when you think of this word? If you are like me, you picture someone with eyes closed, maybe a little smile on their face. Or maybe you think about how the word 'meditation' relates to you personally. Me? At this moment, I picture my daughter staring at a candle. This is pure imagination. She is 6 years old, and trust me, she...

Gong playing is no different from any other pursuit. You can study from others, you can read books, but to really get it, you need to get into it. Here are 9 principles that have served me well, and might serve you well in a pursuit that matters to you. 1. Learn the macro from the micro. People often ask how I learned to play the gongs. The answer? By playing one gong at a time, one mallet at a...

Sound healing. I see these words everywhere. I see bunches of people calling themselves 'sound healers.' I am *not* a sound healer. Please understand, I am not here to criticize. People call themselves whatever they call themselves. It's ok. The short answer why I am not a sound healer? To me, this whole thing is a mystery, and I am keenly aware that I don't know what causes what and where it is...

If you have ever been to one of my gong baths there is a good chance that you have heard me say some version of the following:  'you cannot do this gong bath wrong.' I say this because it is true. At a gong bath, you can think what you think, feel what you feel, sleep, snore, fart, sneeze, and you will still get the benefits. And in a world where we are constantly challenged to 'be our best,'...

I was listening to a friend named Golda, who was a lot older than me. She was telling me about a concert in the early 60s in a small cafe in NYC featuring the likes of John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy. She said the music was of such a quality that everyone was just in tears. I listened and then, said to her: I am so jealous. I wish I was there.' She just looked at me and answered, famously: 'Now...