Gong Master Course with Anand Raj and Tor Arne Håvne

This course in 4 modules gives you the knowledge and skills to play different gongs and to hold and facilitate Gongmediations, Soundbaths, and Gongceremonies. We are focusing on the practical aspect giving enough opportunity to practice and receive feedback during the different steps. Personal coaching and study groups will help you in your personal practice.

You don’t need to have a Gong on your own. We will work a lot with synesthetic exercises through which you will learn methods of how to practice deep listening, focus and flow, and improvisation skills which are key faculties for the art of playing the gong.

1.Module 21.-22. January 2023

2.Module 11.-12. March 2023

3.Module 13.-14. May 2023

4.Module 2.-3. September 2023

Module 1:

Introduction to the art of playing and mastering the GONG.

This is an introduction and an approach to one of the most magnificent instruments. This two-day course will give you insights into the history and variety of the GONG and its various use as a healing and meditation tool.

You will have the chance to explore and play several instruments yourself and receive guidance if you are interested in purchasing an instrument yourself.

You will receive a booklet about them basic playing techniques and practical information.

We will teach you some of the basic playing technics of the gong as well as other overtone instruments that can be used for sound and gong bath ceremonies.

We are putting a strong emphasis on how you can take care of yourself as an instrument so become more receptive to the subtle vibration and at the same time how you build up your nervous system so you are capable of holding the space for a group of people.

We will teach you meditations and Kundalini Yoga exercises that will help you to enter and maintain a meditative state of mind and expand your electromagnetic field.

The Highlight of the module is a Gongbath on Saturday in which you can experience the effect of different gongs and overtone instruments.

The attendance of this course can be approved and certified by Northern Light Yoga Academy and will count as the first module of the Gong Master Course.

Module 2:

Immersion into the art of playing the gong for relaxation, meditation, yoga, and healing.

From Suniee to Shunia, from deep listening to deep silence.

This two-day course will give you the chance to deepen your skills and practice the art of Gong playing. You will be able to explore and play several instruments and you will learn through the direct feedback of the group to refine your skills. In this course, we focus on the mediative aspect of the Gong. We will practice intense yoga and meditation that can help you in your personal meditative practice and facilitate a meditative space for others.

The goal of this course is to give you very practical guidance and coaching so you can take your gong playing to another step and give yoga students and clients a deeper experience. You will learn to understand how the gong is playing you rather than try to play the gong. The Highlight of the course is Gong Meditation in which you can experience the powerful capacity that is within the gong to clear the subconsciousness and to allow an experience of deep meditation and clarity.

This course is open to everybody but addressed especially to dedicated practitioners. The attendance of this course can be approved and certified by Northern Light Yoga Academy and will count as the second module of the Gong Master Course consisting of 4 modules.
 During this course, we will form coaching and practicing groups that will lead to the third and fourth modules of the Gong Master Course.

Module 3:

Gong Yoga and the Gong as a healing agent for individual and group therapy

In this course, we focus on playing the gong with a clear intention for a specific healing purpose. This two-day course is meant for advanced practitioners and will give you the chance to deepen your skills and practice in the art of gong playing. You will be able to explore and play several instruments and you will learn through the direct feedback of the group to refine your skills.

We will explore ways to use the gong to support a yoga practice and different modalities of healing. This involves also activation of the 5th chakra exploring our own voice and our body as a resonance chamber.

The highlight of the module is a Sound healing session on Saturday.

Module 4:

Mastering the Gong means accepting the Gong as a Master on a path of self-mastery.

This two-day course is meant for advanced practitioners and will give you the chance to deepen your skills and practice in the art of gong playing. During this two days we will bring what we have learned so far to conclusions by performing together a Gongbath and Soundjourney. By this you will learn about the practicalities of facilitating your own events. We will practice the ability to listen to each other while we interact and improvise with each other developing intuitive trust in the group and the process, accepting the Gong itself as a master. The Highlight of the course is a Gong Ceremony that we will conduct together on Sunday afternoon. Playing together as a group can be an initiation for you on your own path of self-mastery.

This course is open to everybody but addressed especially to dedicated practitioners. The attendance of this course can be approved and certified by Northern Light Yoga Academy and will count as the fourth module of the Gong Master Course

Anand Raj J. Schaible is Kundalini Yoga Lead Trainer, Musician, and Psychotherapist. He is the founder and director of Northern Light Academy and Northern Light Yoga. Anand Raj has over 20 years of experience in the use of the Gong for healing and mediation.

Tor Arne Håve is a Gongmaster, soundartist, yogateacher with 11 years of experience in soundwork, overtone singing, psykoterapi and traumawork . He has also extensive training in Bioenergetics and is a certified Bioenergetic Analytical Instructor . He has worked with Methab Benton on several occasions and has his first Gong training from Jimmy Andersson og Adam Svennson following the line from Don Conreaux. He is also the founder of Universi AS - and the developer of GONG ON THE WAY ™, an international sound healing network now in 15 countries. He has also developed an independent free gong brand called NORSE GONGS ™ and is the sole distributor of Paiste planetary gongs in Norway.

Schedule:

Saturday: 12:00 - 17:00 introduction 18:00 - 19:30 Gongbad

Sunday: 12:00 - 17:00 practice

Price:

Only one Module: 1987,-

Full course: 10200,- including tea and snacks