An immersive, vibrational sound massage that ripples through your muscles, joints, bones and organs; travelling right down into your cells and beyond. Complex instruments are used to frame a profound silence, which can be used to transform negative energy, balance the brain hemispheres and assist the body in healing itself.

There’s a harmonic structure to all reality and everything is in resonance. Tuning in and surrendering can work on many levels, emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually – but psychobabble aside, it’s also a great way to beat stress and relax.

Yogi Bhajan, who brought Kundalini yoga and knowledge of the gong to the West in the late 1960s, commented that the gong is the only instrument with the power to still the human mind. Those that struggle to meditate – take note.

I work with the following Paiste gongs, all manufactured by hand in North Germany:

• 38″ Symphonic gong
• 24″ Uranus planet gong

Paiste gongs are favoured by orchestras, performance artists and sound therapists alike, due to the high quality of workmanship and purity of metals used in their alloys.

I also incorporate Biosonic tuning forks, Tibetan bowls, shamanic drums, rainsticks, rattles, leaf bundles, tingsha cymbals, an ocean drum and a bull roarer for dramatic effect.

The unfathomable gong sound produces a range of harmonics, some of which are beyond detection by the human ear. Each strike blossoms and fades, mimicking the sound of the original “om”. These hypnotic drones stimulate the brain to produce theta waves, inducing a meditative state where deep healing can occur.

Gongs also have a very commanding presence, which makes them a great tool for working with large groups in workshop situations.