Sound Healing With Gongs
2 Day Workshop - Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Saturday 12th – Sunday 13th April 2025
9:30am - 4:30pm each day
With Teacher Eric Lindstrom
The Center for Art and Spirit at St. George's, 1 School Road, Asheville, NC, 28806
You can book on either the Full Certified Workshop Course (including online learning and tutoring) or the Workshop Only
Early Bird Discount - Save $33.50 USD
Book the Full Certified Course until 25th February 2025 for $521.50 USD instead of $555 USD
Learn how to give sound healing, sound therapy and vibrational sound massage with Gongs!
Our world-class workshop intensive and online learning centre provide:
An introduction to the Science, Art & Alchemy of our unique Integral Sound Healing process
The foundational knowledge, skills and techniques for working with Gongs for sound healing:
- Feel confident working with Gongs
- Help yourself with healing sounds - feel more relaxed and calm
- Give effective sound healing sessions to the people you care about: your family and friends
- Lay a solid foundation for a career in sound healing, working 1-to-1 with clients and in groups
- In this exclusive program, you'll learn foundational skills and techniques for working with different types of easy-to-play Gongs
Who Is This For?
This 2-day workshop takes you on a deep dive into sound healing with Gongs and is ideal for people at all levels of training, skill and experience.
This course is ideal for:
Holistic therapists and healers, bodyworkers, energy medicine practitioners, psychotherapists, counsellors, nurses, doctors, yoga and meditation teachers, musicians, plus anyone else wanting to work with healing sounds.
There are 2 options for this workshop - the 'Full Certified Course' and the 'Workshop Only' option.
So, which is right for you?
FULL CERTIFIED COURSE
This option is ideal for you if you are:
- New to sound healing with Gongs and you want to get certified. This workshop course will take you quickly through the foundations and onto more advanced skills and techniques.When you complete the workbook following the workshop, you will receive a Level 1 Foundation Certificate in Integral Sound Healing with Gongs
- Interested in becoming a professional sound healer - a Level 1 Foundation Certificate allows you to join one of our Level 2 Diplomas and become a certified professional sound healer.
WORKSHOP ONLY
This option is ideal for you if you are:
- New to sound healing and just want a taste of working with Gongs (with the option to upgrade to a full certified course at any time)
- Taking (or have already taken) our Level 1 Multi Instrument Course either online or with a workshop, and want to learn advanced Gong skills and techniques not covered in that course
- Taking (or have already taken) our Level 2 Multi Instrument Course either online or with a workshop, you will have the opportunity to refresh and practice the advanced Gong skills and techniques that are covered in that course, and use this workshop to count as a completed module in your Level 2 Diploma
Please also read the section near the bottom of this page titled 'Existing Students - Important information.'
Course Details
Dates: Saturday 12th – Sunday 13th April 2025
Times: 9:30am - 4:30pm each day
Venue: The Center for Art and Spirit at St. George's, 1 School Road, Asheville, NC, 28806
Our unique Integral Sound Healing method is a powerful process that can help you deal effectively with a health, relationship or life challenge that you may be facing.
On this Level 1 Gongs workshop, you'll get an experience of our unique integral method for working with Gongs.
You will also learn foundational skills to help others in your life that you care about: your family and friends.
About The Venue
The Center for Art and Spirit at St. George's, 1 School Road, Asheville, NC, 28806
The Center for Art and Spirit at St. George began in 2013 and provides sacred space for our community and region. We strive to be inclusive of various faith traditions, systems of knowing, and ways of reaching for the divine. We assert that recovery, music, visual art, movement, dance, education, and meditation, as well as fostering relationships between religions and being companions along the way, can all be holy activities.
The venue is located in West Asheville. West Asheville is a hub for the creative and alternative scene in Asheville. Near the venue is Haywood Road where there are funky shops, some of the best local restaurants, tea houses, coffee shops and music venues.
Workshop Only Option SAVE $220 USD!
Our courses also all have a 'workshop-only' option.
You will not get access to any online learning resources, or ongoing tutoring and support. You also are not required to do any home study & practice before or after the workshop.
This option allows you to simply do the Workshop Only, without certification. This is available for just $335 USD ($100.50 USD deposit) and open to everyone. This option is ideal for:
- People who want to enjoy learning and practicing sound healing skills and techniques without committing to extra home study
- Online students who want the 'Workshop experience'
- Therapists in different fields who don’t want to go on to gain a Diploma in Sound Healing.
The workshop-only option also enables you to:
- Get a full workshop, hands-on experience with the joy and personal transformation that comes with it
- Get personal feedback on your progress with learning sound healing skills and techniques during the workshop
- Connect with like-minded people in a sacred space
- Save $220 USD on the full price of the certified workshop course
- Upgrade to the full certified version if you want during or after the workshop
If you are currently undertaking a Level 2 1-to-1 course and would like more practice in releasing and using Gongs for healing you can pay the 'workshop only' price. You will then receive an exemption from having to complete the Gongs module as one of your 3 chosen instruments.
- An introduction to Gongs and talks on why we should use Gongs, the golden ratio and sound physics
- Foundational skills & techniques for working with Gongs
- How to start a Gong healing session
- Dynamics of Gong playing
- Gong techniques with 1 and 2 mallets
- Client placement and engagement during the sound healing sessions
- Learn new skills and techniques covering Gongs and the 5 elements of consciousness
- Learn how to offer a full sound healing session with Gongs for a client with a number of different techniques
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More Information
EXISTING STUDENTS - IMPORTANT INFORMATION
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO AND THE TIMEFRAME (FULL CERTIFIED COURSE ONLY)
WHAT YOU WILL GET (FULL CERTIFIED COURSE)
WHAT YOU WILL GET (WORKSHOP ONLY)
ONLINE COURSE CONTENT (FULL CERTIFIED COURSE ONLY)
Course Fee
Certified Course: 2-day Workshop + Online Learning Centre + Coaching & Mentoring + Assessment & Certificate
- Early Bird: $521.50 USD (deposit $156.50 USD) available until 25th February 2025
- Full Price: $550 USD ($166.50 USD deposit) from 26th February 2025
- Workshop Only Price: $335 ($100.50 deposit)
Please note: the deposit is non-returnable and non-transferable.
For further information, please contact us at [email protected]
Alternatively, please contact Eric at [email protected]
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About Your Teacher: Eric Lindstrom
Eric Lindstrom is a certified practitioner through SHA, a professional chef, a permaculturist and professional multi-instrumental musician since 1990. Having spent years on the road and playing in a variety of venues including the Fox Theatre in Atlanta and headlining the Georgia Theater in Athens, he currently prefers the serenity of yoga studios and wellness centers to guide individuals and groups into deep healing relaxation and soothing vibrational currents.
Eric holds a B.A. in Anthropology with a focus on The Power of Sound and Cultural Healing Practices from the University of Georgia.
Eric has taught music lessons and led workshops over the years to individuals and groups. His SHA journey began in 2018 and he is honored to continue this path through teaching and supporting others.
He feels deeply influenced and guided to the sound healing path by the vibrations and cultural immersion of his childhood time in Thailand, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet and India. His time living abroad in Southeast Asia has also encouraged spiritual inquiry and development of a relationship with the Divine.
When he's not playing music and recording in his studio, Eric can be found in his garden, chasing after his toddler, hiking in the forest and making dinner for everyone. He lives in traditional Cherokee lands known as Western North Carolina with his wife, daughter, 6 hens and a cat.
