Forest Harmony: Gong Meditation & Cacao
Schedule
Tue Sep 24 2024 at 06:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Reeds Road, Farnham, United Kingdom | Farnham, EN
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๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญInvestment ยฃ10 + ยฃ5 for cacao (please contact us if you do not want cacao for an adjustment on ticket price).
๐๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ.
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐- A bespoke guided meditation- A Gong sound immersion with selection of artisan 42" gongs delivered by an experienced professional musician and therapist.- The opportunity to gather and share with a small community for the eveningBy working with the sound of the gongs, we can experience the benefits of deep meditation - even those with no experience, or who feel unsure about meditaton.
๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ - Reduction of stress;- Forming new neural pathways;- Calming the mind to reduce anxiety or depression;- Access to better focus, concentration, and creativity;- Improved self-esteem and self-awareness;- Managing chronic pain.Further than that, you will be bathed in the deep and soothing sounds of the gongs, which has beneficial physiological effects.Joe will use a number of different gongs in this session, in various tunings and ranging from 22โณ to 42โณ in size. This provides a rich spectrum of tones and frequencies, for a powerful sound experience. The session will run at approximately 2 hours. Nothing is expected of you other than to make yourself comfortable. You will receive all of the joining instructions when you book.
๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐+.
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐โ๐ฌ at the bottom of the page ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ. ๐๐๐ซ๐, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ. ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ.
๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐
Joe has dedicated his personal and professional life to wellness for over 20 years. This began with a special interest in the interaction between physical and psychological health, and has continued to evolve into areas such as the subconscious, communication, and relational psychology. Joe began his practice after graduating from the University of Southampton in 2004. He takes a humanist approach to psychotherapy and has developed Connected State Therapy.
Committed to continual exploration of the subject of wellness in the human experience, Joe continuously studies to enrich his offering, including encounter-centered couples therapy, relationship psychology, Jungian psychology, Gestalt therapy, sound therapy, a level 7 diploma in coaching and mentoring, advanced nutrition, and qualifications in Pilates, yoga, functional movement, and physical therapy. He has worked in one of the UKโs top naturopathic clinics, contributing written work to publications for both the public and natural health professionals.
Joe lives in the Hampshire countryside with his family. Music is his other vocation, performing professionally from 1996 with periods touring internationally and recording as a guitarist. This is the grounding for his continued work with sound. He has another project, Brotherhood, which is concerned with supporting young men on their journey with masculinity.
โWhat I offer is the culmination of a life long journey of active learning. I love my work and I am entirely committed to continually developing my understandings and practices, to get the best results for my clients, for my family, and for myself.โ โ Joe Summerfield
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๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ?
My intention is to focus gently but powerfully on the benefits of the deep meditative state. Other instruments such as bowls, handpan drums, rattles, whistles and so on all offer very beautiful aural experiences but equally each sound is a fluctuation or disturbance. We are looking for focus โ the state of Samadhi, or oneness with the object of meditation. Stillness, singularity, and total presence. So to bring the experience away from the ears and the mind, and deep into our body and spirit. Additionally, unlike these other tools, gongs uniquely offer extremely low frequencies, which work deeply.
๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฐ๐๐๐ซ?Absolutely not. The term Gong Bath is a slight misnomer โ technically we should refer to โgong meditationโ. Gong baths can take place in water absolutely โ but the vast majority do not. The term has come to refer to the idea of bathing in the sound of the gong. Our โGong Bathsโ will be in the warm and dry, under blankets. So I suggest you wear loose, comfortable clothing.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ?
Whatever you need to feel comfortable. I suggest:
Something soft to lie on โ a roll-out mattress, mat or sheep skin for example. The softer the betterA pillowA blanket or duvetA bottle of waterAn eye mask if you likeAn optional cushion for under your feet and/or under your kneesA journal if you wish.
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐?We will be creating a very sacred space together. So I invite you to come in to the space with your presence, an open heart, and an open mind. That said, whatever you come with will be welcomed with warmth, care, and understanding. All that will be required of you is to create a comfortable space in which to lie down. If you wish you can spend time prior to the gong meditation exploring intentions, but then being prepared to let the intentions.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐?Itโs best not to arrive with a fixed idea of how you might experience your gong meditation. Itโs a deeply personal experience, best received by totally submitting to presence with the experience.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐?
You will arrive, be welcomed into the circle. There will be the invitation to introduce yourself as we go around the circle. I will then talk a little about the process and offer some suggestions as to how you might be with the experience. There will then be a guided meditation of some kind, leaving you with the gong element. At the end, I will guide you back into the room, and the circle will open for optional sharing. We will then close the circle and the evening will conclude. It will be an evening of warmth, connection, and nourishment. If you have any concerns please get in touch.
๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ?
Every body. Female, male, non-binary, any age. Because the way I play would be different for children, I ask anyone under the age of 16 (or looking to bring someone under the age of 16) to get in touch first. If you have any questions about suitability for you for any reason at all, please get in touch.
๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?
If you have a particular health condition that may be relevant or that you feel may be contraindicated, please discuss it with me by phone or email before booking.
๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ?
Congratulations! Please get in touch before booking. Gong meditations can be deeply soothing and nourishing but I need some more information to determine the most suitable way for you to receive the gong meditation. It may not be as part of an open group.
๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
If you have special sensory needs or if you feel that itโs likely something difficult may arise for you (for example, if you have a history of trauma), it may be advisable to work one-on-one for a few sessions before joining group gong meditations. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch.
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Where is it happening?
The Reeds Road, Farnham, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays: