Sacred Gong Journey

A Sacred Gong Journey is a meditative experience where participants are immersed in the deep, resonant vibrations of gongs. The journey is inward, to help clear and reset the nervous system and energetic centers of the body. This meditative experience promotes relaxation, healing, and expanded consciousness. The sound waves from 1 to 4 gongs create a powerful auditory environment that can assist your intention(s). Sound therapy is complimentary to any belief system and encourages trusting your inner wisdom.

Listening and feeling the resonance of gongs has the potential to guide you deeper into your body; returning to safety, softening and releasing tension, moving and clearing energy, as well as welcoming introspection. Set your intention before, as you arrive, or while settling in on your mat, as you are held within our Sacred space for this time together. (You may arrive 5–10min. early into the studio to do this or simply connect with your intention at the beginning. If you are generally early (15min+), please spend a few minutes in reflection on the benches outside.)

The journey begins the moment you decide, and it evolves when you adjust or expand your perspective. Intentions create a focus point to help maintain consistency or can be a thought or goal to reflect upon, like a mantra, or a question that prompts your visualization and emotional connection to how you want to live. Maybe you don’t always need to know where you’re going, sometimes there are unplanned stops along the journey that prepare us for other times ahead and/or can make life more enjoyable.

~ As you arrive for this meditative journey, please begin preparing yourself to use the time for YOUR intention, healing, and/or inspiration. As you walk the path, strolling by the pond, take a few grounding breaths - being aware of your feet and the steps as you connect to the ground beneath you… Notice this helps you ~slow~ down and become present. Connect into your heart space and soften your energy body (be open to receive).

Settle into the space with your comfort as a priority, so you might dissolve any holding patterns, physically, mentally, and emotionally - these are interrelated by our inner thoughts, interactions with others, and can determine if we are living “in the past”, “present”, or “in the future”. The more present we become, in our bodies, experiencing from our senses, acknowledging what feelings come up rather than push them aside - the more resistance can be gently cleared - helping us to be more resilient (and self-regulating) to daily stress and overwhelm.

RSVP in advance is required. Space is limited to a small group.

Wear comfortable clothing or change here.

Yoga mats, bolsters and blankets available - though please bring anything extra you prefer for your comfort, extra mat, pillow, blanket, journal/pen, and/or reusable water bottle.

Facilitated by Jennifer L. Smith, LMT, Certified Embodiment Coach, Reiki Instructor, Breathwork Guide for Individuals, Couples or Groups, and Founder of Holistic Journey since 2010. Holistic Journey is a Healing Collective; a group of practitioners supporting Body-Mind-Spirit wellness in O’Fallon, IL. More details at: https://yourholisticjourney.com

About the Gongs:

Sound of Creation Gong resonates deeply within the physical body, dropping you into grounding, safely held by Mother Earth's vibrations. Creation energy is gradually awakened to be integrated back into your Spiritual Being - a soul's remembrance, that we are here to Create. Our lives, our world, our happiness, infinite love to be shared. To heal through what we create and offer ✨️ - to bring Creation into form is to infuse the Soul into presence. 💕 Over time, this vibrational frequency may help you recognize your own power, tap deeper into your creativity, and amplify energy or feelings you choose.

Chiron Gong helps to quiet the mind and reset the nervous system – allowing you to let go of stress, worries, anxieties, doubts, fears and feelings that may have a negative effect on your health. Chiron is the wounded healer within each of us, when facing our wounds we are able to heal and evolve into our best selves.

Venus Gong brings in the planetary resonance of Love, self-healing and harmony, sensuality, compassion, increasing capacity for receiving, holding, and offering love, on all levels.

Neptune Gong shows us the reality we experience is the reality we project onto the world. These vibrations have a profound impact on your energy field, helping to clear and balance your chakras. It serves as a powerful tool for introspection, self-reflection, and personal growth.

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