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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260814T090000
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URL:https://www.soulbodyojai.com/events/gong-yoga-nidra-training-with-meht
 ab-guru-karam-and-tara/
SUMMARY:Gong Yoga Nidra Training with Mehtab\, Guru Karam and Tara
DESCRIPTION:Gong Yoga Nidra Training\nOjai\, California August 14-16\nLearn
  how to use the Gong therapeutically for deep relaxation and transformatio
 n in this certified sound healing course.\nMehtab Benton\, the originator 
 of Gong Yoga Nidra and Gong Therapy\, brings a unique perspective to using
  the gong with the ancient practices of Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep) and Sound
  Healing.\nWho’s it for?\nThis certification course is for sound healers
 \, therapists\, yoga teachers and students\, and everyone who wishes to us
 e the gong in their practice\, teaching\, and healing modalities.\nWhat to
  Expect in the Gong Yoga Nidra Training:\nIn this certified training cours
 e with Mehtab\, Tara\, and Laura you will:\n\n\n 	Discover how to use the 
 sound of the Gong to sustain an extended period of relaxation\n 	Practice 
 playing techniques and create patterns to activate the parasympathetic ner
 vous system and create healing through sound\n 	Explore and adapt differen
 t Yoga Nidra scripts to use with the Gong\n 	Practice different gong playi
 ng styles for relaxation and transformation\n 	Learn how to create and del
 iver Gong Nidra sessions for individuals and groups\n\nParticipants Receiv
 e:\n\n\n 	A 40-page Manual with scripts and guidelines\n 	Qualification to
  offer Gong Nidra Healing sessions\n 	A Certificate of Completion for Prof
 essional Study\n 	Continuing Educational Credits through Yoga Alliance\n\n
 What You Will Learn in the Training:\n\n\n 	Introduction to Gong Nidra\, S
 ound Healing and Relaxation\n 	Yoga Nidra and the States of Consciousness\
 n 	Five Levels of Healing through Sound\n 	Origin and Development of Gong 
 Yoga Nidra\n 	Physiological Benefits of Yoga Nidra\n 	Therapeutics of a Go
 ng Nidra Session\n 	The Sound of the Gong in Healing and Transformation\n 
 	Structure of a Gong Yoga Nidra session\n 	Setting Intention: Selecting a 
 Sankalpa\n 	The Role of the Guide and Gong Player in Gong Yoga Nidra\n 	Me
 thodology and Practice of Gong Nidra\n 	Trance Gong Playing\n 	Transitiona
 l Gong Playing\n 	Expressive Gong Playing\n 	Transformational Gong Playing
 \n 	Guided Relaxation Techniques\n 	Playing the Gong for Body Awareness\n 
 	Playing the Gong for Breath Awareness\n 	Playing the Gong for Visualizati
 on\n 	Finishing Sequences and Integration\n 	Selecting Mallets and Gongs f
 or Nidra\n 	Preparing and Offering Gong Yoga Nidra Sessions\n 	In Person P
 racticum Presentation\n\nPrice - $795 (includes 40-page manual)\n\nTimes a
 nd Location:\nAugust 14-16\nFriday 1:30-5:30pm\, Saturday 9am-5pm\, Sunday
  10-4pm\nSoul Body Ojai Studio\, 206 N Signal St\, Suite H\, Ojai\, CA 930
 23\nNew to the Gong? \nStudents who have limited or no Gong playing experi
 ence should enroll in the Fundamentals of Gong Playing workshop Friday mor
 ning before the course.\nFriday August 14 • 9am-12pm\n$75 for students i
 n the Gong Yoga Nidra training\n$95 for students not enrolled in the train
 ing\nBoth Trainings together: $870\nTeacher Trainers \n\n\nMehtab and Lau
 ra (Guru Karam) Benton are Lead Level 1 and Level 2 Kundalini Yoga Teache
 r Trainers and Master Gong Practitioners who have led over 50 Kundalini Yo
 ga Teacher training and Gong Practitioner programs during the last 25 year
 s. They have taught and practiced yoga and gong together since 1978. Mehta
 b and Laura Benton have taught Gong Yoga Nidra together for 25 years. The
 y have trained gong players in over 20 countries how to use the gong with 
 yoga for healing and relaxation. Mehtab is the author of the books Gong Y
 oga and Gong Therapy. Laura is a long-time yoga teacher trainer and cli
 nical hypnotherapist.\n\n\n\nTARA MATTHEWS\n\nTara is a KRI Kundalini Yoga
  teacher trainer\, gong practitioner and the owner of Soul Body Ojai yoga 
 studio and healing center in Ojai\, California. She is an accomplished yog
 a teacher of over 25 years and a Practitioner of Chinese Medicine. She is 
 an expert in guided meditation and her work can be found on YouTube at Sti
 llGroundMeditations.
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LOCATION:Soul Body Ojai - 206 N. Signal St. Suite M\, Ojai\, California ( C
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