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10 Day Gong Master Training – Porabka 2012
We would like to welcome you to our annual GMT in Poland from 20th to 29th August 2012...
We kindly invite you to participate in the 3rd edition of the GMT in Poland
that will take place from 20th to 29th August 2012 in Porąbka.
The meeting is dedicated to all of those who are fascinated by the Gong, Musical Improvisation, Sacred Geometry, Yoga and above all for those who feel resonance with the beauty of Nature, whose character in the place of our meeting is unique, primordial and cosmic at the same time.
This year we will focus our attention on the following aspects:
Teachings of the Gong:
The meeting will be lead by Don Conreaux, who as Father of the Gong will share with us his knowledge and vision about the Gong for 2012 and beyond. Many long time Gong Players from all around the world will be taking part in this meeting, such as USA, Argentina, Portugal, Great Britain, Lithuania, United Arab Emirates.
Gong Yoga:
They include 39 exercises (Kriyas – physical exercises involving breathing)
thanks to which we may easily stimulate the flow of Chi in our organism,
and select Kriyas to fit the needs of our body, emotions and mind.
With the aid of the Chiometer and the exercises you can enhance your well-being.
This practical and useful in everyday life technique was developed by Don and his collaborators who,
based on their 40 years’ experience with Kundalini Yoga,
worked out a simple set of exercises that are available to everybody in all conditions. The exercises will be lead by Abby Delsol with Don.
Musical Improvisation:
Improvisation, which is one of the basic values to those who play the Gong and other instruments, meaning
improvisation musicians who become the weavers of the etheric dream. Through spontaneous play they create for the listener, the mystical sound track to the unknown and intimate projection of the inner movies, pictures. Travel people who are dreaming in the sounds of spontaneous relation with Spirit, present in the here and now discover their multidimensional nature, where past and future is in the NOW, where everything is possible, where unity with the all that is allows you to feel the state of bliss (Turya – neutrality) which announces the beginning of the new era, the era of the multidimensional Soul. During the workshop we will have many archaic and modern instruments from all over the world… maybe you will find resonance in improvisation with some of them.
Vocalization and Shruti Songs:
Love songs which we realize what a great effect they have in the transformation of human behavior and conditions. During the 10 days we prepare our own transformational song which may stay for ever in our life repertoire to share with our close ones. Each one of you will have a chance to record your song in a studio and have the experience of working with a live PA system. Lead by Tom Czartoryski.
„I would like to share a few techniques of meditation and sound, which in light of our evolution and the accelerated times we are living they will be needed more and more for the conscious contact with our Higher Self. Sound without a doubt is the strongest tool, which allows our consciousness to travel to known and unknown realities in which we can simultaneously function. The curtain is opened each day more and more and many experiences such as telepathic contact, understanding of animals, altered vision are becoming more common. The power of intention and prayer show this force in an almost immediate materialization. These are the years of assimilation of our feelings, emotions (especially rejected ones) the time of purification. Moving forward to the next levels of evolution we move to our heart space which is the same point for all of us and connects us to the one divine grid which helps with global and individual changes on earth. The force of intention gathering in groups the feeling of love and art creative is the key to the fullest expression of the Soul and fulfill our destination. This is the goal of our gathering. Through the Gong, the heavenly being which spiritualizes matter and is a friend to all, in spontaneous improvisation and with the love songs we gather in one space that helps you reach whatever your need may be in your life journey.
A few words about the Peace Bell Stone Garden:
The megalithic complex usually consists of a rather complicated system of stones put vertically in the ground, 
creating a circle or several circles, rows and a labyrinth. The positioning of stones is often connected with cardinal points and stars (Polar Star or Zodiac constellations). For this reasons most scientists believe the stone gardens to be a kind of ancient astronomical observatory.
In every stone complex there is a focal point, an altar, a sanctuary, a bell, or a panel where the ceremonies were conducted. According to prof. Eugene Fajdysz there is an obvious analogy between construction of a megalithic structure and a phased antenna which is a device capable of concentrating and focusing the electromagnetic energy in a given direction. In his opinion the stone gardens could be generators in which invisible vortexes of energy field turn around (If you want to learn more about this concept you can read his book „The Mystical Universe”.)
Thanks to these characteristics the stone gardens can fulfill the following functions:
Firstly – facilitate communication with the teachers from other dimensions or, to put it in the more contemporary language, the other information levels of the Universe.
Secondly – assist in supporting the harmony and order in their environment by „sucking away” chaos. Thirdly – harmonize the consciousness of all Earth inhabitants by supporting the relation Earth and mankind.
Given these assumptions the stone circles would be the oldest ecological devices of our planet.
A little about the tutors:
Don Ayderon Conreaux – USA
Started his career inn 1952 when he was 18, alongside his voice training under Alta Turk Everety. He started playing the gong in 1969, when he was still an actor, director and scriptwriter in Hollywood. Besides, he was also a Kundalini Yoga teacher. Since then Don Conreaux has been given worldwide recognition as the most known gong master and holy sound improvisation teacher.
His Gong Concerts for Mankind and Gong, Bell Bowls and Voice Workshops leave strong imprints in the world. Don has two degrees in the art of theatre. Don’s other half and his musical love is Mysterious Tremendum, a band that gathers improvisers from The New World.
Having recorded numerous albums, nowadays he composes improvised works based on the idea of syntonic music created by a philosopher Dane Rudhyar, who discovered his pianist talent very late. Lately Don has been writing lyrics that later transformed into Seed-Chants. He also works with poets, singers and artists of other sorts teaching them to play the Indian shruti when singing chants.
Tom Soltron Czartoryski – Poland
Has worked with the Gongs for the last 10 years sharing the great possibilities of the Gong in every continent. Has dedicated his life to Sacred Tone Improvisation in constant travel, meeting many musicians from every corner of the globe. Lead hundreds of workshops, seminars and concerts in places such as China, Australia, India, New Zeland, USA, Argentina, Uruguay, Arab Emirate. His centre in Porabka, Poland was opened as the first Gong and Improvisation Centre with Peace Bell Stone Garden in Europe. Since it first opened in 2010, over 300 adepts of sound from all over the world have visited. To discover your inner sound is easy, but to follow it is a daily practice of letting go. As a Musician, Teacher, Father and Partner, Tom has dedicated his life to Sacred Tone Improvisation, helping and inspiring people from around the world to find the way to their heart.
Abby Delsol – Argentina ,Grew up in a holistic family dealing with complimentary therapies in the alternative town of El Bolson in the Argentine Andes. Since 2000 using drum rattles and singing began her work with Shamanic techniques helping people connect with their hearts and needs. Precursor since 2003 playing the Gong in Great Britain and Argentina, began her travel with archaic sounds and singing as a tool to get in touch with your intuition, self awareness and self confidence in the great improvisation of life.
Cost of the GMT including Veg lunch is: 480 euro
Accommodation costs :
in share room (max 13 people) 10 euro per night,
in Mongolian Jurt ( max 10 people) 8 euro per night,
in Wooden houses (max 4 person each) 15 euro per night
in Hotel room (few km from Workshop place) between 15 and 25 euro per night,
Payments should be made into following account:
Tomasz Czartoryski
ul.Lakowa 6
43-353 Porabka
SWIFT: BREXPLPWMBK
IBAN PL 84 1140 2004 0000 3012 0031 8949
BRE Bank S.A. INTERNET BANKING,
All requests are accepted till 25th of July, We have a limited numbers of places
This is a map how to get here;
GONG MASTER TRAINING CERTIFICATION 2012
The Gong Master Training accommodates both beginner and intermediate. In the introductory training all subjects are experientially covered, but the level of intermediate includes deeper more extensive study and the ability to teach.
Each topic is a workshop unto itself that extends over time, as the student teacher becomes a teacher of students, then teacher of teachers.
Your Self-Assessment is required for seeing degrees of mastery and levels of achievement, and for certification.
There are four traditional stages in mastering a craft:
1. Novice
2. Apprentice
3. Journeyman
4. Craftsman
The Master Gong Curriculum holds 8 divisions. Self-Assessment is scaled from beginning, intermediate, and advanced for each division topic.
Students in the Way of the Gong Teachings who master certain topics continue achieving higher mastery in others.
The Journeyman Certification Goal in The Way of the Gong is achieving an advanced level in each of the 8 topics.
THE 8 TOPICS
I
1. The Art and Skill of Playing Gong and Bowl
II
2. Leading Gong Meditations and Therapeutic Gong Baths.
3. The Art and Skill of Over-Toning, Mantra and Shruti Singing.
III
4. Dane Rudhyar’s Philosophy and Science of Syntonic Music, History, Deeper Metaphysical and Esoteric Studies, Hard Scientific Sound Research.
5. Sacred Tone Improvisations, Spiritual Free Jazz, Multi-Instrumentality, Public Ceremony and Healing Performance in The Mysterium Tremendum.
IV
6. Reading the Chi-ometer and Knowing Universal Correspondences including Color, Tone, Chakra, Astrology, etc.
7. Starhenge Sacred Geometry, The Mayan Cycle, Stone Circle Construction and Divination.
V
8. Gong Yoga Kriya Kundalini Exercises, Breath and Meditation. Chi Om Yoga Kriyas
MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES
Absolute is that, which is absolute;
Out of absolute comes absolute
If absolute is deprived of absolute,
Only absolute remains.
You are welcome
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