tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70806460021463238222012-02-16T01:55:14.821-08:00Welcome to Yogiray&#39;s Gong Soundhealing Portal... The above artwork is on the cover of the Long Live Love CD: produced by Yogiray and featuring Don Conreaux &amp; The Arizona Gongsemble.Yogiray Kesslernoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080646002146323822.post-86394096494305429062008-07-04T22:26:00.000-07:002010-01-23T01:47:10.268-08:00The Arizona Sangat was strongly represented at the 2008 summer solstice celebration in Espanola, New Mexico.<br /><br />Playing as the solo featured gong artist at Peace Prayer Day (the 15 minutes of fame promised to all by Andy Warhol!), 3 days of white tantric yoga, 6 nights of sadhana, seva on the Yogi Tea Team, and a deeper love for spicy mung beans. These were highlights of my first Summer Solstice experience and it offered way more than I could wrap my arms around. A special highlight was visiting Yogi Bhajan's ranch the final Saturday and participating in kirtan led by Dev Suroop followed by 3 amazing musicians from India whose leader is part of a family that extends back 12 unbroken generations in devotional chant.<br /><br />I also attended a gong workshop with one of my mentors, Mehtab Singh from Texas, who wrote the book <em>Gong Yoga</em>. Gong sessions were sampled from three different gong players I haven't heard before. I learned something valuable from each of them. <br /><br />This was one high-powered camping expedition that coincided with the release of <em>Ong Gong Journey</em>, my first gong cd release which has sold well and continues to inspire accounts of deep journeying from users who are able to float in the gongtones more often than if they were to only attend live events.<br /><br />2009 brought about the opportunity to sponsor two visits to Arizona by renowned gongmaster Don Conreaux, the latter of which included an amazing concert that was recorded and is being studio-mastered into my second CD release. Don gave me the opportunity to produce this project, and I pursued it learning lessons from the past. Recalling the old adage: "measure twice, cut once" I took the time to mull, meditate, and manifest an absolute gem. I hope you will give this program a spin to learn why I am so blissfully happy with it, besides the fact that I got to collaborate with the world renowned master of gong. I personally have never heard a program on CD more effective than this one, and I have heard a lot!<br /><br />2010 has a host of great events lined up (see events calendar), and the times are needing the gongtones more than ever. As calamity and consciousness collide into a new age of cooperative oneness, I can't help but feel incredibly blessed to be used by the universe in this way! Happy 2010 gongtones to one and all.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7080646002146323822-8639409649430542906?l=yogiraygong.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Yogiray Kesslernoreply@blogger.com0