Im going GONG HEALING.

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Last week I talked about the fact Id love my physical vision board more than I adore the Pinterest.

(Awkward aside.  Last year I was fortunate to speak at Blog World Expo.  Like the voracious reader who attempts to SPEAK words she’s only read I completely mispronounced the P-word on my panel.  Id thought it was pronounced PEE-INTEREST.  Hilarity ensued—if by “hilarity” you mean I felt like a complete moron which I do…)

I teased the fact I’d discovered something on the board Id forgotten Id wanted to try & the discovery—coupled with the fact Id just made plans to do said discovery—made my arm hairs stand on end.

Later that same day I posted this picture to INSTAGRAM (come play with me! Im MizFitonline) & said I have a secret!!

I guess thats my secret face?

The teasing was less about ‘promotion’ (actually not at all about promotion) and more about wrapping my own misfit brain around the coming experience.

You see, what I found on my board and what Im headed to do next month is (GONG ROLL drum roll please) GONG HEALING.

Im off to experience KUNDALINI YOGA and GONG HEALING with the renown guru Harijiwan.

Two full days of introspection, healing, and stretching (mentally & physically)**

But Im getting ahead of myself…

To know me in real life (by which I mean offline, twitter, facebook etc) is to be on the receiving end of my rants about how the lines of blogging can sometimes get blurred.

Even if we post three times a day (as some of you impressively do) it’s merely three SNIPPETS of your day.

It’s not, in my opinion, always a true representation of the hecticness, jampackedness, ZANINESS, working-non-stopness of our lives.

Having met so many of you offline already (and gearing up to meet more next week at Fitbloggin!) Im completely cognizant how hard you all work juggling life, work, blogging, family, friends etc.

How hard we all work.

It was in this exhausted vein I cut out and slapped a photo of a GONG to my vision board.  Years passed in the blink of an eye & a few months back it finally caught up with me it had been six years since Id had a vacation (hmmm and guess whos six?).

The whole notion of unplugging, restoration and HEALING** sounded so peaceful I may or may not have wept as I slapped the gong-image on my piece of cork.

You see, Id bookmarked and read this snippet about gong healing repeatedly.

The gong also works deeply on the mental, emotional and spiritual bodies.  The gong purifies and quietens the mind. It literally cuts through the linear mind and clears the clutter from the subconscious mind to reveal the radiant and authentic self.  It has the capacity to bring us to our neutral mind that is wise and non-judgemental.  It helps turn the mind to zero, a state of stillness where innate wisdom can be accessed.  Another benefit that comes from the mind stilling, is repair at the DNA and cellular level allowing deep healing to take place.  Within the name of GONG lies the sacred seed ONG.  Ong is creative consciousness manifested. It is the penetration of the Om power in the material world.  When you listen deeply to the gong, the sound of Ong is reverberating and penetrating our being helping to raise our consciousness.

Deep in my EXHAUSTED, life is so flipping fraught with change right now, I need a PAUSE BUTTON heart the sound of “ONG” felt like precisely what I needed.

Like what I need.

Enough so when I received an email about experiencing HARIJIWAN, kundalini yoga meditation and gong healing — an experience which entails work & leaving my family for a couple of days-—I knew I needed to say yes.

Ive rambled and ranted enough about my back hurting I really feel I need to be open to the whole notion of back pain as stress internalized.

Gong healing and kundalini yoga meditation focus on this idea:

The gong produces a whole spectrum of harmonics based on pressure waves. The gong sound vibrates energy meridians in the body and brings them into balance. Kundalini energy, which begins at the base of the spine, is released, traveling upwards along the spine through the body. When this occurs you may experience twitching muscles or even some discomfort if there are blockages along the meridians.

And, while I do meditate daily Im pretty confident Ill get there and realize Ive never really meditated as the gurus do it.

Im excited.

Im grateful for this opportunity.

Im grateful Ren Man sees value in it and supports me in the experience.

As we bloggers know too well there really are no such things as ‘free trips.’** 

When we get to jet off and git HEALED not only are we expected to work while gone, but someone at home is compelled to pick up the slack.

Im grateful I have a husband who is willing to change his routine, pick up the Tornado-slack, all so I have the opportunity to try & find a slice of quiet in my monkey mind.

And now I seek *your* expertise:

  •  Are you a practitioner of Kundalini yoga meditation or gong healing? Any tips as to what I might expect? As to what I should bring?

 

 

 

 

 

DiZclosure: FTC? my healing experience at VELA RESORTS is free.  The tweets, instagrams, rants, rambles & reactions to GONG HEALING will be all my own.  Theres no such thing as a free lunch free healing, but Im way flipping excited anyway, oh FTC.  Thanks for asking!

Update: Apparently you may still join me for the GONG HEALING and KUNDALINI with HARIJIWANat the Grand Velas Riviera Maya if you’d like.  Seriously! Do it.  Go rob a bank forth and find a wealth relative to sponsor you and JOIN ME THERE!!

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  5. CARLA!!! You are going to love this experience.
    I have done gong healing and it is amazing.

    Blog it after?
    Video??

  11. I don’t know Kundalini from fettucini but if this will heal your back, quiet your mind, and help you….I’m all for it!

    Can’t wait to read about your adventures!

  14. I am not a practitioner of Kundalini yoga meditation or gong healing, so I have no advice for you… only envy, because it sounds like a wonderful time. I look forward to reading about your experience. Enjoy yourself!

    See you at Fitbloggin’

  18. Wow, Carla! Sounds so interesting and like a unique experience. I’m so glad you not only get this break but are taking it (and at the same time you’re so right about not having a true “free trip” and someone else helping while you’re away!) – well deserved and it sounds like it comes at the right time for you. Can’t wait to hear about the experience! 😀

  19. You deserve this. You need this! A step away to just be and inhale. I am so so happy for you. Let me know if i can do anything to help support this time away.
    hugs!

  20. You’re right! A reader doesn’t see EVERYTHING in the life of a blogger. I am so excited for you!!! 😀 This will be good for you. I hope you have fun 🙂

  22. This sounds amazing, it definitely sounds like you need it, too. I’ve always been interested in yoga (all the different forms) but I just haven’t found the right class/studio yet. Can’t wait to hear about your experience. 🙂

    • Im kind of SHOCKED Ive stuck with yoga as much as I have lately too.
      Until now Ive been hardcorecommitted only to the KidsYoga.
      Thats more my speed 🙂

      Im so excited to see what this is all about.

      And will definitely vlog…

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  27. Miz,

    The gong healing sounds amazing. I’ve taken a few kundalini classes but it’s not my favorite way to practice. Still, given the energy of the place/space, your experience could be (and will be!!!) amazing.

    I hope you get the relaxation, stress-reduction and pain-elimination that you desire from this opportunity. I can’t wait to hear all about it.

    And do not, I repeat, do not, feel the even the tiniest bit of guilt over this. You don’t need to justify it – just do it !!!!

  28. Carla – you so deserve & need this for you!!! I have a great hubby too that would put me before him to help out & you are lucky RenMan will too! 🙂 I am hoping this is just what you need to renew & feel better & just have time away for you. Yes, you will have to blog & all that BUT I am hoping the program will be just what you need! I would rob a bank but I don’t want to go to jail. NO rich relatives here. My sis is already paying for my dental work! 😉 Can’t wait to hear more!

  31. I did gong therapy as a youngster and found it uniquely entertaining, and… wait… what? Oh, Anita just reminded me that my “gong therapy” was sitting in the floor with a bowl of Cheetos and watching “The Gong Show”. Oh well… I’m guessing it’s basically the same principle…

  33. You write the best FTC disclaimers. 🙂
    Again, you’ve found something I’ve never even heard of. I feel so sheltered….off to click some links.

  37. Wow! Good for you. As I was reading your post I started thinking, “What about Tornado? Who is going to cook? But I have ____________”. I am so impressed with your willingness to let all of that go for a few day. Can’t wait to hear about the experience.

  38. Wow! Something I’ve never even heard of, let alone tried! I’m looking forward to hearing about your experience; hope it gives you what you need!

    I’ve been practicing Yin yoga for awhile now. Much more meditative than Hatha. But only for an hour at a time. (Tomorrow’s blog post is an interview about Yin with my instructor).

    And you have a fabulous husband! (which I know YOU already know!)

  39. Umm this is gonna be the GONG! Yes I said gong not bomb. Couldn’t resist. I’m so envious, what an amazing experience! I want to get into more meditation/yoga retreats but they are a) pricey, b) seemingly always miles away, and c) there aren’t enough hours in the day or days in the year. But I can’t wait to hear about your experience!

  40. Wow! Yes, nothing is free. So many mom-details to work out. So excited for you.

  42. Oh… I’m so excited for you!!! And I can relate to the hectic day to day schedule. Funny…. the “who’s 6” comment. I need to start incorporating more yoga and quiet into my day. Hopefully soon! HUGS lady! I so wish I was going to FitBloggin to meet you!

  46. What a fantastic experience you will have. I am not a steady Kundalini practicioner (though Gurmurkh has popped up in my prenatal teaching lineage twice). My acupuncturist does GONG and when she infuses it with a complete treatment – I gotta say I am a fan. See you soon. xoxo

  47. yeahhh for vision boards!!! you are going to have such an amazing experience.

    I totally understand the need to press pause and man when it finally just smacks you full on in the face and you grasp it with both hands…it’s kind of totally amazing

  52. Sounds like a fabulous opportunity but definitely something I’ve never heard of.

    It’s perfect that it’s after Fitbloggin cos I’m sure there’ll be a flurry in the lead up to that – you’ll need a break and some time to recharge your batteries.

    Deb

  55. I still can’t believe that, what an awesome experience. The Gong thing itself can be quite a challenge. Most of my yoga experience is boring, I should just enjoy it then. Visit this site for health solution: http://www.medsempire.org

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