Everything around us is subject to constant change – a reality reflected both in our personal flexibility and in our fear of losing everything that is impermanent. “Panta rhei”, Ancient Greek for “everything flows” is an aphorism attributed to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus that captures that. Yet, this change and impermanence unfold against the background of the Absolute – the Divine – which remains unchanging. Beyond impermanence and mortality lies the dimension of infinity, which in Gong Yoga is the domain of the True Self.
As human beings, we navigate the space between these two poles—the impermanent and the infinite; between the personality existing in the three-dimensional world and our True Self, our Presence, which is a multidimensional energy body. The aim of Gong Yoga is to restore and cultivate a connection to the True Self through the gong playing and other practices, and to perceive the sensitivity inherent within it, harnessing it for our spiritual development.

Gong Yoga, as a systematic and comprehensive path developed by Slawomir, is rooted in the wisdom of the True Self. In addition to kriyas, sound meditations, visualizations, breathing and physical exercises it specifically includes work with the realm of light. At its core lies the experience of pure consciousness through healing work with gongs and engagement with higher levels of the True Self, fostering a radical development of practical intuition and a strengthening of one’s true identity. The goal is purification on all levels and the alignment of the personality with the True Self.

Good deeds purify the body, yet knowledge holds the highest value – specifically, the True Self’s knowledge of the True Self. According to Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, in the presence of one who possesses knowledge regarding hatred or violence – and refrains from acting upon them – neither hatred nor violence will arise. Whoever understands their own vulnerabilities and does not let them hold sway is granted sensitivity in other dimensions as well. Gong Yoga is the experience of pure consciousness – of sensitivity in other dimensions – with and through the gongs. It is the experience of the intuitive. of the sacred.

The goal of yoga is to discover who and what we are – beyond how we wish to be seen, beyond the usual facades. Only then do we have a chance to consciously confront the egoism of the personality and evolve from a reactive personality into a conscious one. In this process, our psyche may remain complex, yet we know ourselves as energetic beings. There are millions of “no”s and a single “yes.”

Program highlights:

• Principles of Gong Yoga
• Healing work incorporating the elements of movement, breath, sound, and light, practiced in the form of meta kriyas
• Leading, planning, structuring, and conducting sound journeys and sound meditations for regular practice
• Safe and conscious gong journeys into spiritual realms
• Selected texts from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra
• The four states of consciousness – the Mandukya Upanishad as a key source text for gong players
• Working with the heart center (preserving energy in the heart center; the six-pointed star as a process and working technique)
• Working with the higher chakras – exercises for practical intuition
• Kriyas for specific chakras and organs
• Healing the mental body (noetical body): working with belief systems and creating healing elementals
• Introspection with the gong – an advanced practice for daily life

In Module 3, we learn within an energy field elevated by our shared sound and healing work, and we define the elements that help participants maintain this heightened energy level in their daily lives.

To obtain Gong Training certification from the INSIDE-OUT ACADEMY Vienna, participation in Modules 1 through 3 is required, as is conducting three public gong baths – each followed by a feedback session and the completion of the corresponding questionnaire.