NB! The Gong Evening takes place lying down. Bring everything that will make your experience as pleasant and enjoyable as possible – a soft mat, sheepskin, a warm blanket, a pillow, comfortable clothes. Also bring a water bottle and a notebook and writing utensils to record your thoughts or visions. The room temperature is the same as outside.
Anyone can participate in the sound journey; it requires no prior knowledge or special preparation.
Arrive a couple of hours early to fully acquaint yourself with the newly renovated manor café menu on the manor’s sun terrace! The summer-fresh menu also includes vegan food!
Or treat yourself to the whole day and arrive at 12:00 to also participate in the Underworld Workshop.
NB! The number of participants is limited!
You are welcome to experience and feel!
♫ LEADER – Andres Põhjala
GONG HYPNOSOUND JOURNEY “AWAKENING” AT KIRNA MANOR
Hello, dear friend!
Please wake up. It’s 03:03. I gently shake your shoulder. Open your eyes. Please notice. Notice that you are enough. Notice… notice!
Stand up and shake off that blinding net, that rush of haste. Wake up. Wipe the sleep from your eyes and see how clear the sky is, when you throw off the yoke of insufficiency and give up the burden of comparison.
Awakening into the heart. Awakening from pain. Howling at the moon, curled up over yourself. Please, wake up. Shake yourself really hard. Listen, how the stones of false beliefs, fear, guilt, and shame fall away.
Shake some more. See how you start to glow, radiating light. Blindingly beautiful, so that you might seem strange even to yourself. Perhaps you have never seen yourself like this before.
Wake up, dear friend. It’s time to live. Come – let’s go live.
Event duration approx. 2.5 hours
♫ 🟡 GONGS AND SOUND HEALING
The gong is an ancient and awe-inspiring instrument with a powerful and all-encompassing sound. This sacred instrument, considered one of the oldest musical instruments in the world, is known for its mystical sound and rich overtones. On this journey, we are accompanied by 5 different gongs, a shamanic drum, and crystal singing bowls.
The vibration of the gongs quickly brings the body into a state where the body, mind, and emotions are in harmony. Immersing in the world of gong sounds, the worries and problems of everyday life dissipate, creating a pleasant moment of rest.
Gong sounds affect the brain, bringing it into alpha and theta wave states, which in turn support the growth of creativity and strengthen the immune system. Our thoughts, feelings, emotions, words, and actions are also vibrations that we emit. With the help of gong sounds, it is possible to organize, change, and balance these vibrations.
People who have participated in gong meditations and ceremonies often share feedback that they feel refreshed, rejuvenated, and full of inspiration after the session. They experience new solutions to problems, find answers to questions, and experience inner peace, joy, bliss, and bursts of creativity.
A journey with gongs is a meditative session where participants lie or sit comfortably while the sound therapist or musician plays the gong, creating an all-encompassing sound space. This practice allows for deep relaxation, where participants may experience changes in mental states, visions, or emotional release. Sound waves help reduce mental activity and enter a meditative, trance-like state where the body and mind can initiate their healing processes.
Sound healing with gongs is part of a broader sound therapy practice that includes various instruments and techniques for using sound for healing purposes. It is based on the understanding that everything in the universe, including the human body, vibrates at certain frequencies. The deep resonances of the gongs help restore harmony in the body’s natural vibrations, relieving physical tension and emotional stress.
Sound healing with gongs can offer several potential benefits, including: 🟡 Reduction of stress and anxiety. The deep relaxing effect of gong sounds can help reduce stress and anxiety levels. 🟡 Deeper relaxation and better sleep. The practice can improve sleep quality, helping participants fall asleep faster and sleep more deeply. 🟡 Emotional release. The journey with gongs provides a safe environment for expressing and releasing emotions. 🟡 Mental clarity and increased intuition. The meditative state facilitated by the gongs helps clarify thoughts and strengthen intuition.
🙋♂️ ANDRES PÕHJALA – Co-dependency counselor, sound and hypnotherapist I work as a therapist and counselor in private practice at Andres Põhjala Therapy. I came to this profession purely through a personal need to heal mentally and physically.
My heart’s desire has become to open and learn about my true self and that of others, so that we can apply our true potential and live a joyful, multifaceted life.
However, our true self often hides under layers of mistreatment and trauma. The ego’s defense mechanisms, created to protect the true self, must be gradually opened.
Mistreatments have created the emotional Bermuda triangle of FEAR, SHAME, and GUILT, where we lose ourselves and all sense of direction. Therefore, in my work, I pay great attention to emotions, feelings, and self-awareness. I give you a fishing rod instead of a fish and with it the responsibility for your own well-being.
Understanding that we have different choices in every life situation, we can keep our lives and well-being on course and thus be the captains of our own lives.
I specialize in working with people suffering from co-dependency and addiction, as I have personal experience with these complex psychological conditions and coping with them. But I also accept people with other problem situations, guiding them through psychological twists and turns towards self-awareness and healing.
I continuously develop myself with contemporary psychotherapeutic approaches to provide better psychological and spiritual help to my clients and to grow as a person and therapist.
A field of therapy that I have recently been passionate about is sound therapy. Having struggled with anxiety all my life, I felt how easy it is to come into complete presence both by participating in a gong journey and by playing the gong myself. This is the key to healing. Just lie down and let things happen. In this elevated state, negative emotions cannot drag us along. The body’s energy reserves are restored. We reconnect with childlike joy. We see new possibilities. We are able to see our lives from the side. We have choices again.
I firmly believe that we always have a choice and change is possible.
NB! Contraindications for Gong Journey:
- Severe tinnitus or hearing impairments – Intensive sound therapy may irritate or worsen hearing problems.
- Psychiatric problems – Post-traumatic conditions or other mental health disorders may make sounds anxiety-provoking.
- Epilepsy – Rhythmic and strong sounds may trigger an epileptic seizure.
- Recently experienced trauma – Fresh traumatic experiences may increase the risk of emotional reactions.
- High-risk pregnancy – Although generally safe, caution should be exercised in high-risk pregnancies.
Important: If you have been diagnosed with any health condition, consult the organizer or your doctor before participating.