8-Day Gong Master Healer Accredited Course
Our Gong Master Healer training is delivered over 8 days (4 weekends) and draws from the deep lineage of Gong and sacred-sound healing established by Don Conreaux (originator of Gong Yoga of Holistic Resonance, Gong Puja, Gong Master title). The course is deeply spiritual and energetically transformative. Rooted in ancient traditions, awakening the healer within.
Students will engage not only in instrument technique and facilitation but also in a spiritual, energetic and therapeutic framework.
It is recommended that you purchase a Gong before or during this course.
On completion of the 8 days, participants will be prepared to facilitate:
1:1 gong sound-healing sessions
Group Gong ceremonies
Rituals associated with the sacred work of sound healing
Professional standards (for the Complementary Medical Association / CMA).
Your Learning Outcomes
Understand the lineage and philosophy of Gong work, including history, spiritual context and modern therapeutic application.
Be proficient in safe handling/playing of the Gong, singing bowls and other healing instruments.
Design and facilitate both individual and group Gong ceremonies (including one-to-one and group Gong baths)
Acquire robust, energetic protection and self-care techniques for the healer, ensuring practitioner integrity and safety.
Meet CMA-style professional standards: ethics, consent, boundaries, contraindications, business foundations, and integration into practice as a Gong healer.
Structure of Gong Master Course
Four weekends: Saturday & Sunday 10:00-16:30
Weekend 1 (Days 1 & 2): Foundation & Lineage
Weekend 2 (Days 3 & 4): Technique, Healing Application
Weekend 3 (Days 5 & 6): Deep Spiritual Work, Group Performance & Ceremony
Weekend 4 (Days 7 & 8): Integration, Protection, Business & Certification
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Gong Master Healer Course Dates
Weekend 1: September 5th & 6th
Weekend 2: October 3rd & 4th
Weekend 3: November 7th & 8th
Weekend 4: December 5th & 6th
Course Cost:
£800
Our Training Philosophy
The teachings presented in our courses are informed by established practitioners, recognised complementary medicine organisations, and our own professional clinical and therapeutic experience.
Key Influences & Lineage
• Don Conreaux – Pioneer of modern Gong sound healing.
• Gong Master Training and studies undertaken at Hawkwood College (UK).
• Energy healing traditions, including Reiki practice and teaching.
• Spiritual and earth-based healing practices studied with Martin Pretchel, shamanic practitioner based in New Mexico.
• Spiritual healing traditions studied through links with the Harry Edwards Healing Sanctuary.
• Professional development and healing philosophy influenced by the National Federation of Spiritual Healers (NFSH).
Clinical & Professional Background
The teachings within this training are also informed by conventional healthcare knowledge. Libby is a Registered Nurse, teacher and Integrative Health Practitioner, bringing clinical awareness of anatomy, physiology, nervous system regulation and professional therapeutic boundaries into the delivery of holistic and sound-based practices.
Training courses delivered by The Herdman Healing Sanctuary are accredited by the Complementary Medical Association (CMA). The CMA is an international professional body dedicated to promoting ethical, responsible and professional complementary medicine practice.
Additional Course Elements
Pre-course preparation: Welcome pack includes reading list (Sheila’s books: Sound Healing with Gongs and Don Conreauxs: Magnum Opus of the Gongs) In the Heart of the Gong Space), meditation suggestions, consent/ethical code draft.
Between weekends: Homework/tasks: journaling, recording your playing, mindful listening practice, self-gongs, peer-exchanges.
Materials: Student manual.
Assessment & Certification:
Attendance & Participation.
Write a reflective essay on your healer journey through sound.
Complete 4 case studies of 1-2-1 Healing with at least 2 clients.
Practical demonstration of 1-2-1 and Group sound healing ceremony.
Universal Greeting demonstration.
Certificate issued on completion.