Hey, that's my gong!

Hey! That's my gong... 

Ohhhhh there is nothing like your first big gong. That deep resonate sound that lights up your cells, calls you home. A gong you develop a deep kinship with from numerous hours of play. I gong that you know inside and out yet continues to expand with new offerings and hidden spaces that bloom from the continuous invitation of exploration and curiosity.

This Chinese Sun Gong entered my life many, many moons ago while attending Gong Camp. While I was playing: ‘this one or that one??” during the week long camp - attempting to discover the purrrrrfect gong that suited both my ear and heart… a fellow gong player escorted me to this gorgeous 36 inch hunk of metal, saying “I think this is the one for you.” Whaaaaa? Wait, why?

Her intuition served me well, from the first strike, I knew - her assessment was spot on. I was smitten. The voice radiating from her core merged with mine.

Not only was the sound emanating from the base note captivating, strong and vibrant but her visual presence struck me too. I noticed a lathing ‘scar’ on her face, sitting low on her right was a ‘wound.’ She was perfectly imperfect - just like you, just like me. Her sound is beautiful and radiant. Attached to her appearance, a charming reminder that my scars both internal and external, from this wild path of humanness, is a symbol of survival, healing, transformation, strength and resilience. Her sound captivated my heart and as did her scar - she was the perfect match for me. Unique and exquisite.

I had no idea that this Sun Gong and I would become inseparable, immersing in countless hours of play.  She is the one I return to time and time again. Dependable, powerful, compelling. 

She can be soft and potent. Assertive and lively. Sweet and dreamy. And take me/you to unbelievable journeys of expansion and the feeling of limitlessness. She is my warm hug, my favorite dessert, a summer sunset, a rainy day refuge, my home base, my comfort. Her sound, her offering is endless - a space and time that allows me with great ease to play from my heart, to just BE, to remember. She is a journey to be taken and I’m still here for it! ~Kristi Lee

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