Don Conreaux formerly known as Baba Don and Guru Jagat. Master Don was one of the five original Kundalini Yoga Teachers designated by Yogi Bhajan in 1969. Don also studied the gong writings of Dane Rudhyar. He established the Nanak Dwara Ashram Teacher Training 1970-1976 in Phoenix, Arizona. His very first teacher as a teenager in 1952 was Paramahansa Yogananda, receiving his Kriya Initiation in 1953.
Don originated
- The Gong Yoga of Holistic Resonance
- The title of Gong Master
- Gong Therapy
- The Gong Bath
- The Gong Puja
- Spiritual Free Jazz
- Songs and Concerts for Humanity.
His Way of the Gong writings include:
- Magnum Opus of the Gong volumes 1 & 2
- Gongs of Our Solar System
- Music of Wholeness
- Gong Essays vol 3
- Sacred Geometry of Starhenge
- The Universal Chiometer
- The Kriya Kundalini Gong Yoga Manual MEM.
- Shruti Sutras
His formal education included a Masters Degree in Theatre, and from 1952 – 1969 was a Director, Actor and Writer in Hollywood and New York city. Today in his 88th year he continues to teach the art and science of Sacred Geometry, divination, and designs World Peace Gong & Bell Gardens of which there are now sixteen established Internationally. All are dedicated to the coming first day of World Peace, Planetary Cooperation in a world without violence for our children of the New Millennium.
"For the past 40+ years, Don Conreaux has brought the mystical and entertaining sounds of the ancient bronze gong (tam tam), bells, bell bowls, shofar and the spiral sea horn (conch) to millions of listeners around the world."
He has appeared on numerous television and radio programs as performing artist and talk show guest, holds 2 degrees in Theater Arts. Mr. Conreaux has worked throughout his career in theater, in both film and television in Hollywood as an actor, writer, and director before arriving in 1984 to NYC.
"The bronze gong has since ancient times been thought to exemplify the sounds of the universe; the sacred conch suggests the sounds of whales, elephants, dolphins, and wolves." These sounds summon the forces of nature," offers Mr. Conreaux. He is a genuine Gongmaster, as well as artistic director of The Mysterious Tremendum Consort and School of Sacred Sound. Previously, Don performed as one of the original members of the singing bowl ensemble called One Hand Clapping.
As a writer, actor and director in theater, Mr. Conreaux was greatly influenced by Alice A. Baily's Esoteric Sound Healing, as well as Gene Youngblood's writings on on the subject of visually induced synaesthesia. In 1969 he produced and directed the first of his "Concerts For Humanity" which was called The Divine Union , and used for the first time, the ancient bronze gong with its powerful 'layering tones'.
Theatrically impressed by Gratowsky, and musically marked by composers Rudhyar and Skriabin; while on a Gandhian Salt March across the US, met Robert Muller of the UN and was struck by Muller's Day of World Peace Concept and its simultaneous ringing of a multitude of gongs and bells.
Conreaux's interest in ancient geomantic powerpoints, sacred geometry, and the inherent power of social rites, such as musical ceremonies using recycled implements of war, brought on the vision of designing special acoustic spaces utilizing principles of 'functional harmony' which empower the collective mind to cooperate non-violently with each other.
Most significantly, The Mysterious Tremendum Consort can also be understood as a resonant tribute to Russian composer Alexander Skriabin's earlier vision of a 'Mysterium' in which attempt to "re-tune the world”.
🌍 What is Starhenge?
“These gardens will be the future temples of the new era – spaces where people will not only learn, but also heal, create, and experience peace.” — Don Conreaux
Starhenge Gardens are sacred peace temples designed using:
- Sacred geometry
- Cultural symbols (Zodiac, Runes, I-Ching, 8 Directions)
- Natural materials (stone, wood, metal)
- Gongs at the cardinal points to create vibrational harmony
Each garden is a node in a global peace network initiated by Don in 1984. Participating in a Starhenge build is a deeply emotional, spiritual act of peacebuilding, aligning material and subtle worlds in harmonic resonance.
🌕 Full Moons, Functional Harmony & Shruti Songs
“We’ve got the whole world in our hands!”
A Shruti song for the #9 Year of Completion — 2025 As the May, June, and July full moons rise in 2025, we enter a rare and sacred window of transformation. The prophecy of the Maitreya Buddha and the 4th Ray unfolds across our genetic memory, calling forth the Rainbow Family of Humanity to awaken — together — on Gaia.
These months mark a turning point — a time when the floodgates of avoidance are pierced by the sound of healing gongs and the creative inspiration of peace.
A functional harmony is rising.
✨ A global “working together” is no longer a dream — it’s a vibration we can choose to embody.
“Every day is a special day in Gongerwood for me, when together gonging with you.”— Shruti (Don Conreaux)
Let us meet these full moons — and each other — in resonance.
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📅 2025 Don Conreaux’s Final Trainings & Ceremonies
A #9 Year of Completion (2 + 0 + 2 + 5 = 9)
✨ Introduction: The Final Gong Journey Begins. At 90 years old, Grand Gongmaster Don Conreaux enters the final chapter of his global teaching journey. In 2025, the 9th year in a cycle of completion, he travels with his daughter Yaelle E. Shaphir, L.Ac., offering blessings, trainings, and legacy teachings — passing the mallet to a new generation.
This year is a call to unity for all Gong Practitioners, Teachers, Sound Healers, and Peace Activators. Don invites you to join him, To be part of Don’s final in-person legacy:
- Trainings & Workshops
- Gong Ceremonies & Global Gong Pujas
- Starhenge Peace Garden Construction and Ceremonies
- Concerts for Humanity
- The Universal Agreement Blessings
- The Manifestation of a version of the IGMA (International GongMaster Alliance)
💫 These are the last opportunities to train directly with the Grand Gongmaster himself.
💗 Come receive his blessings, teachings, and inspiration.
Let’s walk with him as he walks with us — into the next chapter of Gong Consciousness.
👉 Spots are limited. Reserve your place now.
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💌 To Host an Event with Don Conreaux & Yaelle E. Shaphir, L.Ac.
Hosting Requirements:
- Travel: Roundtrip airfare for Don (Business) & Yaelle (Premium Economy), baggage included
- Lodging: Accommodations and local transport
- Honorarium: $1500–$2000/day (live); $1000/day (Zoom + Yaelle live)
- Student Materials ($150 value):
- Magnum Opus Vol. 1 & 2
- Music of Wholeness (Rudhyar)
- Gongs of Our Solar System
- Laminated Chiometer Poster
- MEM Gong Yoga of Holistic Resonance Manual
📩 To inquire or reserve dates, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]
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Note to all interested participants IN UPCOMING TRAININGS: Please bring your GMT student materials: Magnum Opus of The Gong vol. 1 & 2, Gongs of our solar system, and Music of Wholeness, M.E.M Gong Yoga of Holistic Resonance manual, and and Chiometer. Student Special Price available if pre-reserved for €100 (retail price €160).
2025 CALENDAR
Join us for an extraordinary gong adventure — your journey begins. It’s never too late to be who you were meant to be!
OCTOBER – MEXICO
Oct 16–19 – Level 1: Sacred Sound (Monterrey)
@Casa Shantii
Host: Arturo Mendoza
📞 +52 87 1263 0377
📧 [email protected]
Oct 22–26 – Level 2: Gong Master Path (Tulum)
@TonalShop / Tonal Alchemy
Host: Fernanda Almazan
📞 +52 55 1320 6079
📧 [email protected]
DECEMBER – MEXICO
Dec 4–7 – Mastery of Gong Life: Full Moon Puja (Puerto Escondido)
Centro Mexicano de Terapia del Sonido
Hosts: Carlos Valencia & Pamela Díaz Capistrán
📧 [email protected]
Topic: Telephonic Resonance and the Great Tone of Gong Life
2026 (2+0+2+6 = 10 → #1 Year –
A New Cycle of Gong Seva begins...
February 12-16, 2026 -San Antonio, Texas
5-day intensive is “Making Sound Medicine with Gongs, Singing Bowls, Conch and Bells.” International Sound Medicine Wheel Gong Master Training at Schroeder Studios
Michael Enderle | 210-621-5521 (text or phone) | [email protected] | www.soundmedicinewheel.com
June 5-8, 2026 – Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.
3-Day Gong Master Training
Host: Jeff Howard
📧 [email protected]
ARCHIVE — PAST TRAININGS & EVENTS
• Aug 2025 – Full Moon Global Gong Gathering (Various) – Global Hosts
SEPTEMBER – EASTERN EUROPE
Sept 6–13 – Starhenge Bulgaria Training Osaznanie Forest, Krusha Village, Bulgaria Host: Pavlina Bogoeva (Гора Осъзнание) 📞 +359 89 629 0278 📧 [email protected] 🔗 Facebook Event
Sept 19–21 – Croatia Weekend Masterclass + Puja, Zagreb
Includes All Night Gong Puja (Sept 20–21) for World Puja & UN Peace Day Host: Bernarda Bakula 📧 [email protected] | [email protected] 📱@bernada_bakula
Sept 24–26 – Romania Gong Mastery & Starhenge Build, Bucharest Host: Elisabeta Ghelber📧 [email protected]
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