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”.
2025 (2 + 0 + 2 + 5 = 9)
Don Conreaux, the 90-year-old Grand Gong Master, will begin the closing chapter of his life’s Gong journey in China this May, bringing with him the wisdom, love, and blessing of a lifetime of sound healing. But this journey is not an end — it’s a passing of the torch. Don will visit different cities and regions, then continue to other countries, offering blessings to the land and to Gong practitioners, passing on the mallet as a symbolic gesture of continuation.
Don has requested this #9 year (2025) to be a year of cooperation, collaboration amongst the Global Gong Family of Sound Players, Practitioners, Therapists and Teachers. His wish is to visit his Gongmaster Journeymen and women - the teachers teaching today as well s the students who may become the teachers of the future gong players - around the globe and witnessing the teachings in all their forms: trainings, workshops, and the building for Starhenge Gardens for Peace, Songs/Shrutis for Peace and Concerts for Humanity.
He wishes to support and share The Universal Agreement (The Universal Greeting) seeding these important occasions. As he enjoys these culminating days on our planet, his wish to see his students thrive and continue the spreading of the great news for humanity: The Gong is the Guru - Deep Listening - Offerings of Peace, Friendship, Love, Beauty - Functional Harmony - amongst all the differences - ah-ho!
2025 CALENDAR
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APRIL 2025 U.S.
April 12 Full Moon - virtual gathering - Global Gong Puja (Global Events in All the Countries - Streaming - FB Global Gong Puja)
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Tuesday April 22, 2025
Earth Day - Peace Gong Ceremony, Los Angeles, California, 90016
Host: Yaelle E. Shaphir, LAc
Featuring the original Peace Bells made from recycled implements of war and Don’s Peace Gong
LIVE in person and streaming
MAY 2025 (WESAK) CHINA / TAIWAN
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WESAK (May FULL MOON)
- A Call to The Global Gong Family - Collective Co-Creation Beyond Borders Boundaries - A Call for Blessings and Prayers for Peace! Let Us Work / Play Together! Let Us Gong Together!
FULL MOON GLOBAL GONG PUJA EVENTS (FB): https://www.facebook.com/globalgongpuja - register your local/virtual Gong Event for the Activation of the Global Gong Puja Event.
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IN PERSON DON CONREAUX & YAELLE E. SHAPHIR, L.AC: EVENTS IN ASIA WESAK
MAY 2025 CHINA / TAIWAN
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On May 12, 2025, Don will witness the 90th May full moon of his life. This night’s Gong will be not only a prayer — but a culmination of a lifelong spiritual devotion. His parting Gong becomes our shared beginning. We respond to this moment with a three-day, three-tone ceremony — nine blessings in sound.
📿 2025 · Year of Completion · The Ninth Fire Cycle
Don’s Final Gong: A Three-Day, Nine-Tone Blessing for Love and Peace
“The culminating public Gong of Don’s life will sound in Shanghai. His parting vibration becomes our shared first.” - This ceremonial journey is initiated and hosted by Jocelyn (Jishan) Harkiewicz, founder of First Sound®️: This event is a heartfelt offering — born from Don’s long-held wish and brought to life by myself and the entire First Sound team, in collaboration with Don Conreaux and his daughter Yaelle Shaphir — alongside First Sound’s team of Gong practitioners.
This is not only Don’s 90th full moon — it also marks the beginning of the Ninth Fire Cycle in traditional Chinese cosmology.
The number 9 signifies completeness and is a sacred code in Gong sound healing.
Over three days and nine sacred tones, we gather to resonate love, peace, and awakening — answering the call of this era, the land, and the soul.
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May 10 (Sat) Tone I: Heart Awakens 3:00 - 5:00 PM The Gong Opens · Transmission Begins
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May 11 (Sun · Mother’s Day) Tone II: Resonance of Love 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Feminine Devotion · Sound of Gratitude
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May 12 (Mon · Full Moon) Tone III: Completion of the Prayer 7:30 - 9:00 PM Nine Sound Prayers · Full Moon Fulfillment
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Three days. Nine tones. A sound journey through time — offering blessings to life, family, land, and the times we live in.｜The Nine-Tone Gong Mandala｜Following Don’s sacred Gong, we will construct a Nine-Tone Gong Mandala in Shanghai — to receive, respond, and carry on the legacy. The array consists of 9×2 gongs, centered around Don’s personal 42” #9 Gong - On each side are four sacred high-frequency gongs, including: ☉ Sun · Earth · ⚡ Mjolnir · 🪐 Sedna OM · 🧬 DNA · Irene Gong · ✡ Merkaba Gong - These are paired with elemental gongs of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind — as well as the Cosmos Gong, Shemoon Gong, Demeter Gong, and more. Each Gong is a unique vibration of life. Each sound is a prayer for the world. Don’s parting tone echoes from the West. The mandala of sound continues in the East — in Shanghai.
｜Organizers｜
Yaelle is a seasoned Gong sound healer and the spiritual archivist and guardian of Don’s legacy.
She is actively digitizing his teachings for future generations and will serve as the energy steward for this entire event.
｜For Whom｜
- Gong practitioners, sound healers, and spiritual teachers
- Those in transition or in need of support on the soul journey
- Anyone wishing to offer blessings for the Earth, their families, or themselves
Each ceremony is sold separately, with tiered seating: Spacious, comfortable, and relaxed viewing experience Limited seating per session. Early registration is highly recommended.
To register, please email: Sheryl Chen “[email protected]”
Rachel Zhang “[email protected]” Payment details (US Bank & local options) will be shared upon confirmation.
From our devoted host/sponsor: "Don’s parting Gong becomes the beginning of our collective voice. From collaborating with key holistic platforms in China, coordinating international guests and designing ceremonial flow, to arranging equipment, space, volunteers, and the sacred Gong mandala — we’ve given everything, simply to honor Don’s ultimate legacy and open a shared doorway for sound, healing, and peace.
To every First Sound team member who has given your all, and to everyone who will bear witness with us — thank you. This sacred vibration will sound in Shanghai — the beating heart of the modern East. A global spiritual axis where sound, art, and vibrations rooted in the Qi of the cosmos converge. This is not only a response from China — it is a resonance for the world."
- Jocelyn (Jishan)Harkiewicz
- [email protected] Founder of First Sound®- FINAL #9 YEAR: 2025 A Completion of A 9 Year Cycle - based on The Gong Prophecies of Gongmaster Don Conreaux
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May 14-19 Foundational Gongmaster Training (6 days)
Location: SHANGHAI, CHINA (in person) Host/Sponsor: Jocelyn Harkiewicz - for more information contact: [email protected]
May 18-19 All night Gong Puja, Don will initiate his final Gong Puja in Shanghai, China. (September 2015 - Don’s first Gong Puja in China (his 81st birthday).
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May 20/21 Travel Day Don & Yaelle - SHANGHAI, CHINA - TAIPEI, TAIWAN
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TAIWAN: IN PERSON TRAININGS Host/Sponsor: Julie Chiu (Gong Cosmos) [email protected]
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May 12 -18 GYTT LEVEL 1
Location: Zhongli, Taiwan
Details: Gong Yoga Teacher Training Level One
Teacher: Gong Yoga Master Teacher, Petra Trtnik, from Slovenia, co-create the year long online Gong Yoga program Levels 1-4 on www.onlinegongmastertraining.com
Host/Sponsor: Julie Chiu (Gong Cosmos) [email protected]
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MAY 20 - 28 “High Level" - GMT- HR
Location: Puli/Taipei, Taiwan
Details: High Level Gong Master Training of Holistic Resonance
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MAY 26 2025 "Gonging For Humanity" Gong Concert
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Details: Co-creation culminating concert for the
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MAY 27 - JUNE 2 GONG PEACE CARVANA
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JUNE 2025
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SUZHOU, CHINA - IN PERSON
Host/Sponsor: Julie Chiu (Gong Cosmos [email protected]
MAY 28 - JUNE 3 - GONG YOGA TEACHER TRAINING LEVEL ONE (6 DAY) with Gong Yoga Master Teacher, Petra Trtnik, Slovenia, with Don Conreaux
Location: Suzhou, China
Host/Sponsor: Julie Chiu (Gong Cosmos [email protected]
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JUNE 4-14 High Level Gong Master Training of Holistic Resonance (Suzhou, China)
JUNE 13: 3 sessions:
"Multiverse in Emptiness" Gong Theatre Performance
Location: Suzhou Poly Theater:
Suzhou Poly Grand Theatre, Wuzhong Qu, Suzhou Shi, Jiangsu Sheng, China
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June 14th Afternoon: Academic Forum
Location: OCTAVE Living
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JULY - AUGUST 2025
OPEN FOR PROPOSALS
SEPT 2025 E. EUROPE
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SEPTEMBER 6-13 2025 STARHENGE PEACE GARDEN PROJECT & TRAINING
Location: Osaznanie Forest, Krusha Village, Bulgaria
Building the Garden of Peace with Grand Gongmaster Don Conreaux and Yaelle E. Shaphir, L.Ac
Host/Sponsor: Pavlina Bogoeva Гора Осъзнание
- +359 89 629 0278
- [email protected]
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/1186539823029847/
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ROMANIA TBD
(To Be Determined)
Romania - Host/Sponsor: Elizabeta Ghelber [email protected]
elisabeta.ghelber
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CROATIA TBD
Croatia Host/Sponsor:-Bernarda Bakula [email protected]
@bernada_bakula
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OCTOBER 2025 MEXICO
OCTOBER 15-28 MEXICO
“The Gong Master Peace Tour: Don Conreaux Mexico”, October 15th – October 28th.
OCTOBER 16-19 (4 DAYS)
Level 1 : Sacred sound : exploración profunda
October 16-19 Monterrey (Opening)
@Casashantii Host : Arturo Mendoza WhatsApp: +52 87 1263 0377 Emai [email protected]
OCTOBER 22-26 (4 DAYS)
Level 2 : Gong Master Path : Deepening the practice
October 22-26 Tulum (Closing)
@TonalShop Host : Fernanda Almazan WhatsApp: +52 55 1320 6079 Email: [email protected]
NOVEMBER 2025
OPEN for proposals
DECEMBER 2025
MEXICO
Maestria Del Gong (4 days training): Telephonic Resonance and the Great Tone of Gong Life
DECEMBER 4-7 2025 (Full Moon is 4th) Puja de Gong Full Moon 9 de agost
Location: Mar de Jade, Nayarit, Mexico (nearest Airport: Puerta Vallarta)
Host/Sponsor: Centro Mexicano de Terapia del Sonido
For more info contact: [email protected] Carlos Valencia & Pamela Diaz Capistran
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--- ”We’ve got the whole world in our hands!” - Shruti song to manifest for everyone as we more clearly focus on this 2025 #9 year.
The full moons of May, June and July are upon us. 2025 and the returning Maitreya Buddha prophecy of the 4th ray opening much more and genetically within the rainbow family of all humans on Gaia. These auspicious deaths signify humanity’s open gateway to a more “functional harmony worldwide.”
There is an arising flood of new thought behind the floodgate of avoidance holding back the synchronous worldwide outpouring of healing gong tones and the inspired creative consciousness of a world peace and a “working together” in Functional Harmony.
Shruti says, “Every day is a special day in Gongerwood” for me, when together gonging with you! - Don Conreaux
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INTERESTED IN HOSTING OR SPONSORING AN EVENT (PERFORMANCE, WORKSHOP, TRAINING) WITH DON CONREAUX AND YAELLE E. SHAPHIR, L.AC?
HOSTING DETAILS: DEAREST GONG CARETAKERS/ TEACHERS/ STUDENTS/ HOSTS - YOU ARE THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO…AS REQUESTED...DETAILS FOR HOST(S): BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS:
1. AIRFARE: ROUNDTRIP AIRFARE TO/FROM FOR DON (BUSINESS/FIRST) WITH 2-3 PIECES OF LUGGAGE, YAELLE (ECON/PREM. ECON) WITH 1 PIECE OF LUGGAGE. NEED US TO BRING GONGS? ADD ADDITIONAL BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE.
2. ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR DON & YAELLE: ROOM/BOARD, TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM AIRPORT
3. DAILY RATE: DON AND YAELLE: $1500-2000, YAELLE LIVE AND DON VIA ZOOM $1000.
4. REQUIRED STUDENT MATERIALS FOR DON’S TEACHINGS: INCLUDES THE 4 BOOKLETS: MAGNUM OPUS VOL. 1 AND 2, MUSIC OF WHOLENESS - EXCERPTS FROM “THE FATHER OF THE GONG” DANE RUDHYAR, AND GONGS OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM; LAMINATED CHIOMETER POSTER, AND THE M.E.M. GONG YOGA OF HOLISTIC RESONANCE STUDENT MANUAL (RETAIL COST $150).
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2024 CALENDAR - DON’S "FINAL WORLD TOUR"
JANUARY 25-28 SOUTHERN MIAMI, FLORIDA. 3 DAY INTRO GMT ORGANIZER/HOST: JAP HARI KAUR @ABHAYAHOLISTICCENTER
APRIL 19-MAY 7 6 DAY TAIWAN AND 6 DAY SHANGHAI CHINA GONG TRAINING HOST: JISHAN
JUNE 1-2 JOSHUA TREE, CALIFORNIA USA ALL NIGHT GONG PUJA AND SOUND JOURNEY EVENT UNDER THE STARS! SUNSET TO SUNRISE EVENT IN STARHENGE 13 INSTILLATION: ALL NIGHT SOUND JOURNEY, GONG BATH AND CEREMONIAL CACAO RITUAL AND BREAKFAST WITH GONG MASTERS DON CONREAUX, YAELLE SHAPHIR, MICAH SHEINER, ALESSANDRA MONTANA, MARTHA COLLARD
JULY 19-21 ROMANIA: MASTERCLASS AND CONCERT THERAPEUTIC COURSE JULY 19-21 CULMINATING IN CONCERT EVENING OF JULY 21 HOST: @ELIZABETHGHELBER HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PHOTO/?FBID=10231513512931314&SET=GM.2275536979283298
JULY 26-AUG 4 HAWKWOOD COLLEGE 10 DAY GMT AT HAWKWOOD COLLEGE HOSTED/ORGANIZED: GONG MAESTRO AIDAN MCINTYRE, @GONGMAGIC, KEVIN GOULDING, TIM BYFORD
NOVEMBER 9-11 MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY 2 DAY MASTER CLASS AND CONCERT HOST: SHANTI GONG CONTACT: SHANTIGONG HTTPS://WWW.MICROWEB.ME/SHANTIGONG OR [email protected]
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MAY 2023
MAY 7-12 GMT ONLINE WITH CHINA (LOS ANGELES 7-10PM) VIRTUAL ONLINE TRAINING CHINA, JISHAN
MAY 20-21 JOSHUA TREE, CA STARHENGE ADVANCED GONG MASTERY STUDY WITH DON CONREAUX, MICAH SHEINER, YAELLE E. SHAPHIR, L.AC + NEW MOON CACAO GONG ALL NIGHT GONG PUJA UNDER THE STARS
MAY 26 -MAY 29 (FRI-MON) "ENTER THE GONG" MEMORIAL DAY RETREAT - GONG YOGA MASTER CLASS - SOUND HEALING - KRIYA YOGA LOCATION: ANANDA ASHRAM, 13 SAPPHIRE RD., MONROE, NY 10950; HOST: PASCAL DINOIA, CLUBMIND PRODUCTIONS, @PASCALDINOIA; ANANDA YOGA: EVENT REGISTRATION LINK. OR CALL: (845)782-5575
JUNE 6 - JUNE 8 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. 3 DAYS TRAINING WITH GRAND GONG MASTER DON CONREAUX IN SARATOGA LOCATION: ROOSEVELT BATHS & SPA HOSTS: GONG LAB BROTHERS JIM AND NICK PAVOLDI (518) 290-0271 [email protected] GONGLAB.COM. FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE LINK
JUNE 9 - 12 GREENWICH VILLAGE, N.Y.C., N.Y. INTEGRAL YOGA INSTITUTE N.Y. HOLISTIC RESONANCE GONG TRAINING: THE HEALING POWER OF GONG FOR ALL LEVELS WITH GRAND GONG MASTER DON CONREAUX AND REV. LAKSMI SCALISE WWW.IYINY.ORG TEL: 212-929-0585
JULY 17-22 SOUTHERN FRANCE TRAINING 6 DAY - HOST: PHILIPPE GARNIE ACADEMIE DE SONOTHERAPIE
JULY 28-AUG 6 ENGLAND/UK HAWKWOOD COLLEGE 10 DAY GMT 10 DAY GONG MASTER TRAINING: AN IMMERSION IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF GONG PLAYING HOST: AIDAN MCINTYRE
AUGUST 2023
AUGUST 18-20 BOSNIA PYRAMID TRAINING WITH SURANA GONGMUSE.
SEPTEMBER 2023 ****SEPT 8 DON’S 89TH BIRTHDAY AND THE BIRTHDAY OF SHIVANANDA****
SEPT 29-OCT 2 (4 DAY) IN PERSON TRAINING GONG CAMP N.Y. MENLA ORGANIZER/HOST: LEA GARNIER - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAGE ACADEMY OF SOUND INFO/REGISTRATION LINK:HTTPS://SAGEACADEMYOFSOUND.COM/2023GONGCAMP
OCTOBER 23-28 ONLINE CHINA (LOS ANGELES 7-10PM) (CHINA 24-29) GMT 2 ONLINE ONLINE VIRTUAL TRAINING CHINA WITH JISHAN
NOV 29-DEC 2 MERIDA, MEXICO GMT HOST/SPONSOR: FERNANDA ALMAZAN TERA KIRTI, @TONAL ALCHEMY EMAIL: [email protected] [email protected]
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