鑼界的甘道夫,永遠的宗師 (The Gandalf of Gong area, The Eternal Master)
Don Conreaux 告別獻禮
2025年5月 終點的起點
銅鑼瑜伽一級教師培訓
整體共振國際銅鑼師高階培訓
銅鑼和平篷車隊初階培訓
2015年2~3月,國際銅鑼大師唐康羅(Don Conreaux)應中國冷繼珊老師、香港Martha老師與台灣Julie老師的邀請,與他長年輔佐教學的斯洛維尼亞Mojca老師一同前往亞洲進行為期一個多月的巡演。十年光陰十年華,如今在中國、香港與台灣各地區,銅鑼浴、銅鑼冥想、銅鑼靜心、銅鑼祈典、銅鑼音樂會……等名詞,已成為人們旅修的首要參考選項。銅鑼音聲共振進入了SPA館、五星級酒店、幼兒園、敬老院、佛學會、瑜伽教室、森林、創傷治療中心、大專院校、安養中心……等場所,甚至進入音樂廳、戲劇院。
2025年5~6月,Don大師台灣首位弟子暨台灣區培訓主辦單位「銅鑼宇宙樂坊」創辦人裘莉(Julie Chiu)老師,在宣佈退休不再執教的隔年邀請Don 大師,再度造訪台灣、中國,為了要完成兩人的十年之約——建置和平巨石陣花園(Starhenge)、教授自由覺性爵士的即興表演藝術(The Free Spirit Jazz of Improvisation),以及建立銅鑼瑜伽一級教師培訓體系。
此次 Don大師的台灣行,除了他的女兒資深自然療法療癒師 Yaelle 老師陪同之外,銅鑼宇宙樂坊還特別邀請五位歐洲各地資深銅鑼培訓師 Alicija、Ricardas、Petra、Luca與Tanja,三位台灣資深音聲演奏家與療癒師~迪吉里杜管與手碟的阿祥老師、非洲鼓的胡景文老師、單音琴的Linda 老師,以及頌缽與口簧琴演奏的黃宏蔚老師、能量舞脈動的梁萱老師與裘莉老師一起教學,以及Don大師的台灣好友——國際泛音大師暨民族音樂研究學者溫馬克(Mark van Tongeren)老師與戲劇界泰斗「匯川聚場」創辦人張忘老師。
龐大且堅強的師資陣容,旨在讓華語銅鑼師接受歐美等級的整體共振國際銅鑼師高規格培訓內容,包括:緊湊的時程規劃、多元的教學內容、多樣的樂器教授、完整的視覺體驗、全然的身心感受……等,讓跟隨 Don 大師十年磨劍的華語學生能夠更上一層樓,將銅鑼融入到更多生活領域應用。
這樣規模的培訓計劃是 Don與 Julie 師徒兩人在2014年許下的願望與夢想,後因某些理念因素與全球新冠疫情的影響,導致夢想中斷。然而,在疫情初緩時,夢想列車再度出航。2023年2月25日至3月5日,師徒再次攜手合作,在短短九天內,由Don大師、Yaelle老師、Julie老師以及台灣其他音聲療癒老師,共同完成了12小時的銅鑼瑜伽入門線上與線下課程、一場「敲響和平之聲(Gonging for Humanity)」銅鑼音樂會、4天整體共振國際銅鑼師進階銅鑼療癒培訓(Advanced Healing Gong Master Training of Holistic Resonance; AHGMT)、1天聲音療癒應用學術交流會(The Academy Forum of Sound Healing Implement)、3天整體共振國際銅鑼師銅鑼表演藝術培訓(Basic Performance Gong Master of Gong Master; BPGMT),以及一場由學生演出的「虛實不二:八方鏡面銅鑼戲劇(Multiverse In Emptiness: Eight Corner Mirror Gong Theatre)」。
幾乎是一場「不可能的任務(Mission Impossible)」,最終圓滿達成。
這是終點也是起點。十年了,圓夢的拼圖終於即將圓滿。2025年5月在台灣、6月在蘇州,銅鑼宇宙樂坊將為 Don大師畢生所規劃的 7大模塊18項主題 的國際銅鑼師培訓計劃畫下終止符與完結篇。
在Don大師頒發全階模塊畢業證書(Certificate of Achievement)的同時,也代表他將推廣整體共振與培訓優質銅鑼師的重任傳遞給此次協助培訓的華語銅鑼教師代表。「圓夢·傳承」是此次退而不休重返舞台的原因,讓銅鑼愛的種子繼續在亞洲的土地上深耕發芽,再走十年。
這次的台灣行,除了專業的音療師培訓課程,還有適合銅鑼粉絲、盟友一起歡樂的『銅鑼和平篷車隊 (Gong Peace Cavarva )』巡演,由歐洲資深休旅規劃音療師 Alicija 與 Ricardas 夫妻兩位主導培訓課程,然後跟著大家一起遊台灣 2/3 圈,欣賞美麗的山川與人文景觀。
Don Conreaux Farewell Stage
June 2025 The Beginner of The End
The Gong Yoga Teacher Training of Holistic Resonance Level One
International Gong Master Training of Holistic Resonance High Level
In February–March 2015, Grand Gong Master Don Conreaux was invited to Asia for a month-long tour by teachers Jocelyn of China, Martha of Hong Kong, and Julie of Taiwan. Accompanied by his longtime teaching assistant Gongmuse, Surana, Mojca from Slovenia, this marked a significant turning point. In just ten years, terms like "gong bath," "gong meditation," "gong stillness," "gong ritual," and "gong concert" have become prominent choices for seekers in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Gong sound resonance has entered wellness spas, five-star hotels, preschools, elderly care homes, Buddhist centers, yoga studios, forests, trauma recovery centers, universities, senior residences—and even music halls and theaters.
In May–June 2025, Don’s first Taiwan student and the founder of Gong Cosmos, Julie Chiu, invited him coming Asia again—this time is only one year after he officially announced his retirement from teaching position. Their intentions are to fulfill a ten-year promise, including :
- To establish the Starhenge Peace Garden,
- To teach The Spirit Free Jazz of Improvisation,
- And to build a complete Gong Yoga Teacher Training Level One system.
Joining Don on this farewell journey to Asia is his daughter, senior sound healer Yaelle E. Shaphir, L.Ac (born Nanaki Joy Conreaux). Also invited by Gong Cosmos are six senior Gong trainers from Europe—Alicija, Ricardas, Petra, Luca, and Tanja—as well as five senior Taiwanese sound healing instructors: Formosa Wei, Linda Wu, Chia Tsai, Zack Hu and Julie herself. Don’s longtime friends in Taiwan will also be part of the farewell stage, including internationally renowned overtone master and ethnomusicologist Mark van Dongen, and legendary theater figure Wang Zaung, founder of Huichuan Gathering Theater.
This powerful and diverse faculty team aims to bring Chinese-speaking Gong players a world-class international training in Holistic Resonance, with:
- A rigorous schedule,
- Multifaceted content,
- Hands-on instruction with various instruments,
- Visual storytelling,
- And full-body, full-being experiences.
The goal is to elevate the students who have followed Don for a decade, and help integrate Gong into even more aspects of daily life.
This large-scale training project was first envisioned by Don and Julie in 2014. However, due to different visions in future and the global COVID-19 pandemic, their dreams were temporarily paused. During February 25 to March 5, 2023, both them reunited in Taiwan and—with Yaelle and several local sound healers—accomplished an incredible series of events in just nine days:
- A 12-hour the beginner training of Gong Yoga ,
- A 90-min public music concert "Gonging for Humanity",
- A 4-day Advanced Healing Level Gong Master Training of Holistic Resonance (AHGMT),
- A 1-day Academy Forum on Sound Healing Applications,
- A 3-day Performance Training for Basic Gong Master Training (BPGMT),
- And a student performance : “Multiverse in Emptiness: Eight Corner Mirror Gong Theatre.”
It was almost a “Mission Impossible”, but at the end, it was fulfilled perfectly.
This is the end—and also a new beginning.
Ten years past, the dream is finally coming truth. In May 2025 (Taiwan) and June 2025 (Suzhou), Gong Cosmos Music House will conclude Don Conreaux’s life-spanning 7-module, 18-theme International Gong Master Training Curriculum.
When Don presents his final Certificate of Achievement for the full program, it will also symbolize his passing of the torch—to the Chinese-speaking teachers who co-led these trainings.
"Dream Fulfilled · Legacy Passed On"
This is the reason Don comes out of retirement one last time—to ensure the seeds of Gong Fans continue to take roots and grow deeply in Asia for another ten years to come.
In addition to the professional sound therapist training course, this trip to Taiwan also includes the "Gong Peace Caravan" tour, which is suitable for Gong fans and allies to have fun together. The training course is led by Alicija and Ricardas, a couple who are senior European leisure travel planning sound therapists. Then, everyone will travel 2/3 of Taiwan together to appreciate the mountains, rivers and cultural landscapes.