A few weeks ago I received an unexpected healing, and it has been on my mind and resonating in my being ever since. After a wonderfully rigorous Kundalini Yoga workshop held at Pittsburgh's Yoga Hive, our instructor, Gallina Tamburo, asked us to recline and relax while she.... played the gongs.... Gongs!

There I lay, prone on my mat, eyes closed, washed over by a sea of perfect sound. Soft, loud, metallic, circular, universal, warm, opening, guiding, cleansing, empowering – gong. I was amazed and beyond curious as to how these sounds were being produced by one woman and two gongs, and yet I dared not to open my eyes, fearing I might break the glorious spell that had captured me whole. I was whole.

            “As my yoga teacher, Phyllis, says “Every cell, every molecule, every atom, all of the space in between, is filled with light.... and perfect health.” Riding the wave of sound, I was released into my peace. 

Thank you Gallina, and thank you gong.