Healing Gong
Healing Gong
Imagine a gentle breeze drifting through your garden, carrying with it the rich, resonant tones of a hand-hammered gong — washing away the day's worries and inviting a moment of pure stillness. That's the gift of the Healing Gong by Woodstock Chimes.
Suspended from a striking three-piece black and cherry-finished ash top — symbolizing the unity of mind, body, and spirit — this wind-activated gong requires nothing more than a breeze to fill your space with ancient, healing sound.
The Ancient Power of the Gong
Chinese instrument makers have crafted gongs for thousands of years, earning a worldwide reputation for producing the finest in the world. Each Woodstock Healing Gong is hand-hammered using traditional methods, creating the rich tonal complexity that mass production simply cannot replicate.
In Buddhist tradition, the gong is sounded at the start and end of each day. In Chinese temples, gongs are struck 108 times — one for each of the 108 worries believed to burden the human spirit. The teaching: upon hearing the gong, worries will cease, wisdom will grow.
For over a thousand years, gongs have played a central role in the religious and secular music of Asian cultures — sounded to heal the sick, invoke wisdom, and bring happiness and strength to all who hear them. Today, the Woodstock Healing Gong brings that ancient tradition home.
Listen to the Healing Gong
Specifications
- Overall Length (islet to windcatcher): 30 inches
- Top Length: 15 inches
- Gong Diameter: 10 inches
- Weight: 2.2 pounds
- Wood: Black and cherry-finished ash
- Gong: Hand-hammered brass