By a river, in the mountains outside Taipei, Gordon and his Sonic Blessings partner Yi Ling offer a short sound bath journey featuring a triangular, sacred geometric set up of gongs focused on a Sri Yantra wind gong, plus singing bowl, crystal pyramid and shaman drum, among other instruments. Triangles in sacred geometry are thought to symbolize balance and harmony. The three-sided shape can also be related to the body, mind, and spirit; the crystal pyramid a representation of the connection between humanity and the divine. The Sri Yantra gong – a specially selected 38 inch Chinese wind gong - or feng gong – is inscribed with the mystical Sri Yantra vedic symbol, representing the cosmos and the human body. Vedic traditions regard the design as the representation of the universe as well as the body of the goddess related to the feminine principle of shakti or energy. Every line, triangle, and lotus petal symbolizes a specific type of shakti. In 1987, Russian scientists used EEG technology to prove that the Sri Yantra geometry quickly brings viewers to a meditative state. [Source: gaia.com] This is an edited, shorter version of a longer sound bath journey. For info on our upcoming donation-based full length online gong baths visit www.gordonsgongsoirees.com/events Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GordonsGongSoirees Donations welcome via PayPal: paypal.me/gordongong For more of Gordon's Adventures in Sound: https://gordonsgongsoirees.bandcamp.com/music A drummer and percussionist since his teens, Gordon Coxon was drawn to the gong more than 17 years ago through a deepening involvement in yoga and meditation and it has since become his main sphere of interest. He studied for many years with Grand Gongmaster Don Conreaux – the world’s foremost authority on the gong – and when in the UK offers gong baths regularly in group sessions and on a one-to-one basis in Brighton and London, across southern England and elsewhere. Gordon now spends some of his time in Taiwan where in 2016 he launched Sonic Blessings, an East meets West, yin meets yang adventure in sound with partner Yi Ling Chao. Gordon and Yi Ling integrate yoga, meditation and sound healing as they explore the universal resonant power of the gong worldwide through gong baths, workshops, training, and retreats.