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Gong Master Training

1st August 2025 - 10th August 2025

Facilitator: Aidan McIntyre, Tim Byford, Kevin Goulding, Corinne Cael-Ameura & more to be anounced.

You will be guided on a road to Mastery in the use of Sacred Sound as a transformational tool and in the service to Humanity. Each day we will be working with different sacred instruments; to learn how to use them in performance and in therapeutic ways for ourselves and others. 2025 marks 30 years of this world-renowned training, originally as devised by Gong Masters Don Conreaux and Aidan McIntyre.

Please see Practical Information section for payment methods.

Event time: 1st August 2025 4:00pm - 10th August 2025 2:00pm

Interested in spreading the cost of this course? Select Clearpay at checkout.

Not seeing Clearpay? Email info@hawkwoodcollege.co.uk for your payment options.

What Is Included

For the majority of our courses, both residential and non-residential rates are available. Residential options are fully inclusive with all meals provided. Non-residential options include suppers, lunches and all refreshments and exclude B&B. Some of our short day courses, events and talks do not include meals and refreshments. For more details about this course, please see the Practical Information section below.

Additional Activities

  • Mindful walking through our woodland trails
  • Meditate in our Woodland Sanctuary
  • Go on a hike and explore the Cotswolds AONB
  • Discover surrounding charming market towns

At a Glance

  • 54 hours of scheduled training
  • 9 hours of an all-night continuous playing Gong Puja
  • Up to 3 gong baths
  • Participation in a student-led group performance
  • 8 hours of optional pre-breakfast Yoga
  • Access to gongs and singing bowls in free time
  • Course documentation
  • Certified by the Complementary Medical Association
  • Total training of 85 hours over 10 days

Booking Options

Residential (single)Residential single rate
£2,445.00
Residential (shared)Residential shared rate
£2,220.00
Non-residentialNon-residential rate
£1,860.00
CampingCamping rate
£2,040.00
DEPOSIT Residential Single£650 Deposit - Balance due £1795. See Practical Information for details.
£650.00
DEPOSIT Residential Shared£650 Deposit - Balance due £1570. See Practical Information for details.
£650.00
DEPOSIT Camping£650 Deposit - Balance due £1390. See Practical Information for details.
£650.00
DEPOSIT Non-Residential£650 Deposit - Balance due £1210. See Practical Information for details.
£650.00

Interested in spreading the cost of this course? Select Clearpay at checkout.

Not seeing Clearpay? Email info@hawkwoodcollege.co.uk for your payment options.

Gong Master Training Tutors

Aidan McIntyre

Aidan McIntyre

Tim Byford

Tim Byford

More about Gong Master Training

The ten-day Gong Master Training is a comprehensive deep dive into the Art and Science of Sacred Sound. Through both hands on experiential learning and engaging theoretical sessions, beginning students and those that have already taken their first steps into this world, will gain the knowledge and experience to develop their own sound healing practice.

New students receive a wealth of teaching, and for returning ones, the process of understanding deepens – incorporating new dynamic levels of embodied practice. Like reading a good book, the first time it’s read, the story becomes familiar, the second time, the offering meets the reader differently, whereby the repetition enables the story to evolve. With this training, what is revealed to the student is similar to the Gong itself – always entirely new.

Students who have already studied other modalities such as Yoga, Psychotherapy, Reiki etc often attend this training to gain the skills to compliment their practice.

Students will have the opportunity to play and experiment with master quality instruments: gongs and singing bowls. They will also receive instruction on the shruti box, chanting, toning, singing and conch playing. All material and equipment will be made available to students so there is no need to own or bring anything in order to participate on this course. However students are welcome to bring their own Gong or other instruments, if they would like.

Included in the cost of your course will be 9 key books to further your studies and practice: Way of the Gong Student manual, MEM Gong Yoga Manual, Magnum Opus vols. 1, 2, and 3, Music of Wholeness, Gongs of our Solar System, Life is a Shruti, The Conch Horn plus The Chiometer Chart and a working Chiometer wheel.

Participants will be guided in the use of the gong as a transformational tool whether used for personal practice, 1-1 therapy, Group Gong Baths, performance, or the all-night Gong Puja. Students will get the opportunity to experience the gong and other instruments in all of these contexts.

In total, there are 18 areas of gong mastery split into 7 regions. All regions will be explored, as this is an organic training the emphasis will be guided by the needs of the students. Those 7 regions are: History & Philosophy, Musical Science of Tone Combining, How to Play, Toning & Overtoning, Design Science & Astrology, The Chiometer and Mem Gong Yoga of Holistic Resonance.

The course will be led Gong Masters Aidan McIntyre and Tim Byford, accompanied by skilled and experienced faculty, Kevin Goulding, Corinne Cael-Ameura and many more to be announced.

Practical Information

All material and equipment will be made available to students so there is no need to own or bring anything in order to participate on this course.

​However students are welcome to bring their own Gong or other instruments, if they would like.

Participants will be guided in the use of the gong as a transformational tool weather used for personal practice, 1-1 therapy, Group Gong Baths, performance, or the all-night Gong Puja. Students will get the opportunity to experience the gong and other instruments in all of these contexts.

Other items you should bring:
a yoga mat
an eye cover
book and pen to take notes​
Duvet & Pillow for the all-night Puja

COURSE PAYMENT INFORMATION
You can pay for this course by one of the following ways:
1) Full course payment now
2) £650 deposit + 3 payments, available until 28 Feb

Payments for the remaining balance will be set up as recurring credit card charges to ensure convenience and timely completion of payment.

Cancellations are permitted until 30 June, subject to a 10% administration fee. If you have any questions regarding this payment process, please feel free to get in touch.


❝ It was a beautiful and invaluable experience that will stay with me and allowed me to grow so much as a therapist with the amazing team, Aidan McIntyre and the rest, so highly recommended. ​ ❞
Former GMT Student

About Hawkwood

Hawkwood is a stunning Grade Il listed 19th Century country house, surrounded by 42 acres of sustainably managed woodland, farmland, and gardens. Set in the heart of the Cotswolds - an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - it is a sanctuary away from the hustle and bustle of modern life. With a diverse selection of nearly 150 courses, there's plenty to choose from, including courses in transformative leadership, future thinking, inner life, music and the arts.

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