The Gong Lab

27/04/2026

A huge heartfelt “thank you” to everyone who came to our library talk/demo today on Full Spectrum Bodywork!

We began with a mini gong bath and went from there to Deep Tissue Massage, filling in many of the gaps between the two, energy work, nervous system work, lymphatic and myofascial work, craniosacral, polarity, Asian Bodywork… giving an understanding of their connectivity and the value of having a depth of training and understanding, not so that you can come to us for sessions but so that you can be better informed about the benefits of the full spectrum of bodywork, how working with it is more beneficial than what most people already know about… Swedish Massage & Deep Tissue.

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25/04/2026

Gong Bath Bliss: A practice, not just an experience!

Gong Baths are not just an experience, it’s a practice, just like yoga is. It’s a practice where you do nothing but allow the sounds and vibrations to do their work. Each session shifts you through the waves and patterns of sound and vibration, clearing pathways and bringing you closer to physical, emotional and psychological health.

Each session takes you deep, bringing to the surface what you need to notice, or clearing blockages, giving you a sense of peace and calm, going to where the pain or physical restrictions or illness lives, balancing your energies, optimizing brain function, detoxing your cerebral spinal fluid and lymphatic system, balancing your nervous system, taking you on a journey… there’s no end to the possibilities.

20/04/2026

Craniosacral work optimizes cerebral spinal flow and has the same detoxification qualities as deep sleep.

We offer Craniosacral Work sessions and CSW integrated into your massage sessions. Link in comments.

“Sleep is not passive. Every night, during the deepest stages of slow-wave sleep, your brain conducts a molecular housecleaning operation of staggering efficiency — and without it, the seeds of Alzheimer's disease may be sown with every restless night. A 2025 study from the Boston University Neuroscience division used simultaneous EEG, functional MRI, and flow-sensitive MRI in 119 healthy adults across a range of ages to directly image cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics during natural sleep, confirming that large-amplitude waves of CSF pulse through the brain in precise synchrony with the slow neural oscillations of deep sleep, physically flushing amyloid-beta and tau protein out of the brain parenchyma.

The mechanism depends critically on synchrony. During slow-wave sleep, large populations of cortical neurons fire together then fall silent together, creating rhythmic changes in cerebral blood volume. Each time a wave of neural activity falls silent, blood briefly exits the cortex, creating a pressure gradient that draws a fresh pulse of CSF inward. This pulsatile flow drives the glymphatic system — the brain's perivascular waste drainage network — at its maximum efficiency. Disrupted slow-wave sleep breaks the synchrony, and glymphatic clearance drops by up to 70%.

The aging connection is stark. Slow-wave sleep diminishes with age, beginning the very decade of life — the 40s — when Alzheimer's pathology starts its 20-year silent accumulation. Researchers are now testing acoustic stimulation — gentle sounds timed to boost slow-wave sleep oscillations — as a non-pharmacological method of enhancing glymphatic clearance. Early trials showed a 28% increase in CSF flush rate in participants using the acoustic protocol.

The most powerful Alzheimer's prevention drug may already exist. It is called deep sleep.”

Source: Boston University, Science, 2025

17/04/2026

Coming up! Our talk & demo at the library. Click the link in the comments to register.

07/04/2026

02/04/2026

Register for our talk on the 27th and learn how to enrich your Massage & Bodywork experience and results through Full Spectrum Bodywork.

01/04/2026

Our Saturday & Sunday 90-minute donation-based Gong Bath Bliss begin at 9am in our beautiful location in Alto Boquete. A location pin can be found in Waze and Google Maps under The Gong Lab.

This weekend and next weekend are both Silent Gong Baths. They’re mini silent retreats. Silence begins when you enter the gate and ends when you leave the gate. The only sounds are the gongs, crystal bowls, Himalayan singing bowls, drums, chimes, etc.

There are openings on all days.

If you have any questions, please let me know as there will be no intro, etc. contact me for the online registration link.

26/03/2026

This weekend’s Gong Bath Bliss are silent. There are openings on both days.

Silence begins when you enter the gate and ends when you leave and walk back through the gate.

There is no verbal greetings or goodbyes (hugs are always welcome), no intro or information given.

If you have any questions, please contact us beforehand.

These 90-minute gong baths are donation-based and take place in our space, The Gong Lab, in Alto Boquete at 9am.

Registration is required. Registration link in comments.

26/02/2026

Three spots have opened up for Saturdays 9am donation-based silent Gong Bath in Alto Boquete. Registration link in comments.

22/02/2026

Wow!

We’re booked solid and have added an extra Gong Bath!

Between now and March 15th there are only 3 available spots! That’s 3 available spots in a total of 6 gong baths! (1 spot available on March 8th and 2 on the 15th)

We have added our first evening 90-minute Silent Gong Bath on Friday March 6th at 6pm. Registration is open. Link in comments.

Please note that evening gong baths are not donation-based. They are $25 per person.

28/12/2025

A 2-minute video excerpt from today’s Gong Bath.

28/12/2025

“Why is it called a gong or sound ‘bath’? Do you immerse people in water?”

It’s traditionally called a ‘bath’ because you are immersed in sound waves and vibrations. These waves and vibrations literally wash over and through you to create a deep, profound and powerful effect. Participants may or may not be aware of this phenomena in the moment, but nonetheless, it’s happening and the effects are palpable.

No water is involved at all. There has been a relatively recent move towards calling them ‘Sound Immersions’ or ‘Sound Meditations’ but the term ‘bath’ dominates the field as it is well-known and is identified with these events.

In addition, a Sound Meditation is more likely to be focused on a stated theme or intention.

Basically and generally, participants lie on yoga mats, eyes closed, while these waves and swirls of sound and vibration do their magic.

The healing properties of sound and vibration are well documented and attendees come for everything from a deeper sense of relaxation and letting go, increased peace of mind to coping with stress, anxiety, adhd, grief, dementia, cancer, chronic pain, depression, sleep issues, tinnitus and so much more.

While players may partially or even fully plan their sound events, for many players, myself included, playing is a creative process, with little or no forethought. We establish a presence within ourselves and with the gongs or other sound instruments, begin as if making a mark on a canvas and spontaneously, sensitively, respond to the preceding sentence of sound.

No two sound or gong baths will ever be the same and no two players play the same. Each player brings their own training (although not every player is trained), experience, ear, sense of space and timing and all the other factors that have a bearing on what is produced.

As a participant, it is important to find what works for you. Some participants enjoy crescendos and being stirred up, or dissonance, which can serve to break internal obstacles. In general these are not recommended for those adverse to loud noises, chaos or with trauma histories.

Others may enjoy or need something closer to how I play, something more harmonious with subtle transitions that calm the nervous system and allow them to let go, deeply relax and/or travel.

There’s no right or wrong. It’s just a question of what’s right for you as this moment in time. Honor and listen to that.