About Vegongs
Nicole
I have been teaching Yoga locally for almost 7 years now, with 500+ hours of training behind me. Once I initially qualified, I enrolled to immerse more deeply in to studying Yoga Nidra, and then feeling pulled by the magic of Nada Yoga, took a sound energy therapy certification with Lola Lhamo of the Sound Energy Medicine Centre. I initially began to offer 1:1 vibroacoustic massage with bowls, and kept the Gong at home to use with my autistic children.
When I met Mark, he was working in a wildlife hospital and had spent years practicing and studying Reiki. I loved his sweet and gentle nature, and I remember nodding to the Gong in my living room and saying I felt he should be playing.
We took some additional training together, although in honesty we naturally clicked to find our own techniques and we play intuitively. Neither of us are gatekeeping anything mysterious - the instruments and the open minded people who come along to receive the vibrations, are what creates the magic which brings people back time and time again.
Now we enjoy hosting regular events of our own, have also been part of many wellbeing days and corporate events and look forward to sharing the gongs as much as we can in the future.
Mark
I have come to love the medicine that the gongs offer through a past of studying experiencing and learning about energy work.
I have been practicing and studying reiki from level 1 through masters for the last 5 years which I learned from a powerful shamanic reiki medicine woman.
I have seen the benefits of energy healing first hand, helping me self heal to overcome and control both physical and emotional challenges.
I have a background in animal care and previously worked in a wildlife hospital and rescue centre, I find animals are particularly receptive to receive calming energy of Reiki.
Similar to Reiki I find the gongs beneficial to bring balance and harmony to both mind and body and to bring a sense of inner calm, peace and clarity.
With Nicole’s wonderful ability to light up a room and be able to talk with anybody to make them feel at ease, along with her vibrant energetic enthusiastic spirit through which she shares her knowledge and medicine with the world , has given me the confidence to begin to share mine
After meeting Nicole it felt obvious to combine our strengths to enable us to help others feel a sense relief from the stresses of the world, and experience a peace within themselves whilst connecting with healing energies of the universe. Through the soothing mystical sounds of the gongs I believe this allows us to begin to do so.
Vegongs
.We initially met through both being Vegans - our first date being an animal rights march! We discovered that we both had backgrounds in energy work and a love for sound healing, and began playing our array of instruments together. Soon enough, “Vegongs” was born, with Mark coming up with the punny name!
We went in search of more gongs to play together, selecting those that resonated with us deeply, and sought guidance, teaching and inspiration from gong players we enjoyed receiving from.
We believe the power of the gongs should be enjoyed and felt by as many people as possible, and the ripples of receiving can bring about change in the world..
Our approach is down to Earth, friendly and laid back, and we encourage all - regardless of experience or background - to come along, relax, absorb the sounds and see how they feel.
Our hope is that through our deep love for each other and being guided by the vibrations of the gongs, we can share as much of this incredible experience as possible, with a world that needs it more than ever.
