Become a Gong Practitioner and Wield Powerful Energy Through Sacred Sound
Join The July 14, 2025 Gong School Cohort
Led by Master Percussionist and Sound Practitioner, Ben Irons.
Maximum 35 Spots Available.
Welcome to Gong School by The Ohm Store; the invitation is to join us on a 7 week transformational evolution. Explore, study and enter the ancient, energetic world of the gong, guided by Gong-Master, professional Philharmonic percussionist and sound healer Ben Irons.
This is an immersion in The Way Of The Gong through structured study, embodied practice, and deep community. We’ll teach you how to create sound that transforms lives — beginning with your own.
You will learn from the perspective of a classically trained symphonic percussionist, with the heart of a healer who has dedicated his life to the vibrational arts.
With Ben, and a curated group of fellow musicians, meditation instructors, and sound therapists, you’ll move through a rich curriculum, from Gong 101 to your final capstone project, the actualization of your time and a mind expanding exercise in creating your own Gong Meditation.
By the end of Gong School, you will not just know how to play; you will understand how to listen.
You’ll have the ability to generate rich, textured, intentional sound. Not in a one-directional monologue, but to collaborate and be in a conversation with your instrument. The Gong is subtle, responsive, delicate and containing immense power all at the same time.
Become able to conduct and transform the energy in a room, for a private practice, a public performance, or an offering of deep service to others.
You will be trained in proven technique. Taught how to build touch, tone, timing and intuition — so that your playing becomes an extension of who you are.
And something remarkable happens when you play from that place.
You begin to enter the field of morphic resonance, the unseen current of energy that has carried these sounds through generation of venerated masters.
Gong School helps you step into that field with integrity, confidence, and clarity. And in doing so, you not only draw strength from the past but also begin to play for the future.
If you’re being called to the gong, it’s mystery, the craft, the service, and the sound, we welcome you to join us.
Join the Waitlist
Be the first to know when enrollment opens.
Enrollment is available to only the first 35 students.
What You’ll Learn Inside Gong School
A 7-Week Guided Process to Master the Art of Gong Playing.
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Precision Gong Technique: You’ll learn how to play and to be in collaboration with your instrument with confidence, consistency, and nuance. You’ll build the foundation professionals rely on: grip, stroke, zones, and dynamics.
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Visionary and Structured Training Process: Through repetition, exercises, and playback, you’ll build muscle memory and intuition. You’ll learn what makes sound work, how to create movement, and how to direct energy with intention.
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One-Mallet, Two-Mallet, and Friction Techniques: You’ll be trained in the core styles used by top players: single mallet phrasing, double mallet rolls, drones, crescendos, and advanced textural effects using friction mallets ("flumies").
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Instrument Intelligence: You'll leave with clarity on what gongs do what, which mallets are essential, and how to choose, care for, and set up your equipment for real-world performance — whether in a temple, studio, or living room.
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How to Structure a Gong Bath or Meditation: Learn the art of building musical journeys with a gong: how to open, develop, build, and land a session. Using sound, and incorporating silence, breath, pacing and chanting. Your work will have shape, narrative, and emotional resonance.
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How to Practice Like a Musician: The training process is a mind-expansive process. . We’ll show you how to use focused practice sessions to develop mastery over time, with specific drills that make you better every single week.
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Touch and the Inner Ear: Learn how much pressure, where to strike, when to wait. And you’ll develop your mental aural concept: hearing the sound before it happens, so your instrument becomes an extension of you.
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Capstone Creation and Practitioner Certification: You’ll create your own 20-minute gong meditation, and receive direct, affirming feedback from Ben Irons to support you in becoming who you already know you are.
What Does It Feel Like to Play In This Way? A Collaboration With A Gong.
Everything You Need To Learn, Practice, and Grow — With Guidance At Every Step
Your enrollment in Gong School is meant to be an immersive container of structure, support, and education. You’ll be surrounded by expert guidance and a like-hearted community. We’ve got your back.
Weekly Live Sessions With Ben Irons: Get direct access to Gong School’s lead instructor for Q&A, demonstrations, and behind-the-scenes insights. Every session is recorded and you’ll have access to everything, for life.
Guest Presenters From Across the Gong World: Learn alternate perspectives and specialized techniques from respected practitioners, musicians, and sound facilitators invited personally by Ben.
Private Peer Cohorts and Group Accountability: You’ll be part of a small cohort within the program to experience with. Progress through this process, and meet like-minded peers who are on the same path.
Full Video Curriculum and Guided Exercises: Each module includes instructional videos, demonstrations, structured exercises, and listening prompts to build your skills in a layered, integrated way.
Capstone Certification Project: Create your own 20-minute gong meditation and receive expert, supportive feedback from Ben Irons. Complete this to become a Certified Gong School Practitioner.
Lifetime Access to All Materials: Revisit and rewatch the course content anytime. While this is a 7 week, LIVE evolution through your gong practice, you will never lose access to your community, your teachers or your gong school curriculum.
Meet Your Instructor: Ben Irons
Symphonic Percussionist. Gong Master. Sound Healer. Author. Teacher.
Ben Irons has spent decades at the intersection of technical musical mastery and deep personal practice, in service of sound healing and integration.
Ben has performed with some of the most celebrated ensembles in the world, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, Hawai’i Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Arizona Opera, New Mexico Philharmonic, Tucson Symphony, and Arizona MusicFest.
Over the course of his career, he has shared the stage with musical legends including Andrea Bocelli, Chris Thile, Lang Lang, The Who, Béla Fleck, and Renée Fleming, among many others.
While his musical foundation was earned in the classical world, Ben’s journey has expanded well beyond the concert hall. Facing his own struggles with performance anxiety, he turned inward and began studying meditation, energy work, and the healing power of sound. He is a Certified Hypnotherapist (CHt), Certified Meditation Instructor (CMI),Vipassana meditation practitioner, and a graduate of the Atma Buti® Sound & Vibrational School. He is also a certified Master Gong Practitioner through Yogi Mehtab and the International Gong Yoga Association.
Ben is the founder of Zen With Ben, a Boulder-based wellness practice that merges sound healing, meditation, and ancestral wisdom. He is also an Artist Collaborator with Dragonfly Percussion, where he designed the Benjamin Irons Signature Series — a collection of 15 custom mallets and inviters that helped redefine what’s possible with singing bowls and metal instruments.
As the lead instructor of Gong School by The Ohm Store, Ben brings the full spectrum of his expertise, blending the discipline of a conservatory-trained musician with the presence and intuition of a seasoned healer. His teaching is precise, encouraging, and rooted in the belief that anyone, with the right training and support, can learn to wield powerful energy through sacred sound.
Whether you’ve never used a gong or have some moderate experience, Ben will meet you where you are, and help you go further than you imagined possible.
Join the Waitlist
Be the first to know when enrollment opens.
Enrollment is available to only the first 35 students.