The Chau is the gong most sound healing practitioners start with, and most never outgrow.
Strike it anywhere on the face and it doesn't give you a note. It gives you a spreading, non-linear wash that builds on itself the longer you play; layer over layer, with no fixed pitch to tune or fight. That's what makes it work in practice: there's nothing for the ear to latch onto and analyze, so attention drifts instead.
Hand-hammered in bronze, with the dark center and rim that give the Chau its characteristic depth. Every gong comes with a mallet. Stand sold separately.
Where the Chau builds, the Feng opens.
A flat wind gong with no turned rim, the Feng speaks immediately: bright, full-ranged shimmers, with a fast attack and a decay that clears rather than lingers. It cuts through a room instead of filling it.
Most practitioners add one after the Chau for contrast. The Feng can be used to open or close a session, while the Chau carries the long stretches in the middle. Together, both cover a range that neither can do alone.
Hand-hammered bronze. Mallet included. Stand sold separately.
Two gongs, two jobs. Most practitioners start with one and add the other once they know how they want a session to move.
Deep, sustaining, fills the room
Strike it anywhere and it doesn't give you a note. It gives you a spreading wash that builds on itself the longer you play, with nothing for the ear to latch onto and analyse. That is what makes it work under a room full of people lying down.
Bright, fast, clears the air
A flat wind gong with no turned rim. It speaks immediately, shimmering and full-range, with a fast attack and a decay that clears rather than lingers. It cuts through a room instead of filling it.
Working with both? The Feng marks the transitions. The Chau carries the long middle.
Diameter decides how much room a gong can fill and how long it sustains. Bigger isn't automatically better. Pick for the space you actually play in, and for whether you need to move it. Tap a size to see what it's built for.
6" - 14"
Travel and one-to-one work
Small enough to carry to a client's home and set up in a minute. Quick decay, modest volume. Works best as an accent alongside a larger gong rather than as the only instrument in the room.
16" - 24"
Treatment rooms and small classes
The first size with real presence. Enough to fill a treatment room or a small studio without overwhelming it, and light enough that one person can hang it and move it alone.
28" - 32"
Group sound baths
Where most practitioners land, and the size to buy if you are buying one. Enough surface to build a sustained wash across a full room, still manageable for one person to set up. Most people who start here never need to go bigger.
36" - 40"
Large rooms and halls
Long sustain and low fundamentals you feel as much as hear. Needs a proper stand, and usually two people to hang it safely. Worth it when the room is big enough to let the sound open up.
44" - 60"
Installations and concert halls
Permanent setups and orchestral work. Enormous sustain and a dynamic range that runs from barely there to overwhelming. Plan the stand, the ceiling and the doorway before you order one.
Every gong ships with a mallet. Stands are sold separately.
What arrives in the box, and what you'll want alongside it, so nothing at checkout is a surprise.
Mallet
Every gong ships with a mallet, so it's ready to play the day it arrives.
Stand
Gongs hang from a stand, which is sold separately. Match the stand to your gong's diameter.
Every gong hangs from a stand, sold separately. Match the stand to your gong's diameter and you're set.
For most practitioners
Fits 6″–48″ gongs
Ideal for the studio, the Collapsible Gong Stand serves well for long term setup.
$240.00
Full stand details
For the travellers
Fits 6″–48″ gongs
Perfect for the instructor who modulates in different gong sizes or for one who frequents multiple locations. Features wheels for easier movement.
$275.00
Full stand detailsNot sure which fits? Tell us the gong you're looking at and we'll point you to the right stand.
A gong starts as a flat disc of bronze. What turns it into an instrument is thousands of hammer strikes, each one changing how the metal moves when it's played.
You can see them on the finished surface. That texture isn't decoration. It's the voicing, and it's what makes our gongs so unique.
Hammered by hand
Every mark on the surface was put there by a person, not a press.
Trusted by professionals, used in practice.
"I love to sit in tones and sounds with this gong that I don’t think it has expressed before."
"What I’ve always loved about Dream gongs is their beautiful tone: a deep, enveloping resonance with a clear, mesmerising fundamental that you can really settle into. For soundbath work, that combination is wonderful – the sound has presence and depth without needing to be overly complex."
Tell us the room you play in and how many people you usually work with. We'll recommend a gong, a size and a stand that fit.
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