Richard Rudis, a Tibetan Buddhist, draws baths without water. Using Eastern instruments — gongs, Himalayan singing bowls and tingsha bells — Rudis orchestrates sacred sound healing rituals to engage ...

There is a growing body of research that points to the benefits of gong baths. A 2015 study pertaining to gong baths found that participants perceived the sound vibrations to have a relaxing effect.

Jen Gantenbein is pictured at a healing gong bath meditation. Building on the Wellness and Wholeness series it hosted last year, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 410 N. Main St. in Jamestown has ...