Happier Portland

Join us for a soul-nourishing evening that gently weaves together the vibrational healing of gongs and the heart-opening warmth of ceremonial cacao.

Please note: An RSVP to this Meetup event will not secure your spot! Please register and get your ticket at: https://forms.gle/S2r4SFPgB1874icH7.

We’ll begin in community with a small cup of cacao—offered as a gentle, grounding way to set intentions and open the heart. Then you’ll lie down and surrender to the immersive resonance of a ~50-minute gong sound journey, designed to support deep rest, nervous system regulation, and inner release.

After the session, you’ll be offered a second small cup of cacao to help integrate the experience, reconnect with your body, and ease back into shared space. Optional reflection and quiet connection will close the evening.

Note:
- The cacao servings will be small (not a full ceremonial dose) to support a grounded and accessible experience

• If you're taking SSRIs, MAOIs, or are sensitive to cacao, please let us know or feel free to opt out of that portion
• All are welcome—no experience with gongs or cacao needed
• Check out my Cacao FAQ to learn more about it!

Let the vibrations move through you. Let the warmth open you. Leave feeling lighter, softer, and more connected.

Gongs create a unique, deeply-moving experience that can drop listeners into spontaneous meditative states (theta) where we have access to creative thinking and brilliant ideas. They also help to clear energetic blocks and re-attune to higher vibrations. Gongs can also bring up big emotions, move stuck energy, and allow for emotional release. This can sometimes feel activating and create feelings of anxiety and overwhelm. Participants are encouraged to come prepared to allow for these feelings to come up and to release. Earplugs will be provided for anyone who might be sensitive to the sound.

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Sunday, May 4th, 2025
Doors open at 6:00pm
Event: 6:15-8:00pm

Please arrive between 6:00-6:05pm so we can all settle in and begin by 6:15pm.
Doors may be locked after 6:15pm

Sliding Scale $35-70
Register and get your tickets at: https://forms.gle/S2r4SFPgB1874icH7

Location:
Awakenings Wellness Center
1016 SE 12th Ave
Portland, OR 97214

Parking may be difficult to find, so please allow extra time, but there is now a parking lot across the street that has free 2-hour parking! The studio entrance is up the ramp on the left side of the building and through the double doors.

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Phoenyx Bio:
Founder and Soundscape Navigator at "For the Love of Gong," Phoenyx is a free-spirited creator, event-organizer, coach, psychonaut, philosopher, writer, speaker, consultant, and gong lover — passionately inspired by expanded states of consciousness, alchemy, healthy empowerment, harmonious dynamics, mind-hacking, trauma-healing, entheogenic exploration and harm-reduction, natural wellness, and community-building. She completed the Advanced Gong Sound Healing Certification Training through the International Gong Yoga Association in July 2022, under Gong Master Yogi Mehtab Benton, and has two magnificent gongs: a 32" traditional bronze Chinese Chau gong; and a 24" Paiste Brilliant Symphonic gong, made of silver, nickel, and bronze.

Please note that an RSVP through this Meetup event will not secure your spot! You must register and purchase a ticket at: https://forms.gle/zCAUKt3i56GmsbibA.
(Please RSVP to this event and invite your friends for visibility, though!)

We’ll gather in intentional space to release what no longer serves and invite the new energies ready to move through us. Through the immersive resonance of the gongs, we’ll be guided into a deep state of rest, renewal, and vibrational alignment.

This is a space to reconnect with your inner rhythm. To feel your roots—and your wings.

What to Expect:
A brief opening circle for grounding and intention-setting, a deeply immersive gong sound bath to support release, recalibration, and emergence, followed by optional quiet integration time or journaling at the end.

Unlike other sound healing events, this immersion will involve loud, intense, and powerful gong-playing, at times, to clear stuck energy and allow for emotional release. Gongs create a unique, deeply-moving experience that can drop listeners into spontaneous meditative states (theta) where we have access to creative thinking and deep relaxation and tension release. They also help to clear energetic blocks and re-attune to higher vibrations. Gongs can also bring up big emotions, which can sometimes feel activating and create feelings of anxiety and overwhelm. Participants are encouraged to come prepared to allow for these feelings to come up and to release. Earplugs will be provided for anyone who might be sensitive to the sound.

No experience with sound healing necessary—all are welcome.

This is a non-dogmatic, heart-centered space where you are free to show up just as you are.

Let the old fall away. Let the sound carry you forward.

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Sunday, May 18th, 2025
Doors open at 6:45pm

(Please arrive between 6:45-6:50pm so we can begin promptly at 7:00pm)
Event: 7:00-8:15pm (Doors may be locked after 7:00pm)

Wild Hearts Wellness
4230 NE Fremont St. Portland, OR

*Please Note: This venue is on the second floor, up a flight of stairs. There is no elevator available.
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Tickets are $25-50 on a sliding scale and must be purchased at: https://forms.gle/zCAUKt3i56GmsbibA
Your place will not be held until payment is received!
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You may wish to bring:

- A yoga mat, extra padding, a pillow, a blanket (some are provided)
- Anything else that will help you be comfortable sitting and lying down on wood floors
- An eye mask
- A face mask (not mandated)
- Grounding tools
- A journal to note down your reflections
- There will also be an altar if you wish to bring a photo or an item that symbolizes the intentions you'd like to focus on.
(Some yoga mats, pillows, cushions, and blankets will be available to borrow, but there may not be enough for everyone).

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Invite your friends to the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1077150177558780/
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Phoenyx Bio:
Founder and Soundscape Navigator at "For the Love of Gong," Phoenyx is a free-spirited creator, event-organizer, coach, psychonaut, philosopher, writer, speaker, consultant, and gong-lover — passionately inspired by expanded states of consciousness, alchemy, healthy empowerment, mind-hacking, trauma-healing, entheogenic exploration and harm-reduction, natural wellness, and community-building. She completed the Advanced Gong Sound Healing Certification Training through the International Gong Yoga Association in July 2022, under Gong Master Yogi Mehtab Benton, and has two magnificent gongs: a 32" traditional bronze Chinese Chau gong; and a 24" Paiste Brilliant Symphonic gong, made of silver, nickel, and bronze. She is the founder of Phoenyx Enterprising, SPARX, phoenyxfx, For the Love of Gong, Bit Consultants, and Liberating Love; author of The Tripper's Guide to an Awesome Ride; and event organizer for Happier Portland, Portland Sound Baths, Authentic Portland, Relationship Anarchy Portland, Portland Bitcoin, and LoveHub Meetup groups. A perpetual student, Phoenyx is always exploring further education to learn how to share the gongs in more therapeutic ways.

Please note that an RSVP through this Meetup event will not secure your spot! You must register and purchase a ticket at: https://forms.gle/zCAUKt3i56GmsbibA.

(Please RSVP to this event and invite your friends for visibility, though!)

We’ll gather in intentional space to release what no longer serves and invite the new energies ready to move through us. Through the immersive resonance of the gongs, we’ll be guided into a deep state of rest, renewal, and vibrational alignment.

This is a space to reconnect with your inner rhythm. To feel your roots—and your wings.

What to Expect:

A brief opening circle for grounding and intention-setting, a deeply immersive gong sound bath to support release, recalibration, and emergence, followed by optional quiet integration time or journaling at the end.

Unlike other sound healing events, this immersion will involve loud, intense, and powerful gong-playing, at times, to clear stuck energy and allow for emotional release. Gongs create a unique, deeply-moving experience that can drop listeners into spontaneous meditative states (theta) where we have access to creative thinking and deep relaxation and tension release. They also help to clear energetic blocks and re-attune to higher vibrations. Gongs can also bring up big emotions, which can sometimes feel activating and create feelings of anxiety and overwhelm. Participants are encouraged to come prepared to allow for these feelings to come up and to release. Earplugs will be provided for anyone who might be sensitive to the sound.

No experience with sound healing necessary—all are welcome.

This is a non-dogmatic, heart-centered space where you are free to show up just as you are.

Let the old fall away. Let the sound carry you forward.

----------------
Sunday, May 18th, 2025
Doors open at 6:45pm
(Please arrive between 6:45-6:50pm so we can begin promptly at 7:00pm)
Event: 7:00-8:15pm (Doors may be locked after 7:00pm)

Wild Hearts Wellness
4230 NE Fremont St. Portland, OR
*Please Note: This venue is on the second floor, up a flight of stairs. There is no elevator available.

-------------------------
Tickets are $25-50 on a sliding scale and must be purchased at: https://forms.gle/zCAUKt3i56GmsbibA
Your place will not be held until payment is received!
--------------------------

You may wish to bring:
- A yoga mat, extra padding, a pillow, a blanket (some are provided)
- Anything else that will help you be comfortable sitting and lying down on wood floors
- An eye mask
- A face mask (not mandated)
- Grounding tools
- A journal to note down your reflections
- There will also be an altar if you wish to bring a photo or an item that symbolizes the intentions you'd like to focus on.
(Some yoga mats, pillows, cushions, and blankets will be available to borrow, but there may not be enough for everyone).

---------------------------------
Invite your friends to the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1077150177558780/
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Phoenyx Bio:
Founder and Soundscape Navigator at "For the Love of Gong," Phoenyx is a free-spirited creator, event-organizer, coach, psychonaut, philosopher, writer, speaker, consultant, and gong-lover — passionately inspired by expanded states of consciousness, alchemy, healthy empowerment, mind-hacking, trauma-healing, entheogenic exploration and harm-reduction, natural wellness, and community-building. She completed the Advanced Gong Sound Healing Certification Training through the International Gong Yoga Association in July 2022, under Gong Master Yogi Mehtab Benton, and has two magnificent gongs: a 32" traditional bronze Chinese Chau gong; and a 24" Paiste Brilliant Symphonic gong, made of silver, nickel, and bronze. She is the founder of Phoenyx Enterprising, SPARX, phoenyxfx, For the Love of Gong, Bit Consultants, and Liberating Love; author of The Tripper's Guide to an Awesome Ride; and event organizer for Happier Portland, Portland Sound Baths, Authentic Portland, Relationship Anarchy Portland, Portland Bitcoin, and LoveHub Meetup groups. A perpetual student, Phoenyx is always exploring further education to learn how to share the gongs in more therapeutic ways.