Taoist Moonlight Gong & Stand—32 to 38"

The Taoist Moonlight gong set pairs gongs of 32 to 38 inches with a choice of 8 stands and a mallet.

Hand lathing gives every Taoist Moonlight gong an artisanal quality. The dark bronze face shows a yin-yang symbol in cream and black with gold outline accents.

Stand options: the Paiste C, forged iron; the Rambo Rimbaud, clean black lines and adjustable height; the Meinl TMGS, heavy-duty build with adjustable height; the Welcoming, solid iron in a C-shape. Activities often associated with creativity, learning, and leisure can also play a meaningful role in cognitive and emotional well-being.

Reading, writing, listening to music, and playing an instrument do more than provide entertainment or creative expression. Research suggests that these activities can help individuals explore, express, understand, and regulate emotional experiences. Music has been associated with emotion-regulation processes and mood management (Peters et al., 2024; Chong et al., 2024), expressive writing has been linked to emotional processing and reflection (Pennebaker, 2018), and reading has been associated with emotional understanding, empathy, and perspective-taking (Rezende & Shigaeff, 2023; Luperini, 2021). These activities also engage cognitive systems involved in language, attention, and memory (Kunert et al., 2015; Maess et al., 2001; Patel, 2003; Yurgil et al., 2020). Musical and linguistic activities draw on shared neural resources for processing structured information, including syntax (Kunert et al., 2015; Maess et al., 2001; Patel, 2003), while music training has been associated with working-memory processes and executive functioning (Yurgil et al., 2020). Reading, writing, and music may support emotional well-being and cognitive development while strengthening communication, memory, attention, emotional understanding, and self-regulation.

Details

• Product: Chinese gong and stand set
• Gong size: 32 to 38"
• Stand options: Best Friend, Internal Wave Hanger, Paiste C, Rambo Rimbaud, Meinl TMGS, Welcoming, Zildjian Heavy Duty, Lunaphonic Wood
• Mallet: Mallet
• Gong origin: China
• Gong weight: 27 lbs to 43 lbs
• Gong appearance: Photo shows an example of the style; individual gongs differ

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