Antique Tibetan singing bowl Series K 13 cm

Handmade singing bowls are also called healing bowls. They are made of an alloy of seven different metals connected to seven astrological planets that create a number of different sounds and shades. The seven metals are: gold, silver, mercury, copper, iron, zinc and brass, and are represented as 7 different planetary influences:

• Gold = the Sun.
• Silver = Moon
• Mercury = Mercury
• Honey = Venus
• Iron = Mars
• Zinc = Jupiter
• Brass = Saturn

Benefits of the singing bowl:

• The singing bowl creates a pulsation of sound that affects our brain.
• The singing bowl naturally causes the chakras to self-regulate. Sound and vibration perform corrective frequencies to the unbalanced chakras, returning them to their normal functioning.
• It reduces stress, anxiety, anger, blood pressure, improves circulation and increases blood flow.
• It leads us to deep relaxation, increases mental and emotional clarity, promotes peace, happiness and well-being.
• Stimulates the immune system in people who meditate.

Playing a singing bowl:

• First, place the bowl on the palm of your hand. Do not touch it from the side or hold it with your fingers.
• Hit the bowl with the hammer, it starts making a sound. Now slowly rub the hammer around the bowl at a steady speed. Carefully increase the speed when the bowl begins to vibrate. You can increase or decrease the tone according to your needs.
• You can produce sound and vibration just by hitting the bowl.

Singing bowls are used all over the world for meditation, music, relaxation and personal well-being. The singing bowl is made in Asia, especially in Nepal. In some Buddhist practices, the singing bowl is used as a signal to start and quiet meditation. Singing bowls are still produced today in traditional ways, in combination with modern techniques. New bowls can be plain or decorated. They are sometimes distinguished by religious iconography and spiritual motifs and symbols, such as the Tibetan mantra Om mani padme hum, images of Buddha or other deities.