What is Tibetan Singing Bowl and How It's Working?

Tibetan singing bowls are a type of bell that vibrates and produces a rich, deep tone when played. Also known as singing bowls or Himalayan bowls, Tibetan singing bowls are said to promote relaxation and offer powerful healing properties. Tibetan singing bowls in meditation practice.

In addition, some wellness practitioners (including music therapists, massage therapists, and yoga therapists) use Tibetan singing bowls during treatment.

How Tibetan Singing Bowl Works?

There are a few different theories that have been proposed to explain why Tibetan singing bowls might be beneficial. Such theories suggest that:

• The vibrations that the bowls produce may affect the mind and body.
• The sounds the bowls create may impact brain waves in order to induce relaxation.
• They may induce the same psychological effects and benefits as listening to music.

Some of the possible uses for singing bowl therapy include:

Stress relief, Improving sleep, Lowering blood pressure, Reducing depression, Stimulating the immune system, Pain relief, Balancing and harmonizing the body, Enhancing other healing practices.

How to Use Tibetan Singing Bowls?

To create sound with a singing bowl, firmly press the accompanying mallet in a circular motion against the bowl’s outside edge or rim. When you hear a bright, clear tone, you can slow down the motion. Use your full arm to make the motion, rather than just rotating your wrist.

You can also make the same circular motion against the outside belly of the bowl. Additionally, you can gently stroke the bowl before beginning the circular motion.

New From Silent Mind: Mindful Intentions Sound Therapy Tracks

Silent Mind loves coming up with more purposes for singing bowls, and occasions to play them. That’s a huge reason we’ve made them the perfect size. They can go wherever peace and harmony are needed.

Yet it must be acknowledged that no, it isn’t always a good time to play the Tibetan singing bowl, and we’re not just talking about driving. You probably don’t want to play the singing bowl when:

1. Riding public transportation. I mean, we’re sure it would be beneficial, but not everyone would appreciate it.
2. In the midst of a yoga or meditation practice. We use singing bowls at the end and beginning all of the time, but we are otherwise occupied in between.
3. In the middle of the night. When you wake up and desperately want to go back to sleep, playing an instrument is hardly an activity you want to go for.

However, these are all instances where singing bowl sound therapy can really help. Commutes are stressful, healing practices are improved with singing bowl sounds, and you want to be lulled back to sleep.

For all of the times when your bowl and striker are a hindrance more than a help, Silent Mind has begun rolling out a soothing, satisfying series of sound healing meditation tracks.

Chakra Meditations

The centerpiece of our first sound healing audio collection would be the chakra sessions. Each of the seven chakras is addressed with the appropriate frequency to create an immersive experience. We feel that meditators of all levels will appreciate how complex, entrancing, and at times, totally relaxing these specific tracks are. At the end of your short session, check-in with your body and mind, and note what has shifted.

Also, these meditations are suitable for those who don’t know much about chakras. In fact, you don’t have to have any interest in the concept of chakras to benefit. You can enjoy them simply as ambient tracks that go from daily background music to evening meditation.

Bonus Meditations

The sound of a singing bowl is a great complement to soothing human voices, as well as nature sounds. Our additional tracks from this premier release include a stunning vocal-assisted meditation, and a forest-themed sound therapy session.

You might find yourself turning in to your favorite track while doing everyday activities, like working at your desk or making dinner. We recommend arranging the tracks on your custom playlist for seamless sequencing that helps you work, move, study, and sleep better.

Start Sound Healing Today

We at Silent Mind love giving our customers exclusives, whether it be first dibs on a new product or a heads up on a huge sale. But we are also committed to accessibility. To that end, everyone can enjoy the Mindful Intentions Sound Healing Notes collection on Amazon today.

Take a listen and let us know what you think. Which track is your favorite, and why? Do you already enjoy singing bowl tracks? Tell us in the comments, and be sure to check back in soon.

Yogalates With Silent Mind Singing Bowls

Is your usual mode of movement feeling a little stale? Are you just going through the motions with your daily yoga practice? Mix it up a bit with a fast, efficient yogalates routine.

Yogalates is a combination of yoga and Pilates. Like yoga, Pilates tends to be low-impact, with a focus on core strength and correct posture.

That said, the strength-building component is more intense than many yoga flows. This is why yoga practitioners love Pilates, too; it is a fast-track to a stronger core, which helps them access more challenging yoga asanas.

Plus, it can help you tone up a little faster than many styles of yoga if that’s one of your goals. The main benefit of adding yoga to Pilates is that yoga helps us improve flexibility better than perhaps any other exercise. Flexibility preserves mobility and makes other types of activity and movement safer for our joints and muscles.

Whether or not you’re new to Pilates, yoga, or both, know this- they require patience and mindfulness. Yoga and Pilates ask us to settle into position, engage certain areas of the body and stay trained on our breath. So if you’re looking for active mindfulness practice, look no further.

Our friend Desiree at Dansique Fitness recently shared the perfect yogalates routine. Best of all, it clocks in at just under 30 minutes!

This beautiful yogalates flow starts just right with a Silent Mind singing bowl. The sound of a singing bowl has long been used to mark the beginning and end of any practice that’s sacred to the user.

From there, we begin warming up with some gentle, easy yoga postures. They lead into even more lengthening and gently strengthening postures until the real core work begins. While it isn’t too intense for cautious beginners, this was a good time to revisit and improve upon our side plank!

The final third of the flow is particularly invigorating, as it centers on a popular yoga inversion- plow pose. As we stimulate blood flow to the heart and head, we enjoy moderately paced, highly controlled leg-toning Pilates movements.

Finally, our workout is capped off by a brief seated stretch and a nice, relaxing savasana.

If you want the satisfying, relaxed-yet-accomplished feeling we had after this routine, try it today. You can also check out more videos from Dansique Fitness, which offers plenty of ballet barre-based fitness and HIIT (high-intensity interval training) sessions to complement your flexibility-fostering yoga practice.

The hardest part of any wellness routine is starting. Last week, we went over some ways that we can keep ourselves on track with at-home movement. It’s worth revisiting some of those suggestions as you give yogalates a try this week.

How often do you exercise, or engage in mindful movement? Have you ever tried yogalates? How do incorporate your Tibetan singing bowl into your yoga or exercise routine? We’d love to hear your thoughts below!

Tibetan Singing Bowl

To make sound with a Tibetan singing bowl, solidly press the going with a little hammer in a round movement against the bowls outside edge or edge. At the point when you hear a brilliant, clear tone, you can hinder the movement and your all stress gone. Utilize your full arm to move, as opposed to simply pivoting your wrist, gives you amazing vibes.

The sound mending can you with clearing lively blockages and hence encourage recuperating on physical and mental health. A portion of the advantages of sound treatment includes lower feelings of anxiety and less emotional episodes.

Benefits, you get with Tibetan Singing Bowl’s sound

1. Relief from all stress issues
2. Get rid of depression problem
3. Decreases pressure and uneasiness essentially
4. Brings down annoyance and circulatory strain
5. Improves course and builds bloodstream
6. Profound unwinding and help with discomfort
7. Increments mental and passionate lucidity
8. Advances quietness, bliss, and prosperity

The sound from Tibetan Singing Bowls entrains the cerebrum to move into the Theta cerebrum wave frequencies that initiate profound reflective and tranquil states, lucidity of psyche, and instinct. The sound vibrations away from our sensory system, drawing in our unwinding reflex and hindering the pressure or torment reaction. The sound gives you positive vibes to make your mental as well as physical health well.

Let Me Introduce You to a Tibetan Singing Bowl

When you travel, you become more aware of different cultures and practices. The more you learn, the more you will benefit. When I first discovered a Tibetan singing bowl, it was no different. I was truly fascinated with the harmonious sound and vibrations is created. I wanted to know more about what it was, how it worked, why people use it, and so much more!

What is a Tibetan singing bowl?

It’s a bowl. And it’s a bell. It’s also a complex musical instrument, originating from the Himalayan countries, but most associated with Tibet. My Tibetan singing bowl is created from panchaloga, a 5-metal alloy of copper, zinc, iron, and traces of silver and gold. The presence of several different ores produces multiphonic overtones when the bowl is rubbed or struck like a bell. The “singing” sound is quite remarkable and can be both energizing and soothing at the same time. It can be quite large or small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Its pitch can be low or high, depending on its size and other variables, like whether or not it is filled with water or the surface of the mallet.

What is the history of singing bowls?

Tibetan singing bowls go back over 2000 years. Originally hand-hammered, each bowl was unique in its tones and ‘singing’. Singing bowls have been used to aid in meditation, religious practice, relaxation, and healing. They have been found primarily in Tibet, India, and Nepal, but also in Japan, Korea, China, and Mongolia. There is a common association between singing bowls and Buddhism, but the use of singing bowls predates Buddhism. The first singing bowls are said to have been made in Mesopotamia over 5000 years ago, making them one of the oldest artisan crafts in human history.

Who uses a Tibetan singing bowl?

I was truly amazed at how widespread the use of singing bowls is. Certainly still a cultural practice in Himalayan countries, its use has spread to many people for many purposes. I was first exposed to a singing bowl by my husband’s aunt, who works as a music therapist. Today, you will find singing bowls being used in yoga classes, music instruction (they are a great way to teach about harmonics!), spas, meditation sessions, in sound healing, for stress reduction, and even just for entertainment. If you travel a lot like I do, you could use a singing bowl to calm your nerves before flying OR to keep your children entertained.

When I received my Tibetan singing bowl, I was with my three-year-old grandson. He was very interested in learning how to use it. For a young child, the easiest way to use a singing bowl is to strike it like a bell. He liked being able to make the bowl be “quiet” or “loud”.

As I learned how to make the bowl ‘sing’, my grandson immediately picked up on the tones it was producing. Notice how he tries to match the tone with his own voice. But it’s tricky because there’s more than one tone playing!

Tibetan Singing Bowl- Sound Bowl Meditation and Healing

Have you heard of the benefits of singing bowl meditation? In this post, we discuss recent studies that examined the effect of Tibetan singing bowls on our mood and well-being. The result of the studies has amazing implications. Read on to learn more!

In our modern world, stress and tension-induced diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, as well as addiction and mental illness, are becoming increasingly common. Meditation is becoming more mainstream and is often recommended to encourage relaxation, help alleviate anxiety, and improve well-being. However, many find meditation to be a challenging practice that can take many years if not decades to master. Fortunately, the benefits of meditation can be much more easily attained (or enhanced) by using a Tibetan singing bowl.

Tibetan singing bowls are metal bowls usually made from a combination of metal alloys and originally used by Tibetan monks for spiritual ceremonies. Over the past several hundred years, years, singing bowls have been used more commonly for sound healing.

But what is sound healing? When played, Tibetan singing bowls make a vibration or sound called resonance which is the frequency at which an object naturally vibrates. Our bodies each have their own natural resonance, and vibration medicine advocates suggest that disease is a result of those natural resonances becoming out of tune due to stress, illness, or environmental factors.

Interestingly, there is very little scientific research on the subject of sound healing. Accordingly, a team of researchers at the University of California delved further into the subject and recently published their findings.

They studied 62 participants, both male and female, with an average age of 49.7 years. Prior to and following the sound healing session, all participants completed standardized questionnaires to assess tension, anger, confusion, depression, anxiety, and spiritual well-being. Participants also completed questionnaires which included questions regarding any prior experience with meditation or singing bowls, substance use, medications, over-the-counter or herbal supplements, and whether they were experiencing any physical pain and to what degree.

Participants laid on yoga mats with their heads near the instruments and listened to the sound meditation for approximately 60 minutes. The musical instruments used consisted of Tibetan singing bowls, crystal singing bowls, gongs, Ting-shas (tiny cymbals), Borges (bells), didgeridoos, and other small bells. The Tibetan singing bowls were primarily played for 95% of the time during the sound meditation, while the other instruments were only played for 5% of the time.

Depending on the size of the room and the number of participants, anywhere from 30 to 80 singing bowls were played with at least two Tibetan singing bowls near each participant’s head. A musician leads the sound meditation using cloth-covered mallets to strike the bowls and rub the rims of the bowl.

The results of the sound meditation were striking. The researchers found a significant difference between pre-treatment and post-treatment in tension, anger, confusion, depression, anxiety, and spiritual well-being across participants.

We invite you to get your own Tibetan singing bowl or crystal singing bowl today!

Effects of Singing Bowl Sound Meditation on Mood, Tension, and Well-being

Poor mood and elevated anxiety are linked to increased incidence of disease. This study examined the effects of sound meditation, specifically Tibetan singing bowl meditation, on mood, anxiety, pain, and spiritual well-being. Sixty-two women and men participated. As compared with pre-meditation, following the sound meditation participants reported significantly less tension, anger, fatigue, and depressed mood. Additionally, participants who were previously naïve to this type of meditation experienced a significantly greater reduction in tension compared with participants experienced in this meditation. The feeling of spiritual well-being significantly increased across all participants. Tibetan singing bowl meditation may be a feasible low-cost low technology intervention for reducing feelings of tension, anxiety, and depression, and increasing spiritual well-being. This meditation type may be especially useful in decreasing tension in individuals who have not previously practiced this form of meditation.

Heart disease, diabetes, addiction, and mental health issues have all been linked to stress and tension. Meditation, including systems such as mindfulness-based meditations, has shown promise in inducing the relaxation response and helping alleviate anxiety and improve well-being. The relaxation response is the body’s physiological response in relaxation, including lowered blood pressure to counter the fight-or-flight response and activation of the parasympathetic nervous system. As promising as mindfulness and other meditation systems may be, a common complaint is time, patience, and discipline required to learn meditation. Thus, a form of relaxation and stress relief that does not require a steep learning curve or a great deal of discipline to utilize could potentially be a huge benefit to human wellness and health.

The authors set out to examine the possibility that merely lying down and listening to the high-intensity, low-frequency combination of singing bowls, gongs, and bells in a sound meditation could induce a deep relaxation response and positively affect mood and sense of well-being. Sound healing has been used for centuries and been utilized in various forms by cultures the world over, including native peoples. Australian aboriginal tribes have used the didgeridoo as a sound healing instrument for over 40 000 years. Ancient instruments have also been used for religious and spiritual ceremonies such as Tibetan (also called “Himalayan”) singing bowls. Tibetan singing bowls are metal bowls usually consisting of a combination of metal alloys and originally used by Tibetan monks for spiritual ceremonies.

While sound healing is not a new concept, there is a paucity of research in areas such as Tibetan or quartz crystal singing bowls. The majority of singing bowl studies relate to the physics of these musical instruments, including the sonic and wave properties, as well as attempting to model the singing bowl’s acoustic characteristics. In one study, singing bowls were used for emotional healing with high-risk youth as part of what was termed the best self-visualization method. The bowls were used in a psychotherapy model in combination with deep breathing, visualization, and loving-kindness meditation. The authors reported that this combination of healing methods may be a catalyst for emotional and psychological healing in counseling sessions.

The purpose of the present study was to further advance research in this area by examining the possible effects of singing bowls and sound healing on mood, anxiety, physical pain, and spiritual well-being, and to lay the foundation for a future more formal randomized control trial.

Tibetan Singing Bowl Therapy Reduces Stress, Physical and Emotional Strain

With busy schedules and hectic lives, it’s easy to feel overcome with stress. When you’re stressed, your brain sounds the “fight or flight” alarms, triggering a surge of hormones, an increase in heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar. It alters the immune, digestive and reproductive system and according to the American Psychological Association, chronic stress can cause tension headaches, migraines, increase the risk for hypertension, heart attack, and stroke, lead to stomach ulcers and more. The Mayo Clinic says it can also lead to anxiety, depression, sleep problems, weight gain, and impair memory and concentration.

Many of us have go-to stress reducers like exercise, spending time outdoors, socializing, massage and maybe meditation. Another option, although not new, is the ancient practice of sound therapy.

For years, people have used soothing sounds to assist in meditation, relaxation, or even sleep. Sound therapy, a healing practice used in many ancient cultures, takes these healing sounds a step further, using vibrations to possibly heal physical aches and pains, reduce stress or other mental and emotional issues. It also is believed to relieve a blockage of the chakras or the energy points in the body.

“So many of us need to slow down and relax,” said Maria Dummermuth, a fitness instructor and certified Tibetan singing bowl healer who has been using singing bowls for healing for the past two years.

Dummermuth, 42, earned her certification in singing bowl therapy from the Atmabuti School of Vibrational Healing in Boulder, Colo., in April of 2016 after teaching fitness classes- from yoga to BodyPump and everywhere in between- for years.

When we are in pain or are ill, she said it may be because our cells have “vibrated out of balance.”

“Sound and vibration bring you into a more centered space,” she said, explaining that the therapy can release pain and tension by vibrating those cells “back into balance.”