Himalayan Singing Bowls

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Himalayan Singing Bowls are known to have originated from the bases of the Himalayas i.e. Nepal, Tibet, India and other parts of the Himalayan region with plenty of Buddhist settlers. The origins of these singing bowls are known to have arrived from India, where the bowls were originally used for eating food from them. The later part of its history revealed the resonant characteristics of these unique instruments having tons of healing as well as therapeutic uses. Himalayan Singing bowls are generally known as Nepali singing bowls and even Tibetan Singing bowls depending on where one gets his or her hands on these instruments. The Himalayan bowls are also known for their intricate designs as they may display abstract decorations like circles, lines and rings engraved to their surface. Similarly, one can also find various Buddhist chants engraved to the surface in either Ranjana Script or Devanagari Script.

These types of singing bowls have been revered across the globe for their sound generating capabilities. Depending on the sizes, pitches and resonance characters, these singing bowls produce a rhythmic tone that is known to aid one to concentrate. They are used all across the world for relaxation, music, meditation and personal well-being. The relaxing cum subtle yet complex overtones produced by these singing bowls are known all over the world among the meditation enthusiasts, whose ultimate goal is to attain enlightenment just like the Buddha did. Therefore, it is more common for a Buddhist follower to adhere to these instruments hence the name Buddhist singing bowl is also used to call these wonderful instruments. Additionally, the Buddhist followers use the Himalayan Singing bowls during various religious ceremonies that involve religious chanting, phrases and also to mark a passage in time. Alongside other Buddhist arts, the Himalayan singing bowls have made their own mark among the Buddhist society across the globe alongside other Buddhist arts like Buddha statues, Buddhist shrines and manuscripts.

Alongside their religious importance, the Himalayan singing bowls are popular for their healing properties. Their acoustically pleasing sounds are known to produce an attention grabbing property. These properties provide different taste of sounds depending on individual choices, as their ranges of resonated sound waves are known to restore normal vibratory frequencies of any diseased and deformed part of a human body. These sounds relieve one from pain, stress, and depression caused by numerous diseases while also improving immunity, lowering heart rate, controlling blood pressure and soothing the pain in cancer patients. Historically, the Tibetans have been using the sound healing properties of Himalayan singing bowls to perform various healing techniques for centuries. Singing bowl healing is one of the most effective healing techniques which uses the harmonious sounds for the beneficiary purpose of healing ones body, mind and soul. Playing the singing bowls causes an immediate effect in which the overtones set of a frequency response creating a balance in left/right brain synchronization. Furthermore, the people who work with the chakras, with Reiki or other methods, also use the Himalayan Singing bowls. They can be a big help in awakening and developing one’s awareness of the energy centers in their bodies. There is always a particular bowl for each person that corresponds specifically to a certain chakras. Thus, these singing bowls are also known as Chakra singing bowls.

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The Himalayan Singing bowls, as popular as they are, have recently become much in demand with their religious importance, healing properties and even as a Buddhist art collectable. Authentic and antique Himalayan singing bowls have been an integral part of the Buddhist culture for centuries. Both Nepali and Tibetan singing bowls have their own unique characteristics but the importance they hold in the Buddhist tradition is not different from one another. Despite of different techniques to play them, it is not difficult for anyone to learn how to play them as it takes no more than few minutes to learn how to play them. Learning to play the Himalayan singing bowls can yield a fulfilling result to any meditation enthusiasts as well as religious followers. While acquiring the singing bowl, it is widely suggested to consider the harmony one is going to achieve from these Himalayan singing bowls, which also serve as a great gift for your loved ones. Thus, if you are looking to acquire one of these unique instruments, feel free to browse throughout our online singing bowl shop in our Burmese art catalog.