History of Singing Bowls
Singing bowls come from Asia. For many centuries monks, doctors, shamans and common people of Japan, Bhutan, Nepal, India and Tibet have used bowls for healing the body and the soul, for meditation and sacred rituals. They believed in special powers of the bowls, which were the medium between themselves and cosmic consciousness, some practices were secret and were shared only between the monks and the shamans.
It is believed that Buddha brought the first bowl from India to Tibet. There is a legend, that this bowl is still kept at a Tibetan Monastery and it is played on special occasions. All monks bring their bowls to charge with the energy of this bowl.
Their manufacture has always been kept in secrecy, still today a lot of mystery surrounds these sacred instruments. Today they are used for meditation, space cleansing and healing. It is believed that everything inside and around a bowl when it is struck, becomes pure.
Each unique bowl is handmade by generations of craftsmen, has a different sound and carries a different energy from others. Combining the bowl with our intention for each session can magnify their beneficial effects on our body and mind.