“Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.”
History of the singing bowl
The culture of the bowl dates back to the Chinese Bronze Age, 3000 years ago. The singing bowl was an integral part of the shamanic Bon Po culture of the Himalayas (pre Buddhism).
How does it work?
Listening to the sounds of the singing bowl help to quieten the mind. Our intellectual mind is suspended and our feeling centre is stimulated and your body’s energy field is encouraged to come back into balance.
The vibration from the singing bowl starts the body to relax on a cellular level and is transmitted through the skeletal system. Our body is made up of around 70% of water and becomes a wonderful conductor for the sound and vibration from the bowl.
How the bowl is used during a reflexology treatment
The bowl is played and suspended close to the soles of your feet. Then moved up the body, suspended closely over the seven main energy centres of the body. The effect is truely profound! You will leave the treatment room feeling relaxed, balanced, grounded and calm.
How the bowl is used during a yoga session
The Tibetan singing bowl is introduced at the end of the session. By now you are centred and grounded from your yoga practice. The bowl is introduced at the end of class whilst you are lying on your back in shavasana (corpse pose) and taking deep, still breaths. It is played both at your feet first, then your head.
You are encouraged to take deep breaths, exhale through the mouth and to let go of where the tension is existing in your body, when a vibration is felt entering the body.
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