We all love the bowls and we all want to know how to play them well so let me share a few tips with you, on how to play the tibetan singing bowls.

I am no expert, you know that, I am just a passionated collector and I am always on the intrent trying to find good information and some videos to share with you and maybe we can all learn a lilte more about out favorite tibetan bowls together. I have recently found a website that published an axcellent article teaching how to play the singing bowls and you shoul check it out. Its the http://www.bodhisattva.com/ site and they have a great article teaching how to plya.

HOW TO PLAY TIBETAN SINGING BOWLS _ click it and read a very interesting article about it. Hope you enjoy and talk soon :)

A few months ago a reader left me a comment to one of my posts, where she asked me to please include the videos from her website anda link to her Tibetan Bowl Sound Healing School (TBSHS). I have been checking the site out and I must say I am very impressed by the quality of the info about tibetan singing bowls that you can find there.

It also seems like a wonderful place to learn how to play the tibetan bowls and learn many more neat facts about the sinining bowls we all love so much.

Here´s one video from the
Tibetan Bowl Sound Healing School (TBSHS)
, later on I will be posting about her other site, the Sound Enegry Healing site, also oriented towards healing bowls and how to use the tibetan singing bowls to perform healing.


Tibetan singing bowls are used for healing and to induce deep states of meditation. If you are looking for a sound that will soothe both your mind and soul, listen to the sounds of a Tibetan singing bowl. In a word, it's amazing! It is pure sound and will rapidly induce a relaxed and meditative state for anyone who listens to them.

Tibetan singing bowls are classified as standing bells where the bottom of the bell rests on a surface, and it is inverted instead of the way bells are traditionally placed. The sides and rim of the bell vibrate to produce sounds and have long been used in Southeast Asia, Tibet, Japan, China, Nepal and India, Bhutan and Korea. Used as a part of the Tantric Buddhist sadhana, which is Buddhist spiritual practice, they are integral to practice and meditation. 

There are debates concerning the use of the singing bowls, and many stories have been woven around these sacred bells. Some feel that they are simply a prop to use during prayer and chanting, while others believe they possess magical transformational powers that can alter both self and matter. While they are universally utilized as part of religious practice, their sound also makes a great background for meditation, trance-induction, relaxation and personal well-being. Of all of the singing bowls out there, the culture best known to employ them is Tibet. They are part of the Himalayan region and referred to as "Tibetan Singing Bowls".

Tibetan singing bowls make sound by friction created by rubbing plastic, wood or leather wrapped mallets along the rim of the bowl which produces a natural harmonic resonance or tones which resemble a singing sound. There are all levels of quality when it comes to Tibetan singing bowls and each one produces a unique sound. Singing bowls can also make different sounds by using different instruments to strike the bell. 

This beautiful image is the propriety of: Wonderlane .
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While modern bowls are produced from either brass or some other simple alloys, the prized sounds emanate from the antique bowls which are made of Panchaloha which is Sanskrit for five metals. It is a conglomeration of bronze alloy, tin, iron, zinc and copper. These bowls are multiphonic and polyharmonic in that they can produce overtones that sound like unique instruments. Many of the antique bowls are also made up of gold, silver and nickel producing a unique warm sound. Traditional techniques that went into making the Tibetan singing bowls have been lost, and the newer bowls have a difference in quality and sound as a result.


The modern Tibetan singing bowl has seen an improvement in quality and sound as new technology works to recapture what was lost in traditional methods from antiquity. They are now part of the religious identification and description, symbols and are used in conjunction with the Tibetan mantras, Buddha images and Ashtamangala, the sacred suite of Eight Auspicious Signs that are part of many Indian religions. While the complete tonal structure hasn't been replicated in the modern Tibetan singing bowls, the new handmade bowls are still wonderful, producing multiple harmonic overtones that come very close to their ancient cousins.

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