Himalayan Bowls

... That Emit Sounds When Vibrated

The Himalayan bowls are the singing bowl and it’s considered a musical instrument that was traditionally played by Buddhist monks and they are mostly made in Tibet, Nepal and China. This Himalayan bowl is made of metal mainly silver and gold while others are also made with a metallic make up like copper, zinc and nickel.

The Himalayan mediation bowls turn out to be soothing and healing instruments for your body and soul and these are the reasons that people who mediate like to use them. The Himalayan mediation bowls are played by hitting or striking with a mallet or hitting the upper surface of the bowl. And this makes the Hymalayan bowls produces a continuous harmonic sound that creates a soothing environment.

The sound produce by the Himalayan bowls is said to be good for Chakra and is also used for Yoga, healing, Chakra, balancing and as a sound healing therapy. The Himalayan mediation bowls are made in different shapes and sizes and crafted with different carvings. Though the art of making these traditional Himalayan bowls is considered a lost tradition and this is the main reason that most traditional bowls don’t contain the ornamentation that they were originally crafted in.

There are actually two types of Himalayan bowls and they are mostly hand made. The hand hammered Himalayan bowls are mainly used in Nepal and India and are made in the old traditional way while the other types of Himalayan bowls are colored and crafted as popular gifts and traditional items and sold as souvenirs to the people who come to the Himalayan region.

The Himalayan bowls have become so popular that even people who don’t mediate use it for ornamental purposes and they are colorfully crafted and really end up enhancing the home environment. The exquisite designs and the fascinating shape that these Himalayan bowls are crafted in is what really makes them more in demand .While the traditional folks prefer to use the Himalayan bowls as a symbol of human spirituality. The music and sound that the Himalayan bowls create has the same effect that the Himalayan Bowls had in ancient time.

Though the Himalayan bowls are usually called bowls but technically they sure are standing bells but the fact is that they are not hung but instead stand alone on their bottom side. The Himalayan bowls start to produce sound when they are struck with a mallet or their rim is rubbed with a leather covered piece of wood. The Himalayan bowls have been used for centuries by the Buddhist monks as they sure work up in improving health and also provide the relaxation to maintain a focused and balanced life.

The ancient Himalayan bowls were made of precious and semi precious metals and they also contain different ingredients like pieces of meteorite. They are usually hand made and hammered into shape but the metallurgy and hammering techniques of they ancient people have been considered a lost art as know very few people keno the real way of making them as they used to be in ancient times.

The Himalayan bowls of the ancient era had been made in different alloys and this is the reason that the ancient singing bowls produce a much richer and complex sound then the other types of the bowls that are available nowadays. The modern Himalayan bowls are not hand made and they are actually made in a cast using a combination of zinc, bronze and iron.

Sound healing through the Himalayan bowls is an ancient therapy that really provides positive outcomes as it has been seen to relax peoples mind and has also helped them to cure diseases. The melodious sound of the Himalayan bowls soothes down peoples nerves , makes them forget all there work stresses and offer them a tranquil and soothing effect that helps to soothe down their nerves and they start off the next day to continue with their life process with a new found zest.

So if you need to soothe down your nerves and relax you know that the best healing way is to use the Himalayan bowls that will relax and cool you down.