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The history of Tibetan "singing" bowls

The first singing bowls appeared in Asia between 3000 and 800 BC in the highlands of Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet. They were used to mark the rhythm of daily life and offerings.

The shamans of the Bö tribes used them for their sacred incantations long before the advent of Buddhism. Later, they would be integrated into Buddhist temples for meditation and monastery life.

It took multiple generations of know-how to produce the most elaborate hand-forged and hammered bowls of today, which can be made from an alloy of 7 metals.

Bowls, thanks to a wide range of sounds and frequencies, act on the physical body, mental harmony and energy.

A mandala mat displays an assortment of Tibetan therapeutic singing bowls, some engraved with the mantra Om, Flower of Life, and Ganesh, others unengraved, sparkling in the sun.

The benefits of sound therapy

Sound therapy combines relaxation and music therapy. It allows the body to free itself from the grip of the mind, making room for sensation. Gradually, psychophysical tensions decrease, and energy blockages are eased.

My sound therapy sessions are conducted on a massage table or yoga mat on the floor.
I mainly use singing bowls for each session, and also other instruments such as tingchas, bells, different types of chimes, drums, seed rattles...

Each session promotes stress reduction, improved concentration and sleep.

Each session is different because each person is unique.

A set of instruments including singing bowls, rattles, chimes, and drums used in a sound therapy session
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