singing bowls

Tibetan meditation instruments

Singing bowls are metal bowls that produce a resonant, sustained tone when struck or when a mallet is rubbed around the rim.

Used in meditation, yoga, and sound therapy, they're believed to promote relaxation and healing.

Often called Tibetan singing bowls, though their actual historical connection to Tibet is disputed: She circled the mallet around the singing bowl until the room hummed.

types

crystal

Ordered-atom solid

Tibetan · Himalayan · machine-made · pedestal · frosted · clear · etched

acoustic

overtones

Implicit secondary meanings

harmonics · pitch · tone · timbre · soundwave · oscillation · fundamental · waveform · reverberation · echo

Tibetan

Himalayan

Of Asia's highest range

  • NepalSouth Asian mountain nation
  • TibetHimalayan plateau region
  • BuddhistFollower of Gautama's teachings

monastery · meditation bell · prayer · ritual · ceremonial · handcrafted · hammered · antique · traditional · full moon

meditative

mindfulness

Awareness of the present

contemplation · focus · awareness · centering · grounding · stress relief · calm · presence · inner peace · mental clarity

spiritual

chakra

Spiritual node in body

  • healingRestoration of health
  • energyPower to do work
  • auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone

cleansing · balancing · sacred · ritual · ceremony · reiki · tuning · alignment · clearing · intention

playing

mallet

Soft-headed striking tool

cushion · wooden stick · circling · technique · sustained · pulsing · friction · clockwise · pressure · speed

Categories
Opposites
sound production method

singing bowlsdrums

Struck membrane instruments

cymbals · woodblocks · claves · castanets · bells

cultural-spiritual function

singing bowlsalarm bells

Signals of impending trouble

church bells · fire alarms · air raid sirens · foghorns · car horns

sonic character

singing bowlsjackhammer

Power tool for breaking concrete

gunshots · explosions · breaking glass · white noise · static

Family

sing, singer, singing, bowls, songs, singers, unsung, singsong, singable

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G