Featherlight Crystal Singing Bowl, 7″, D

Description

What is a Crystal Singing Bowl

Singing bowls create an environment, through the complexity of the sound waves they produce, that allow you to experience multi levels of consciousness. They are a sacred tool every bit a much as they are an outlet for self care, a conduit for engagement and a source of joy. Singing bowls were never originally intended to be performance instruments and therefore their purpose is not about mastering a sound or technique, but about picking it up and playing it routinely. The playing of your bowl *is* the outcome.

How to play your Crystal Singing Bowl

Sit the bowl on its rubber ring. You can either strike your bowl using the mallet and allowing it to vibrate within your field, or you can make it sing. In this case the sound is created by the friction between the bowl and the mallet as you circle it around the outside rim of the bowl. The consistency and concentration it takes to make your bowl sing is an exceptional experience in mindfulness.

Production

Featherlight bowls are formed in a unique method that forms millions of microscopic bubbles in the Quartz matrix. This style of quartz is made into rods that are blown in a process that is like an extreme high temperature glass blowing.

This particular manufacturing process generally imparts a unique energy that yields a lower tone, almost an octave lower per size. The light weight and maneuverability make these bowls a great tool for practitioners, while the low and gentle tones are amazing for individual use.

Tuning of a Singing Bowl

Unlike Himalayan Singing Bowls, crystal singing bowls are perfectly tuned to create specific tones of the Western Scale. This means you cab play your bowl singularly or you can play with other bowls, thus creating harmonics and layers of sound.

Care of your Singing Bowl

Keep your instruments dry and clean as best you can. Please don’t use chemical based cleaning products on your instruments. Their finish contributes to their pitch, and any abrasive substance can damage the surface. Dusting your instruments should be enough, though gentle soapy water will polish them if they need it. You can energetically cleanse your instrument by playing it with the conscious intent of cleansing it. You may like to picture light emanating from the sound as you play, this intention, combined with the vibration of the instrument will keep it free of stagnant energy, this is especially important for instruments used in a therapeutic setting or as a tool for vibrational realignment.