ANTIQUE SINGING BOWLS

Very little is known about the origin of Tibetan or Himalayan singing bowls and how they were used or played in the past. There are no known references to them in ancient texts from the region, and any information that may have been transmitted through oral traditions remains tenuous and elusive, at least to Westerners. Our current knowledge is based largely on recent Himalayan shamanic and Buddhist practices, and singing bowl use elsewhere in the world. There is certainly no shortage of modern applications for these beautiful and fascinating objects which now feature prominently in a wide variety of cleansing and healing therapies, as well as in meditation, religious ceremonial and ritual occasions, and musical performance. Many of today's popular therapeutic practices have evolved from empirical research into the unique sonic qualities of antique singing bowls by alternative healthcare professionals, as well as from recent scientific and medical research into sound theory and the..

Also known as: Antique Singing