Benefits | Sound Embodiment

Learn the Roots of Sound Healing & Tibetan Bowl Traditions

Benefits of a Sound Bath

Dramatically reduces stress & anxiety

Improves sleep & decreases symptoms of insomnia

Increases ability to focus & concentrate

Improves memory & cognition

Heightens creativity & imagination

Develops a greater sense of willpower & self-control

Helps build greater self-esteem & self-confidence

Increases conscientiousness & compassion

Boosts the immune system

Decreases symptoms of depression, PTSD, & ADHD

Using Sound as a Meditation Tool

If you are new to the practice of meditation, or even if you are a well-seasoned practitioner, it can at times be incredibly difficult attempting to sit in silence for even just a few minutes without feeling overwhelmed by one's thoughts and becoming uncomfortable from this attempt at a more "slowed down" existence.

However, by having a soothing and resonant source of sound available to pour one's attention over to, it allows a practitioner of meditation to remain still both physically and mentally for much longer periods of time, especially for those who are brand new to trying out meditation. This is why sound, and in particular Tibetan singing bowls and gongs, are such invaluable tools in helping to both simplify, enhance, and make our meditation practices more enjoyable.

How is this Achieved?

The resonant vibrations of sound instruments create harmonics and overtones that the brain naturally synchronizes with, quickly triggering the parasympathetic (relaxation) response and calming the sympathetic (stress) system. This shift promotes a relaxed, motivated state of well-being—ideal for healing, learning, and processing experiences.

As the nervous system entrains to the frequencies, brainwaves slow, heart and breath rates synchronize, and a deep shift in consciousness occurs. Even beginners can access meditative states, gaining clarity, insight, creativity, and heightened self-awareness often associated with advanced meditation.

Sound & Yoga Synergy

Combined with a movement based practice such as yoga, the subtle, yet powerfully influential sounds of the singing bowls can further facilitate a practitioner's proper use of breath and movement flow—providing a greater sense of attentiveness and focus during their practice, which helps to avoid unnecessary strain and tension while holding the poses for prolonged periods of time, as well as increasing their abilities to move in a more harmonious way throughout many common resistances such as physical discomfort, pain, tightness, fatigue, mental distraction, and emotional holding patterns.

Instrument History

Tibetan singing bowls derive from a very ancient culture and tradition of healing modalities used by the people of Tibet; having been used for thousands upon thousands of years in both ceremony and ritual, as well as for the purpose's of facilitating meditation and other contemplative practices.

The "ancient" bowls (being 150 years or older), were made from a consecrated seven metal alloy consisting of such precious metals as gold, silver, iron (collected from meteorite deposits found in the upper regions of the Himalayas), tin, mercury, lead, and copper. These materials were all collected in raw form, smelted, amalgamated together, cooled, and hand-hammered into their own unique shape and sound by groups of metallurgists living within monastic communities.

These monks would then recite various mantras and blessings into them during their formation with the intention of being used as tools for consciousness transformation, physical healing, and to complement and deepen the practice of meditation of the members within that particular community; bestowing upon them a very unique and sacred quality which sets them apart from other similar sound healing instruments (particularly crystal singing bowls and the newer, machine crafted "Tibetan bowls" made in India) that are more recently made and commonly used today.

The sheer level of mastery, craftsmanship, purpose, and technique that went into the creation of these ancient instruments is an art form that has been lost in time.

The Unique Vibratory Signature & Quality Of Each Instrument:

As far as the ancient singing bowls are concerned, no two are exactly the same; each having its own unique vibratory signature and quality. Every singing bowl has a primary note, or fundamental tone, that can easily be discerned, but there are also several other harmonics and overtones present which all interact with the fundamental tone of that instrument giving that particular bowl its own special voice and quality. These unique overtones are one of the many qualities which make each singing bowl so magnificent, however, it is in this synergistic interaction between several different bowls being played together at once which brings out the true magic of each individual instrument and is what lifts them to their full potential, beauty, and expression.