Humans have used singing bowls or sound bowls since historical times in multiple cultures for healing and relaxation. Sound bowls have also been used for meditation. This tool is an ancient musical instrument that creates a rich tone that connects with humans, and relaxes the body thus promoting deep meditation. This article uncovers how healing singing bowls helps in meditation and how a set of 7 OM Sajan singing bowls can help to soothe your nerves during relaxation.

How To Prepare For Meditation With A Singing Bowl

To begin your meditation utilizing a singing bowl, search for a quiet location or a place where you can rest without disturbance. The first phase is tricky but you must remain calm. Close both your eyes and breath deeply while holding your singing bowl. Hold your bowl or keep it on the ground in front of you and use a pounding tool to strike its rim calmly to produce sound. Make sure the key you start with is gentle and slow which will allow it to harmonize with your mind as it fills your space. There are different techniques for striking your sound bowl all of which you can attempt at different speeds to produce sound in different tones.

How To Use A Sound Bowl to Reflect

Concentrate on the intonation of your sound bowl. Start by fixating on the sound echoing from your sound bowl so that it can become the only thing you are focused on. Try not to leave that moment for any reason while meditating and if you are distracted, try to refocus on the sound. Visualize a calm environment as you meditate. Just imagine yourself sitting in a serene place surrounded by the soft sound originating from your healing singing bowls. Doing this will soothe your body and relieve you of pressure as you meditate.

Examine your body during meditation. You can do a thorough body examination to keep different body parts aware of how calm your surroundings are. You can do the body examination by following the vibrations coming off the singing bowl. Start checking from your toes and progress to every sensitive part of your body. This technique will remove any type of tension or discomfort you are feeling in any part of your body. Make sure your breathing follows the sound of the singing bowl if you want to get maximum benefits while meditating.

You can do this by inhaling and exhaling according to the tone originating from the musical instrument as you meditate. Another important consideration is to make sure your meditation routine doesn’t exceed a maximum of 10 minutes or a minimum of 5 minutes per session because the goal is to grow into meditation. You can increase the time limit of your sessions according to how you feel while meditating with your sound bowl.

Conclusion

When you add a sound bowl to your relaxation routine, it will help your mind by removing tension, stress, and anxiety.

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Image Published on January 18, 2020