Crystal Singing Bowls originated from Tibet. These bowls are made from natural quartz or other crystals. People use these Tibetan bowls for healing, energizing their homes, improving immune system and for calming the mind. Some hypnotherapists use it to create soothing sounds to help their subjects go into a deeper state of mind.

One of the many advocates of crystal singing bowls is Dr. Mitchell L. Gaynor, M.D, a well-known integrative medicine specialist, who is the Founder and President of Gaynor Integrative Oncology and Clinical Assistant, Professor of Medicine at Weill Medical College, affiliated with Cornell University and New York Hospital. He conducts on-going healing sessions using these bowls.

Medical Benefits Of Tibetan Singing Bowls

The history of singing bowls may be traced to the bronze age. Initially, bronze bowls were used in making sounds. Over time, materials used to make these bowls evolved to metal alloys and crystals. Later it became known as Tibetan singing bowls as people discovered that when rubbed with wooden mallets, these bowls produced multiple harmonic overtones that have therapeutic or medical benefits.

Today, singing bowls are used for meditation, deep relaxation, improve learning, recovery from illness, relieving of stress and tension. There were reported cases of people using it effectively for anger management due to its calming effect.

Singing bowls are also used by health care practitioners like psychotherapists, massage therapists and alternative health care specialists to give their customers / patients a sense of well-being and happiness.