According to history, the Tibetan singing bowls started in many places like Tibet, northern China, Bhutan, India, and Nepal. The bowl has seen light since 2,500 years ago though it's very origin was very vague for historians. Many of them though believed that the bowl was used as early as 3,000 years ago and it was seen in Tibet 1,000 years ago. The rituals of the Bon tribe used the singing bowls during their rituals.

 

The composition of the original singing bowls was made of either gold, mercury, copper, silver, tin and iron. Some historians even believe that early civilizations used meteorite in creating their singing bowls. But most of the time, these singing bowls was made of metal.

 

In today's modern times, the singing bowls are made by pouring melted metal into a cast. It is through this process that the singing bowls of the present are smoother thus making it easier to play. You can also see some singing bowls that are made out of hammering the metal itself in order to form its circular shape. These singing bowls from www.silverskyimports.com/, however, are harder to play with. These type of singing bowls are often considered as antiques. This antique singing bowls can be hard to find and can be very pricey.

 

If you want to learn how to play the singing bowl, you don't have to worry as it is very easy to learn. You can even create a rhythm on the singing bowl within five minutes of trying it out. The technique is to just circle the stick around the outside of the bowl creating a steady and slow rhythm. As you continue to make circles around the bowl, you will slowly hear a slight hum and the sound will increase as you continuously make the circular motion around it.

 

Most of the time, these singing bowls are used for meditation. You can either play it on yourself or you can ask someone to play it for you while you meditate. The people that often uses these bowls are the one that engages in yoga. In yoga classes, there will be someone who will be designated to pay the singing bowl while others will do the asanas.

 

If used inside your home, the silver sky imports singing bowls will be wonderful to use. Along with the practice of yoga and Buddhism, these bowls are starting to be popular.  If not used for playing, these bowls will serve as a great decoration or centerpiece in your table.