Singing Bowl Yoga: The Beginner's Guide | aalenaa
Singing bowls provide relaxation and can reduce anxiety, stress and depression. The sounds of a singing bowl offer relaxation from everyday stress and work in the same way as meditation and support your yoga. It is therefore not surprising that these practices are often linked. Explore the benefits of using singing bowls in meditation practice and yoga.
The benefits of using singing bowls in meditation and yoga practice
Many of today's most common illnesses, such as diabetes, heart disease or inflammation-related diseases, are linked to stress. Anything we can do to reduce the stress in our lives has potentially positive effects not only on our mental well-being but also on our physical health.
Yoga contributes to lightness in everyday life and to reducing stress. In particular, the practice of listening to singing bowls can lower blood pressure, reduce the patient's perception of pain and reduce tension from everyday work and reduce the potential for aggression. Above all, fatigue and depression can be reduced with singing bowl yoga.
The influence of sound on our body and mind
In summary, singing bowls calm the mind by causing the brain's electrical impulses to vibrate in unison with the singing bowl. Can singing bowls "retune" the vibrations of our mind?
Some hypotheses suggest that the sound of the brass bowls being struck stimulates the mind and thus brain wave activity. When relaxed, the entire body and mind vibrate at a fundamental frequency of approximately 8 cycles per second, literally sweeping us away and attuning us to the Earth's basic electromagnetic field itself! This offers many methods of healing in sound.
Mantras, chants and tones have been used for thousands of years. Many cultures and religions worship sound so deeply that they believe it created the universe. For the Hindus, all was dark and silent in the universe until the first movement in the universe produced the sound "AUM". It is the mother tone that contains the frequencies of all other sounds.
Due to the multitude of relaxing and positive effects of a singing bowl, it is often used in combination with yoga.
Yoga with singing bowls
Have you already bought a singing bowl? Great - because you can also use them wonderfully at home for your daily yoga practice. Just try the following tips:
Use the singing bowl right at the beginning of your yoga practice so that your head and inner spirit adjust to the vibrations of the sound. Try it yourself and slide into a deeper level of relaxation with every single vibration. After each asana, the singing bowl is "struck" again and accompanies you through your exercise.
Examples:
- Downward Dog – Placement of the singing bowl on your tailbone
- cobra - the bowl can be placed on your lower back and snapped on
- child position - the placed shell relaxes your back, shoulder and buttock muscles
- Half swivel seat - the vibration of the bowl amplifies your deep breathing
If you're practicing slow yin or hatha style, you could chime the singing bowl between each pose or mini-sequence to reset and refresh your attention. Use a singing bowl before attempting difficult or unattainable poses. Ring the singing bowl to show yourself that you can take on any challenge that comes your way. Use the singing bowl in the same way at the end of the yoga practice. The relaxing tone of the singing bowl yoga accompanies you like a conclusion or a tonal conclusion, which will determine your further everyday life. Try ringing the bowl several times. Once may be enough, but if your lucky number is 3...enjoy the journey.
If you have several singing bowls, you should definitely take advantage of the harmonic resonances among the individual singing bowls. Gather a variety of bowls of different sizes and materials to create your own symphony of relaxation.
Singing bowls will certainly make your yoga exercises an unforgettable experience. Try it yourself. Have fun!
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