Past Programs
Health - 2008
The Himalayan Singing Bowls
02/05/2008
The Singing Bowls are believed to have originated with the Bon Shamans of Tibet many centuries ago. They're renowned for their ethereal sound tones which seem to hover and vibrate with great intensity. And this is because the bowls are made from a combination of at least seven different metals, mainly copper, tin and nickel, which when struck with a mallet or rubbed with a wooden wand set up unusual harmonic overtones. These days the Himalayan Singing Bowls are in demand by New Agers for meditation, but they're also used by sound therapists like my guest tonight Aidan McIntyre.
Aidan is a world authority on the Singing Bowls, a teacher and practitioner, who travels the world performing ceremonies and healing with sonic massage, a technique where he places the bowls along the back of a person lying face-down and then begins to vibrate the bowls. I caught up with Aidan McIntyre when he was in Australia recently giving workshops on the Himalayan Singing Bowls and other healing instruments.
