How to Heal with Singing Bowls: Traditional Tibetan Healing Methods

by Suren Shrestha

Overview

Over the centuries many people have found relief from pain, stress, negative energy, and a variety of physical ailments through the sound and vibrations of Tibetan singing bowls, whose use has become increasingly popular in the West.

This book offers techniques for using singing bowls for meditation, relaxation, and healing ailments such as insomnia, headache, stress-related intestinal disorders, and high blood pressure. It also includes techniques for using the bowls in conjunction with massage therapy, chiropractic, and acupuncture. A downloadable audio demonstration of some of the methods is available to readers of the book.

This expanded edition of How to Heal with Singing Bowls includes 20 new procedures for treating conditions such as neck and shoulder tension and muscle cramps throughout the body. Other new material includes using the bowls with yoga postures, massage, and heated herbal therapy packs to increase energy flow and balance and promote relaxation. This remains one of the few books on the market with step-by-step instructions for the therapeutic use of singing bowls. Much of the new information in this edition was requested by readers and by students in the author's classes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591812876
Publisher:	Sentient Publications
Publication date:	08/07/2018
Edition description:	3rd Edition
Pages:	125
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Suren Shrestha grew up in Nepal, where he learned about traditional Tibetan healing therapies, and since coming to the United States he has been teaching them to others internationally. He lives in Boulder, Colorado, where he runs a school to train and certify healers in the use of singing bowls.

Table of Contents

Foreword 9

Introduction: What Is Sound and Vibration Healing? 13

How I Learned to Heal with Singing Bowls 15

Why I Teach Healing with Singing Bowls 17

Who This Book Is For 18

Using the Audio 18

The History and Making of Singing Bowls 19

The Chakra Systems 21

The Vedic and Tibetan Chakra Systems 23

Vedic System 23

Tibetan System 24

The System of Fifths 25

How to Buy a Singing Bowl 27

Bowl Size 28

Starting Out 28

Choosing a Bowl Based on Sound 29

Buying a Set of Singing Bowls 30

Caring for Your Bowls 32

Playing the Bowls 33

Rubbing the Bowl 33

For Meditation 35

For Healing 35

Striking the Bowl 36

For Meditation 36

For Healing 37

Striking the Bowl with Your Fist 39

Playing the Tingsha 39

Bell and Dorje 39

Setting up the Environment 41

Group Meditation 42

Using a Singing Bowl Sound and Vibration Healing Table 44

Safe Practices When Using Singing Bowls 44

Using Your Intuition 45

Personal Healing Therapy 46

Healing with One Bowl 46

Clearing the Chakras with Seed Mantras 47

Healing the Head 49

Healing the Front of the Body 52

Healing the Feet 52

Healing Therapies for Clients 54

Opening and Closing a Healing Session 55

Healing with One or Two Bowls 56

Some Techniques for Using One or Two Bowls 57

Healing with One Bowl 58

Clearing the Aura, or Energy Body 58

Clearing the Chakras 59

Treatment for Insomnia 60

Treatment for Shoulder, Neck and Upper Back Tension 62

Healing with Two Bowls 62

General Relaxation and Healing Therapy 62

Deep Double Rub - Advanced Therapy 69

Modified Baby Posture 71

Healing with More Than Two Bowls 74

Relaxation Therapy 74

Positioning the Client and Placing the Bowls 74

Striking the Bowls 75

Part 1 Relaxing 75

Part 2 One-by-One 76

Part 3 Reverse 77

Additional Technique for Inducing Tranquility in the Mind 77

Healing Prayer 78

Positioning the Client and Placing the Bowls 79

Part 1 Preparing for Healing 79

Part 2 Healing Prayer 80

Mantras for Healing the Chakras 82

Balancing the Chakras 84

Positioning the Client and Placing the Bowls 84

Part 1 Share Heart to Heart Healing Energy 85

Part 2 Opening the Third Eye Chakra 86

Part 3 Balancing the Chakras 87

Warm Water Therapy 87

Positioning the Client and Placing the Bowls 87

Part 1 Warm Water Therapy on the Front 88

Part 2 Warm Water Therapy on the Back 90

Clearing the Chakras 92

Client Positioning 93

Bowl Placement 93

Striking the Bowls 94

Clearing the internal Energy Points 94

Grounding the Internal Energy Points 95

Stress and Depression Therapy 95

Client Positioning 95

Bowl Placement and Setup 96

Striking the Bowls 97

Removing the Bowls 100

Therapy to Ease Anger, Aggression, Arthritis, and High Blood Pressure 100

Client Positioning 100

Bowl Placement and Setup 100

Striking the Bowls 101

Prone Posture 103

Side Lying Posture (Nirvana) 105

Healing the Head, Spine and Feet 109

Healing with the Tingsha 113

Ear Therapy 113

Client Positioning 114

Choosing the Tingsha 114

Striking the Tingsha 114

Using Crystals with the Bowls 115

Puja - A Prosperity Practice 117

Using Singing Bowls with Other Healing Modalities 119

Acknowledgements 121

Photography and Drawing Credits 123

About the Author 124

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

• Dr. Jacob Hans, Chiropractor
• Marianne Denniston, Vastu designer
• Rev. Deborah Ann Bourbon, R.N.
• Guru Bachan Kaur

Editorial Reviews

Rev. Deborah Ann Bourbon, R.N. Owner, Pathways, St. Louis, MO
Suren Shrestha is an engaging and experienced instructor. He clearly relates the methodology that he learned from his teachers in Nepal. His sincerity and desire to see that his students can both comprehend and capably practice these techniques is very apparent in his work. The effects of experiencing sessions with the tuned chakra bowls are truly phenomenal. The resonance patterns created by the bowl placements have their impact on our physical and finer bodies. This is truly a technique that can be incorporated into other alternative healing modalities and, even more importantly, it is a technique that can stand on its own to create positive changes in clients and ourselves. Thank you Suren for bringing this Ancient Wisdom to the West and sharing it with us!
—Rev. Deborah Ann Bourbon, R.N. Owner, Pathways, St. Louis, MO

To experience vibrational healing with Himalyan singing bowls through Suren Shrestha, is to connect deeply with a profound yet simple remembrance of ourselves as elemental Souls. He teaches the how-to's, but more importantly, he teaches by example that the path of healing is a journey of humility, generosity, joy, and love.
—Guru Bachan Kaur / Donna Wong, Student

I use the Tibetan Singing Bowls in my practice and found them to have profound effects on my patients. The bowls have an amazing ability to counteract and dissolve the harmful effects stress has on the body, almost instantaneously. The bowls also help individuals connect to their higher awareness and facilitate healing at a very deep level.

I applaud Mr. Shrestha for bringing forth and sharing such valuable information with the public, especially in this “how to” format that is rarely seen in books of this nature.
—Dr. Jacob Hans, Chiropractor

The seven circuit labyrinth is a 5,000 year old walking meditation used by ancient peoples to clear, purify, and balance the mind, body, and spirit, within the Allness of Creation. Each pathway relates to a specific part of our human nature, (i.e. mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, "Great Spirit", vision, manifestation and rest/meditation at the goal or center); a specific chakra color; and a specific tone.

To enhance and heighten the labyrinth experience, singing bowls with the commensurate chakra tone may be placed at each turn and struck by the walker before entering and when leaving each respective pathway. Another method would be to position "bowl keepers" at the top and sides of the labyrinth toning the bowls with the appropriate chakra note, or, toning the C, E, and G notes to form a pleasant chord surrounding the walker.
—Greg Storozuk, Labyrinths of Colorado

I have found the singing bowls to be a wonderful addition to my healing practice. I feel so very blessed to have learned from Suren…a man who has embraced his heritage and ancient teachings. Sound has no barriers. It transcends the duality of the form and formless and allows both the practitioner and the patient to resonate with the oneness of our creator. As the scripture says, “In the beginning was the word, and the word is GOD” The AHHH of god has been chanted using many names, GOD, ALLAH, BUDDHA, KRISHNA, RA….these sounds, much like the sounds of the singing bowls reconnect us to our divine and allow miracles to happen. I often use the bowls in my chiropractic practice when a patient’s wall of defense is so thick, that sound is the only thing that can penetrate and resonate with the essence of who they really are. With the learned mind I have accumulated much knowledge of diagnosis and yet what we are really up to as healers is reconnecting people to their source and it is that which does the healing. The singing bowls allow the body to remember the perfection of our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies and allow them to reunite in conversation. I highly recommend the use of the singing bowls as a healing modality.
—Dr. Kelly Martin, D.C. Owner of Expression Of Life, P.C in Boulder, CO

Suren Shrestha has brought to the western world a thorough understanding of the application of Traditional Tibetan Healing Methods with Singing Bowls…a true treasure source for balanced living in a contemporary society.
—Marianne Denniston, Interior Designer and Vastu Design Professional

The singing bowls and your training have bought a new and more energetic dimension to my acupuncture practice. The effect is often an awakening for patients, like a moment of seeing the meaning of their life reflected in a pond. Their outlook on life is refreshed and decisions come more easily that meaningfully change both their future lives and the past. In my practice, this opens more conversation with my patients about what is truly healing and what being attentive to loving will do for them.
—V Review Author: Dr. Lewis Holm, D.C., L.Ac.

This treatment is equivalent to a massage of sound and vibration. This healing practice is especially successful with people who do not like to be touched or those who do not have a meditation practice.

This method of healing with the Himalayan bowls appears to work as does acupuncture in that it can align the chakras or meridians by unblocking congestion. The harmonic notes emanating from these scared metals correspond to the different chakras. I have found that using a single bowl that resonates with a specific individuals’ vibration can lead to a customized healing experience. I have also used these healing bowls for treatment of a severe migraine with a client who could not relax. The pain subsided completely within a 30 minute session.

I feel blessed to have this "healing tool" to incorporate as a modality in my Holistic Nursing Practice.
—Mitzi Cagle, RN, B.S.N.

From the Publisher

I use Tibetan singing bowls in my practice and have found them to have profound effects on my patients. I applaud Mr. Shrestha for bringing forth and sharing such valuable information with the public, especially in this how-to format that is rarely seen in books of this nature.

I use Tibetan singing bowls