The most important facts in brief
- Different types of singing bowls are used for different areas of the body.
- Through a finely tuned vibration behavior, a very specific area of the body can be addressed.
- Lower sounds appeal more strongly to lower areas of the body, while higher sounds appeal more strongly to upper areas.
- The universal/joint bowl can be used on the entire body and is therefore ideal as a starter bowl.
- Through years of optimizing manufacturing processes, Peter Hess has succeeded in the specific production of singing bowl types – a particularly high art.
Peter Hess® Therapy Singing Bowls for different body areas
Peter Hess has not only succeeded in producing singing bowls of the highest quality. He has managed to optimize the manufacturing processes in such a way that certain types of singing bowls have been created that appeal particularly well to certain areas of the body. In simple terms, it can be said that the lower sounds appeal particularly well to the lower parts of the body, whereas the higher sounds are especially perceptible in the upper half of the body.
Today, the production of the individual types of singing bowls takes place in family associations. This specialization not only keeps the quality of the singing bowls at a consistently high level, but also secures the financial income of an entire family. With the specific production of singing bowl types, Peter Hess has succeeded in a masterpiece, because normally singing bowls are classified into certain types only after the production. Over the years, this has also allowed concepts for sound methods to emerge and scientific research to be conducted.
Note
Since the singing bowls are made by hand, each bowl always remains unique. This uniqueness is also reflected in the sound experiences – they are always individually different, just as every person is unique.
What are the different types of Therapy Singing Bowls?
Below we give you an overview of the different types of singing bowls and their areas of application. You will also learn which Therapy Singing Bowls are particularly suitable for beginners and which are used in professional sound therapy.
Universal and Joint Bowl: the perfect starter bowl
As the name “Universal Bowl” suggests, this singing bowl with its particularly extensive frequency spectrum between 100-2,800 heart responds well to the entire body. This makes it the ideal “beginner’s singing bowl” that can be used universally.
In addition, the Universal and Joint Bowl has a particularly intense vibration behavior, which is why it can be used specifically in the context of sound massage and sound methods to loosen blockages and tensions. These often settle in the joints – hence the additional name “joint bowl”. This singing bowl has an open shape, a thin rim, a diameter of about 21-22 cm and a weight of 900-1,000 grams. Depending on which mallet is used to strike it, a different main range of sounds is produced.
In the context of professional sound work, but especially for private use, a set of mallets consisting of a large, medium and small felt mallet, each with a different degree of hardness, is recommended. This opens up a particularly wide range of possible applications for this singing bowl, especially in the context of self-application of sound exercises.
Tip
The Universal/Joint Bowl is one of the three most important singing bowls for professional sound work. Since it is well suited for all areas of the body and can therefore be used universally, it is the ideal singing bowl for beginners.
Overview
- Body area: whole body
- Frequency spectrum: between 100-2,800 heart
- Sound: depending on the mallet used, different main sound range
- Special features: particularly intensive vibration behavior for targeted use to loosen blockages and tensions especially in joints
- Diameter: about 21-22 cm
- Weight: 900-1,000 grams
- Recommended mallets: set of mallets consisting of a large, medium and small felt mallet, each with a different degree of hardness
Small and large Pelvic Bowl: full & deep sound for more grounding
The Pelvic Bowl, with its low tones of 100 to 1,000 heart, appeals well especially to the abdomen and lower back. Its deep sound is often described as grounding. If struck by a medium-hard felt mallet, the frequencies are perceived as particularly pleasant and intense in the area of the solar plexus (area above the navel).
The small Pelvic Bowl which was developed mainly for working with children, weighs about 1,500 grams and has a diameter of 25-26 cm. It is also used in professional sound work for people for whom the large Pelvic Bowl is too heavy. For this has a stately weight of about 2,000 grams, with a diameter of 28-29 cm.
Tip
The large version of the Pelvic Bowl is one of the three most important singing bowls for professional sound massage.
Overview
- Body area: pelvic area, abdomen, solar plexus and lower back
- Frequency spectrum: 100 to 1,000 heart
- Tone: deep sound, often described as grounding
- Special features: small Pelvic Bowl was developed mainly for working with children or is used for people for whom the large Pelvic Bowl is too heavy
- Diameter: small Pelvic Bowl 25-26 cm | large Pelvic Bowl 28-29 cm
- Weight: small Pelvic Bowl 1,500 grams | large Pelvic Bowl 2,000 grams
- Recommended mallets: large felt mallet for lower sounds (pelvic area), medium felt mallet for higher sounds (solar plexus)
Small and large Heart Bowl: with gentle sound to more heart opening
Here, too, the name reveals the body area, which is particularly well addressed with the high tones from 200 to 1,200 heart. The sound of the heart bowl is often described as very warm and bright. Since the heart area is a particularly sensitive part of the body, this bowl was designed to sound rather gentle in its vibration behavior. There is a large and a small version.
The small Heart Bowl, originally developed for working with children, has proven to be a valuable addition to professional sound work with its bright tones. The large Heart Bowl is easily recognized by its thick rim. Weighing 1,300 grams, it has a diameter of 21-22 cm. The sound is clearly more voluminous than the small version. Depending on the mallet used – medium or small felt mallet – this singing bowl can elicit frequencies from 200 to 1,200 heart. The small Heart Bowl, which is usually played with the small felt mallet, has a similarly thin rim as the universal bowl, weighs about 600-650 grams and has a diameter of about 16 cm.
Tip
The large Heart Bowl forms one of the three most important singing bowls for professional sound work. It is used mainly in the chest area on the front and back of the body, as well as in the area of the shoulder blades and the base of the neck.
Overview
- Body area: heart area, chest area on the front and back of the body, shoulder blades area and base of the neck
- Frequency spectrum: 200 to 1,200 heart
- Tone: high tones, very warm and bright
- Special features: very gentle vibration behavior for the sensitive heart area
- Diameter: large Heart Bowl 21-22 cm | small Heart Bowl 16 cm
- Weight: large Heart Bowl 1,300 grams | small Heart Bowl 600-650 grams
- Recommended mallets: medium or small felt mallet, for the small Heart Bowl usually small felt mallet
Wide and curved Head Bowl: a sound that leads to the Here and Now
The Head Bowl is available in a wide, rather open form and in a curved form, where the walls are rather slightly inclined inwards. Both have a high pitched sound. That of the wide Head Bowl is usually somewhat more agitated. This small, thin-walled singing bowl appeals especially to the forehead and sinuses and can be used with the appropriate background knowledge and training for specific problems.
The wide Head Bowl has a diameter of about 14 cm and a weight of 250 to 300 grams, the curved Head Bowl weighs a little more with 260 to 320 grams, but is slightly smaller in diameter with 12 cm.
Tip
The curved Head Bowl also has its place in the wellness and beauty area, where its bright, soothing sounds support facial treatments of various kinds.
Overview
- Body area: forehead and sinuses
- Tone: high tone, sound of the wide Head Bowl is slightly more agitated
- Special features: curved Head Bowl is often used in the wellness and beauty area for facial treatments
- Diameter: wide Head Bowl about 14 cm | curved Head Bowl about 12 cm
- Weight: wide Head Bowl 250 to 300 grams | curved Head Bowl 260 to 320 grams
- Recommended mallets: small mallet with hard felt head
Throat Bowl: relaxation for throat and décolleté
The Throat Bowl – also called the Décolleté Bowl – was developed as a supplement for professional sound work. It has a diameter of 17 cm and a weight of 600 to 680 grams and is visually distinguished from the small Heart Bowl by a thickened rim and a more open shape. Members of the healing and remedial professions, such as remedial teachers, speech therapists, occupational therapists or even physiotherapists, use these specifically for their work. In the cosmetic and wellness sector, this bowl is known as the Décolleté Singing Bowl and is used specifically to relax and stimulate this part of the body.
Tip
Due to its forged shape, the Throat Bowl stands more securely and easily on the upper part of the chest, i.e. on the voice- and sound-forming part of the body, than the Heart Bowl.
Overview
- Body area: upper chest area
- Sound: high sound
- Special features: thickened edge and a rather open shape, especially used by remedial and therapeutic professions such as remedial teachers, speech therapists, occupational therapists or even physiotherapists, as well as in the cosmetic and wellness sector for relaxation and stimulation of the décolleté
- Diameter: about 17 cm
- Weight: 600 to 680 grams
- Recommended mallets: small felt mallet
Solar Plexus Bowl: beneficial for the upper abdomen and stomach area
Again, the name reveals the body area that this singing bowl serves particularly well. With a diameter of about 23.5 cm and a weight of 1,200 grams, the Solar Plexus Bowl forms a gradation between the Universal Bowl and the small Pelvic Bowl and was developed for use in the context of professional sound work.
With its characteristic sound and vibration pattern, it appeals above all to the upper abdomen and stomach area, a part of the body that in many people reacts particularly sensitively to stress. The sounds of this singing bowl can have a particularly relaxing and soothing effect here.
Tip
The Solar Plexus Bowl is a gradation between the Universal Bowl and the small Pelvic Bowl.
Overview
- Body area: solar plexus – upper abdomen and stomach area
- Tone: deep sound, lies between Universal Bowl and large Pelvic Bowl
- Special features: forms a gradation between Universal Bowl and small Pelvic Bowl
- Diameter: about 23.5 cm
- Weight: 1,200 grams
- Recommended mallets: large and medium felt mallets
XL Singing Bowl: a particularly intense sound experience
The XL Singing Bowl is a real heavyweight with a diameter of 35 to 53 cm and from 5 to 12 kilograms. It can be used, for example, to stimulate blood circulation or relaxation or “straightening” the spine. Accordingly, it is often found in physiotherapy and occupational therapy practices or even clinics.
Tip
Most clients can stand in this singing bowl and (ideally) experience the sound vibrations rising from the soles of the feet and flowing through the entire body – a very special experience. This is often described as energizing and an intense sound experience.
Overview
- Body area: entire body
- Tone: deep, voluminous sound
- Special features: clients can stand in the singing bowl and experience the sound vibrations in the whole body
- Diameter: about 35 to 53 cm
- Weight: 5 to 12 kg
- Recommended mallets: ollihess Profi Gong Mallets
XXL Singing Bowl: the largest forged singing bowl in the world
XXL Singing Bowl is a real masterpiece of blacksmith’s art. It is extremely difficult to produce a singing bowl in the high quality of a therapy singing bowl with a size of 53 to 84 cm in diameter. This is because the brittle bronze becomes more fragile with increasing size and weight and breaks easily during the forging process. Thus, Peter Hess is particularly proud of this type of bowl, because with a weight of 60 kilograms and a diameter of over 80 centimeters, it has been possible to produce the largest forged singing bowl in the world!
Tip
However, the XXL Singing Bowl is not only an extraordinary piece of jewelry for any sound practice, but also enables very special sound experiences with its voluminous sound that penetrates the whole body.
Overview
- Body area: entire body
- Tone: deep, voluminous sound
- Special features: clients can stand in the singing bowl and experience the sound vibrations in the whole body
- Diameter: about 53 to 84 cm
- Weight: 60 kg
- Recommended mallets: ollihess Basic or Profi Gong Mallet series with long handle