Singing Bowls and Tingshas

Sound medicine is a wonderful addition to a massage session. We like to place the singing bowls on the body & hit the bowl like a bell so the sound deeply resonates throughout the body.

You could weave the bowls throughout a massage session – at the beginning to help bring someone more into their parasympathetic nervous system, in the middle as a transition from prone to supine, and also at the end as a way to close the session. You can have these on the back or on the abdomen.

Tingshas are small cymbals that create clear, sustained sounds when struck together. Tingshas are a lovely way to end or symbolize a closure.

Singing bowls bring the body into its parasympathetic nervous system, which governs rest and relaxation.  The digestive, immune, & and reproductive systems function best when the body is in its parasympathetic nervous system (versus the sympathetic nervous system, which is the “fight or flight/freeze or faint” aspect of the nervous system). 

The singing bowls can slow down the body systems and bring a deep sense of calm to the giver and the receiver.

Our normal waking state resides in the beta frequency, but with sound tools and sound medicine, the brain waves move deeper into the alpha and theta brain wave frequencies, which help us to be still, meditate, and relax in an easier way.  These singing bowls also help us reside in more peaceful states with increased clarity of mind and intuition.

We teach students how to integrate Sound Medicine into a Massage session. Along with utilizing deep breathing techniques and “sounding” (humming and oceanic breathing sounds), you can use these sound tools throughout the massage session.