I love singing bowls. But I’m picky.
Singing bowls are some of my favorite instruments in the whole entire world. Pretty much every single sacred sound session I do includes singing bowls. Because they’re just that awesome.
But here’s the thing. Not every singing bowl is awesome. Some sound a little off. Some sound way off. Some sound totally and completely craptastic.
In other words, I’m picky when it comes to singing bowls. I’m picky about the bowls I use in sessions. And I’m picky about the bowls I sell here.
When it comes to sacred sound, picky is good.
Here’s what me being picky means for you.
It means that every single bowl you see on this site has been personally hand selected by me – by super picky, ultra choosey, been-working-with-sacred-sound-for-almost-two-decades me.
It means you’re never going to find 800 bowls on this site. Because for every 100 bowls I look at, I may only dig one or two. If you’re looking for sites with hundreds and hundreds of bowls, they’re out there. But this ain’t it.
It also means that the bowls you do find here are absolutely top shelf. They may be a little more expensive than other bowls, but if you want a bowl for the purposes of shifting stuff you may end up pretty disappointed if you base your decision on price. I speak from experience here.
Me being picky means that you’ll never see me selling a bowl on this site that I wouldn’t personally use in a sacred sound session. If I wouldn’t use it, I don’t buy it. And I don’t sell it.
When I’m looking at singing bowls the main thing I look for is not just top quality sound, but top quality sound that can shift stuff and support healing. A bowl may sound good, but still lack that mojo – that certain je ne sais quoi.
Every bowl you see on this site is filled to the brim with mojo. All of the bowls here are what I consider to be healing grade, which means they’re perfectly suited for sacred sound stuff. Which also means that they’re a thousand kinds of awesome.
Bottom line?
Me being picky means you get great bowls.
>> Enough yackity yack? Go straight to the bowls.
Straight talk
There’s a lot of hype out there when it comes to singing bowls.
People selling brand new bowls as antique or ancient. People making new bowls look old by soaking them in – get this – a mix of mustard oil and kerosene. People selling bowls that have been stolen or acquired by other nefarious means.
Ugh.
I can sum all of that kind of nonsense up in two words – bad karma.
When you buy a singing bowl from me, I promise you straight talk.
I will never pretend that a new bowl is an old bowl. I will never tell you a bowl made last week was made 300 years ago. I will never sell bowls that have been stolen or brought here in questionable ways.
I am not only picky about singing bowls, but I’m also picky about where I buy them. I buy from people who I trust and whose sense of ethics I respect.
All new bowls are labeled as contemporary bowls. (And, by the way, there’s nothing wrong with contemporary bowls. They’re awesome. Most of my own personal bowls are contemporary bowls.)
If you see an old bowl listed here, it means that I genuinely believe it’s old. And so does the person I got it from. I rarely list old bowls, because I rarely see bowls that I genuinely believe are old.
No bite sized samples here
Being in my line of work, sound quality is super important to me. And though no sound sample played over the internet can really do these bowls justice, I do my best to get as close as possible.
I use high end recording equipment to record the samples you hear on this site. It’s the same equipment I use to record my sacred sound CDs. No el cheapo mics here.
And I provide a complete sample. Some sites only let you hear a few seconds of sound. Which means that you can’t tell how long the bowl plays. And you can’t get a sense of how the sound evolves. Both of these things really matter when it comes to sacred sound.
So, no bite sized samples here. You get a great big mouthful of sound. Mmm, mmm good.
Did I mention the upgrades?
And then there are all the goodies you get with your bowl.
When you buy a singing bowl, it’s pretty standard to get a plain old wooden stick with it.
You know why these plain sticks are the standard? Because they’re super cheap.
Remember what I said above about doing it on the cheap? Not the best idea.
These sticks are cheap. And they’re what pretty much everyone sends when you buy a bowl. But what they don’t tell you is that these plain wooden sticks can actually damage your singing bowl, causing it to dent or crack.
Ruh-roh Shaggy. Not good.
So you’ll never get a plain wooden stick from me. I’ve upgraded you from a cheap wooden stick to a stick that’s half plain and half covered in suede. That’s the standard here.
I also have sticks covered with wool instead of suede, if you prefer. Just let me know when you’re checking out and I’ll be glad to swap sticks for you.
The padded part can be used for sounding your bowl like a gong. And the wooden part can be used to sing your bowl around the rim.
More expensive than a plain wooden stick? Yep. And way better. Your bowl will thank you. Trust me.
Plus every singing bowl you buy comes with a cushion. A pretty cushion. Because awesome bowls deserve pretty cushions. So that’s exactly what you get.
Don’t forget the guarantee
Every thing you buy from me is covered by the You-Must-Totally-Love-It guarantee.
That means if you buy a singing bowl that doesn’t rock your world, you can send it back. No problem.
As long as it shows up in the same condition it was in when it left my hands, I’ll gladly give all your money back, including shipping. I’ll even cover the cost of return shipping.
I don’t know anyone else who does this. I do it because I really do want you to love what you buy. And because I want every bowl to find the perfect home.
So love it or get your money back. Period.
Ok, enough jabber-jawing. You’re here for the bowls. So go check ‘em out. Look at them. Listen to them. Buy them. Love them.