The singing bowl isa special bowl which is made on seven metals,
i.e gold silver copper, tin, iron, lead and zinc. All the metals
used have a specific purpose and represent the sun, the moon and
other planets. While using the singing bowl it has to be placed
on a cloth or that the sound coming out lasts for a longer time.
There is a wooden mallet to strike the bowl.
The procedure to use a singing bowl is to first gentle strike the
bowl at the rim with the wooden mallet. Then start rubbing the mallet
at the rim in a clockwise directions. In this manner you can make
the bowl sing. At fist the sound coming out could be flat and harsh.
But gradually as you get the hand of using it the sound emitted
will be softer and clearer. Frequent use of the singing bowl makes
the energies purer and purer. It converts the auspicious Chi into
sound that is calming and soothing.