Interested in experiencing transcendence while staying completely still? Do you run a wet finger around the edge of your water glass whenever you get the chance? Want to try meditation without the silence? Well, you are in luck—this Sunday expert Priscilla Gale will give a lecture on Himalayan singing bowls.
Singing bowls originated in the Tibetan region as an aid to Buddhist meditation, and to promote general wellbeing, healthcare, and trance induction. Singing bowls produce tones through the continuous friction of a wooden, plastic, or leather-wrapped rod around the lip to create several harmonic, warm, constant overtones simultaneously. Antique singing bowls originated from household containers, and those used for medicinal purposes often held mandalas and healing herbs for symbolic fortitude. Usually made of metal or crystal, singing bowls come in many shapes, sizes, and tones.
While most singing bowls are made of metal, Ms. Gale’s lecture will also focus on crystal singing bowls. These bowls are sometimes made of quartz or other natural materials and minerals. Their tones are traditionally used as a healing, aural rearrangement for organs, chakras, and the bones and blood, “aligning them with the greatest good,” according to Gale’s website. Meditators play these crystal bowls the same way one would a metal bowl, though their resonances, tones, and purposes differ. Ghostly and ambient come close to describing the experience, but there’s nothing quite like hearing them in person.
Gale is “devoted to a life of continuous learning and developing new skills [and]…combines her gifts and skills with love to assist your inner-healer to release the blocks that may be holding you back from living your life more fully,” according to her website.
This event, sponsored by the Adelphic Educational Fund, will be held from 3-4 p.m. at the Alpha Delta Phi house this Sun., October 10. Facilitators have encouraged participants to bring a yoga mat or towel on which to meditate.
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