Handmade Tibetan Etched Singing Bowl Set with Case – Meditation Bowl & Sound Bowl with Cushion, Mallet & Guide – Stress Relief Instruments – Yoga Therapy Tools – Mindfulness Gift Set

Ding Dong
I fretted for days over which singing bowl to buy from Amazon as the consensus is that most are cheaply made and mass-produced in a 3rd-world country. In YT review videos, Silent Mind came up as a somewhat “higher quality” version of these small metal singing bowls. I’m glad I went with Silent Mind as they are indeed a step above the others, just keep in mind that it’s probably still somewhat mass-produced. An included card stated that they were handcrafted in Tibet, but I make no presumptions that they’re made in a remote village high up in the Himalayans by generationally-skilled craftsman, and you shouldn’t either. If they’re actually made in Tibet as the card says, they’re probably made in a factory in a large city. Regardless these bowls are still nice and sound great!The bowl is heavy for its size, the ringer is solid wood with a thin leather-like cover on one end. My ringer had an indent in the wood from being pressed against the edge of the bowl during shipping, but it still works fine. The pillow is decorative and functional, although don’t expect the fabric’s pattern to be centered, mine wasn’t. The incriptions on and in the bowl are exotic-looking, I just hope they don’t translate to “ding-dong rings the tiny bowl of this western ding dong”–I’ll pretend the inscriptions speak of peace & mindfulness through love & harmony & yadda, yadda yadda….As for using the bowl’s sound, I was able to make it sing immediately on my first try. Just take your time with slow strokes around the rim after first hitting the edge to make it vibrate (ring). The Silent Mind website has a few instructional videos if you can’t figure it out (the website link is on an included card). I can literally make this little bowl sing extremely loud, to the extent that it mimics the weekly testing of my neighborhood’s tornado warning siren. It’s amazing how much sound can come from this little bowl!I’m very satisfied with this bowl, it works well, is well-made and was still somewhat inexpensive. I should note though, if you’re sending this as a gift to someone, it did not come in its own box–it was simply tightly wrapped in bubble wrap and tape. Just keep this in mind if you’re gifting one during the holidays.Enjoy your bowl, you western ding dong!

Beautiful quality and sound
Once you get the hang of playing it, the singing bowl is very peaceful and calming. Very good quality, heavy-duty bowl. Nice hand pillow and wand (?).

And your Bowl can sing
I have been wanting a singing bowl especially since I started getting into meditation. The price and reviews seemed to be really good on the Silent Mind so I decided to try it out. I did not really know what to expect as I have had absolutely no prior experience. The bowl arrived within in a day and came very neatly boxed and packaged. As soon as I unboxed it I tested out the tone by striking it with the wooden mallet. Very nice ringing tone but after several failed bit attempts to make it resonate I had to go find some YouTube videos to figure out how to do it. After several attempts I had relegated my thoughts to thinking I had received a dud. I kept trying and trying and nothing. I kept watching the videos and I just was not able to make it happen. Later that evening I made another attempt while I was doing my meditation. The first try immediately produced a very beautiful resonation and singing tone to the exact pitch of the mediation music that I had playing. It was a revelation of sorts and immediately my disappointment turned into joy. Now I can just pick it up and make it sing like a bird. From my observation the outer rim was a little bit rough when I unboxed it. There was a sharp edge that probably just needed to be worn down and polished out with all of the practice. I only gave it 4 stars because the finish and the paint job on the one I received was a bit lacking. The bowl is very beautiful and has a nice pleasing look to it but the quality of the paint is not very good. After a couple of uses the palm of my hand turned black from the paint on the bottom rubbing off. Overall I am happy with the purchase and I think the product is very good especially considering the price. This is a perfect entry level singing bowl with a few minor flaws. I can certainly recommend it to anyone like myself for a first time experience. The quality of the wooden ringer and the small decorative cushion seem to be really nice. Also I did find that using the cushion provided a slightly different tone than playing it in the palm of my hand.

Beautiful Bowl
This is the most beautiful bowl! The sound is lovely and I’m very happy that it came with a case.

The quality of the bowl is outstanding. The intensity of sound is a bit too soft though. No, I don’t hold the bowl, it’s just resting on the cushion provided and the cushion rest on my palm. Probably due to the small size of the bowl. I love it anyway.

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Beautiful product with a beautiful sound.