Please see the list below of frequently asked questions about alchemy crystal singing bowls and other healing instruments. If you should not find the answer that you are looking for, you can check our sound healing FAQ section or feel free to contact us.

Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowl and Other Healing Instruments FAQs

Start here to find out more about Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls. Learn about their composition, varieties and benefits.

What are the Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls made out of?

Each Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowl is made of 99.992% pure quartz infused with precious crystals, gemstones and/or minerals. Some of the elements to provide a short list are Platinum, Gold, Titanium, Silver, Palladium, Moldavite, Ruby, Emerald, Amethyst, Rose, Azeztulite, Lapis Lazuli, Lemurian Seed, Smokey, Sunstone, Super 7, Turquoise, Iron, Indium and many more. To find out more about these elements, check out our full online catalogue.



How do singing bowls work?

Our entire human body down to our DNA is crystalline in structure, causing it to respond and resonate with the extraordinary frequencies associated with quartz crystal. Pure sound waves produced by high-quality singing bowls are able to sync and establish coherence with our brain waves. This supports and allow the listener and the player to relax into a lower state of brain wave such as Alpha and Theta State that promotes self-healing.



What are the benefits of Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls?

Sound healing can reduce stress, anxiety, tension and it balances mood swings. It also helps to strengthen the immune system, lowers blood pressure, cholesterol level and the risk for coronary artery disease and stroke. Sound healing is used as a form of pain management for people with chronic pain disease. It improves our sleep especially for people who suffer from insomnia. A powerful technique to clear chakras and rebalance them. It can raise one’s consciousness to increase creativity and promote inspirational sparks!



What sizes do they come in?

Each Alchemy Bowl can be in any sizes depending on availability ranging from 5”-20” or on rare occasions 25”.



How can I learn how to play a singing bowl?

Sound Universe International offers practitioner certification courses that are endorsed by Crystal Tones® and registered with Complementary Medical Association (CMA) UK.

We also offer sound healing events online and in-person.

Click here for more information on our events and courses



How to use singing bowls for meditation?

Begin by chiming the bowl on the side gently to produce a smooth clean sound. Follow the tone produced by the crystal bowl and breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. If possible, stimulate the bowl by further rubbing it using your mallet in a circular motion to produce a longer sustaining tone; release the mallet from the bowl when it reaches a comfortable volume and close your eyes. Repeat several times.



How to clear chakras using Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls?

To ensure you gain the best benefit in this Art, we recommend that you check out our certification courses for learning and training.



Find your own Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowl.

How to choose a singing bowl that is right for me?

The Earth is a living breathing planet, and we believe that consciousness is the ground of all being. The Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls are made from the living quartz of the Earth and thus have consciousness to communicate with us via the quantum field.

It is most common we observed for people to determine their first bowl by attraction and priority of the element of the bowl, be it precious metals, gemstones or minerals than secondly by note and size.

If you are interested in a purchasing a bowl, feel free to book a viewing with our sound healer, Sarleia-Betty, to experience the bowls in person.



Where to buy singing bowls near me?

If you are looking to buy a singing bowls in Singapore you can come and visit our studio by booking a viewing, where our Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowl expert will show you different bowls and help you find the one that resonates with you. Or if you are based in London, Taipei or Tokyo you can visit one of our partners’ studios. Click here for more details. At last if you don’t live near any of these areas, contact us to discuss Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls delivery to your own place.



What if I am looking to have more Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls?

For those who are looking to expand their existing set, there are several layers of considerations we would need to take before recommending a bowl. Our Alchemy Crystal Bowl specialist, Sarleia-Betty, will be ready to guide and support you.



Sound Healing Frequencies

What is sound frequency?

Sound frequency is the rate of oscillation or vibration measured in cycles per second. The human body is crystalline in structure and we all vibrate at our own unique frequency. Our bodies are made up of over 70% water, our cells are filled with fluid so sound frequency is an amazing tool for healing at a cellular level.



Do healing frequencies work?

Frequencies are fundamental to the way we live our lives, and the use of sound can play a big role into this. We are energy at our core. We have energetic channels and energetic focus points in our bodies. There are certain tunings such as 432Hz, or Solfeggio Tunings suggesting they have healing properties to the body. We believe that consciousness is the primary influence for healing. Each individual person is unique to your resonance frequency; a sound or tone that to the listener feels nurturing, healing, relaxing or even uplifting is often stimulating the brain and nervous system positively.



What are binaural beats? What are they used for?

A binaural beat is a tone or frequency perceived by the brain when two different tones close in pitch are perceived at the same time by a person. The tones interfere with one another, resulting in the creation of a third tone which is the difference between their pitches. The pitch difference is very small (no more than 30 Hz for Beta-Delta Brain Wave states), but once recognized by the brain it becomes a low-frequency pulse and both hemispheres start working in synergy, and the whole brain is immersed in a synchronization process.

Ancient shamans and healers also were working on the binaural beats, with repetitive drumming and chanting in order to revitalise the connection between the two brain halves and between the human brain, the body and the unconscious.

Slowing the brain’s waves by binaural beats pushes the brain to recognise itself on a higher level when both hemispheres communicate with each other. The more balanced the brain is, the more capable it is to recognise the messages of intuition.



How take Care of an Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowl

How do I clean my singing bowl?

Use distilled water (preferred) or clean water with about 10% of organic washing liquid. May also apply this solution to the outside surface. Rinse with clear water and dry with a cotton cloth/blow dryer.



Learn more about Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowl’s Accessories

What do the singing bowls come with? (Mallet, O-ring)

Every Singing bowl comes with a Mallet and O-ring.



How many types of mallets are there?

The standards are suede mallet and half-dipped suede half-rubber mallet.



For playing Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls during a sound healing session, which mallets are best to use and can I combine two types of mallets?

As each Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowl is unique to its element and texture, the player may require to utilise an array of mallet techniques and approaches to get the best sound. Generally the suede mallet will work well for most crystal singing bowls.



Learn more about other Sound Healing Instruments and how to combine them with your Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls for a Sound Healing practice

Can I combine my Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls with my Tibetan singing Bowls and/or other sound healing instruments?

Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls work well as a standalone, collaborative or complementary instrument with other sound healing instruments.



What other sound healing instruments can I use in a sound bathing session, sound healing self-practice, sound healing therapy session, sound massage, yoga or meditation class?

There is a variety of other sound healing instruments that you can use for a sound healing sessions, such as monochords, kalimbas, tubular bells, hang drums, rainstick etc. We also specialise in vocal sound healing.