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Sound Healing and Meditation Articles

Discover sound-healing practices, singing bowls, meditation techniques, and the evidence and traditions behind them.

Sound Meditation Frequencies: What Really Helps You Relax?
Sound-Healing • By Jess-T • Jul 14 • 12 min read

Sound Meditation Frequencies: What Really Helps You Relax?

Compare 432 Hz, Solfeggio frequencies, coloured noise, nature sounds and singing bowls—and learn what relaxation research actually supports.

Singing Bowls

Learn about Himalayan singing bowls, from their history, craftsmanship, and cultural traditions to practical playing techniques and their use in meditation and mindful listening.

Nepalese Singing Bowls: History, Craft and Tradition
Sound-Healing • By Jess-T • Jun 23 • 8 min read

Nepalese Singing Bowls: History, Craft and Tradition

Explore Nepalese singing bowls, Kathmandu Valley metalwork, hand-hammered craft, the seven-metal story and how to assess authenticity.

Sound Meditation Instruments: Find the Right Sound for You
Sound-Healing • By Jess-T • Jun 9 • 14 min read

Sound Meditation Instruments: Find the Right Sound for You

Compare singing bowls, gongs, chimes, tuning forks, drums and handpans by tone, intensity and sustain to find a sound meditation style that suits you.

How to Play Himalayan Singing Bowls: Techniques, Benefits and Practitioner Tips
Sound-Healing • By Jess-T • May 25 • 12 min read

How to Play Himalayan Singing Bowls: Techniques, Benefits and Practitioner Tips

Learn how to play a Himalayan singing bowl using safe striking, rim-circling, pressure and listening techniques, plus common mistakes and practice tips.

Singing Bowl Meditation: What to Expect in a Session Singing Bowl Meditation: What to Expect in a Session By Jess-T · May 7, 2026 · 11 min read Sound Meditation and the Himalayan Singing Bowl – Part 1: An Introduction Sound Meditation and the Himalayan Singing Bowl – Part 1: An Introduction By Jess-T · Apr 12, 2026 · 10 min read

Sound Meditation

Discover different approaches to sound meditation, the instruments and sounds commonly used, and practical ways to incorporate mindful listening into meditation and relaxation.

Featured article: Sound Meditation Frequencies: What Really Helps You Relax?

Singing Bowls and Binaural Beats: How Sound Supports Meditation
Sound-Healing • By Jess-T • Jul 7 • 10 min read

Singing Bowls and Binaural Beats: How Sound Supports Meditation

Learn how binaural beats differ from singing-bowl interference, what entrainment research finds, and how to use both for meditation safely.

How Sound Healing Works

Learn how rhythm, vibration, repetition, attention, and expectation may shape experiences of sound meditation. Explore proposed mechanisms, current research, and the limits of the available evidence.

Singing Bowl Meditation: Focus, Brainwaves and Evidence
Sound-Healing • By Jess-T • Jun 30 • 10 min read

Singing Bowl Meditation: Focus, Brainwaves and Evidence

Learn how singing bowls can anchor attention during meditation, what EEG research says about brainwaves, and how to begin a safe sound practice.

Singing Bowl Meditation: What Research Says About Stress and Relaxation
Sound-Healing • By Jess-T • Jun 16 • 16 min read

Singing Bowl Meditation: What Research Says About Stress and Relaxation

Review the research on singing bowl meditation for stress, mood and relaxation, including study results, evidence quality, safety and key limitations.

The 3 R’s of Sound Meditation: Relax, Recognise, Respond
Sound-Healing • By Jess-T • Jun 1 • 10 min read

The 3 R’s of Sound Meditation: Relax, Recognise, Respond

Use the 3 R’s of sound meditation—Relax, Recognise and Respond—to approach each session with awareness, reflection and realistic expectations.