Cleaning your singing bowl: physically and energetically


The world of Sound Healing is full of fascinating possibilities for relaxation and for promoting well-being and inner peace. (Crystal) singing bowls, such as the AkashaBowls®, play a major role in this. Now, it is certainly important to you that your singing bowl not only looks beautiful on the outside, but also that its tonal quality and spiritual effect is maintained. Therefore, today we want to deal with the proper care of your singing bowl. You can clean your singing bowl not only physically, but also energetically. But what is to be considered in each case and how often should you perform such a cleaning?


Physical Cleaning

Let's start with the physical cleaning of your singing bowl. This step is relatively simple and should be done regularly to ensure that the singing bowl remains in top condition.

  1. Gentle Cleaning:

    Use distilled or filtered water and a mild, environmentally friendly detergent if necessary. Clean the singing bowl with a soft cotton cloth or sponge, but avoid aggressive cleaners or rough sponges as they may damage the surface.

  2. Drying:

    After cleaning, you should dry the singing bowl thoroughly. Use a dry, soft cloth.


Energetic cleaning

In addition to the physical care, the energetic cleaning of your singing bowl is also of great importance. Singing bowls are not only musical instruments, but also tools for energy work. Here are some methods for energetic cleaning:

  1. Sun exposure:

    Place your singing bowl in the sun for a few hours, but make sure to avoid too intense midday sun. The sun's energy can remove negative energy from the singing bowl and recharge it with fresh, positive energy.

  2. Moonlight:

    Another way to energetically cleanse your singing bowl is to place it under moonlight. The moon has a calming and cleansing energy that can have a positive effect on your singing bowl.

  3. Salt Bath:

    You can carefully place your singing bowl in a container filled with salt water. The salt helps to absorb and neutralize negative energies. After the salt bath you can rinse and dry the singing bowl again.

  4. Playing the singing bowl:

    Energetically, the bowls purify themselves through the sound they play. When you play your singing bowl, they are purified and recharged.

  5. Nature:

    You can also charge your bowl by taking it out into nature and placing it directly on the ground. The experience of hearing the sounds of your singing bowl in tune with the sounds of nature can be an inspiring and transformative experience. So, why not take a trip into nature and combine your singing bowl with new sounds?

  6. Frankincense:

    Incense is traditionally used for spiritual purification and creating a sacred atmosphere. This simple incense ceremony can help clear your singing bowl of negative energies and prepare it perfectly for future sound healing sessions. Light a stick or grains of incense. Let the flame burn briefly and then blow it out so that the smoke rises. Hold the burning incense over the singing bowl and let the smoke drift over it. Focus on positive intentions, such as cleansing negative energies.

  7. Palosanto and white sage:

    Both palosanto ("sacred wood") and white sage are popular tools for energetic clearing and promoting positive, clear vibrations. Therefore, they are ideal for integrating into the cleansing of your singing bowl.

How often should you clean your singing bowl?

The frequency depends on how you use your singing bowl. If you use it regularly in sound healing sessions, it may make sense to at least clean it energetically after each session. Physical cleaning should be done about once a month or whenever the surface is visibly dirty.

Lovingly caring for your singing bowl, both physically and energetically, plays a crucial role in ensuring that it not only shines on the outside, but also retains its sonic brilliance and spiritual impact.

You want to learn more about how you can combine sound with other healing methods or learn more about sound healing, crystal singing bowls and sound meditation in general? Then find out now about one of my certified Sound Healing trainings at the Sound Medicine Institute Germany. It offers online and face-to-face trainings worldwide.

Lisa Schuster