Size changes the voice
The rule is simple: the bigger the bowl, the lower and longer its sound. A small bowl sings higher and brighter. A large bowl hums deep in the bass and you feel the vibration with your hands and body, not only with your ears.
Small bowls
Clear, higher voice. Light enough to hold in one palm for a long time, easy to take travelling. A good first bowl if you want a short daily practice: a few minutes in the morning or before sleep.
- Best for: first practice, travel, focus, short meditations
- At TERRASTRA: from €190
Medium bowls
The most versatile size. The tone is warm and full, the sustain is long, and you can still play it on your palm. If you are choosing one bowl for everything, this is usually the one.
- Best for: daily meditation, yoga, home sound sessions
- At TERRASTRA: from €280
Large bowls
Deep bass and strong vibration. Large bowls are placed on a cushion, on the floor or directly on the body in vibrational massage. Sound healers use them as the foundation of a sound bath.
- Best for: sound baths, sound healing sessions, vibrational massage
- At TERRASTRA: from €490
How to choose by ear
Size tells you the range, but every hand-hammered bowl has its own voice. That is why each bowl on our site has a recording of that exact bowl. Open the singing bowls page, put on headphones and listen to several in a row. The one you want to hear again is usually your bowl.
