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Living With a Gong in a Terraced House
Living With a Gong in a Terraced House
Can you own a gong when your neighbour's wall is also your wall? Yes, with some thought. Here is the honest version. Read more...
How to Choose a Gong When You Have Only Ever Heard One in a Class
How to Choose a Gong When You Have Only Ever Heard One in a Class
Most people meet a gong lying on a studio floor with their eyes shut. Choosing one to own is a different problem entirely. Here is how the sizes actually differ. Read more...
How to Play a Gong Without Making It Sound Like a Dinner Bell
How to Play a Gong Without Making It Sound Like a Dinner Bell
The difference between a gong and a crash is technique, and it takes about ten minutes to learn the basics. Here they are. Read more...
What a Gong Bath Actually Does, and What It Does Not
What a Gong Bath Actually Does, and What It Does Not
Somewhere between the mystical accounts and the dismissive ones, there is a straightforward answer. Here it is. Read more...
Where to Put a Gong in a Room So It Can Actually Ring
Where to Put a Gong in a Room So It Can Actually Ring
Our gongs come with their stands, so the question is not how to hang one but where to stand it. Placement changes the sound more than people expect. Read more...
What Size Gong Fits a Normal British Room
What Size Gong Fits a Normal British Room
Gong sizing advice is written for studios. Here is the version for a British living room with a sofa in it. Read more...
Gong Bowls, and Where a Gong Ends and a Bowl Begins
Gong Bowls, and Where a Gong Ends and a Bowl Begins
Four names, two instruments, and a great deal of confusion. Here is what each one actually is. Read more...
Do You Need a Cushion for a Singing Bowl
Do You Need a Cushion for a Singing Bowl
Yes, and the reason is physics rather than presentation. Here is what actually happens without one. Read more...
Meditation Bowls, the Vocabulary Nobody Explains
Meditation Bowls, the Vocabulary Nobody Explains
Six names, one object. Which term to search for, and what the differences actually are. Read more...
What Makes a Healing Gong Different From the One in an Orchestra
What Makes a Healing Gong Different From the One in an Orchestra
Gong is one word covering several very different instruments. Knowing which is which saves you buying the wrong one. Read more...
How Often Should You Replace a Singing Bowl Cushion
How Often Should You Replace a Singing Bowl Cushion
They do not wear out, they flatten. Here is how to tell, and why it matters more than it sounds. Read more...
Does a Gong Need Warming Up Before You Play It
Does a Gong Need Warming Up Before You Play It
Yes, and it is not superstition. Here is what is physically happening and how to do it. Read more...
Why Singing Bowl Sets Are Sold in Sevens, and Whether It Matters
Why Singing Bowl Sets Are Sold in Sevens, and Whether It Matters
The seven bowl chakra set has a shorter history than most people assume. Here is what is traditional and what is not. Read more...
How to Choose Your First Singing Bowl Without Buying Twice
How to Choose Your First Singing Bowl Without Buying Twice
Most people buy a small cheap bowl, find it unsatisfying, and buy again within a year. Here is how to skip that step. Read more...
Tibetan Singing Bowls, the Complete UK Buying Guide
Tibetan Singing Bowls, the Complete UK Buying Guide
Everything worth knowing before buying a singing bowl. Size, weight, how it was made, what comes with it, and the claims to ignore. Read more...
The UK Gong Bath and Sound Bath Finder
The UK Gong Bath and Sound Bath Finder
Where to find a gong bath in Britain, what happens in one, what to bring, and an honest account of what the evidence does and does not support. Read more...
How to Clean a Singing Bowl Without Ruining the Tone
How to Clean a Singing Bowl Without Ruining the Tone
Polish and tone are in tension, and almost nobody warns people about it. Here is how to clean a bowl without changing it. Read more...
How to Choose a Mallet, and Why It Changes Everything
How to Choose a Mallet, and Why It Changes Everything
The most overlooked object in the category. Changing the striker changes the bowl more than most people expect. Read more...
Why Your Singing Bowl Has Cracked or Rings Flat
Why Your Singing Bowl Has Cracked or Rings Flat
Bowls fail in specific and diagnosable ways. Here is how to tell a genuine crack from a technique problem. Read more...
Why Nepali and Indian Singing Bowls Are Not the Same
Why Nepali and Indian Singing Bowls Are Not the Same
Origin claims in this market are loose to the point of meaningless. Here is how to read a listing honestly. Read more...
How to Use a Singing Bowl for Sleep Rather Than Meditation
How to Use a Singing Bowl for Sleep Rather Than Meditation
Playing for sleep is a different discipline from playing for meditation. Quieter, shorter, earlier. Read more...
What Actually Happens in Your Body During a Sound Bath
What Actually Happens in Your Body During a Sound Bath
Between the credulous accounts and the dismissive ones sits a straightforward answer. Here it is. Read more...
What the Overtones in a Singing Bowl Actually Are
What the Overtones in a Singing Bowl Actually Are
The physics explained readably. Once you know what you are hearing, you hear considerably more. Read more...
Where to Keep a Singing Bowl When You Are Not Using It
Where to Keep a Singing Bowl When You Are Not Using It
A small question asked often, and the answer affects how much you actually use it. Read more...
How to Actually Play a Singing Bowl in a Group Setting
How to Actually Play a Singing Bowl in a Group Setting
Playing alone and playing for others are different skills. Here is what changes when there are people on the floor. Read more...
What Separates a Cheap Singing Bowl From an Expensive One
What Separates a Cheap Singing Bowl From an Expensive One
A real buying question with a real answer, and you can hear the difference once someone tells you what to listen for. Read more...
Why Your Singing Bowl Sounds Dull, and What to Do About It
Why Your Singing Bowl Sounds Dull, and What to Do About It
Almost everyone is disappointed by their first bowl, and the causes are mundane and fixable. Here they are. Read more...
How Crystal and Metal Singing Bowls Actually Differ
How Crystal and Metal Singing Bowls Actually Differ
We sell metal, so here is an honest account of where quartz genuinely wins and where it does not. Read more...
What a Singing Bowl Costs to Make, and Why Prices Vary So Wildly
What a Singing Bowl Costs to Make, and Why Prices Vary So Wildly
Supply chain transparency, because the price range in this category is genuinely confusing from the outside. Read more...