Effectiveness of relaxation through Himalayan Singing Bowls and its impact on stress

A recently published research in Journal of Behavior Therapy & Mental Health demonstrates the power of guided relaxation with Himalayan Singing Bowls on human physiology parameters including stress level measured by the heart signals. Earlier research had demonstrated that being able to relax during the day and also have a good night’s sleep is very important. The modern lifestyle makes it difficult to unwind and relax and this has a long term impact on mind-body functions and cognitive health. This research on singing bowls demonstrated that a short 20 minute long singing bowls sessions can be leveraged as a tool for inducing good quality relaxation response to facilitate healing and energy recovery and achieve significant health benefits.

“We wanted to understand if a short guided practice can achieve substantial reduction in stress as measured by body parameters and not just a survey!  We decided to explore a guided practice that has been used for generations and this is where the Singing Bowls idea came up, When I talked this with Dr Saboo, he liked the idea of using heart rate variability related measures from human heart signals to measure the outcome,” quoted Gunjan Trivedi who conducted the study with the help of Dr Banshi Saboo, MD, PhD.

Himalayan Singing Bowls have been used around the mountains for ages and Gunjan learnt the techniques from his Guru Shri Krishna Shahi who had got the insights from his grandfather who came from Tibet.

Some areas where the findings can be leveraged include: (a) use of such practice for few days to help with insomnia; (b) for a quick relaxation for busy people during their day; (c) recovery from fatigue for sportspersons; (d) for health care e.g. pre-surgery relaxation or during chemotherapy.

For further details, Society for Energy & Emotions, Wellness Space website has more details. (Click here). Wellness Space was co-founded by Riri G Trivedi and Gunjan Y Trivedi in 2010 in Singapore and it conducts life coaching and individual therapy sessions and workshops on “Regression Therapy & Life Coaching -including the modules such as Hypnotherapy, Past Life Regression Therapy, Inner Child Therapy and so on,” “Neuro-Linguistic-Programming: NLP” and “Sound Healing with Singing Bowls” in India and Singapore.  These workshops are certified by Society for Energy & Emotions (India) and IPHM (International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, UK).  

Contact Information

Gunjan Y Trivedi

Co-Founder, Society for Energy & Emotions, Wellness Space

Gunjan Y Trivedi

gunjan@wellness-space.net