A single bowl you can choose by ear. A set is different. Seven hand-hammered bowls have to hold their notes against each other, sit in a sensible run of sizes, and still sound like they belong in the same room — and no two hand-beaten bowls are identical, so a matched set is selection work rather than a box someone pulls off a shelf.
That is why we match sets to order. You tell us which tradition you practise, how many bowls you need and what you will do with them, and we go through the workshop finding the bowls that belong together.
Free, no obligation
Five short steps. You will get a price and photographs before you decide anything.
On iPhone, sound is muted by the silent switch. Headphones give you the low notes — a phone speaker cannot reproduce them.
This decides which note sits on which chakra, so it changes which bowls we look for.
Not sure? Compare the two systems first.
Choose a size and we will tick the notes for you. Adjust any of them afterwards.
This shapes which bowls we pull out of the workshop for you.
Optional. Skip anything you do not need.
Name and email are all we need. The rest helps us quote shipping.
This is the first question we ask, and most sellers never ask it at all. The Vedic and Tibetan systems use the same seven notes for the same seven chakras — in completely different orders.
| Chakra | Vedic note | Tibetan note |
|---|---|---|
| Root | C — 131 Hz | F — 175 Hz |
| Sacral | D — 148 Hz | C — 131 Hz |
| Solar plexus | E — 165 Hz | G — 198 Hz |
| Heart | F — 175 Hz | D — 148 Hz |
| Throat | G — 198 Hz | A — 220 Hz |
| Third eye | A — 220 Hz | E — 165 Hz |
| Crown | B — 250 Hz | B — 250 Hz |
The bowls themselves are the same seven bowls. What changes is which one you reach for at which point in the body — and one thing that is not cosmetic at all.
In the Vedic map the root is C, the lowest note in the set, so the root bowl is naturally the widest and heaviest piece. In the Tibetan map the root is F, which sits mid-scale, so a standard F bowl is small and light. If you work Tibetan and want real weight under a client's body, that F needs to come down an octave — which means it comes from the large standing bowls, not from a graded chakra set. Tell us and we will quote it that way.
| Set | Best for |
|---|---|
| One bowl | Starting out. An A or B is the most forgiving — those are the universal bowls, playable for any chakra. |
| Three bowls | Root, heart and crown. Enough to open, work and close a session without carrying a full case. |
| Five bowls | Panchatatva, or five-element, work. Ask in the form and we will confirm the note mapping with our healer before quoting. |
| Seven bowls | The full chakra sequence, root to crown. What both traditions assume you are working with. |
| Twelve bowls | Extended twelve-chakra work, with sharps. Tell us what you need and we will say what we can match. |
If you are buying your first bowl rather than a set, start with our guide to choosing a singing bowl instead. If you already own bowls and want to know what notes they are, the frequency analyser will tell you what you have before you order what you are missing.
Every bowl in your set is hammered by hand from the seven-metal alloy, the same way they have been made in Kathmandu for generations. That process is what gives a hand-beaten bowl its living, wavering voice: a fundamental plus several overtones that beat gently against each other, which a machine-made bowl and a crystal bowl both lack.
It also means pitch and tone are a trade-off. We can hunt down a bowl that lands almost exactly on 175 Hz, or the F with the finest sustain in the batch — but rarely the same bowl. Sunita judges that call for each set, and if you have a strong view either way, say so in the notes.
If you want the numbers rather than our word for it, we can measure every bowl in your set and send the readings with it.
Not sure which system you practise? Course Three of our free healing course teaches both, transcribed from a Nepali healer's training notebook. Thirty-six lessons, no account, nothing locked.
Sunita reads every request herself. Within two to three days we go through the workshop, select the bowls that answer what you asked for, and come back to you with the set, the price and photographs.
Once you have paid, we record a video of your actual set being played — not a stock clip, the bowls in the box with your name on it. You hear exactly what you are getting before it leaves Kathmandu, and if something is not right we change it. Sets then ship worldwide by DHL Express with tracking.
If you would rather order a set that already exists, our chakra singing bowl sets are in stock and ship immediately. If you want a single made-to-order bowl rather than a set, use the custom singing bowl form instead.
Can I mix the Vedic and Tibetan systems in one set? You can own bowls that serve both, since the seven notes are the same. What you should not do is mix the systems inside a single session — the tradition is emphatic that you choose one and stay in it. Lesson 3.1 sets out why.
Do the bowls come with mallets and cushions? Yes. Every set includes what you need to play it. You can ask for one mallet per bowl or two shared between the set, and choose ring or square cushions in a single colour or in the chakra colours. Both traditions also open and close with tingsha, which we can add to any set.
Can I have the bowls engraved? Yes — chakra symbols, a mantra, a name or dedication, or your own logo. Say what you want in step four of the form and we will confirm what is possible on that bowl size.
Why are there no sound clips on the product pages? Because a phone recording of a handmade bowl is close to meaningless, and because we have not selected your bowls yet. We explain the reasoning in full on why we do not publish sound clips — but you will always get a video of your own set before it ships.
What is the set made from? The traditional seven-metal alloy, hand-hammered in small family workshops across the Kathmandu Valley. You can see the whole process in how Tibetan singing bowls are made.
Ready when you are. Tell us the tradition, the notes and what the set is for. We will come back with the bowls, the price and the sound.
