Crystal singing bowls are alternative healing option at Everything Zen in Watertown – Watertown Public Opinion

Healing from physical ailments, stress and mental illness can take many forms, and Liz Price offersa uniqueoption to her customersthrough the use of crystal singing bowls.

Price is the owner of Everything Zen, a metaphysical and herb shop that offers healing through crystal singing bowls and reiki. The store opened in November201 whenPrice focused primarily on reiki.

I was exposed to reiki through my sister, a reiki master herself. I worked with her for a long time before becoming a reiki master, said Price.

Reiki has its origins in Japan and uses the power of Ki, which is the Japanese word for life force energy. It is a more personal form of meditation than the singing bowls, as it is a one-on-one session between the healer and the client.

Singing bowl sessions at Everything Zen can be done in groups and is a popular couples therapy option, Price said.

In June 2020, Everything Zenmoved to a larger location where Pricecould expand her shop and investincrystal singing bowls as an alternative meditation and healing option.

I have 13 years of experience providing private piano lessons, so I was drawn to the crystal bowls, said Price. Because I already was healing with reiki and understood chakras, I had a clear understanding of how the bowls were supposed to be played.

Crystal singing bowls are constructed from nearly 100% crushed crystal quartz, heated under high temperatures to form different bowl shapes. Each bowl has a different pitch and produces adeep, resonating soundwith therapeutic and meditative attributes.

Everything Zen has seven crystal bowls. Theyare played using a rubber mallet or a suede-covered tube. Each bowl is pitched to target one of the bodys seven chakras: crown, third eye, throat, heart, solar plexus, sacral and root.

The concept of chakra derives from ancient Hinduism, but has had a place in Western culture since the early 1880s.

There are also different types of singing bowls, including brass Tibetan bowls. Price explained that metal singing bowls have rich, full overtones, but she believes that the quartz bowls produce a clearer, smoother and steadier frequency.

The healing propertiesof reiki and crystal singing bowls are sometimes viewed with skepticism. But for Rebecca Wheeler,her visits to Everything Zen have helped her heal from thetremendous pain and stress ofher divorce.

Having sessions with Liz and getting her feedback on what she experiences with my energy, I have been able to unlock some deep things about myself that needed a lot of attention, Wheeler said. I realized that I wasnt fully healed, and she helped me acknowledge that and move forward with healing. It opens the door for magical things.

Studies have shown that the sound and vibrations of the singing bowls provide some therapeutic qualities. The Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary Alternative Medicine claims that the healing properties of crystal singing bowls are seen in participants aged 40 to 59 withreduced physical pain and tension. People20 to 39 reported a reduction in stress after a session.

Sound therapy canalso lower blood pressure and reduce hypertension. It is a meditation tool that doesnt require the individual to be schooled in the discipline of meditation.

Before opening Everything Zen, Price was working as an addiction counselor. She said her experience inidentifying emotional disruptions and mental illness in her clients has assisted her in healing with reiki and the crystal singing bowls.

But despite the therapeutic abilities of thenon-conventional techniques, Price acknowledges they are not a cure-all.

Its a great companion with whatever medical therapy youre receiving, but is never meant to be a replacement, she said. It helps take the layers off so that the client can see what needs to be dealt with and healed to cope better. When they go to their mental health counselors, they shed those layers verbally. In here, they are getting that through energy by letting go of it.

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