Start with your primary intention or the population you serve. Bodyworkers often choose grounding stones (black tourmaline, hematite) for clients who dissociate during sessions. Parents working with anxious children might select calming herbs (lavender, chamomile). If you're building a practice around heart-centered work, rose quartz and rose petals create coherence. You can combine up to ten elements—think of it as designing a vibrational palette rather than a single note. Complementary pairings (amethyst + mugwort for dreamwork, citrine + cinnamon for activation) often produce more nuanced results than single-element bowls.
Round bottom bowls are designed for in-hand playing and on-body work, not stationary use. The curved base fits naturally in your palms, allowing you to feel the vibration transmit directly through your hands, arms, and body. Bodyworkers use them to follow a client's breath, hover over specific joints or chakras, and move intuitively during sessions. For personal practice, it transforms the experience from "listening to sound across the room" to "holding and participating in the vibration." If you prefer ambient sound baths where bowls sit stationary, a flat bottom serves better. If you want tactile, responsive work, round bottom is the choice.
No—the resonant frequency emerges during the diamond blade finishing process and is documented when your bowl ships. A 7-inch bowl typically produces fourth-octave tones (260-520 Hz range) that resonate through the mid-body. This approach allows the element combination to be your primary focus rather than forcing the quartz into a predetermined pitch. Some practitioners prefer this—it lets the bowl's natural voice complement the energetic properties you've chosen. Your documentation will include the exact Hz, note name, and both A=440 and A=432 reference points so you'll know how it relates to other instruments.
Yes, and many practitioners do this intentionally to create instruments that work across a range of states. A blend of black tourmaline (grounding) with citrine (activating) serves clients who need both stability and momentum—useful for depression that includes lethargy, or anxiety that includes scattered energy. Rose quartz (gentle heart-opening) with cinnamon (solar plexus activation) supports self-compassion that leads to action rather than passive acceptance. The key is understanding what each element offers and how they might support each other. Complementary pairings often produce more versatile tools than single-element bowls designed for one narrow application.
Every bowl includes a pure quartz mallet wrapped in premium silicone for optimal resonance, plus a silicone O-ring for stable playing on hard surfaces when you want stationary use (though the round base is designed primarily for in-hand work). Each bowl is formed in a single seamless vessel from 99.995% pure quartz with your chosen elements molecularly integrated during formation—no welds, no surface coatings, built to last lifetimes of use. Your custom infusion combination is documented with your specific bowl number, and the final note/frequency is measured and included in your shipment documentation.