Andara is amorphous glassânot crystalline quartzâformed under high-energy conditions near Mount Shasta, California. Discovered in 1967 by Choctaw medicine woman Nellie Thompson, it's valued for clearing energetic static and supporting mental clarity. When infused into quartz singing bowls, Andara's threshold-dwelling nature creates resonance patterns people describe as clarifyingâlike opening a window you didn't realize was closed. It serves practitioners working with transition, overstimulation, or moments when insight needs to become expression.
This bowl serves the energetically cluttered: students preparing for exams, creatives breaking through perception blocks, therapists needing reset between clients, and anyone navigating major life transitions. Unlike bowls for deep spiritual work, Andara addresses the overstimulated nervous systemâthe person with too many tabs open, too many obligations, too many versions of themselves. Teachers use it for classroom transitions, business facilitators for meeting openings, writers when the signal-to-noise ratio has collapsed. It's for threshold moments when you need clarity to become actionable.
Andara is glass, not crystalâit has no crystalline lattice, making it fundamentally different from quartz-based gemstone infusions. While clear quartz amplifies whatever you bring, Andara specifically clears the field first. It's less about expansion (like amethyst) or grounding (like obsidian) and more about recalibrationâremoving static so your own signal can be heard. Practitioners choose Andara when clients are scattered rather than blocked, when the issue is too much input rather than too little flow. It's the bowl for mental spaciousness, not emotional release.
YesâAndara's clarifying resonance directly addresses the mental clutter underlying both conditions. This F# bowl at 751 Hz vibrates through the head, throat, and upper energetic field where thought-forms live, while Andara's glass nature supports the transition from scattered to focused. Students report using it before exams to quiet mental chatter; writers play it when they can see the vision but can't access it. Unlike heart-opening bowls that work with emotional blocks, Andara targets the cognitive static that prevents clear thinkingâideal for moments requiring mental precision rather than emotional processing.
This bowl resonates at 751 Hz, harmonizing with instruments tuned so that middle C equals 528 Hzâthe "Love Frequency" in Solfeggio tradition. This brighter tuning creates an uplifting, clarifying resonance that complements Andara's threshold-clearing nature. When mental clarity (Andara's gift) meets heart-opening frequency (C=528's quality), the result supports integration: insight becomes expression, scattered thoughts find coherent form. Practitioners pair this bowl with C=528-tuned instruments when clients need both emotional openness and mental spaciousnessâuseful during identity transitions or creative breakthroughs requiring both courage and clarity.
Andara is integrated at the molecular level during formationânot a surface coatingâmaking it permanently part of the quartz structure. The bowl is waterproof, temperature-stable, and sunlight-safe. Clean with water and mild soap if needed; the seamless one-piece construction has no weak points or welds to compromise. Because Andara is glass infused into quartz, it won't fade, flake, or degrade. Store on the included silicone O-ring to prevent surface contact, though the bowl's durability means it's built for regular use, not fragile display.