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Opaque Quartz Crystal Singing Bowl | 10" C Note | Uplift Frequencies | #2315

Gentle strength, crystallized in foundation's frequency

🎵 Size: 10" | Note: C | Cents: +29 | Frequency: 265 Hz | Tuning: Uplift Frequencies | Octave: 4 | Bowl #: 2315 ✨ Element: Opaque Quartz 💎 | Body Resonance: Torso, chest cavity, heart, lungs, solar plexus, diaphragm, mid-spine, core 🌬️ | Chakra Connections Western Diatonic: Root | Cycle of Fifths: Sacral 💫

This Opaque Quartz crystal singing bowl sounds in C at 265 Hz, resonating with the root chakra and the torso, chest cavity, and core. Opaque Quartz supports emotional grounding and gentle stabilization without intensity. When root frequency meets this softened form of pure crystal, the experience is foundation-building that feels like being held rather than anchored.

BEST FOR

  • Highly sensitive individuals seeking grounding without overwhelm
  • Sound baths where participants need emotional holding over activation
  • Therapists and counselors creating safe, stabilizing session space
  • Parents calming overstimulated children at day's end
  • Morning meditation focused on presence rather than transcendence
  • Anyone navigating the slow middle of grief, transition, or healing
  • Classrooms needing gentle focus without harsh energy shifts

ESSENCE

I am the gentle strength you didn't know you needed. When the world feels too loud and your edges too raw, I arrive like morning mist—softening what's sharp, creating space around the tight places. This bowl holds pure quartz in its most tender form, sounding at the note of foundation and belonging. I don't force anything into the light. I simply sit beside you in the difficult middle of things, patient as stone, soft as fog.

THE ELEMENT

Opaque Quartz—also called milky quartz—is silicon dioxide in its most nurturing expression. Those microscopic inclusions that create its cloudy, luminous appearance aren't flaws. They're pockets of ancient water, tiny air bubbles, and phantom crystal layers formed over millennia deep within the earth. Where clear quartz cuts through with precision, opaque quartz diffuses and softens, scattering light the way it scatters intensity.

This is still 99.998% pure crystal—the same Grade A quartz as its transparent counterpart—but with a different medicine. The surface feels like smooth river stone rather than glass. The appearance carries a soft, milky glow that many find inherently calming. Traditions across cultures have valued this gentler form of quartz for emotional stabilization, particularly for those who find clear quartz too activating or intense.

Divine Bowls creates opaque quartz through a proprietary process developed over decades, following nature's lead: some quartz wants crystalline clarity, some wants this tender softness. The resulting microstructure—those light-scattering inclusions—becomes part of what vibrates when the bowl sings. You're not hearing quartz despite its opacity. You're hearing quartz because of it.

THE FREQUENCY

This bowl sounds in C at 265 Hz, resonating with the root chakra in the Western diatonic system. The C frequency carries the energetic quality of grounding, foundation, and root connection, vibrating through your torso, chest cavity, heart, lungs, and core. This is Octave 4 territory—frequencies that speak directly to the central body, where breath lives and the nervous system finds its anchor.

At +29 cents, this bowl sits in the Uplift range—slightly above concert pitch, adding a subtle brightness to its grounding nature. When Opaque Quartz's softening presence meets this foundational frequency, something particular happens: you feel held without feeling heavy. The root note says you belong here, you are safe. The milky quartz says and you can be tender while you stand. People often notice a settling in the chest first—like an exhale they didn't know they were holding—followed by a quiet steadiness that builds with each sustained tone.

THE TUNING

This bowl resonates at 265 Hz, placing it in our Uplift range—its frequency sits above concert pitch, producing a brighter, more energizing quality.

Uplift bowls have an awakening character—sounds that enliven rather than sedate. These frequencies are valued for clearing stagnation, stimulating movement, enhancing mental clarity, and bringing fresh energy to spaces or states that have become stuck. Yet paired with Opaque Quartz's inherently gentle nature, this particular bowl offers something uncommon: brightness without edge, activation without overwhelm. The uplift arrives softly.

(For fine adjustment, adding water to the bowl lowers the pitch slightly—a technique some use to dial in precise intervals when playing with other instruments.)

THE SIZE

At 10 inches, this bowl produces Octave 4 tones with very long sustain—each strike releases sound that continues for extended periods, allowing you to settle into the frequency rather than chase it. The deep, penetrating volume fills large spaces naturally, making it ideal for group sound baths, yoga studios, retreat centers, or ceremonial gatherings. But don't let "large group" limit your imagination. This bowl anchors a living room with presence. It transforms a therapy office into sanctuary. Teachers use bowls this size to signal transitions that the whole classroom feels in their bodies. The sustained tone gives Opaque Quartz's softening quality time to unfold fully, while the Octave 4 resonance naturally targets the torso, chest, and core—where breath lives and tension hides.

WORKING WITH THIS BOWL

Reach for this bowl when you need grounding that doesn't feel heavy. Before a difficult conversation. After an overstimulating day. When a child can't settle. When your team needs to arrive fully before a meeting begins. When the morning asks for presence rather than productivity. Strike it once and let the tone do the work—no technique required, no special training needed. Notice where you feel it first. Many people report a softening in the chest, an unexpected exhale, a quiet steadiness that builds as the sound continues.

Play it at the threshold moments: waking, transitioning, returning home, preparing for sleep. Use it to open a classroom's focus time or close a therapy session. Let it run beneath a meditation or stand alone as a three-minute reset between tasks. There's no wrong way to work with this bowl. The Opaque Quartz doesn't demand anything from you. It simply offers what it is—gentle strength, patient presence, foundation without force—and trusts you to meet it where you are.

Each Divine Bowls singing bowl includes a pure quartz mallet wrapped in premium silicone for optimal resonance, plus a silicone O-ring for stable playing on hard surfaces. Every bowl is formed in a single seamless vessel from 99.998% pure quartz—no welds, no weak points—built to last lifetimes of use.

INVITATION

Some bowls arrive announcing themselves. This one settles in beside you—patient, unhurried, content to sit in the difficult middle of things without trying to fix anything. Opaque Quartz doesn't demand spiritual credentials or wellness vocabulary. It offers what it is: gentle strength, foundation without force, the kind of grounding that feels like being held rather than anchored. The bowl is here. It ships whenever you're ready.

$ 635.00 $ 635.00

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  • Size
  • Octave
  • Musical Note
  • Tuning
  • Clear or Opaque
✦  Handcrafted in Ohio  ✦  Ships same/next day  ✦  Quartz Mallet + O-ring included  ✦  Terms and Conditions 
Ships From Mount Shasta - California
Size 10"
Octave 4
Musical Note C
Tuning C=528 Love Tuning
Clear or Opaque Opaque
Ships From: Mount Shasta - California
Size: 10"
Octave: 4
Musical Note: C
Tuning: C=528 Love Tuning
Clear or Opaque: Opaque

Frequently asked questions

Here are some common questions about this bowl.

Opaque Quartz contains microscopic inclusions—ancient water pockets, air bubbles, and phantom crystal layers—that scatter light and create a warmer, more enveloping tone. Where Clear Quartz cuts through with precision, Opaque Quartz diffuses and softens. Practitioners report it feels grounding without heaviness, making it ideal for highly sensitive individuals who find Clear Quartz too activating. The surface texture resembles smooth river stone rather than glass, and the sonic quality is noticeably gentler while maintaining full resonance.


Opaque Quartz serves highly sensitive individuals, therapists creating stabilizing session space, parents calming overstimulated children, and anyone navigating the slow middle of grief or transition. It's particularly valued by practitioners whose clients need emotional holding over activation—sound baths where the goal is gentle presence rather than breakthrough. Teachers use it for classroom transitions that don't jar, and individuals in recovery or healing work appreciate its non-demanding nature. This bowl doesn't force anything into the light; it sits beside you in difficult moments.

Opaque Quartz is foundational, not basic. While its accessible simplicity makes it an excellent starting point, seasoned practitioners specifically choose it for situations requiring gentleness over intensity. This is 99.998% pure quartz crystal—the same Grade A material as Clear Quartz—with a different medicine. The opacity isn't a lesser version; it's a deliberate quality that creates warmer timbre and emotional softening. Therapists, sound healers, and meditation teachers often own multiple bowls yet reach for Opaque Quartz when clients need grounding without overwhelm.

The microscopic inclusions that create opacity—fluid cavities, gas bubbles, crystal formations—become part of the bowl's vibrational microstructure. When the bowl sings, these inclusions scatter and diffuse the sound waves, similar to how they scatter light. This isn't dampening; it's a different resonance pattern. Users consistently describe the tone as warmer and more enveloping compared to Clear Quartz's bright precision. The sustain remains very long (10-inch size), but the quality feels like being wrapped rather than illuminated. The inclusions are the medicine, not a flaw.

Uplift frequencies sit above concert pitch, typically producing brighter, more energizing tones. Paired with Opaque Quartz's inherently gentle nature, this creates an uncommon combination: brightness without edge, activation without overwhelm. The C note (265 Hz) grounds through the root chakra and torso, while the +29 tuning adds subtle lift. Practitioners use this when clients need gentle awakening rather than sedation—morning meditations focused on presence, classroom focus without harshness, or recovery work where stagnation needs movement but intensity would re-traumatize. The uplift arrives softly.

Every Divine Bowls instrument includes a pure quartz mallet wrapped in premium silicone for optimal resonance with the bowl's 265 Hz frequency, plus a silicone O-ring for stable playing on hard surfaces without dampening vibration.  Opaque Quartz's smooth, river-stone texture pairs naturally with the silicone-wrapped mallet, producing the warm, enveloping tone this element is known for. Built to last lifetimes of use.