[#5568] 9" Larimar Infused Quartz Crystal Singing Bowl | 3A+35 | 224 Hz

Some of life's most enjoyable moments serve no purpose beyond the happiness they bring. This Larimar singing bowl invites you to trust what brings you joy, make room for your own interests, and remember that something doesn't have to be useful or productive to be worthwhile.

🎵 Size: 9" | Note: A | Cents: +35 | Frequency: 224 Hz | Tuning: C=528 Love Tuning | Octave: 3 | Bowl #: 5568

✨ Element: Larimar | Body Resonance: Forehead, temples, head, and upper body | Chakra Connections Western Diatonic: Third Eye

Watch & Listen #5568

This 9-inch Larimar infused quartz crystal singing bowl plays A3 at approximately 224 Hz, corresponding to the Third Eye Chakra in Divine Bowls' Western Diatonic Chakra System. At +35 cents, it falls within our C=528 Love Tuning classification.

Larimar's traditional associations with tranquility, self-understanding, and compassionate connection complement the Third Eye's symbolism of intuition and personal awareness. Together, they inspire an intention of trusting your own preferences and allowing yourself to enjoy the things that make life meaningful to you.

BEST FOR

• Rest & Rejuvenation

• Heart Opening

• Clearing

• Enjoying hobbies without expectations or pressure

• Trusting your personal interests and preferences

• Releasing guilt associated with unproductive time

• Making space for simple pleasures

• Letting go of the need for outside approval

• Reconnecting with interests you've neglected

• Third Eye Chakra meditation and sound work

• Creative exploration, reflection, and sound baths

ESSENCE

You don't have to turn everything you love into something you accomplish.

Imagine spending an afternoon doing something simply because you enjoy it.

Maybe you're wandering through a garden center with no intention of buying anything, browsing an antique shop, experimenting with a new recipe, or sitting outside watching the clouds change shape.

There's no deadline, no particular goal, and nothing you need to show for your time.

Yet somewhere in the experience, a familiar thought appears: Shouldn't I be doing something more productive?

It's remarkable how easily we can turn even our moments of enjoyment into another opportunity to evaluate ourselves.

We measure our days by completed tasks, our hobbies by how much we've improved, and our interests by whether they might eventually become useful.

Even relaxation sometimes comes with an expectation that it should leave us more productive afterward.

Bowl #5568 invites you to question whether everything that brings you happiness really needs an additional purpose.

Think about something you loved doing as a child.

Perhaps you collected unusual rocks, drew pictures, built imaginary worlds, or spent hours discovering how something worked.

You probably weren't concerned about whether you'd become especially skilled at it. You were simply interested, and that curiosity was reason enough to continue.

As adults, we sometimes lose that freedom.

We begin calculating whether an activity is worth the time it takes. We compare our abilities with those of people who have been practicing for years. We wonder whether our interests are practical, impressive, or even appropriate for our age.

And occasionally, we stop doing something we love because we can't come up with a good enough reason to keep doing it.

Larimar's traditional symbolism of quiet, steady calm offers a gentle counterpoint to that pressure.

Its associations with self-understanding and compassionate communication suggest an opportunity to become more comfortable acknowledging what genuinely matters to us, even when other people don't share our enthusiasm.

The Third Eye Chakra, corresponding to Bowl #5568's A note, is traditionally connected with intuition, perception, and the ability to recognize our own inner preferences.

It's a fitting connection for the simple act of trusting yourself when something brings you happiness.

You might love listening to a particular kind of music, rearranging the flowers in your home, studying a subject you'll never use professionally, or collecting objects that hold special memories.

Someone else might see little value in those activities.

But they aren't experiencing them through your eyes.

Of course, responsibilities still matter. This isn't an invitation to ignore obligations or avoid the difficult things that need our attention.

It's about recognizing that a fulfilling life includes more than the things we accomplish.

There is value in curiosity, beauty, laughter, imagination, and the satisfaction of doing something simply because it feels enjoyable.

At +35 cents, Bowl #5568 falls within Divine Bowls' C=528 Love Tuning range, adding another symbolic connection to self-compassion and appreciation.

Perhaps there's something you've been wanting to do but have repeatedly postponed because it seemed unnecessary.

Maybe you don't need to become better at it, make money from it, or persuade anyone else that it's worthwhile.

Maybe you can simply enjoy it.

And perhaps that's a good enough reason to begin.

THE ELEMENT

Larimar is a rare blue variety of pectolite found primarily in the Dominican Republic. Its beautiful shades of blue, turquoise, and white often create patterns resembling sunlight moving through clear Caribbean water.

The gemstone's blue coloration is associated with copper, while variations within the mineral contribute to its distinctive natural appearance.

Larimar takes its name from Larissa, the daughter of Miguel Méndez, who helped bring the gemstone to wider attention in the 1970s, and mar, the Spanish word for sea.

Within gemstone traditions, Larimar is associated with tranquility, compassionate communication, emotional understanding, and allowing ourselves time to work through difficult feelings. These are symbolic associations rather than scientifically established effects.

Larimar is traditionally linked with the Heart and Throat Chakras, representing compassion, connection, and authentic expression.

Bowl #5568's actual musical note, however, corresponds to the Third Eye Chakra in Divine Bowls' Western Diatonic Chakra System.

This distinction creates an interesting symbolic combination: Larimar represents a gentle, compassionate approach to ourselves, while the Third Eye encourages trust in our own perception and understanding.

Together, they reflect this bowl's intention of appreciating what brings us happiness without needing outside approval.

At +35 cents, #5568 belongs to our C=528 Love Tuning classification. This describes its pitch relative to A=440; the bowl itself plays approximately 224 Hz.

Its third-octave A offers a lower-register Third Eye voice that can complement higher-octave bowls in musical arrangements and sound baths.

Every Divine Bowls singing bowl is manufactured by Pyromatics in Mentor, Ohio, using high-purity quartz sourced in the United States. Our infusion materials are incorporated directly into the quartz during formation, rather than applied as surface coatings.

Each bowl emerges with its own individual appearance and musical character. After manufacturing, we play and measure every bowl to discover its note, frequency, and tuning.

A DISTINCTIVE VOICE

Bowl #5568 has a warm lower-register A voice, with its strongest resonance measuring approximately 225.6 Hz in the recording. During the initial demonstration, the primary note remains clearly defined, with only a faint upper ringing component accompanying it.

The sound becomes noticeably more complex during sustained rim playing. A higher resonance near 597 Hz develops considerable strength, while another component around 1,111 Hz adds further brightness and texture. This creates one of the more pronounced changes in tonal character among the Larimar bowls in this group.

Despite the additional upper ringing, the bowl's fundamental A remains strong and recognizable. This balance of a steady lower note and increasingly expressive upper resonances gives #5568 a distinctive musical personality that may be particularly enjoyable for practitioners who like a bowl whose sound develops as it continues singing.

INVITATION

Think of something you've always enjoyed but haven't made time for lately. Have you convinced yourself that other things are more important, or that the activity needs to accomplish something before it deserves your attention?

Consider giving yourself a little time to enjoy it again, without setting a goal or expecting a particular result.

Let this Larimar singing bowl accompany that reminder. You don't need permission to appreciate beauty, follow your curiosity, or spend time doing something that makes you smile. Some experiences are valuable not because of what they produce, but simply because of the happiness they bring into your life.