However, the pleasure from music is more important to man than survival. "When pleasurable music is heard, dopamine is released into the striatum "an ancient part of the brain found in other vertebrates as well. " (Salimpoor & Zatorre, 2013). Music therapy is the idea that music can heal the body by activating different types of the brain waves that control different motor functions through the stages of consciousness. Many methods are used to target specific brainwaves which are linked to altering brain chemistry to keep someone healthy. Singing bowls allow the mind and body to relax through a meditative trance. Vibrational therapy controls natural resonance produced by the naturally occurring resonance in the atmosphere. The main focus of this alternative healing process stems from the Mozart effect advertised by Don Campbell from a French scientist name Dr. Alfred A Tomatis. This alternative therapy provides stress relief and provides the human body with regained equilibrium to combat diseases and long term ailments. .
Tibetan Singing Bowls.
Music therapy has originated since the dawn of civilization at the heart of the Middle East. Metal working came from the heart of the Mesopotamian Empire around 600 A.D. Historians believe that Mesopotamians established a trade route that extended into India and Tibet. Along such a trade route, singing bowls became a precious item for Hindus and Buddhists alike. Celestial metals were used to craft singing bowls and with it provided many monks with a higher means of spiritual and religious views. The Himalayas are home to the tallest mountains in the world which helped the monks find precious bowls made from all seven metals. These seven metals include gold, silver, mercury, copper, iron, tin, nickel, and lead. Today many bowls are made of crystal, brass, and copper. Finding bowls made of all seven metals proves to be a difficult and expensive task.