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We've all time traveled through the power of scent. 

It came at a time when a familiar smell wafted into your nose, and you were transported back to a time, a place and a feeling.

Once I walked into my friend's house. And their room freshener instantly took me 20 years back to my grandma's room. I also remember having a warm and lovely time that day. 

How do scents and smells connect to our memories and emotions? Why does it happen? How can we use smell as a way to impact our emotions? 

When you smell something, the scent travels into your brain's emotional center and further into an organ that registers it with your emotional state at the time. That's why we associate certain scents with positive memories. You can use one or more essential oils (or other scents to anchor emotional states you'd like) to nurture positive emotions.

Can I Use Singing Bowls If I Practice Another Religion?

Himalayan bowls are often associated with Buddhism; then, it must be a Buddhist thing, right?

So, can you use singing bowls if you follow another religion? Do they align with the Holy Books like Bible, Torah, and Qur’an?

We agree -- it’s a sensitive question and needs a well-thought-out answer.

Chakra is a Sanskrit word that literally means 'wheel' but metaphysically signifies the wheel of energy.

There are seven major chakras in our body spanning from the pelvic area to the forehead. They're the reason why healing vibrations of Mother Earth, sacred herbs, celestial bodies, crystals, and singing bowls can influence us.

So, what's the connection between chakras and singing bowls? Can you use singing bowls for chakra integration? How do you do it?

But, what Does Om Mane Padme hum mean? Where does this originate? Why do we put it on our singing bowls?

Om Mane Padme Hum means ‘the jewel in the lotus’ and ‘awakening.’ It’s a condensed form of thousands of Buddhist mantras. When you chant this mantra and meditate upon it, it’s meant to uplift you from the depths of your confusions, anger, jealousy, hatred, and other negative traits, into the enlightened one like the Buddha.

In this article, we will describe its meaning, origin, and benefits. 

Metal singing bowls have been known to spread healing energies for ages. What likely originally started as a household item, has been transformed in the last half century into a powerful healing modality. 

Alternatively, crystal singing bowls were actually invented in the 1990's with excess materials that were coming out of computer chip production. 

The name ‘Tibetan singing bowls’ is so synonymous with singing bowls that many believe healing bowls must’ve originated from Tibet. 

Right?

It’s actually wrong! So, where did they come from? What’s the real history of singing bowls? 

During these times of great change, it's very important to remain grounded because our physical body is an anchor on this planet.

And if we can be present and we can feel sadness, pain, all the various different emotions throughout our physical body, we can process those emotions that are giving us sadness, and we can break through the pain points to get through that expansive place of healing from our heart. 

I was tired, hungry, and fed up with my toddler. What I realize now, that I did not realize at the time, is that I too needed some deep breathing and sound healing time. 

I did not realize that because I have to walk my toddler through the process of calming down, that I am using the techniques to calm myself subconsciously.  This was a win-win.  My toddler had become more regulated, and I became more regulated.  We both were able to have success with the rest of our day.

My name is Kara. I have a Little Ohmie (a son!) named Kingston; he’s two years old. I am so proud of the work Kingston has done to learn about his emotions, and I am so excited to share that with you.

I’ll spare you the sob-sad story and try to stick to the facts.  I was born and grew up, in Philadelphia, PA.  My mother was a single mother of three. I was the youngest with two older brothers. 

Sharing time with close friends and family for the Holidays is an important annual ritual. It involves marking the passage of time-and-seasons through shared meals and quality time together. 

To get the most out of out of this time, it is helpful to prepare our minds and remind ourselves of who we are deciding to be for those closest to us. 

Enter Sam Lightwork (@s.a.m.lightwork), breakthwork and meditation facilitator and close friend to The Ohm Store. 

Set aside 10 minutes in a comfortable and quite space, and allow the soothing words and guidance of Sam Lighwork to refresh and renew your spirit in time for showing up big for those closest to you, in your life.