Himalayan Tradition. Basic and Advanced. Certified.
Singing Bowl Training in Kathmandu (3 and 7 Day Courses)
Learn to heal with Tibetan singing bowls in their home region. Taught by Swami Anish, Reiki Master, sound healer and clinical hypnotherapist, our 3-day Basic Course and 7-day Advanced Course take you from first strike to running paid client sessions, on authentic Himalayan instruments.
What is singing bowl training, and what do you actually learn?
Singing bowl training is a structured course that teaches you to play and apply Himalayan singing bowls in a healing context. At Jivan Parivartan it is two courses, not one: a 3-day Basic Course in technique and a 7-day Advanced Course in full client-session work, including chakra placement, gong integration and intake.
Singing bowls (sometimes called Tibetan or Himalayan bowls) are hand-hammered metal bowls played by striking or by circling a mallet around the rim. The sustained tones and vibrations slow the breath, downshift the nervous system and bring the body back to a calm, even state. In this part of the world they have been used for generations for meditation, ceremony and simple stillness.
We teach without mysticism. You will learn what each bowl actually does, how to choose, place and play it, how to structure a session that does not overwhelm the client, and how to integrate sound into existing yoga, Reiki or therapy work. Whether you want to run paid sessions or simply heal yourself and your family, the training gives you a clean, practical foundation.
The Two Courses
Choose your depth: 3-day foundation or 7-day practitioner
Both courses are residential-optional. You can join as a daytime student, or stay at our quiet guesthouse with vegetarian meals on training days and full immersion away from city noise.
Singing Bowl Basic Course
3 days at our Tarkeshwor centre
Training only: $450. With accommodation and meals at the 4-star Nagarjuna resort: $650.
A complete foundation. You learn bowl types and tones, striking and circling technique, body placement, the basic 4-bowl set and a simple closing practice. Most students leave able to offer a 20 to 30 minute relaxation session to friends and family.
What you will learn
- • Bowl types: hand-hammered vs machined, metals, sizes
- • Reading and feeling tone (root, harmonic and beat tones)
- • Clean striking technique and mallet handling
- • The circling technique to sustain a tone
- • Body placement: on, around and over the body
- • The basic 4-bowl set and simple opening or closing
- • Self-practice for nervous-system reset
- • Basic certificate of completion
Best for: yoga teachers, meditation guides, bodyworkers, or anyone who simply wants to use sound at home for stress and sleep.
Singing Bowl Advanced Course
7 days at our Tarkeshwor centre
Training only: $800. With accommodation and meals: $1,200.
A practitioner-level course built to make you employable as a sound healer. You learn full session structure, the 7-bowl chakra set, gong integration, intake, contraindications and how to run a paid sixty-minute client session start to finish.
What you will learn
- • All Basic Course content, refined
- • The 7-bowl chakra set and chakra placement
- • Gong integration: when, how loud, how long
- • Full sound-bath structure for groups
- • Client intake and case-taking forms
- • Contraindications and when not to use sound
- • Pricing, room set-up and post-session care
- • Layering sound with Reiki or yoga
- • Advanced practitioner certificate
Best for: working healing-arts practitioners, future paid sound healers, and Basic Course graduates ready to take this seriously.
What does a clean singing bowl session look like, and how do we train it?
A clean singing bowl session has six parts: setup, intake, opening, the main sound sequence, integration and closing. Each part has its own technique, timing and ethical considerations, and we drill each of them as a separate skill before combining them.
Setup and room
How to arrange bowls around the body, what surface to use, what to do about acoustics, lighting and temperature. A noisy room ruins the session.
Intake and consent
Taught only in the Advanced Course. Health intake, contraindications (pregnancy, pacemakers, epilepsy, recent trauma), informed consent and how to modify the session for each.
Opening sequence
How to land the client into stillness in the first five minutes using slow, single-bowl tones. Most beginners over-play here. We teach restraint.
The main sound sequence
Hand-played 4-bowl sequences in the Basic Course; the 7-bowl chakra sequence and gong integration in the Advanced Course. Timing, dynamics and silence between strikes are practised in pairs.
Integration and closing
How to bring the client back gently, how to close the energetic field, and how to debrief without making the client perform an experience for you.
Layering with other modalities
How to combine sound with Vedic sound healing, Reiki and meditation. The point is to support, not to compete with the existing practice.
What is included in the singing bowl training fee?
The training fee covers all instruction, instruments, course manual and certificate. The residential option adds simple guesthouse accommodation and vegetarian meals on training days. Everything you need to play, learn and rest is provided. You bring comfortable clothes, an open mind and a willingness to practise.
Many students pair the Advanced Course with Reiki Level 1 or Level 2 during the same visit to Kathmandu, for a combined energy-healer skillset.
Who is the singing bowl training for, and who is it not for?
This training is for adults who want to learn singing bowl healing properly, in the region the bowls come from, from a working practitioner. It is not a one-day novelty experience and it is not a substitute for medical or psychological care. We are happy to redirect you to a one-off healing session if the training is not the right format for you.
✓This training is a good fit if
- • You are a yoga teacher, Reiki practitioner, massage therapist or counsellor who wants to add sound
- • You are committed to a real practitioner path, not just a certificate for a CV
- • You want to run your own sound-bath events or paid one-to-one sessions
- • You appreciate quiet, traditional teaching over flashy weekend formats
- • You want to source authentic bowls in Kathmandu with expert guidance
×It is not the right fit if
- • You want a one-day taster (book a sound-bath session instead)
- • You expect sound healing to replace medical or psychiatric treatment
- • You are looking for a YouTube-style improvised approach
- • You have hearing-sensitivity, severe tinnitus or a pacemaker without medical clearance
- • You are not willing to practise daily between sessions
Courses and Fees
Singing bowl training options
Pay in NPR, USD, EUR, bank transfer or mobile wallet. The residential option covers accommodation and vegetarian meals at the 4-star Nagarjuna resort on training days. No hidden upsells.
Basic Course
3 days
Foundation in technique and the 4-bowl set
Accommodation and meals at the 4-star Nagarjuna resort.
- All instruments provided
- Daily small-group instruction
- Printed manual and certificate
Advanced Course
7 days
Practitioner level: 7-bowl chakra work, gong, intake and paid client sessions
Accommodation and meals at the 4-star Nagarjuna resort.
- Includes everything in the Basic Course
- Gong integration and full sound-bath protocols
- Client intake and contraindications
- Post-course mentorship for first client sessions
Your Teacher
Swami Anish
Meditation Teacher, Reiki Master & Clinical Hypnotherapist
Swami Anish co-founded Jivan Parivartan to bridge Eastern contemplative practice with Western therapeutic work. He is a meditation specialist, Reiki Master, sound healer and certified clinical hypnotherapist, and has spent more than a decade integrating these modalities into a single grounded approach to inner transformation. He leads the centre’s meditation programs, one-day transformation intensives and clinical hypnotherapy sessions.
Swami Anish has worked with singing bowls for over a decade and currently runs the centre's sound healing intensives, corporate wellness sound sessions and the daily one-to-one singing bowl healing programme. His teaching is unhurried, precise and rooted in actual client work, not theory alone.
Credentials and lineage
- ✓Reiki Master
- ✓Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
- ✓Tibetan singing bowl healer
- ✓Meditation teacher in the Himalayan tradition
Founder Maa Nisha Kabir (Reiki Master with 12+ years of sadhana and a two-year cave retreat in the Nepalese Himalayas) supports advanced students and leads any parallel Reiki training students choose to add to their visit.
Student Voices
What students say about training in singing bowls here
“This was much more than a course for me. It was a journey of learning, healing, and self-discovery. I learned Reiki, meditation, and sound healing in a warm and supportive environment. I met wonderful people and gained valuable experiences that I will carry with me. Thank you for everything.”
“Best place for learning meditation, reiki and sound healing with the best teachers in Nepal. Absolutely love my experience.”
“Had a wonderful sound healing and reiki session. Best place in Thamel, Kathmandu for singing bowl sound healing. Thank you for a wonderful session.”
Singing bowl training in Kathmandu: questions students ask
Related to singing bowl training
You may also want to read about the sound healing hub at Jivan Parivartan, book a singing bowl session before you train, or look at our meditation programmes in Kathmandu for daily nervous-system regulation that complements sound work.
Ready to train as a sound healer in Kathmandu?
Tell us whether you want the 3-day Basic Course or the 7-day Advanced Course, and whether you would like accommodation. We will reply with the next training dates and a short call to confirm fit.