My tryst with singing bowls
I have 3 extra days in Kathmandu as the rains forced me to do the shorter Gosai Kund trek. I send enquiries for various activities I could join after completing the trek. Nothing was off limits; meditation, thangka painting, crystal healing, singing bowls, yoga etc. etc. Finally, I joined the only activity that fit my schedule; 3-day Singing bowl lessons. Day 1 : Most of the singing bowl classes are conducted at Thamel, the tourist heartland of Kathmandu, but Harati Sound and Serenity is located near Swayambhu monastery. The classes are from 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM each day, from 05 - 07 June-25. After an early breakfast, I took a bike taxi from Boudha by 7:30 AM. It took me 45 minutes to get there. I reach a quiet relatively-new residential area with corn growing in few the empty plots. I got off the bike taxi and walked to a 3 storied house with a large gate. A young man opened the gate and led me to the studio on the ground floor. He told me to wait and went away. It’s a large invit...
