Mindful Creativity: Learn about Tibetan Singing Bowls
with Brian Sparks
Sunday, September 21
1:30-3:30 PM
Learn about Tibetan singing bowls and how to ring them! This class provides information on several therapeutic uses, bowl types, considerations on buying a bowl and a therapeutic set of bowls, how to play the bowls, mallet types, and physiological impacts of bowl sounds on the body and brain as well as some “hands on” practice with the bowls.
More training is available. For those who wish to adopt the mantle talk with Brian after the session about structure and content of what you wish to learn.
You do not need prior experience to attend this workshop. Complete beginners welcome! Materials supplied.
This event is in-person only.
We aim to maintain a welcoming and accessible environment for everyone who uses the Bozeman Dharma Center! Toward that end, we try to provide a fragrance free environment in consideration of our members with severe sensitivities. Please refrain from wearing heavily scented products as much as possible.
About Brian
Brian has received his spiritual teaching including bowls from several masters—Gochen Tulku Sangnag Rinpoche, his brother KhenRen Namchak, and translator Khenpo Tsonam as a student in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Khenpo Namchak and Khenpo Tsonam blessed Brian’s bowl work by giving him the specific Tibetan Buddhist “Prayer of Aspiration” for their use and have instructed him in their spiritual work and understanding of the bowls plus granted him many Buddhist empowerments. Brian’s work with the bowls has received the blessing prayer of the direct lineage of the Dalai Lama through Tibetan Flautist Nawam Kerchog, a direct disciple of the Dalai Lama for 9 years.
Brian is certified in the U.S. bowl Vibrational Sound Association certification program, as a member of the first graduating class and helped edit their training manual. He has taught workshops over closed circuit television broadcast to students across five continents and through Adult Education programs. Brian’s background includes the army from 1971-1974, ranch hand, Presbyterian minister and counselor, alternative high school teacher, museum director, fracking crew in North Dakota, and teaches a 16-hour workshop on natural approaches for cancer recovery and prevention. He currently works full time at Costco.
