About Us
Ten years ago, I attended my first Sound Bath ceremony which opened the door for me into the world of harmonic frequencies. I became aware that these precious and magical crystal bowls were wrapped in plastic bubble wrap by the practitioners who traveled with them to protect them from breaking.
Ten years have passed and no one has yet come up with a plausible solution to protect these instruments. I felt it was my calling to do so. One year in the making, we are proud to offer to the world our first product from HARMONIC LIFE, Harmonic Covers.
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WHO WE SERVE
HARMONIC LIFE is created to serve the needs of the conscious global traveler, who values quality and efficacy, embraces design and functionality, and delights in style and beauty. Our first product, Harmonic Covers, is designed to address the needs for all Sound Healing alchemists who travel with their delicate and expensive bowls. We have decided to forgo the traditional wholesale model, choosing to offer the best value to our customers by cutting out retail, thus, reducing the prices and selling directly to you, our customer.
OUR COMPANY MISSION
Harmonic Covers by HARMONIC LIFE, are created with Love and Reverence for Nature’s Musical Instruments to offer the ultimate in artisan-ally crafted products for the conscious traveler. The care and safe transport of your sacred bowls is at the heart of our mission. Love and attention to detail is woven into every stitch of our covers.
COMPANY VALUES
Having been an advisor for many years, hired by the Peruvian trade commission to advise their leading and upcoming fashion designers, I thought to have the covers made in Peru. After many months of development, I decided to move the production closer to home and have them knitted in the USA, where I could better guide the process. To honor the roots of this project, we are having the chakra drawstring hand woven in Peru by Indigenous persons to incorporate tradition into our pieces.
THE PROBLEM WE ARE SOLVING
The problem is simply that there isn’t a sufficient, sustainable or safe way to pack these expensive and fragile singing bowls used in sound harmonics, concerts, meditations and for energetic healing purposes. Whether your bowls are Quartz crystal, Alchemy gemstone, or Tibetan bowls, there needed to be a better solution to protect them when in transit. Currently, most owners of these bowls, wrap them in the plastic bubble wrap that they come shipped in from the manufacturer of the bowls. This is unsustainable as the plastic is unwieldly and difficult to re-use time and time again and is not environmentally friendly.
The few products that do exist, made from either nylon acrylic over cardboard or made from Neoprene are all toxic materials. As well, they do have any adaptability beyond a specific size, thus do not fit a range of bowl sizes as the heights of these bowls often differ from one bowl to the next.
We have learned that the acrylic covers often come broken and are cheaply produced and will need to be replaced time and time again. The neoprene covers do not expand so they only fit a specific dimension and as stated previously these bowls, especially the Alchemy crystal bowls made from crushed Gemstones come in a variety of heights and sizes and require a cover that can be adapted to fit their unique size.
Both current options, only cover the outside of the bowl and do not cover the inside of the bowls and are one height, where as the bowls come in a variety of heights.The current covers available make it extremely difficult to lift the bowls out from each other when unpacking from their very snug nesting position. They are difficult to manage and work with as they grip and do not slide easily so the bowls need to be gingerly wedged in and out of their “nesting” position.
FUNCTION & DESIGN
We have identified and designed a better way to care for and carry your bowls when they are nested for transit as the bowls are usually layered one bowl inside of another for up to 4 bowls at a time. Our Eco-Luxe covers are double the height of the medium heights of the bowls which allows the covers to fold over the tops of the bowls, offering double protection both inside and out. The covers are knitted in the U.S.A. out of 94.5% sustainable yarn spun from 50% recycled fabric scraps and 50% plastic bottles with the addition of 5% lycra for added stretch and flexibility. The covers fit snuggly over the bowls in the same way we wear a sweater over our skin for insulation and warmth, creating a layer of protection between ourselves and the elements. The ribbed knit with the addition of lycra, make it easy to slide the covers over the bowls when dressing them and conversely easy to slide off the bowls when undressing them. Our 2 x 2 rib knit acts as a locking system so that when the bowls are nested, they do not move around as the ribs intersect. Our chakra drawstring which is hand woven in Peru, provides a secure handle to grasp when lifting and lowering the bowls from their nesting position.
SIZING
The covers are offered in 6 sizes to fit most bowls ranging in size from 4” to 15” in widths, each size adapting to a 2 inch variance in bowl sizes. We have done extensive research on a variety of bowl sizes and heights to determine a medium height for our covers so that they will adapt to fit over most any size bowl. The heights of the covers are knitted in double the actual medium height of the bowls to allow for the covers to be folded back and rest at the base of the inside of the interior of the bowls and thus creating insulation to the inside of the bowls as well as the outside of the bowls.
Sizing Guidelines:
GUIDELINES FOR QUARTZ AND ALCHEMY CRYSTAL BOWL COVERS
COVERS COME IN THE FOLLOWING WIDTHS AND HEIGHTS
- SIZE 0: 4/5” wide x 14” height
- SIZE 1: 6/7" wide x 14” height
- SIZE 2: 8/9” wide x 15” height
- SIZE 3: 10/11” wide x 16” height
- SIZE 4: 12/13” wide x 19” height
- SIZE 5: 14/15” wide x 20” height
* When selecting the right sizes for your Quartz Crystal and Alchemy Gemstone bowls please measure the width of your bowl and you will be able to determine which are the correct sizes to order.
SIZING GUIDELINES FOR TIBETAN BOWLS
When ordering for your Tibetan bowls we measure a different way. Take the measurement across the width of the base of your bowl. That will give you the size to order. So not measuring the width at the widest part but the width of the base. Our covers have a great deal of stretch as the opening at the top will expand to fit over most Tibetan bowls circumference.
From Our Founder
As a brand advisor and strategist in NYC and Los Angeles, I traveled the world for my fashion agencies, representing international fashion brands and, 28 years ago, co-founded the Women’s Fashion Trade Show.
I have been a lover of Sound Healing Activations for over ten years, since I was first introduced to Sound Healing at a small intimate gathering at the home of Jeralyn Glass. Jeralyn is truly the OG and a Singing Bowl Master and a distributor for Alchemy Crystal bowls.
Five years ago, I attended a beautiful bowl concert held in an old church in Los Angeles. A Sound practitioner from Copenhagen came with over a dozen Alchemy bowls and played a magical crystal bowl concert that reverberated thru my entire being. I was mesmerized and totally blissed out and after the concert I went to speak with her. As I watched her pack up these precious and beautiful bowl’s I noticed that she was wrapping them in plastic bubble wrap. My heart literally sank at the site of these magical tools being suffocated in plastic. I asked her why the plastic and she responded that this is how they come shipped from the manufacturer to her and the way she keeps them safe when she travels.
I was attending this concert with my dear friend Suss Cousins who is an award-winning knitwear designer and author and I asked Suss if she could knit a cover for these bowls. She said yes and we began our research into a better/best solution for the care and carrying of these unique bowls.
This is what has led me to create our first product under the banner of HARMONIC LIFE.
Having a long career in the Fashion industry, I felt the calling to create something beautiful, yet functional and set out to source the best materials and manufacturing for these covers. The covers are being loomed in California in 100% sustainable materials, the drawstring hand loomed in Peru, developed from the first samples that Suss created. It gives me great pleasure to introduce you to HARMONIC COVERS by HARMONIC LIFE, Created with Love and Reverence for Nature’s Musical Instruments to offer the ultimate in artisan-ally crafted products for the conscious traveler.
Barbara Kramer
Founder