Rising Crow Holistic Therapies

08/09/2026

03/09/2026

WHY ARE WE ALL SO TIRED?

Tired, even when life doesn’t look that exhausting?

It seems like so many people are tired all the time. Not necessarily ill or doing physically exhausting jobs, but getting to the end of the working day with barely enough energy to cook, exercise, see friends or do anything they actually enjoy.

It’s not always about doing too much...

Of course, ongoing fatigue can have many medical causes and shouldn’t simply be blamed on stress or lifestyle. But I think there is another reason many of us feel exhausted: we are constantly processing an enormous amount of information.

Our brains rarely get a break...

Think about an average day. We wake up and check our phones. Then come messages, emails, work, notifications, social media, news, podcasts and endless bits of information competing for our attention. On top of everyday life, we are constantly exposed to wars, politics, financial worries, disasters and other people’s problems. Our brains have to keep deciding what matters, what to ignore and what needs a response.

We’ve filled every quiet moment...

And when work finishes, the input often doesn’t. We sit on the sofa and scroll, watch TV with a phone in our hand or go for a walk while listening to something. Even waiting for a bus or having a coffee has become another opportunity to check our phones. We may be physically resting, but our minds are still taking things in.

Tiredness can become a cycle...

When we’re exhausted, we also tend to drop the things that could actually help us feel better. We cancel plans, move less, spend less time outside and choose the easiest form of “rest”, which is often another couple of hours in front of a screen.

Maybe we need a different kind of rest...

Perhaps we need to rethink what rest actually means. Sometimes it isn’t about doing another thing to make ourselves feel better. It can simply mean giving our minds less to deal with for a while: going for a walk without headphones, spending time in nature, practising yoga or meditation, having a treatment, listening to sound, or simply putting the phone away and allowing some empty space back into the day.

Maybe we’re not always tired because we’re doing too much.

Maybe we’re PROCESSING too much.

Read more:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667096824000508

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jcop.23111

https://www.nhs.uk/symptoms/tiredness-and-fatigue/

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sleep-and-tiredness/self-help-tips-to-fight-fatigue/

https://www.who.int/standards/classifications/frequently-asked-questions/burn-out-an-occupational-phenomenon

https://www.who.int/teams/mental-health-and-substance-use/promotion-prevention/mental-health-in-the-workplace

03/09/2026

A little glimpse of me in my happy place at the Golden Gong Gathering ☀️

So many beautiful gongs, each with its own voice, character and vibration!

02/09/2026

Kind words from my client 🙏🏼

01/09/2026

Is jaw tension affecting your everyday life? 😣

TMJ dysfunction doesn’t always show up as an obviously painful jaw. It can also be connected with symptoms such as:

• jaw tension or stiffness
• clenching or grinding your teeth
• headaches or migraines
• tension through the face and neck
• clicking or popping in the jaw
• discomfort when chewing
• ear pressure or discomfort
• tinnitus
• difficulty opening the mouth comfortably

This September I’m introducing TMJ Therapy® at Rising Crow - a specialist 90-minute treatment for people experiencing jaw tension, pain and related symptoms.

The first session includes an assessment of the jaw and its movement, followed by hands-on work tailored to what I find. Treatment would include work around the jaw, face, neck and shoulders, myofascial and trigger point techniques, gentle jaw mobilisation and intraoral work where appropriate.

And because this is Rising Crow, it’s not going to feel like a clinical appointment. There is still plenty of space to slow down, switch off and let your whole system settle while we work with what’s causing you trouble. 🤗

I have a few appointments available in September at my treatment room in St George, Bristol.

TMJ Therapy® Level 1 | 90 min | Assessment + Hands-on Treatment

Book your first session here - https://book.heygoldie.com/Rising-Crow-Therapies

31/08/2026

I’m not quite back yet.

Four days at the Golden Gong Gathering and part of me is still somewhere in a field in sacred lands of Wales, barefoot in the grass, surrounded by gongs, fire, rain, sunshine and beautiful humans and other beings 🙏🏼

This year’s gathering was Gongs for Peace ☮️ and with everything happening in the world right now, that intention felt especially powerful.

I truly believe there is something powerful in coming together like this. In shared consciousness, sound, vibration and music. In playing these incredible instruments together and sending some of the love, intention and merit we created out into the world.

There were workshops, sound baths, an all-night sonic sleepover, learning and playing, deep conversations, laughter, tears, letting go and connection. Fire, water and earth. Bare feet on wet grass. Beautiful food and that rare feeling of becoming a little family for a few days.

Thank you to Shion Shion Buschner & Bear Love and everyone who creates and holds this beautiful space, and to all the teachers, gong makers, musicians, old and new friends and beautiful souls who filled it with sound and heart.

I went there for the gongs and connection. I came back with much more. ❤️

Om Shanti ☮️