GONG BATHS. A Quiet Time For The Mind & Body. A Moment To Pause. Resonance. Release. Relaxation. Reflection. Rejuvination. Transformation. SOUND IS MY PASSION.
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GONGS BY JULIA came about through my own personal journey with ill health and lived trauma. I realised that through the use of sound I could be the "Captain of my own ship"; that I could understand the complexity of my emotions and focus on wellbeing and life satisfaction, avoiding negative emotions and symptom relief. It is now my mission to share this simple but life changing tool with others. Sound has no language, gender, race or religious belief; it needs only to be created to be of use and then loved. Through the use of gongs, drums and a variety of other instruments, a platform can be created whereby like minded people of all ages, abilities and beliefs can come together to create a supportive community. Within this safe and nurturing space a person can learn who they truly are, thier strengths and weaknesses, their fears and anxieties and why they make the choices they do and how all this can affect their health and wellbeing. Gaining this priceless and powerful understanding results in a release of anything negative and limiting leading to new beginnings where positive growth is embraced. Confidence grows, along with self-worth and self-belief. Over time a person starts to feel empowered and good about themselves, less fearful and more willing to face new challenges and all that life has to offer. GONGS BY JULIA is about transforming lives, it is a growing community of limitless possibilities where understanding, friendship, support, guidance and connection are guaranteed. I WORK IN MANY SETTINGS - SCHOOLS, CORPORATE EVENTS, FESTIVALS and ONE TO ONE THERAPIES. (Please also see my FB page "Vibrational Alchemy 101")
GONGS:
Relieves high blood pressure along with:
Stress relief
Anxiety
Depression
Relief from insomnia
Chronic pain
GONGS CAN ALSO GIVE A PERSON THE ABILITY TO PROCESS EMOTIONAL TRAUMA AS WELL AS COMPLEX THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GET IN TOUCH IF YOU THINK I CAN BE OF SERVICE. Gongsbyjulia.co.uk
“Barmbrack”is a traditional Irish fruit bread linked to Halloween, 🧙♀️ whose origins are in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.
The name is from the Irish for "speckled bread," referring to the dried fruit inside.
Makes 1 loaf❣️
Preheat oven 170c
300g self raising flour
290ml tea
1/4 cup whiskey (optional)
300g mixed fruit with peel
2tbs of marmalade
1 tsp baking powder
1 large egg
227g of light brown sugar
STEPS TO MAKE IRISH BARMBRACK
All you do is:
Soak the dried fruit, along with the sugar, in tea overnight.
Add the egg and flour to the mixture and stir to combine.
Pour into a lined loaf tin and bake for 1 hour. Let it cool a little(if you can) before serving. 😋
This loaf is delicious served slightly warm with a little butter on top, or simply on its own. It's relatively light but still sweet, perfect for the morning tea/coffee break.
ENJOY. Gongs by Julia😋
09/10/2025
HERE’s SOMETHING DIFFERENT😋
“In learning you teach, and in teaching you learn.” Gongs by Julia
For quite sometime now I’ve felt the need to share my knowledge with guests who have attended my Gong Bath sessions.
To me it feels like a true sharing which seems to enriches both the giver and the receiver.❤️
Whether it’s something astrological, ritual, spiritual or ancestral . Herbal, hedgerow or crystal. Vibrational, seasonal or emotional, I have felt that all knowledge shared is power multiplied.
So, with that in mind, here’s one of my “fav”recipes eaten far too regularly at the moment. ENJOY 😊
2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for serving.
350g leeks, washed and trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces.
250g broccoli florets.
200g spinach.
300ml vegetable stock.
130g cottage cheese.
2 tbsp green pesto.
A few finely chopped chives.
Parmesan cheese to serve.
Salt and pepper.
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180c fan.
Pop the leeks, broccoli, olive oil and a pinch of salt into a mixing bowl and toss together.
Tip onto a baking sheet and roast for 30-35 minutes or until everything is tender and a little charred.
2. Whilst that's cooking, put the spinach into a saucepan and add the stock. Cover and boil for 1-2 minutes until all wilted.
3. Pop the roasted veggies, wilted spinach and stock into a blender.
Add the cottage cheese and pesto and blitz until smooth. It's very thick. I hate thin soup.
You can add more liquid if you like. 😋
Check the seasoning and serve with a few chickpeas, sliced avocado, some chives, parmesan cheese , olive oil and a little cracked black pepper.
If you’re feeling brave, drizzle over a little chilli oil. 🌶️ xx
08/10/2025
My observation of the
"Enforced" Pause of Gongs by Julia Over The Last Several Months.
STEPPING INTO LEGACY.
I have been lucky enough to have reached an age whereby I have seen cycles begin and end.
I have built, destroyed, lost, and re-built.
I have learned, unlearned, and relearned.
And over these last few months of "non doing" an existence alien to me I might add. I have had space to ask myself,
"What have you made of your life Jules and have you lived with authenticity?"
I have looked back on my life, dug deep into a back catalogue of abuse, neglect, pain and loss, not for pity or sympathy but for strength, courage, comfort, compassion, wisdom and knowledge.
What were the weight of my choices?
Had I built a life on solid foundations, I believed I had. In which case this is now a period of harvest for me, a time to reap the rewards of my discipline, wisdom, patience and survival.
Awareness came to show me the resistance to responsibility. The neglect of my health and the ignorance of my own needs.
I have been forced to redefine what life means beyond work, beyond expectations, beyond external success.
Who was I without the roles I had played for so long?
What did I want to create in the time I had have left?
Had I made peace with what I had built or were there still regrets?
For me this is a new chapter of spiritual maturity, it's my time to make peace with my life.
Now more than ever mortality feels "real." The body changes, time moves faster, and there is a deep awareness for me that life is not infinite.
This is where I stop chasing and start guiding.
I become the mentor, the storyteller, the teacher, the keeper of wisdom.
I no longer need to keep proving myself.
I no longer seek approval.
I stand in everything I have built.
I AM ME ❤️
04/10/2025
🌙FULL HARVEST MOON IN ARIES ♈️
6th October 2025.💫
I call forth the fire of courage and the clarity of truth to rise within me.
I release the fear of conflict and all cords of expectation that have dimmed my authentic expression.
I guard my energy field as a sacred space, seal myself in light so only love and truth may pass through.
I welcome a deeper understanding to rise from within, cutting through illusion and guiding my voice with honesty.
I will speak from my heart with strength and compassion, acting without fear on what is real within me-not what is projected upon or expected of me.
And from this new Self, may my boundaries hold, my words stay true, and my energy remain sovereign as I move forward in authenticity and higher
truth.
AS ABOVE SO BELOW & WITHIN. Gongs by Julia ❤️
29/09/2025
When a friend knows you better than you know yourself and that friend is running a wellness retreat and says “will you run a drum circle workshop”? !!😳
Something that was created well over 10years ago and had been asleep for a good 7years, AWAKENS!
Drumming was our beginning, it was the foundation of Gongs by Julia, it’s where it all began many years ago. From Shamanic Training to Gong Mastery our weekend with Friendship Yoga and Wellbeing was a remembrance, a “ re-awakening” of a sleeping spiritual path.
Thank you 🙏 Anne Kemp-Eyre for giving the sleeping giant a nudge.😉❣️
20 gorgeous girls who had never drummed before in their lives , found their inner “Rock Chick” rhythm 🥁 and absolutely RAISED THE ROOF on a quiet Saturday afternoon in the village of Hartington in the Peak District. !!😃
Moving effortlessly into Sunday where energies were slightly more gentle, and the pace even more relaxed, the wellness retreat ladies were blessed with beautiful weather for their guided leisurely walk , which was followed by a delicious lunch and a well deserved Gong Bath to close the weekend. ❤️
It’s always an absolute honour and privilege to work with Anne and her Community and long may it continue. Such beautiful souls are drawn to her events. Something lasting is always created , simple, gentle, fun and yet profoundly beautiful and satisfying.🙏
THANK YOU Anne ❤️

23/09/2025
🍁BEGINNING THE JOURNEY INTO AUTUMN.🍂
🎃The nights are starting to feel different now and we begin to speak of hibernation, and of the inner journey to stillness and reflection.
🎃September is the month to welcome in Autumn.
IT IS THE SEASON OF THE SOUL: a time to listen to the whispers of the earth and dive into a place deep within ourselves.
Just as nature and the nights are gradually drawing in all around us, this time of deep introspection is key to beginning the season of Autumn in a clear and focussed way.
🍁This drawing in is a beautiful opportunity to nurture the inner world of our hopes and dreams and get back on track with anything that got lost along the way in the height of summer.
🍂It is a time to use the drawing-inwards energy of this time of the year to begin to process all that we have experienced through the year so far, sit quietly with it and learn from it before the months of winter arrive. Gongs by Julia
SOUP SEASON HAS ARRIVED 😋
18/09/2025
THE YEAR OF THE WOOD SNAKE 🐍
A Portal of Shedding & The Reigniting of
Feminine Power.
Back in February Gongs by Julia wrote about 2025 being the Chinese year of the “Wooden Snake” - when humanity would be called to release that which has run its course, shed humanities darkest wounds and shadows, and open up to renewal and change!
I wrote of old cycles collapsing, collective shadows surfacing , and outdated structures being dissolved!
STEP UP SEPTEMBER- let the ride begin!
September is all about Eclipses .
We will walk the eclipse corridor, a powerful void, a liminal space where time bends and emotions will heighten. Dreams will intensify, old stories and wounds will surface, ancestral grief will rise, and everything will feel unsettled.
This chaos is initiation.
The universe is recalibrating.
The Snake is the perfect ally for this passage. Shedding her skin, she teaches you that endings are not failures but sacred thresholds.
Moving with Yin energy, slow, mysterious, and intuitive, the snake calls you to surrender, conserve your strength, and honour natural cycles of creation, destruction, and renewal in your life.
SEPTEMBER IS THE MONTH OF SHADOW WORK FOR YOU & THE COLLECTIVE!
Systems will falter, illusions will collapse, and generational pain will rise through our bodies.
Rage, tears, fatigue, and grief may surface, but these are not signs of weakness.
They are sacred messengers, showing us what must be felt, honored, and released. The shedding itself is the medicine.
The Wood Snake teaches you not to fear this unraveling. Shedding is
uncomfortable, yes but it is the only path to renewal. 🙏❤️
03/09/2025
RELEASE. REFOCUS. REBUILD.
With the turning of the seasons, a great energetic shift now unfurls.
After the Saturn retrograde in Pisces on September 1st, it’s now time to buckle up for the eclipse season that follows, for which the theme is Release, Refocus, and Rebuild!
A total lunar eclipse will occur on September 7, 2025, at 15° Pisces, opposite the Sun in Virgo, marking a significant moment of transformation.
This eclipse, which is a North Node eclipse, is associated with releasing old patterns and creating new possibilities, particularly for those with planets or angles in the mutable signs of Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces.
It is a chance to shift perspective, confront buried truths, and reconnect with inner desires, as the blocking of the sun's light invites a deep dive into a persons inner world.
The North Node in astrology represents the direction of personal growth, spiritual evolution, and the soul's karmic path for this lifetime.
It signifies the unfamiliar, often challenging qualities and experiences through which YOU are meant to develop in order to fulfill your highest potential and destiny. ❤️ Gongs by Julia
“BE STILL & LISTEN FROM WITHIN.” Gongs by Julia ❣️
The secret of YOUR mental, physical and spiritual health does not come from complaining about the past, nor in worrying about the future, but in living in the present moment with wisdom, peace and happiness.
🍰Life can only take place in the present moment.
🧁And if you lose that moment you become lost in your life.
🍭To love and live in the past is just memory.
🍦And to love and live in the future is fantasy.
Only here and now can you truly live completely and authentically.
When you take care of THIS MOMENT you take care of all the time you have remaining.😊………..
The deepest of heartfelt "THANK YOU’s” goes to each and every Soul who chooses to spend their Sunday evenings in the company of our Gongs.
It is both a privilege and an honour to be given the opportunity to share their resonance with you each month, 🙏❣️
Have a fabulous July everyone and we look forward to seeing you all again in August.☀️☀️☀️
“A new way of living, thinking, and being is emerging.
Rooted in clarity.
Powered by compassion.” Gongs by Julia
This isn't your average transit.
Uranus moves slowly, spending approximately seven years in each zodiac sign, which means its influence builds gradually and leaves a lasting impact.
Its arrival in Gemini hasn't happened since the 1940s, and the last time it did, the world underwent a total transformation!
Uranus is the planet of rebellion, innovation, and cosmic shockwaves, and when it enters Gemini-the zodiac sign of language, media, and technology-it supercharges the air with electricity!
Uranus in Gemini will definitely rewrite the rules of communication, challenge how You share and shape information, and force You to reckon with the stories You have been told-as well as the ones You are currently still telling Yourself!
Gemini:
Curiosity and rapid movement
Communication and information processing.
Uranus: planet of paradigm shifts, radical innovation, and the unexpected.
This will be a time when You realize how much You’ve adjusted Yourself just to keep a relationship going, whether that’s personal, professional or even the relationship with Yourself!
Maybe You’ve been keeping certain thoughts to Yourself or avoiding hard conversations, or saying "it's fine" when it hasn't felt that way for a long time.
These habits and patterns will start to feel heavy under this transit (7yrs!)😳
They will become harder to ignore, and You will feel a rising need to be more honest.❣️
You are going to feel the need to ask where your energy is going?  Relationships that require You to hide Your feelings, ignore Your needs, or keep proving Your worth will start to feel heavier and You will let them go.
This transit will also make Your inner voice louder, so You might feel more intuitive than usual, picking up on small signs or messages that guide You, learn to listen and trust that guidance, ITS YOUR TRUTH.
There’s going to be more healthy communication and connections with this transit and the past may revisit in the shape of songs, clothes and people. This is to help You understand where you gave too much or stayed too long.❣️
“Feel” life going forward, allow life to flow through You, be in Flow and release the resistance .
BUCKLE UP ITS GOING TO GET BUMPY. 😊
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GONGS BY JULIA came about through my own personal journey with ill health and trauma. I realized that through the use of sound I could be the “Captain of my own ship”; that I could understand the complexity of my emotions and focus on wellbeing and life satisfaction, avoiding negative emotions and symptom relief. It is now my mission to share this simple but life changing tool with others.
Sound has no language, gender, race or religious belief; it needs only to be created to be of use and then loved.
Through the use of gongs, drums and a variety of other instruments, a platform can be created whereby like minded people of all ages, abilities and walks of life can come together to create a supportive community.
Within this safe and nurturing space a person can learn who they truly are, their strengths and weaknesses, their fears, why they make choices they do and how all this can effect their health and wellbeing. Gaining this priceless and powerful understanding results in a release of anything negative and new beginnings with positive growth is embraced. Confidence grows, along with self worth and self belief. Over time a person starts to feel empowered and good about themselves, less fearful and more willing to face new challenges and all that life has to offer.
Gongs by Julia is about transforming lives, it is a growing community of limitless possibilities where understanding, friendship, support, guidance and connection are guaranteed.
I work in many settings - schools, corporate events, festivals and one to one therapies. (Please also see my page Vibrational Alchemy 101).
I use drums in my workshops. Here are a few benefits of using and playing drums:
· Promoting health and wellness
· Enhance psychological well being
· Provide an emotional release,
· Companionship,
· Help reduce stress,
· Improve sensory integration
· Provide physical exercise.
· Self- expression
· The act of creativity is essential in maintaining a healthy and balanced outlook on life
THE BENEFITS OF A GONG BATH.
. Relieves high blood pressure along with:
. Stress relief
. Anxiety
. Depression
. Relief from insomnia
. Chronic pain
. Gongs can also give a person the ability to process emotional trauma as well as complex
