This listening does not ask that of you. For many bodies, night has not been gentle. It has carried vigilance, memory, or the need to stay alert. The Sidereal Moon does not try to turn night into something else. It does not frame darkness as intimacy. It does not invite exposure. It does not ask you to trust the quiet. You are allowed to remain watchful. You are allowed to remain contained. You are allowed to keep your boundaries intact.

This listening does not ask you to look inward. The Sidereal Moon is measured against the fixed stars. It is not concerned with what you are feeling, remembering, or processing. It does not invite emotional inventory or inner analysis. You are allowed to remain oriented outward. You may notice the room. The floor beneath you. The edges of the space. The simple fact of being here. Introspection is often framed as care.

This series does not offer solutions. It offers space.

When sound is released from the need to make a statement, something else becomes possible. There is less effort in listening. Less reaching. Less searching for meaning. Sound does not ask to be understood. It does not require attention, analysis, or translation. It does not need to be followed from beginning to end.

Some daysThey sit alongside experience rather than trying to change it. They offer vibration without interpretation. They allow the body to remain as it is. Some days, the sound may feel comforting. Some days, it may feel irrelevant. Some days, it may feel unwelcome., the sound may feel comforting. Some days, it may feel irrelevant. Some days, it may feel unwelcome.

A serene rest day unfolds with a vibrant sunset painting the sky over the tranquil ocean waves.

Julie Jules Smoot’s work as a sound alchemist did not emerge from theory or technique alone. It grew slowly—through years of personal healing, careful listening, and learning what it means to live inside a body again after trauma. Before sound became an offering, it was a companion. Julie’s healing path has included many modalities, each meeting her at different moments, each teaching something distinct about safety, choice, and timing.

You don’t need to remember every moment. You don’t need to carry meaning forward. You don’t need to decide what this was.

If you’re new here, you may be wondering what trauma-informed sound actually means. You may be curious, cautious, hopeful, skeptical—or simply tired. You may be drawn to sound but unsure if it will feel safe. You may have tried healing spaces before and left feeling unseen, overwhelmed, or like you didn’t belong. This orientation is not here to convince you of anything.