Julie Jewels Smoot

Find a position that feels comfortable for you. You may choose to sit, lie down, or gently shift your body until you discover a place that feels supportive. There is nothing you need to accomplish here. Nothing you need to prove. Nothing you need to become. This is simply an invitation to meet yourself with curiosity. If it feels comfortable, allow your eyes to close. If not, soften your gaze. Take a slow breath in...

Goddess Rising is a Venus Gong sound healing immersion created as an invitation to reconnect with that inner knowing. Inspired by the archetype of the Divine Feminine, this composition explores themes of self-worth, sovereignty, intuition, beauty, and embodied presence. The Venus Gong serves as the heart of this experience. Its rich, resonant tones unfold in waves, creating a spacious environment where listeners can soften into deeper awareness.

For many survivors, the yoni becomes a place where stories are stored. Stories of survival. Stories of loss. Stories of resilience. Stories that may never have been spoken aloud. The body remembers what the mind cannot always explain. The yoni remembers what words cannot always express.

But through gentle unfolding. For many survivors, trauma can create a profound disconnection from the body and from the yoni. What was once a source of life, intuition, creativity, pleasure, and feminine wisdom may become associated with pain, fear, shame, grief, or survival. This disconnection is not failure.

Within Still Alive, this recording serves as a reminder that not every decision must be made through struggle. Not every path must be earned through exhaustion. Sometimes the next step becomes visible through attraction rather than pressure. Through curiosity rather than fear. Through what feels life-giving rather than what feels obligatory. The sounds unfold gently, creating space for reflection without demanding it. There is no requirement to seek answers or reach conclu