Julie Jewels Smoot

The title The Jaw Remembers reflects the understanding that the body often carries traces of experiences that the conscious mind may no longer actively think about. Muscles adapt. Patterns develop. Protective responses become familiar. The jaw may tighten during stress. It may brace during uncertainty.

Held in the Shoulders is a track from the album The Body Kept the Record, a collection exploring the ways the body carries experience, adapts to stress, and communicates through sensation long before words emerge. The shoulders often carry more than movement.