Julie Jewels Smoot

The sound offerings include gongs, hand pan, singing bowls, and other resonant instruments, recorded and shared in a way that prioritizes listening over intervention. Some recordings are long and spacious. Some are brief and minimal. Some contain silence as an active element. Each offering is different, but they share a common approach: sound that does not rush, instruct, or require interpretation.

Trauma teaches the body to stay alert, even when the mind wants rest. Because of this, practices that ask the body to override its signals — even gently — can feel unsafe. My listening philosophy does not ask the body to cooperate. It asks the practitioner to listen longer.