Julie Jewels Smoot

The pause after a gong. The quiet following a Tibetan singing bowl. The moment before a hand pan melody begins. The natural sounds that may be present in the recording environment. Those spaces create room for the sounds to be heard individually. They also influence the overall rhythm of the recording.

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Hand Over Heart Listening is designed to support emotional awareness, nervous system regulation, self-compassion, and reconnection with the body. There is no goal to achieve. There is nothing to fix. The practice is simply an opportunity to listen.

For some nervous systems, sustained tones can feel overwhelming, disorienting, or intrusive. This is especially true for people with sound sensitivity, migraines, tinnitus, or certain trauma histories. This does not mean the body is “resistant. "It means the body is communicating. Trauma-informed sound work does not override that communication.