The Long Enough Pause

Name: The Long Enough Pause
Brand: Shores of Serenity

$7.00

Excluding Sales Tax

The Long Enough Pause honors time that does not need to be shortened.

It affirms that a pause can be complete without knowing when it will end.

This piece creates a listening field where stopping is allowed to last. The sound does not signal readiness, transition, or return. It holds the pause gently, without pressure to resume or move forward.

Designed for nervous systems accustomed to being rushed back into motion, this track supports rest that is truly sufficient. There is no countdown. No expectation to feel better. No requirement to re-engage.

The tones unfold slowly and evenly, allowing the body to recognize when the pause has done its work—or to remain paused as long as needed.

The Long Enough Pause is supportive for:

Completing rest without interruption
Trauma-informed listening rooted in duration and safety
Releasing urgency around restarting or deciding
Allowing the body to determine when “enough” has arrived

Nothing is late.
Nothing is waiting.
This pause is long enough.

Master Professional Use License
Applies to All Works by Julie Jewels Smoot

© Julie Jewels Smoot. All Rights Reserved.

This Master License governs the professional use of all audio works, recordings, compositions, sound pieces, listening experiences, and musical content created by Julie Jewels Smoot, including but not limited to individual tracks, albums, gong recordings, listening series, and digital releases.

Permitted Professional Uses

With written authorization, licensed professionals may use these works in:
- Clinical and therapeutic settings
- Trauma-informed care environments
- Somatic, body-based, and nervous-system–focused practices
- Healthcare, counseling, and integrative wellness sessions
- Professional education, trainings, and workshops
Use is permitted only when the conditions below are strictly honored.

Core Conditions of Use (Required for All Tracks)

1. Consent Is Ongoing

Listeners must be explicitly informed that:
- Listening is optional
- They may pause, stop, leave, or disengage at any time
- No outcome, insight, regulation, or completion is required
Consent must remain available before, during, and after listening.

2. Non-Directive Use

These works may not be used to:
- Instruct, guide, or direct internal experience
- Require endurance, tolerance, or “staying with” discomfort
- Enforce participation, attention, or completion
- Override bodily signals, pacing, or personal boundaries
Sound is offered as presence—not instruction.

3. No Obligation or Transaction

These works may not be framed as:
- Necessary for healing or progress
- Something the listener owes time, effort, gratitude, or loyalty to
- A requirement for safety, regulation, or worth
Healing, listening, and rest are not debts.

4. Autonomy Before and After Sound

Practitioners must affirm that:
- Silence, rest, movement, or disengagement are allowed
- No verbal processing, discussion, or meaning-making is required
- The listener’s experience is complete as it is
Sound does not follow the listener once it ends.

Prohibited Uses

This Master License does not permit:
- Redistribution, resale, or file sharing
- Uploading to apps, platforms, subscriptions, or digital libraries
- Use in recordings, broadcasts, or derivative works
- Modification, remixing, looping, or altering the audio
- Use in coercive, corrective, compliance-based, or performance-driven models
- Positioning sound as required, corrective, or superior to listener choice
Attribution Requirement

When used in professional settings, credit must appear as:

Music by Julie Jewels Smoot
© Julie Jewels Smoot
Used with permission

Ownership & Rights

This license does not transfer ownership.
All rights, title, and interest remain solely with Julie Jewels Smoot.

License Authorization & Inquiries

Professional licenses are issued individually and in writing.

For authorization, scope, pricing, or documentation, contact:
juliejewelssmoot@gmail.com

Statement of Philosophy

These works are grounded in trauma-informed listening, non-demand, consent, and personal authority.
Nothing is required of the listener.

The Long Enough Pause

Master Professional Use License