The Space After Holding
The Space After Holding by JS Worldbridger and Julie Jewels Smoot is a reflective ambient composition exploring what remains within the body and nervous system after periods of caregiving, emotional labor, witnessing, or sustained attentiveness to others. Through spacious atmospheric textures, grounding tones, and slow sonic movement, the track creates a listening environment centered on decompression, restoration, and quiet return to self.
The piece reflects the understanding that holding space for others often leaves traces behind — emotional residue, fatigue, vigilance, tenderness, and the subtle weight of remaining emotionally present for extended periods of time. The Space After Holding honors the often-overlooked moments that come after the work is done: the silence, the unwinding, the breath returning, and the nervous system gradually recognizing that it no longer has to keep carrying everything.
Part of a trauma-informed and non-performance-based approach to listening, the composition unfolds slowly and without demand. The sound does not ask listeners to process, release, or resolve anything immediately. Instead, it offers spaciousness and compassionate presence for whatever the body is still sorting quietly beneath the surface.
Created through the collaborative sound work of JS Worldbridger and Julie Jewels Smoot, The Space After Holding is a reminder that those who hold space also deserve space themselves — places where the nervous system can soften, boundaries can return, and the self can slowly come back into focus again.
STANDARD PRACTITIONER LICENSE
STANDARD PRACTITIONER LICENSE
Sound Alchemist Julie Jewels Smoot
This Practitioner License grants the purchaser permission to use this recording within professional supportive environments including:
- therapy offices
- counseling spaces
- coaching sessions
- yoga classes
- massage therapy
- meditation spaces
- Reiki sessions
- trauma-informed practices
- wellness studios
- private client sessions
- virtual sessions and workshops
This license is intended for professional facilitation use only.
PERMITTED USES
The purchaser may:
- play the music during sessions
- use the recordings in waiting rooms or calming environments
- include the music in live virtual sessions
- use the recordings as supportive background audio within professional practice settings
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- redistribute audio files
- resell recordings
- upload recordings to streaming services
- include recordings in subscription libraries
- alter, remix, or sample the music
- claim ownership or authorship
- use recordings for AI training or machine learning systems
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These recordings are artistic and supportive listening experiences designed around non-directive, trauma-informed sound principles.
They are not:
- psychotherapy
- medical treatment
- crisis care
- substitutes for licensed mental health support
Nothing is required of the listener.
COPYRIGHT
All recordings, artwork, titles, written materials, and associated content remain the intellectual property of:
- Sound Alchemist Julie Jewels Smoot
- JS Worldbridger
- Author Honey Badger
- Nothing Required Studio
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Sound Alchemist Julie Jewels Smoot
www.juliejulessmootsoundalchemist.comListening First • Sound Without Demand • Nothing is Required