You May Step Away
You May Step Away, a listening space that affirms distance as care.
This piece offers sound without pulling you closer or asking you to remain. It honors the right to leave, pause, or disengage at any moment. The sound stays contained, allowing you to step back without consequence or explanation.
Created for times when proximity feels like too much, You May Step Away, supports rest through permission rather than endurance. Listening is optional, and leaving is always allowed.
You do not have to stay to be held.
You may step away.
Professional Listening & Usage License
License Grant
The purchaser is granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable professional license to use You May Step Away as a supportive sound-based listening experience in professional, educational, and wellness settings, subject to the terms below.
This license is valid for all professionals, including but not limited to therapists, counselors, social workers, bodyworkers, yoga instructors, meditation teachers, coaches, facilitators, educators, and wellness practitioners.
Permitted Professional Use
This license permits use of the recording:
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During individual or group sessions, including:
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Trauma-informed therapy and counseling
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Body-based, somatic, and integrative practices
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Yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and restorative classes
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Coaching, support groups, and facilitated listening spaces
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As background or intentional listening to support:
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Choice, autonomy, and nervous-system safety
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Boundary-setting, pacing, and self-permission
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Gentle regulation, rest, and disengagement without explanation
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In live, practitioner-led sessions only, whether in person or via live online platforms.
Use Orientation
You May Step Away is designed to reinforce choice, consent, and self-trust.
It is not intended for emotional processing, catharsis, or outcome-driven intervention.Practitioners are encouraged to:
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Offer the recording with minimal instruction
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Normalize stepping away, pausing, or disengaging at any time
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Avoid interpretation or pressure to remain present, participate, or share
This work aligns with the ethos of Nothing Is Required of You: presence is optional, and autonomy is central.
Attribution Requirement
When used in professional or public-facing contexts, credit must be given as:
“You May Step Away by Sound Alchemist Julie Jewels Smoot (from Nothing Is Required of You).”Restrictions
This license does not permit:
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Redistribution, resale, sublicensing, or sharing of the audio file
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Uploading or hosting the recording on streaming platforms, websites, apps, or social media
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Use in recorded classes, on-demand programs, memberships, courses, or client portals
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Editing, remixing, sampling, or embedding the recording into other media
Professional Scope & Responsibility
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This recording is offered as a supportive listening experience and does not constitute medical, psychological, or therapeutic treatment.
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Practitioners are responsible for:
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Using the recording within their scope of practice
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Ensuring informed consent, choice, and participant autonomy
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Avoiding outcome promises or coercive facilitation
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Individual experiences vary; no specific outcomes are guaranteed.
Ownership
All rights, title, and interest in You May Step Away and the album Nothing Is Required of You remain the exclusive property of Sound Alchemist Julie Jewels Smoot.
Acceptance
Use of this recording constitutes acceptance of the terms of this license.
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