Music connects us... uplifts us... helps us heal and evolve... and flute music has been doing this for a long time.
Anthropological records note the flute as the oldest known musical instrument, dating back 43,000 years — the earliest version made of bird bone and found in a cave in Germany.
The Native American flute originated out of love and longing… a story of separation from the Beloved, and the branch of the cedar tree, where Woodpecker made holes the wind could sing through.
Most of us have been touched in one way or another by this 5-note instrument, whether we played a recorder in grade school or have felt our hearts open while listening to its uplifting lilt.
As Sufi poet Hafiz wrote, I am a hole in the flute that the Christ breath moves through, listen to this music.
In times of uncertainty and unrest, we too can turn to the flute as a tool to help us feel the Beloved, as our life-breath, move through us... and to help our grief, fears, and pain move through and out of us as well.
During this uplifting and insightful online event with author and music therapist Christine Stevens, you’ll discover the flute as one of the most accessible instruments to play — for sound healing, self-expression, mindfulness, prayer, breathwork, connection to nature and Spirit, and personal transformation.
Bring your drum, rattle, flute, voice, or just your musical heart...
You’ll experience the healing power of the flute and gain inspiration for experiencing a “new song,” as this uplifting hour begins with a special musical performance...
The holes in the flute, like our wounds, can become an entry to a new song, a new way of being… as we consider self-discoveries that have arisen during difficult times.
Guillermo Martinez, a master craftsman of Native American flutes, will play one of his custom-designed instruments, accompanying Christine (also playing the flute and drum) in a Voice of Creation piece, honoring Indigenous peoples and uniting all cultures.
Tuning in with Christine for this uplifting hour, you’ll have the opportunity to feel how the flute can help you move stuck emotions, uplift and relax you, connect you with nature and Spirit, and provide a joyous vehicle for self-expression.
No musical experience is necessary... just a willingness to open to spontaneous feelings of liberation, joy, and self-expression.
Participants will also be invited to place their prayers into the rising notes of the flute and drum ensemble — a prayer pillow holding the collective intentions we wish to share, as we step out into our new stories amidst the world’s uncertainties and unrest.
This is certain to be a moving experience...
