Cairns Beginner's Native American Flute Workshop

A beginner-friendly Native American flute workshop to slow down, breathe, explore sound and support a calmer nervous system.

🌿 This workshop is designed for beginners as a guided, embodied experience, not a performance or music lesson.

🎶 No musical experience needed

If you’ve ever felt drawn to the flute but weren’t sure where to start - this is a simple and supportive place to begin.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners, as well as those who would like to reconnect with the instrument in a deeper way.

The flute is simple to learn, yet capable of very expressive and meditative music.

You won’t be put on the spot.
You don’t need to “get it right.”
You’ll be guided step by step.

🌿 A different way of learning music

The Native American flute is easy to begin, yet deeply expressive.

Rather than focusing on technique or performance, we explore:

• playing through breath

• listening instead of thinking

• allowing sound to emerge naturally

Many people find the flute naturally slows the breath and brings a sense of calm and presence.

✨ What we’ll explore

• Learning the basics of the Native American flute

• Playing simple melodies together

• Breathwork and guided meditation

• Nature connection and deep ecology

• Practices to calm and regulate the nervous system

🎵 No flute? No problem

Flutes will be available to rent for a small fee, or purchase on the day if you’d like to continue your journey.

👥 Small group - Limited spots

This is an intimate workshop to ensure a supportive and personal experience.

🌊 A portion of proceeds supports the land

Manoa exists in relationship with place.

Part of each event supports local environmental regeneration, including oyster reef, riparian, and rainforest restoration.

Manoa is an internationally touring singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, as well as a trained yin breathwork facilitator, ecopsychologist (PhD), and environmental educator. His work focuses on the relationship between breath, sound, nature, and the internal environment, combining research-informed somatic breathwork, live music, and immersive nature soundscapes. He has performed at festivals including Woodford Folk Festival and Pranafest, collaborated with facilitators such as Spirit Breathwork, and supported artists including Nahko, Satsang, and Murray Kyle.

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