A Flute Healing Journey
Healing and Our Helpers
Saturday, December 14th | 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Energetic Exchange: $40
Nate Long “Owl”, a Shamanic Practitioner and Intentional Artist, is traveling from Austin, TX to share his medicine with our community.
Helpers are everywhere in our lives. Both known and unknown. People, spirits, animals, nature. Our spiritual tools are our helpers too, whether a drum, rattle, staff, pendulum, or singing bowl. By first acknowledging and then honoring the consciousness and spirit of the helpers, our relationship with all things and our perception of the world around us becomes more balanced. This balance is healing and a very important part of the process of finding peace of mind and comfort in the body, mind, and soul.
During this Flute Healing Journey, Nate will weave together the soothing tones of the flute, the rhythmic heartbeat of the drum, and the power of voice to create a meditative soundscape. You’ll be gently guided to explore the presence of your helpers and to acknowledge their role in your life’s healing process.
This is more than just a sound healing session—it’s a space to set your own intentions, deepen your connection to yourself and the energies that support you, and leave feeling lighter, more balanced, and profoundly connected.
Prepare for the Journey | Intention Setting
To fully engage with the energy of this experience, attendees are asked to bring a special intention to the Flute Healing Journey. Reflect on an area of your life that needs balance, clarity, or healing. Whether it’s a relationship, a personal goal, or an aspect of your spiritual path, this intention will guide your experience and the insights you receive.
Event Schedule
Please arrive between 6:00 and 6:30 PM. The event will begin promptly at 6:30 and doors will close with entry no longer permitted to maintain the integrity of the space.
6:00 PM - Doors Open
6:30 PM - Introduction to Nate and his philosophy on Healing and Helpers
6:45 PM - Opening prayer and intention setting
7:00 PM - Flute Journey
8:00 PM - Shares, community and connection
Location
This event will be held in an event space located next door to Ebb & Float - Downtown. Look for the courtyard with a tree beside our building and follow the ramp up to the double doors. We will be there to greet you. Please arrive 15 minutes before the event start time. The event will begin promptly and doors will close with entry no longer permitted to maintain the integrity of the space.
Items to Bring:
Wear comfortable, non-restrictive clothing
Bring a water bottle to stay hydrated
Bring a notepad and pen to journal any insights or guidance you receive
Yoga mats, meditation cushions, and blankets will be provided
Event Cancellation Policies
All event ticket sales are final. Event tickets are non-refundable, but you may transfer your ticket to another person if you can no longer attend.
Parking
Free parking is available in any space in the Ebb & Float surface lot located on the south side of the building (look for the Warehouse District Mural). If this lot is full, paid parking is available on 5th St or in the paid surface lot on 4th St.
Sensory Information
This ceremony involves the use of sensory tools. If at any point you become overwhelmed, or uncomfortable you are welcome to take a break while remaining courteous of other participants.
Scent: To create the ceremonial space, practitioners may use/burn herbal smudge sticks (sage), palo santo (wood), or incense as tools.
Sound: Practitioners may use a range of aural stimuli including voice, crystal bowls, and other musical instruments.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns, please email info@ebbfloat.com
Practitioner Bio
Meet Your Facilitator
Nate Long “Owl” is a Shamanic Practitioner, Intentional Artist, and Ceremonialist devoted to building and nurturing community. His practice draws upon insights gained through meditative journey work, and each of his creations is infused with intentionality, serving as a "made prayer" to address deeper aspects of the self or the world around us. Nate’s work inspires deep reflection and fosters cleansing, healing, and blessing for individuals, sacred spaces, and communities. Whether through art, ceremony, or spiritual guidance, Nate helps raise awareness and ease discomfort in meaningful, transformative ways.
Nate has participated in deeply profound ceremonies for the last fifteen years, learning to "make prayer" by creating drums, rattles, and other ceremonial items. He is the visionary and creator of the Austin Labyrinth Project (www.austinlabyrinthproject.com), which provides a map of Central Texas labyrinths and resources on building and doing ceremonies with these creations. He has been involved in "extreme prayer" ceremonies through Native American vision quests, sweat lodges, and sun dancing. He is the author of "Made Prayer: An Artistic Spiritual Process", two children's books, and several poetry/art compilation books (found on Amazon). Blue Eye Art is Nate's online portal where you can explore all of Nate's many offerings: http://www.blueeyeart.com. Feel free to contact him directly with questions or requests.
With so much honor and respect, he views these experiences as an extreme gift and opportunity to be of service and find love for the self and community. Through amazing teachers and experience, He has been provided with a relatable and real-life practice that revolves around an animistic reality, centered on prayer with the spirits that walk with him.
His first spiritual encounter with the drum came in 2013 when he joined the Shamanic Community of Austin. At that time, Nate purchased a small two-sided tom drum to take to the woods for personal journey work. Eight months later, in mid-2014, he built his first drum, an 18" elk-hide drum named "Dreams of Birds". After making several additional drums, Nate helped facilitate his first drum-making workshop in August 2016. As of the summer of 2024, Nate has, with the assistance of his wife, Lindsay, and several others, facilitated over 22 workshops, helping to birth more than 240 drums.
Nate views the drum as more than just a tool to work with energy and spiritual work. To him, it is a living entity that guides him through life. It is also an ally and friend with whom he has a relationship. When using the drum, it holds the power to be transported to an alternate perspective and place where to find insight and healing and guided back with gentle completion.