Christian Nielsen
@christiannielsen.bsky.social
Musician, Music Therapist, Content Creator, Progressive Spiritual Seeker
“When the powerful conspire against our neighbors, we remember the ancient truth: we belong to one another.” Ingrid C. A. Rasmussen
December 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“When the powerful conspire against our neighbors, we remember the ancient truth: we belong to one another.” Ingrid C. A. Rasmussen
You don't have to be over the past to move forward.
You just need to give yourself permission to hold both grief and hope
as you grow.
Lori Deschene / tinybuddha.com #mindfulness #grief #trauma
You just need to give yourself permission to hold both grief and hope
as you grow.
Lori Deschene / tinybuddha.com #mindfulness #grief #trauma
December 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You don't have to be over the past to move forward.
You just need to give yourself permission to hold both grief and hope
as you grow.
Lori Deschene / tinybuddha.com #mindfulness #grief #trauma
You just need to give yourself permission to hold both grief and hope
as you grow.
Lori Deschene / tinybuddha.com #mindfulness #grief #trauma
Running to the River— Where Dunning’s Spring Meet the Upper Iowa River - Flute Meditation
On a chilly late November Day, Dunning’s Spring runs into the Upper Iowa River. #Flute #streams #river #meditation
On a chilly late November Day, Dunning’s Spring runs into the Upper Iowa River. #Flute #streams #river #meditation
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Running to the River— Where Dunning’s Spring Meet the Upper Iowa River - Flute Meditation
On a chilly late November Day, Dunning’s Spring runs into the Upper Iowa River. #Flute #streams #river #meditation
On a chilly late November Day, Dunning’s Spring runs into the Upper Iowa River. #Flute #streams #river #meditation
Many and Great - Native American Hymn - Joseph Renville - May we remember this is a painful day for many of our Indigenous siblings, and pledge to work together in creating a more just world. May we come to realize that gratitude needs to be a daily practice. #gratitude
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Many and Great - Native American Hymn - Joseph Renville - May we remember this is a painful day for many of our Indigenous siblings, and pledge to work together in creating a more just world. May we come to realize that gratitude needs to be a daily practice. #gratitude
Into the Forest: an Autumn cedar flute meditation featuring the words of Fia and Kai Skye (Flying Edna): “I do not go to the forest to be alone, she said. I go to be with the ones who speak without human words.” 🪈 🍁🍂 ☮️ #forestbathing #forest #flute
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Into the Forest: an Autumn cedar flute meditation featuring the words of Fia and Kai Skye (Flying Edna): “I do not go to the forest to be alone, she said. I go to be with the ones who speak without human words.” 🪈 🍁🍂 ☮️ #forestbathing #forest #flute
We need to see, and make room for, our own trauma and the trauma of others. False positivity is often used to bury very real trauma and grief.
#traumarecovery #TraumaInformedTherapy #selfcare #grief
#traumarecovery #TraumaInformedTherapy #selfcare #grief
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
We need to see, and make room for, our own trauma and the trauma of others. False positivity is often used to bury very real trauma and grief.
#traumarecovery #TraumaInformedTherapy #selfcare #grief
#traumarecovery #TraumaInformedTherapy #selfcare #grief
May you breathe into the day and know that you are enough. #mindfulness #nativeamericanstyleflute
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
May you breathe into the day and know that you are enough. #mindfulness #nativeamericanstyleflute
Stand By Me (ukulele) In times of struggle, we have to stand by each other, feed each other when we’re hungry, comfort each other when we’re struggling, stand up for each other when others are targeted, and resist hatred and oppression with our love. #standbyme #naturalacoustics #ukulelecover #cover
November 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Stand By Me (ukulele) In times of struggle, we have to stand by each other, feed each other when we’re hungry, comfort each other when we’re struggling, stand up for each other when others are targeted, and resist hatred and oppression with our love. #standbyme #naturalacoustics #ukulelecover #cover
Practice Wonder, Cultivate Silence - Cedar Flute Meditation, with Buddhist wisdom on what the divine might be from Thich Nhat Hanh. #spirituality
November 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Practice Wonder, Cultivate Silence - Cedar Flute Meditation, with Buddhist wisdom on what the divine might be from Thich Nhat Hanh. #spirituality
An Autumn Evening Moment of Peace 🍂 🍁 🌅
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
An Autumn Evening Moment of Peace 🍂 🍁 🌅
Just Be. Flute meditation from a really cool converted barn in Iowa with Buddhist wisdom on self care from Thich Nhat Hanh. You don’t have to be doing something all the time. It’s okay to “just be”. If we don’t take that time, life often has a way of forcing us to. #spirituality #buddhism #selfcare
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Just Be. Flute meditation from a really cool converted barn in Iowa with Buddhist wisdom on self care from Thich Nhat Hanh. You don’t have to be doing something all the time. It’s okay to “just be”. If we don’t take that time, life often has a way of forcing us to. #spirituality #buddhism #selfcare
When I created this video for a project on Simpson Housing a few years ago, I had no idea things would get this bad, but here we are. Allowing SNAP recipients to go hungry, rounding up people based on race with no due process, and bullying trans kids are incompatible with the teachings of the Bible.
October 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
When I created this video for a project on Simpson Housing a few years ago, I had no idea things would get this bad, but here we are. Allowing SNAP recipients to go hungry, rounding up people based on race with no due process, and bullying trans kids are incompatible with the teachings of the Bible.
"To be wild is not to be crazy or psychotic. True wildness is a love of nature, a delight in silence, a voice free to say spontaneous things, and an exuberant curiosity in the face of the unknown."
Robert Bly
Robert Bly
October 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
"To be wild is not to be crazy or psychotic. True wildness is a love of nature, a delight in silence, a voice free to say spontaneous things, and an exuberant curiosity in the face of the unknown."
Robert Bly
Robert Bly
A flute meditation among the maples in Lake Ann Park on a beautiful autumn day. 🍂 🍁 #nativeamericanstyleflute #autumn
October 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A flute meditation among the maples in Lake Ann Park on a beautiful autumn day. 🍂 🍁 #nativeamericanstyleflute #autumn
October 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"At the deepest level of being, you are one with all that is." - Eckhart Tolle - Another #nativeamericanstyleflute warmup improvisation from Waconia Moravian Church.
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"At the deepest level of being, you are one with all that is." - Eckhart Tolle - Another #nativeamericanstyleflute warmup improvisation from Waconia Moravian Church.
A little Native American Flute version of Amazing Grace from Waconia Moravian Church as I was warming up for tonight, Ridgeview time of remembrance. #nativeamericanstyleflute #hymns
October 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
A little Native American Flute version of Amazing Grace from Waconia Moravian Church as I was warming up for tonight, Ridgeview time of remembrance. #nativeamericanstyleflute #hymns
A basic truth of the universe…
October 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A basic truth of the universe…
A flute meditation by Dunning’s Spring in Decorah, reflecting on where we find our source. #stream #waterfall #nativeamericanstyleflute #nature
October 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A flute meditation by Dunning’s Spring in Decorah, reflecting on where we find our source. #stream #waterfall #nativeamericanstyleflute #nature
My new series, Sunday Reflection, starts today with “Where Is Your Wellspring”, a reflection on what renews and sustains us. This is a spiritually progressive series, as with most of my content.
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Where Is Your Wellspring? In this week’s Sunday Reflection we visit Dunning’s Spring in Iowa to talk about finding renewal. What connects, centers, and refreshes you? During stressful times, it’s impo...
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October 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
My new series, Sunday Reflection, starts today with “Where Is Your Wellspring”, a reflection on what renews and sustains us. This is a spiritually progressive series, as with most of my content.
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On Indigenous Peoples Day, I honor those who cared for this land first. I’m mindful every day that this instrument I play comes from indigenous people. It’s been a huge part of my journey as a person who uses music to heal, and as a person who found healing when I needed it from this instrument.
October 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
On Indigenous Peoples Day, I honor those who cared for this land first. I’m mindful every day that this instrument I play comes from indigenous people. It’s been a huge part of my journey as a person who uses music to heal, and as a person who found healing when I needed it from this instrument.
A Reflection on change as I move through a season of change in my own work life. youtu.be/xwFknbDILSY?...
Reflecting On Change
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October 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A Reflection on change as I move through a season of change in my own work life. youtu.be/xwFknbDILSY?...