My father taught it to me when I was 9 years old, we called it “the howl”. Because his hands were bigger than mine he would make deeper whistles and I made higher ones, so together we'd do the baby owl and the papa owl :) Thank you for the memories that resurfaced.

Jonna has the most beautiful content in the entire social media sphere, change my mind!

Thank you for this! I’m 78 years old and actually made a sound (who said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. When I made the whistle it scared my dogs big time. I’m gonna practice this. I never was able to whistle well the traditional way. Thank you again.

I haven't done this since I was a small child. My grandfather taught me... 60+ years later I find your video - after two minutes of huffing and puffing - it all came back:) Thank you for sharing this wonderful and ancient gift of humanity!

This whistle can actually be quite a bit more complicated than it looks. When I was 14 years old at summer camp I remember trying at it for hours, while the counselors teaching me just kept saying “Just make the same hand position I am.” It is not that simple. I now can make the sound, but there are several rules people won’t teach you about it. Firstly, your thumbs will need to be parallel to each other, you will need to blow onto the knuckles like you are kissing them, and most importantly you will need to blow DOWN. This means your thumb nails should be touching your face. If you are learning from another person who can do the whistle, ask if you can blow on their hand whistle to see if you are blowing correctly. If you can succeed on theirs but not on your own whistle, then it is your hand shape that needs work-otherwise it may be you are blowing incorrectly. And onto hand technique- what most people do not emphasize is the need for there to be no gaps for air in the fingers of the right hand (if you are right handed and whistling in the way she is in this video) You can whistle with the hands switched, which may possibly be easier for lefties? I can do it both ways, but I learned to do it with the right hand on top. The place I have found air most likely to escape is where the fingertips touch the swoop between index finger and thumb of the bottom hand. To get rid of this problem, you can either close the top hand a little further over the bottom, which will result in a shriller whistle, or you can try squeezing the right hand fingers ever so slightly with the left hand index finger and thumb which could help eliminate cracks and will give a deeper whistle. The last major thing most people won’t tell you when trying to teach this whistle is that it is okay to shake your hands out. Sometimes you just won’t get the hand formation right, and it is easier to simply let the whistle go, shake your hands out and then try again, rather than adjusting your fingers. Edit: Wearing rings on the left hand can affect your ability to perform this whistle- if you want to keep your ring on your whistle may have to be shriller because the space between your hands will be smaller if you are accounting for the ring potentially creating gaps in the fingers of your left hand. If the edge of your right hand is connecting to the upper palm of your left, rather than the fingers, rings won’t be an issue. The whistle will be of a higher pitch, however.

My father taught me this whistle when I was a little girl. He would call me back from the forest and fields when I was playing. Thank you for welling up such warm memories of my kind and loving father. I am 53 and he has been gone from us for 10 years. Thank you for this sweetness.

I was taught a variation of this by my grandfather. I called it the choochoo whistle, but my grandpa could make a PERFECT lake loon sound and could call them from miles away. I still remember seeing my first loon. They make the most distinct and sacred sounding calls of any bird. Beautiful!😊

Oh oh me.. oh my... I've never been able to whistle... but I've always carried an acorn top to whistle and with your instruction I was able to finally whistle thru my hands... no acorn needed. Wow, I'm blown away. Thank you dear.. I'm 63 and finally got something I can do for whistling..

I live in the small village in the Polish mountains. My grandfather used this sound to call us (grandchildren) to home in the evening. We played among fields and forests about 2 km from the house. But I still not quite that whistling. Thank you for this video. It motivates me to learn :) Greetings from the wild Carpathians :)

I grew up in India high up in the Himalayan mountains and I learnt it from my grandfather when I was a kid. Its fascinating to see how people from far away lands used this same technique of whistling. Its very soothing when you do it in the wild. You can easily imitate the Eurasian Collared Dove bird sound, I used to do that. Thank you for this video!

A most elderly gentleman showed me how as a child. I've done it all my life WITHOUT learning how to get that highest loudest pitch. I kept practicing here your teaching and Viola. Eternal Gratitude. I cannot wait for a little break in Winter to go into forest 🥰

That’s so beautiful. My Skonberg family elders in Alaska taught me this as a child but I forgot about it for years, until tonight when I wanted to give wind song to a deeply spiritual friend tonight who is dying in hospital. This was a beautiful tutorial and I thank you for sharing this great beauty with the world. 🙌

I've tried it for a while now. Sitting in my office, feeling low for a few days. I just though about giving it a try again. And it worked, just like this. I am actually sitting here crying. ❤ Jonna, you have no idea, what you are doing for peoples souls. You are an absolute treasure on this earth.

My dad taught me to do this as a kid and I learned to whistle so many tunes with just my hands. My music teachers in college got the biggest kick out of it and even worked it into one of our concerts. I remember being mildly embarrassed at first but my dad was beaming after the performance because I had let it be a surprise for him.

Having grown up in a very small town in the Cascade mountains in Washington state, my best friend and I would often communicate with each other using this very method. This video brings back fond memories of happier times. Thank you for sharing your technique so that others may also enjoy this peaceful and relaxing way of creating sound with one's hands.

Hello, dear Jonna! Long ago, as a child, I knew how to imitate the cry of pheasants. I watched your lesson and practiced for two hours, and lo and behold, the sounds became loud and of different tones! Now I'm looking forward to the weekend to listen to the echo in our mountains. Thank you so much, I wish you health, love and creative success!🙏

Watching this video and attempting whistling like this has given me so much joy and fun! My Swedish husband is generously supporting me in my, at this time, failed attempts. I’m 74 and physically handicapped, but by God, I have enough strength to learn how to whistle! Bless you for so generously gifting me with unadulterated FUN!

I live in Australia and learnt this whistle as a child. We lived in a rainforest and as children we played outside. As we explored and played whenever someone, (usually and adult) whistled we had to reply with our own whistles. This was the adults way of knowing where we were in the rainforest. Or if you had lost your way, whistle and the replies should help guide you to someone. If you didn’t reply via whistle, when called you would get into big trouble because someone could be lost or an adult would get angry…

Omg I did it! It took me half an hour to make my first whistle. And 20 more minutes to make different notes. I think I have a new hobby now. Thank youu :))

You are so gentle and such a compassionate soul. Gods love shines through you. Be well and happy. Pat from Wisconsin USA.

Except for my uncle, who taught me when I was 5 years old, you are the first person in my 60+ years I've seen who can do this. My uncle explained it to me just like you did in the video. He taught me to imitate owls and cuckoos with this. It took me a long time to master this. I remember sitting underneath our living room table, trying and trying. Sadly, my son and his children never had the patience to learn it. I am delighted to see you hand whistling. So the art is not lost.

I just started trying this, wish me luck 🙏 Hello everyone, this is a couple days later. I kept trying and trying and moving my hand position and thumb position and everything, and shortly after it finally worked. As of right now, I’m okay at it. I’m starting to hit high notes, I can do it pretty loud, all that stuff. I’m certainly not as good as Jonna, but I’m still practicing. To anyone out there who feels like they can’t do it, do NOT give up. It’s super fun once you get it.

Good Morning Ms. Jonna Jinton, when I was growing up and spent alot of time with my Grandparents, my Grandfather who was French Cherokee, taught me how to whistle , he told me that the whistle was a language dedecated to the Wild Life of tge Forest and The Great White Father of the Universe. Thank you for your love of keeping this sacrid hand whistling a live, your videos brought back many wonderful memories with my Grandfather, who lived to be 110 years young, I'm 66 years old, thank you again

My grandfather taught it to me when I think I was 6 years old. I called it the wind sound. A lovely memory ❤

I love the idea that there are thousands of us all over the world attempting this whistle, what a choir we must make! 🎶🌏🎶🌎🎶🌍🎶 Edit: Welcome to the choir! All whistlers welcome, from baby elephant to ethereal angel.😉🐘😇

I always called this a "hand flute" growing up--but I've never heard someone do it with such amazing range, before!

Beautiful thing for feeling weaved among the forest and nature beings. I learnt it from my father when I was a kid and lived in Spain, I've living in Finnish Lapland for ten years and used to use it on my frecuent outdoors trips to the woods and sometimes I was blessed with the answer of some owl. The call of owl, is how i named this whistling style and I've always palying the deepest note of it, now after seeing you doing the scale notes and higher pitch I'll practice that and try to get it too. Thanks for being inspiring, but very well I know those landscapes and environment are deeply inspiring, I'm missing that nature so much. Thank you and deep time in the woods.

Honestley I don't care about the whistles This video is just so relaxing

Hello! The whistling language is still used to this day in the canary islands in Spain. Commonly known as Silbo gomero. Loved the video, and a warm hug from a fellow viewer from Spain !

As a young child, I came upon this quite accidentally while standing in a lake shivering during some swimming lessons. I was blowing in my hands to keep them warm while awaiting my turn to demonstrate my stroke and kick when suddenly a noise came out. My cousin and I practiced this noise until we eventually were able to imitate and call to the mourning doves. I managed to eventually be able to "whistle" a simple children's song, but not very well. We were satisfied with the ability to call to the doves. This is amazing and as soon as the video began, my cat pricked up her ears and got very attentive.

I heard the soothing sound of the nature made by you. I followed your instruction. Now I can make one myself. And also I am teaching my children, hopefully they will learn one day.

20 years a long 20 years i couldn't figure this out my dad would do it on camping trips and i thought it was the coolest thing ever saw this video got it in 2 minutes cant thank you enough

We use to call this way with my brother. It really goes far. We found each other that way. Even running waters(rapids)it sounds good. My brother is in heaven now and sometimes when i call this way and very high way i hope my brother hear this. I have teached this my children and some friends too. This video is so great. Thank you Jonna. I call you this way too. I am close here in Finland❤.

This was a cool skill to learn. Took me almost 2 full days to get the whistle and now I'm able to produce pretty loud sounds with a higher pitch. Thanks for inspiring, I will pass this on to my daughters.

This is a game-changer for me. I grew up imitating the mourning dove, but now I will expand my sounds. I love this. Thank you so much for sharing.

Thank you by heart... I am crying of pure joy and bliss... hearing your wild whisteling and discovering my very own, feels like coming home after a dozen life times...

I can't believe it! It worked! I've done that as a 10/12 year old child the last time - I'm 64 now! It's so much fun, thank you for bringing back the memories to a long forgotten skill. Have a wonderful fall/winter in Sweden 🤗👍💜✌️

I have never been able to whistle. My grandad taught us how to do it with a blade of grass. It sounds like a trumpet 🎺 ❤❤❤ Your technique is impecable 🙏✨✨✨✨✨

Thanks for posting! My mother taught me this about 65 years ago I showed it to my kids, and they showed their kids! My mother was raised in rural Louisiana and she said they used in a crude manner to signal/communicate with their neighbors! The sound is amazing and haunting at the same time! You do it beautifully! You have re.-awakened my interest and I thank you for it! I wish you the best in life!

Me again I just keep watching the same video that you made over and over! I know that I’ve seen it before many times but I can’t stop watching it because of its tranquility and it takes me forever back to the memories I had so many years ago. Such a beautiful scene and story and place! Thanks ! 🙏 I will keep watching.

I like the big reverb. When you whistle like that, the animals are stilled with bewildered enchantment. ❤️ When I whistle like that, the neighbors call Bellevue Hospital 🥴

Been whistling like this since I was 7-8 years old. I’m in my 50s now. I would call to mourning doves and owls. But you carry this hand whistling a lot farther. I’m now practicing the higher pitches. So primordially beautiful!❤

Absolutely speechless. Your introduction video, can not be described with words, only by the experiencing the experience. In all my years I have never seen anything that comes close to your presentations. You are very very special & your energy, wow. Thank you for the feelings & experiencing your part of the world. ♥♥

I've been doing hand whistling since I was a kid. Love the natural sounds it produces.

So peaceful and beautiful!!! You're such a kind soul to want to share your knowledge and experience with us ❤ Love from Greece 🇬🇷

Jonna I am SHOCKED that I could make the base sound almost right away!!! I always assumed that was super difficult to do. I am so excited to refine my tone and get rid of the breathiness and have this skill! Thank you for sharing!!!

Since i was a child with my father in a mystical area in the Black Forest. I remember and i know it and feel it nowadays. Many deep hearts ❤to you Jonna!

I used to do something similar with a leaf, acting as a Reed between my thumbs. It was loud but not pleasing. Your whistling is beautiful and so haunting. It's the perfect soundtrack to the wild world. Thank you ❤

I want to learn this so badly and after 2 days of practice I almost managed to get the base sound out of it and even higher sounds... this is so relaxing !!! 😊

I am an old man now and I did this all the time as a boy although not with the beautiful tones you achieve. I have never lost the ability to do this, it is similar to riding a bicycle you get very rusty without practice. I am practicing the high whistle now to call in my dog from a distance when she has been running through the creek bottom and woods. I need to sharpen things up so that I can pass this on to my grandson. Thank you for the demonstration of skill, I find it inspiring.

your voice , nature's voice and this whistle .... just awesomeeee 😢❤❤❤

My grandmother taught me the bass tone when a child. I had never heard the sounds you make. Thanks for the lesson. It's a beautiful sound you make. I dedicate my first whistle to my grandmother. She was Irish. Nelle.

I too have done this since a kid. I'm 43 now. Recently I taught a guy I work with how to do it. It's been about two weeks now and he's getting quite good! For me, it all started with a dove call. I then learned to play some songs. I can actually play silent night! I hope more people learn this and enjoy it! Much love and peace to everyone 💜

Here are some tips I found while trying to do this: Make sure all your fingers are air tight! Adjust them as you're blowing into it so that you can see what works best, when you hear even the slightest sound, keep it there and make tiny adjustments. Make sure your thumbs are parallel to the ground, if there is too much tilt toward you, or away from you, you won't be able to make the sound. Open your hands and shake them out every once in a while, it's hard and your fingers need breaks! Wash your hands every once in a while, they work better doing this dry and clean Good luck guys!

Thank you so much for providing this in English! And for sharing the beauty of the place you live.

Your voice is so calming. This is the best video of hand calling I’ve seen. 😊

It’s amazing how many people from around the world come and listen to what you have to say Jonna. You truly are an astonishing creator, and what you produce is breathtaking, thank you!

Your videos are like taking a deep breath. A moment of calm in a stressful day. Thank you Jonna ♥

I got it! After two months I finally got it! Thanks for teaching such a cool skill.

Jonna, stumbled on your tutorial. My mother taught us to do this whistle though not nearly as well as you! Mom raised 5 sons the sound of her whistle meant come for dinner or come to the store to pull the grocery wagon home. Your example creates a puzzle as to where she came by this skill. I don’t remember ever hearing others using this . We knew who was calling and dropped what ever we were doing to follow her call. Thank you for your joyful video.

To everyone reading this, I sincerely pray for that whatever is causing you pain or stress will pass. May your negative thoughts, excessive worries and doubts disappear, replaced by clarity and understanding. May your life be filled with peace, tranquility and love

Oh my gosh!! I was able to do the sound! This is incredible, I never managed to whistle with my lips but this I could! I will teach my son, he will love it :) So happy about it, thank you!! ❤

Why is this so calming ❤️

I've been waiting for this video! LOVE hand whistling, such a powerful tool to connect to the world around us 💫

Wow!! 😍🥰 I had never been able to whistle with my hands before, and I did it for the first time!! It felt like magic!! 🤗 Thank you, Jonna, your videos are pure cinematic poetry. They always elevate my energy to higher vibrations. I will teach my daughter. A H-U-G from Portugal! 💚😘🇵🇹

I CANT BELIEVE I JUST DID THIS!! This is very exciting!

Soon as I heard this I felt something stir within and it left a spiritual footprint imbedded in my brain. I think I’ve found the missing link. Truly thankful to you. 🍃🕊🍃

My mother taught me this when I was little Kid!!! Everytime we were in nature we tried to do the sound. I was soooo funny. But I learned to do just the Basic sound, not the higher tones. Thank You for your tutorial. I traveled thru the time, I visited my childhood again. ❤️

Am I the only one who have chills all over body and absolute peace and calm during whole video? it was like magical touch to my heart , all emotions just swin on surface and kind a feel relief. Thank you.

this clip gave not only the technique but also peace to our eyes. because of the environment and nature scenery. thanks sis..

You re an amazing teacher with a pure beautiful soul. Thank you so much ❤

This video has a healing aura

My father use to whistle with two of his fingers. It was so very loud. I was never able to figure out how he did it. He is passed on now, and somehow this video brought back memories of him and his very loud whistle! Thank you so very much. ♥ I will be learning this, in honor of him.

Thank you so much! I’ve tried this with no success since childhood. It took sixty years to find you. I got it in a minute. Thanks so much. I really, really do appreciate it.🕊🌹🕊 I live in the forest. I can converse better with the owls now. We have much to discuss. Our world is being encroached upon by those without respect or regard for it. It was just brutally logged by idiots. I’ll invite them to stay with me if they need a place to roost.

Thanks. This is the best video I've seen thus far in hand whistling

On the island of Gomera, in Spain, there is a “language” called “silbo gomero”, which uses the whistle as a medium of communication between people who are at a long distance. It is a code that is translated from Spanish and can communicate complex phrases exclusively with the whistle

We all should understand: these video‘s are made by her to make us see the wholeness and beauty in all of us and our environment. We only have to open our heart, eyes.... 🌼

Your channel found me! When I was young, I use to whistle with a blade of grass. I followed your instructions and was able to whistle on the first try! I will definitely practice. I would love to be able to whistle as beautiful as you do. Thank you, from Michigan USA.

This is the closest I've ever been to whistling, never been able to whistle loud enough to be useful but this came so naturally, thank you!!

This is so fascinating with peace calmness in the spirit. Thank you Jonna for sharing this Gems. We used that whistling sound in Philippines in my province to communicate with my fellow "provinsyanos" and mimicking the sound of the bird called "manatad, tsongo and purobuko"

I can feel your magical energy through the screen, all the way on the other side of the earth in Australia. Thank you so much for everything you do

Beautiful! I did that as a kid thank you so much for the video it brings back a much needed memory

It gives me chills !😮

I used to do this as a kid mimicking the Loon's call. I was able to it again following your tutorial. Thanks for bringing me back to my childhood!

My family and I lived in Sweden for 6 months in 1980. It was a fabulous, unforgettable experience. Sweden and its people have a special place in our hearts. BTW, please don't let being a perfectionist get in the way. We, your subscribers, adore you...including your mistakes.

That is incredible! Thank you for sharing this amazing technique.

WOW!! I did it immediately! This is so cool!

It feels like I am looking at the stars in a cold night at terrace and taking a breath of peace whenever I listen to this whistling sound of You, jonna ❤❤please upload more and more videos ...I always wait for them

I remember my older brother using the hand whistle as a ring bell hahaha every time he was near the house when he was back from school, we could hear his whistle, he and my father taught me later how to do it ☺️💖 It was a beautiful surprise seeing you doing this the first time Jonna, you sent me back to my childhood ✨😌☺️ Thanks for sharing this ✨ I send you all the love and good vibes from Chile 🇨🇱

Thank you, I've always wanted to use higher pitched tones with this whistle. Seeing your hand position helped me figure it out. I really appreciate it

Love this, the way it composed, videos and sceneries, background music and the magician vibrating souls with ancient sounds. Good work.

I learnt by myself as I was a child… but not so far like you . MERCI JONNA 🌺💗💎 I imagine all your followers on earth whistleblowing with you 💎💗

My father who is Norwegian descent, his family migrated to Germany, then to the Netherlands, and from there right before WWII, to the Caribbean to a small Dutch island, where i was born. He taught me this, and told me that it's been something all kids learned from their parents for generating, mostly from their fathers. I learned it when I was 7 walking on the beautiful white beaches right behind my home. Thank you for this, it reminded me of my amazing dad RIP, and my mother country 😊 🙏 😍

You are a wonderful teacher! Thank you. I've had great success, using your techniques!😊

It sounds so beautiful in the nature. Thanks

This is sooo magical! 😍✨ When I first heard you doing this in one of your videos few years ago, I was immediately fascinated by that beautiful sound and I wanted to learn to do this myself as well. So I searched for some tutorials here on KZfaq and after some time finally figured out how to do this. The feeling was just amazing and i was overwhelmed with joy! I actually found out that this whistling was also used as a birdcall. When I tried to do this for the first time, one bird actually flew towards me and sat on a tree right in front of me, that moment just took my breath away! 🤭🥹✨ To me this whistling is like a sound of freedom, so thank you so much for sharing it with us! 🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️ Lots of love 🌻

I'm 55 and from Germany. In my childhood this was a common thing to do, to imitate an owl. We made sounds with big blades of grass, too. Thanks for reminding me. 🥰❤

Beautiful!! I remember my sister teaching me how to do this when we were little, i was 5 or 6, she 9 or 10. I could do it a little bit, but nowhere as good as she did it. ❤ Thanks for this memory.. shes been gone from this life for 14 years.. this brought her close again. ❤

Thank you so much I love doing this now whenever I’m out and it always surprises the people I meet so thank you very much!

Jonna, everything you do is absolutely gorgeous. Always look forward to your videos.