HeartBeats: Feb 2025 [LOVE Edition💜]

We're back with our first official HeartBeats of 2025! We have one month left of summer, so we're going to make the most of it and hold our Feb HeartBeats by the beach in Catani Gardens, St Kilda. This year we will be playing with different themes each month. Our Feb HeartBeats just so happens to fall during Valentine's Week! The theme obviously needs to be LOVE. Dress in your expression of love. Bring performances that are themed around love - whether it's about finding love, being in love, heartbreak, or self love. Bring a date if you like. It also turns out that each day of Valentine's Week has its own theme - Feb 9th just so happens to be 'Chocolate Day'. So if you feel generous, you're invited to bring chocolate to share with those around you.

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What is HeartBeats?

HeartBeats is an open mic at its essence, but it is so much more. It's a space to feel welcome and safe to share your open heart with a present audience who are primed to receive and show appreciation. Expressions come in the shapes and forms of music, poetry, comedy, or whatever the performer chooses. Due to the vast number of talented humans in the HeartBeats community, please get down early and put your name on the list, because we won't have time to put everyone on. Apologies in advance to those who won't make it on, but that's more reason to keep coming along. (* All who get up on stage will receive a complimentary cup of chai)

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Location:

Catani Gardens, St Kilda

Map location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RRiscr...

(if the weather poses a problem, we will communicate the location update)

When:

Sunday Feb 9th 2025

3-7pm

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You can keep updated with events and artists at @heartbeatslive on Instagram. 

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FEATURING this month:

- Eddie FitzPatrick

Eddie FitzPatrick is an English-Australian songwriter, storyteller and facilitator who lives and loves on Wurundjeri Country, in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia. Growing up in the English countryside, she sang before she could talk, with her singing occupying her early years leading her to perform on stages including Buckingham Palace.

Now, returning to the voice as a facilitator and songwriter, she takes listeners on deep dives through all facts of the human and non-human experience, writing songs rippled with a deep authenticity influenced by the spirit of rebellion, Mother nature, historical practises of the bard and the delicate arts of gathering and ritual.

Often compared to singers such as Joni Mitchell, Gillian Welch and Jeff Buckley her shows weave story and song into collective moments of catharsis. Her debut album is set to be released in 2025.

- Kobe Helu

Kobe Helu is a mental health facilitator and rnb/soul artist who loves to dance, create, connect and love. 

He’s dedicated the last 3 years at The Man Cave to help equip teenage boys with the emotional tools to help better understand themselves, and also reduce the possibility of them hurting others in their community. 

While his self-development has been in the forefront of his recent journey, music is something that he has been deeply passionate about since birth. His love for soulful music was birthed through the influence of his Polynesian descent, and all time favourites like Eryka Badu, Daniel Ceaser and Anderson Paak.

He hopes for nothing more than to make people feel something when listening to his artform, and is starting his journey of live performance at Heartbeats!! 

- Eliza Hilmer

Eliza is the loving founder of FeelGoodFlows. FGF is a wellness community born during Covid, and continues to grow. 

"Together we unite, connect, & celebrate life, with the ancient healing practice of yoga. Whether it’s offering a donation-based heart opening connection experience under the open skies every Sunday morning in St Kilda… or supporting the most vulnerable members of society living alone in housing commissions and rehabilitation programs… FeelGoodFlows is more than just yoga, it’s a growing community, a movement." 

- FeelGoodFlows

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Food:

- We're so pleased to have the ever-effervescent Tuli and Joey back again providing chai and some snacks.

- Please also bring your own food so we can picnic together in the park.

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Zen Thai Massage:

We're welcoming back our amazing Zen Thai crew for 2025!

What is Zenthai Shiatsu?

Zenthai Shiatsu is a holistic therapy integrating Zen Shiatsu, Traditional Thai Massage and Osteopathic techniques.  It is an effective structural and energetic form of bodywork that invites freedom into the body, releasing areas of held tension, and increasing the flow of energy.

What to Expect:

Zenthai Shiatsu is a hands-on movement-based therapy incorporating stretching, pulsing, rocking and stillness.  This modality is received fully clothed and lying on a thin, cushioned massage mat on the floor. The session is tailored to each individual’s needs and can be offered as relaxation or therapy with a specific focus.

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Art Zone:

There have been so many creative folks getting involved in the art corner, that we also had to bring it back in 2025. This will be a place for you to visually express yourself throughout the event. Art materials will be available for painting and drawing. Let your creativity run free to your heart's content.

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What to bring to HeartBeats:

• Water
• Instruments
• Your form of expression - music, poetry, performance.
• Cushions/Sheepies/blankets. * please bring these to the park to make it cosy.
• Your wholesome selves

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Special shout out to Hayley Jessup from https://www.instagram.com/yana... for putting together this beautiful event poster. Get in touch with her if you need to tell inspiring stories through content.

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If you can’t afford a ticket, please send us an email with your name and we will put you on the ‘Pay it forward’ list. heartbeatslive111@gmail.com.

** This is a community event project that is constantly evolving and we are open to any feedback or ideas to make it the best it can possibly be. Please email us with any thoughts, ideas, constructive feedback, etc. heartbeatslive111@gmail.com.

*** Please note that this is an alcohol and substance-free event.

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HeartBeats acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which our events take place. We recognise their continuous connection to culture, community and Country. As our commitment to this acknowledgment, HeartBeats donates a portion of profits to the First Nations led organisation Community First Development.