Heart-To-Hearts is a monthly space to breathe: to show up exactly as you are, with whatever you’re carrying, whatever brings you alive, whatever you’re curious about – even what doesn’t have words yet. Together, we are moving against the paradigm of forcing, rushing and pushing.

We gather in a circle as peers, to bear witness to each other and to intentionally engage with the practices of tenderness, presence and community. Through talking, singing, dancing, breathing, writing, and moving, we develop embodied skills that help us live with more joy, resilience and choice:
– Listening deeply (to ourselves and each other)
– Staying grounded when things feel uncertain
– Feeling without drowning in it
– Staying with what’s tender or uncomfortable
– Learning to resource ourselves

Each gathering has a gentle theme but we also follow what wants to emerge. Sometimes we’ll grieve. Sometimes we’ll celebrate. Sometimes we’ll process. Sometimes we’ll learn skills. Sometimes we’ll just sit together in silence. Whatever shows up, we’re practicing the same core things: sensing, grounding, repair, collective care. The idea is that what we practice here ripples out – into our relationships, our creative work, the world we’re building together.

This space centers FLINTA folks (female, intersex, non-binary, transgender and agender) and is organised by Friends For The Apocalypse and hosted by Axminster House. Sessions are facilitated by Page Dina from The Emergent Body.

Logistics:
Date: First Wednesday of every month
Address: 8 Axminster Rd, Muizenberg, Cape Town, 7950
Agenda:
18:00 – 18:30 – landing and dinner (a delicious homemade dhal will be served at R90 a bowl)
18:30 – 20:30 – circle starts
Investment: These events are donation-based (R50 – R150 sliding scale. No one will be turned away for lack of funds).

About the facilitator:
Page Dina is a somatic practitioner, performing poet and community builder who has been running embodied group work, events and retreats since 2014. They are a 500-hour certified Yoga Teacher specialising in nervous system regulation and trauma-informed practice. They are also currently in training as a TRE® (Trauma and Tension Release) facilitator, and have additional certifications in and experience as a Mindfulness Teacher and Transformation Coach.

Their work is rooted in the conviction that social justice requires personal transformation – and that both unfold in relationship, in practice, over time. They create supportive spaces where participants develop the embodied capacity for presence, feeling and skillful relationship: the foundations we need to build futures where we can all thrive.