Heart & Hands Health Collective

Our focus is providing compassionate and accessible services to our community. Our mission is to transform community health into community wealth. Acupuncture treatments offered in a supportive group setting at sliding scale rates. Community acupuncture is affordable and accessible health care.

https://www.heartandhandscommunity.ca/

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Closure Wednesday Sept 30, 2026 for the National Day of Truth & Reconciliation
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective September 1, 2026

The H&H team will taking the day to reflect upon the ongoing colonization of the unceded Indigenous territories we reside…

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Changes to our cancellation policies, commencing Sept 1st
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective August 26, 2026

As we approach the chaotic back-to-school season, the annual late summer wave of respiratory illness is well on it’s way….

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Bring your body into Therapy
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective August 26, 2026

“The body speaks what the mind suppresses.” Author Unknown Our bodies are a well of information that is sometimes neglected…

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Post-treatment aftercare suggestions!
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective August 18, 2026

We all know the blissful, drowsy, dreamy post-acu-nap stupor that overtakes us, making it tricky sometimes to remember some of…

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Farewell Tasha
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective August 5, 2026

When you’ve been doing this work for as long as I have, it is inevitable that you will witness the…

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And now we begin: the relationship between the Transporters & the practice of Aikido, by Christina Chan, R.Ac.
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective July 29, 2026

(1) Completing a 2 year acupuncture mentorship in the 8 Extraordinary Vessels (8EV) in the treatment of psycho-emotional disorders; (2)…

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A Deeper Dive: Reintroducing Jade Kulhawy-Bartlett, R.Ac.
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective June 23, 2026

Coming out of the early-Summer lull in bookings, we wanted to dig a little deeper and provide an opportunity for…

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I truly don’t think I would have finished my degree without it!
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective June 20, 2026

Christina received the BEST thank you card today from none other than Ky, whose ungrad thesis “COVID and Activism: Negotiating…

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Herbal Electrolytes to beat the heat, by Em Postl Community Herbalist
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective May 29, 2026

Electrolytes are minerals (sodium, potassium, calcium, chloride and magnesium) that carry an electric charge and help with a myriad of…

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Attuning to the Summer Season: Perspectives from Traditional Chinese Medicine & Foot Reflexology!
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective May 25, 2026

Table Of Contents With open arms, we welcome the long, balmy and social days of summer!! Chinese medicine theory considers…

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Late June to mid-July changes in our Community Acupuncture schedule!
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective May 11, 2026

Christina will be absent from our Community Acupuncture schedule starting June 26 into July 19 for a number of trainings…

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Trust in Yourself, by Jade Kulhawy-Bartlett, R.Ac.
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective April 28, 2026

In recent months the only thing I have had any motivation to post about on my personal social media accounts…

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Attuning to the Spring Season: Perspectives from Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western Herbalism & Shiatsu!
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective March 22, 2026

Table Of Contents The season of spring is a time of renewal, growth and new beginnings. With the days gradually…

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What is Queer Keratin
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective March 6, 2026

On the whole, this practice I have dubbed “Queer Keratin” is a grand experiment. It is the culmination of years…

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Managing Seasonal Allergies: Lifestyle, Classical Chinese Medicine, & Western Herbal Approaches!
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective February 25, 2026

Table Of Contents Happy Spring! Or to the long-suffering seasonal allergy-havers of ‘Victoria’: our condolences! In Chinese metaphysics the astrological…

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On Aikido magic & new beginnings
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective January 21, 2026

This a cross-posted article that has also been published in the Spring 2026 BC Aikido Federation (BCAF) Newsletter. Heart &…

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Traditional blood building: Chinese Medicine & Western Herbal Approaches
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective January 21, 2026

Table Of Contents In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the life sustaining red fluid we know as blood extends beyond medical…

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I wanted to thank you both for being a key part of my journey to motherhood.
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective January 3, 2026

Jade & Christina, I wanted to thank you both for being a key part of my journey to motherhood. I…

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Reintroducing Jade Kulhawy-Bartlett, R.Ac. & Bre Johnston, Diploma of Acupuncture!
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective December 28, 2025

With the start of the new year, we wanted to take the opportunity to reintroduce members of our H&H acupunking…

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COVID and Activism: Negotiating the Accessibility of Activist Spaces in Victoria
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective December 10, 2025

This is a Humans of Heart & Hands appreciation + cross promotional post of one of our talented H&H clients…

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Heart & Hands Holiday Hours 2025!
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective November 20, 2025

Our hardworking acupunking team will be taking some well-deserved time off over the holidays! And SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS for your…

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Thank you so much to you (and Jade) for all the continued support over the last year. I’ve felt so cared for and I really appreciate and admire the work you are doing in the world
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective November 12, 2025

Hi Christina, I wanted to send along a quick update! My waters broke at midnight after our last session on…

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Green Muse Herbs holiday gift guide
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective November 11, 2025

This is the perfect time to remind our large clientbase of the treasure trove of medicinal, culinary, ritual and educational…

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Gathering Warmth: A Foot Soak for the Kidney Channel, a Collaboration between Bre Johnson, Dip. of Acupuncture & Green Muse Herbs
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective October 20, 2025

In Chinese medicine, each season carries its own rhythm and medicine, gently guiding how we live and care for ourselves….

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