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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H&H and Green Muse Collab: Chinese Tea Eggs
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective March 5, 2024

Eggs are a nutritious, versatile, magical ingredient and here is one way to spice them up, making them more flavorful…

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I also really appreciate their policies around wearing masks, it helps me feel much safer as an immune-compromised person and really illustrates H&H’s commitment to caring for their community.
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective February 29, 2024

I have been coming to Heart & Hands for just a couple of months, and already I notice a difference…

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I always feel well taken care of.
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective February 28, 2024

I have been going to Heart & Hands for the past year, and always look forward to my sessions in…

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Workshop: Supporting Immunity with Traditional Chinese Medicine
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective February 25, 2024

Facilitated by Christina Chan, R.Ac. & Jaay (Jade) Kulhawy-Bartlett, R.Ac. *Hand-outs and a moxa stick provided, please bring a pen…

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Community Acupuncture fundraiser in support of Community Food Support Victoria, 2nd Edition!
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective February 15, 2024

For the month of March, we are continuing our support of this important organization in Lekwungen Territories! With ever-increasing socio-economic…

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On holding space
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective February 7, 2024

Working in community since 2009, I’ve witnessed A LOT in the past 14 yrs, touched thousands of pulses and provided…

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A little more about Christina
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective February 3, 2024

Hello community! 2024 will be a year of integrating the accumulated learning, refining and practicing that took place over previous…

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Lunar New Year Tang Yuan to support the Kidneys
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective January 29, 2024

This is another childhood favorite that I enjoyed during colder months, an especially popular dessert that we ate during Lunar…

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A little more about Sarah…
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective January 25, 2024

Hello everyone! I hope you are all keeping warm and getting lots of rest during this Yin time of the…

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A little more about Jade…
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective January 23, 2024

Hello all of you in 2024! I hope your holiday times were quiet and gentle (this is what I’m hearing…

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H.A.R.D. Law and Heart & Hands presents: “Dope is Death”
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective December 31, 2023

Heart & Hands collab with UVic Law Students Harm Reduction & Decriminalization to bring Mia Donovan’s “Dope is Death” back…

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RECAP: Community Acupuncture fundraiser in benefit of International Committee of the Red Cross
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective December 29, 2023

A HUGE thanks to all the acu-nappers who booked on Thursdays December 7, 14, 21, 28! 25% of your treatment…

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More seasonal gratitudes!
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective December 23, 2023

A fellow client and Sagittarian dropped this sweet thank you note at the clinic today. Seasonal greetings and a Happy…

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Holiday gratitudes
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective December 23, 2023

A lovely, courageous and grateful new mama dropped by the clinic today with a giant box of chocolates and this…

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Care work is…
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective December 23, 2023

We can’t resonate more strongly with this poignant and realistic statement about care work, courtesy of the wonderful Radical Emprints….

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Why are we still masking?
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective December 22, 2023

Despite us being in peak respiratory virus season, with tons of the flu, colds, pneumonia, RSV and COVID flying around,…

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Science, magic & the space in between
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective December 14, 2023

In a former life, I completed degrees in human physiology, learning about the body through a reductionist and biomechanical lens….

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Our Skin as a barrier and how Cupping & Gua Sha can bolster our Immunity
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective December 11, 2023

Our skin is an unsung hero of the body! We know that it protects sensitive inner tissues and organs from…

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2023 Holiday Hours at H&H!
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective November 30, 2023

The H&H team is wishing you a SAFE & HEALTHY holiday season. If it is within your means please support…

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Guest post: Time for Tea, Seasonal Stocking Stuffers
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective November 22, 2023

We will be periodically posting Western Herbal Medicine material on the H&H blog courtesy of our good friends at Green…

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A masking reminder from Jade & Christina
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective November 21, 2023

With the growing tidal wave of COVID infections combined with the usual seasonal illnesses, Jade and Christina are taking the…

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Community Acupuncture fundraiser in benefit of International Committee of the Red Cross
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective November 11, 2023

Heart & Hands would like to do our part in raising funds for the ongoing humanitarian crisis taking place in…

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How to use our Invisible Receptionist
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective November 2, 2023

One of the key systems of how we operate our Community Acupuncture practice is the all important Invisible Receptionist (IR)….

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Schedule changes Nov 25th to Dec 2nd
ByHeart & Hands Health Collective October 30, 2023

A heads up that our schedule will be a little limited from Saturday Nov 25 to Saturday Dec 2nd as…

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