Heart & Hands Health Collective
We are a Community Acupuncture & Holistic Health Collective in Lekwungen Territories (Quadra Village) sharing our nest with our sister business, Green Muse Herbs.
Heart & Hands Holiday Hours 2025!
Our hardworking acupunking team will be taking some well-deserved time off over the holidays!
And SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS for your holiday shopping – might we suggest picking up some of the beautiful herbal, ritual and educational products stocked at Green Muse Herbs <3
We’d also like to remind you that January’s schedule is NOW OPEN.
Kick off 2025 by pre-booking your New Year’s TLC to keep your nervous systems smooth and your immunity strong. Give yourself a reason to thank your future self ;)
Gathering Warmth: A Foot Soak for the Kidney Channel, a Collaboration between Bre Johnson, Dip. of Acupuncture & Green Muse Herbs
While the Western calendar marks the beginning of winter at the solstice (December 22nd), the Chinese solar calendar recognizes November 7th as the first descent into winter. In this view, the solstice represents the heart of winter, rather than its beginning.
Winter belongs to the Kidneys, the Yin organ of the water element. They are the deep root of life, holding our inherited essence, or Jing. This essence is like a seed resting in the dark soil, deep, vital, and quietly storing the potential for life. When nourished by warmth, it transforms inwardly, sustaining growth and renewal from within.
Warming the feet activates this pathway, encouraging circulation through the lower body and supporting the smooth descent of Qi. A warm herbal foot soak offers a simple way to do this. As the heat rises along the channel, it eases stiffness, dispels cold, grounds scattered energy, and calms the mind.
Reintroducing Jade Kulhawy-Bartlett, R.Ac. & Bre Johnston, Diploma of Acupuncture!
With the start of the new year, we wanted to take the opportunity to reintroduce members of our H&H acupunking team as one member has completed her legal name change in recent months and our other is patiently awaiting board exam results to become a Registered Acupuncturist!
So what better way to get reacquainted with a fun Q&A!
A little about Bre!
Hi, I’m Bre (she/they). I’m originally from Prince Edward County and Newcastle, Ontario,
on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat and Mississauga peoples. I came to acupuncture through my own lived experience with
chronic illness, and it’s been a steady anchor for me ever since. It’s been a long-held
dream to pay that care forward.
As a recent graduate of Pacific Rim College’s Acupuncture Diploma program, I’m
currently offering therapeutic bodywork at Heart & Hands while preparing for my
licensing exams. I’m especially passionate about how acupuncture can support folks
navigating complex or chronic conditions, and about making care feel more accessible,
collaborative, and grounded in dignity. I welcome people of all backgrounds and bodies,
whether you’re seeking support for long-term illness, acute pain, or everyday stress.