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.
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.
Take Home TCM: Neck & Shoulder Acupressure
Sunday Nov 16, 2025 – 1:00 – 3:00pm
Facilitated by Jade Kulhawy-Bartlett, R.Ac. & Christina Chan, R.Ac.
~2 hrs in length
Participants will work in pairs, hand-outs are provided
BRING SLIPPERS, a pen, notebook & your imagination!
Pain in the neck? Weight of the world on your shoulders? Are you a teeth grinder?
Learn a simple and relaxing sequence of acupressure points that will release tension, decrease pain and relieve stress. Done with a partner, this sequence is safe, easy to learn, provide relief for a variety of stress-related tensions and help build mind-body awareness.
Workshop registration fees are $15-25 sliding scale. Pay what you can afford.
Green Muse Herbs holiday gift guide
This is the perfect time to remind our large clientbase of the treasure trove of medicinal, culinary, ritual and educational products sister biz, Green Muse Herbs has intentionally curated for all your holiday gift needs!!
We’d also like to remind our clients will receive a 10% discount off products recommended by members of our H&H practitioner team ;)
So, book in for some pre-holiday self-care, ‘cuz it’s dark, everyone’s getting sick and it’s not getting any less stressful…then post-treatment, float over to the apothecary to stock up on practical, therapeutic and unique gifts for your loved ones (and hopefully yourself)!!
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR SMALL BUSINESSES!
Changes to Community Acupuncture Schedule Nov 19th – Dec 5th!
Jade will be holding the down the fort from Wed Nov 19 – Thurs Dec 4 while Christina will be adventuring and training in Japan for a few weeks!!
Jade’s hours from Nov 19th to Dec 4th during Christina’s absence will be as follows:
- Wed Nov 19 – 3:00 – 6:45pm (Cupping)
- Thurs Nov 20 – 2:00 – 7:45pm (Community Acupuncture)
- Fri Nov 21 – 9:30am – 3:15pm (Community Acupuncture)
- Sat Nov 22 – 10:00am – 3:15pm (Community Acupuncture)
- Mon Nov 24 – 9:30am – 2:15pm (Community Acupuncture)
- Wed Nov 26 – 3:00 – 6:45pm (Cupping)
- Thurs Nov 27 – 2:00 – 7:45pm (Community Acupuncture)
- Fri Nov 28 – 9:30am – 3:15pm (Community Acupuncture)
- Sat Nov 29 – 10:00am – 3:15pm (Community Acupuncture)
- Mon Nov 30 – 9:30am – 2:15pm (Community Acupuncture)
- Wed Dec 3 – 3:00 – 6:45pm (Cupping)
- Thurs Dec 4 – 2:00 – 7:45pm (Community Acupuncture)
- Fri Dec 5 – 9:30am – 3:15pm (Community Acupuncture)