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.
H&H acu-nappers receive discount for Green Muse Herbs Immune formulations!
We wanted to encourage and entice more of our H&H clients to take advantage of all of the abundant herbal, educational and ceremonial offerings from Green Muse Herbs
AND
more importantly, it’s been a pretty respiratory virus riddled summer and many of you are heading into the fall season with thrashed immune systems :(
This is your PSA to start focusing on preventative measures and we’re making it easier and more affordable to stock up on what you need with the start of the school year!
From September 1st to October 31st, Immune formulations are 15% off for H&H clients
Purchase ALL 3 Immune products and receive 25% off the bundle!
Harmonizing with the Fall season, by Jade (JO) Oswald, R.TCMP.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) the season of Fall is associated with the Metal phase or “element”. The natural movement of the metal phase is of contraction or gathering of energy for storing. Think plants dying back to store its energy in their roots, trees dropping their leaves to prepare for dormancy, or bears gathering energy stores for their winter hibernation. We too can attune to this natural movement of gathering and storing to harmonize with the season.
One of the main principles of Chinese Medicine is living in accordance with nature and harmonizing as best as we can with the season and our surrounding environment. Doing so can help to support your health and keep illness at bay throughout the year.
Learn more about Fall seasonal suggestions according to TCM!
“Slow and Warm”: How to care for your body after Cupping & Gua sha, by Jaay (Jade) Kulhawy-Bartlett, R.Ac.
One of the things I try to reinforce for every new patient after their first cupping & gua sha session – and periodically bring up as time goes on and the seasons shift – is how to care for their bodies in the few days following a treatment.
After care is one of the most important pieces of the treatment, as it can help to ensure that the positive effects of your treatment get a chance to develop. Since we only get a few minutes to debrief between treatments, I thought I would share on the Heart & Hands blog a bit more in depth about the ins and outs of post-treatment care. So here are 4 of the main suggestions I have for after-session care:
- Drink water
- Cover up
- Rest
SEEKING: Donations for our Fundraising Prize Draw!
In celebration of Heart & Hands’ 14th and Green Muse Herbs’ 4th anniversaries, we are running a digital prize draw from November 1st -15th and have mindfully curated a wide variety of local goods and services, not to mention just in time for the holiday shopping season!!
Our priority is keeping this fundraiser HYPER local, showcasing local small businesses, organizations, makers & growers!!
If you’d like to donate, reach us @
info@heartandhandscommunity.ca
