An aspiring acupunk
This is David! He is an aspiring acupunk, acupuncture student at Oshio College and formerly a Heart & Hands volunteer! He is also a familiar face when you watch our video on the homepage ;)
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H&H story from V.W.R.
I moved to Victoria from Vancouver a number of years ago to attend UVic. I had built such an incredible network of alternative health practitioners over many years in Vancouver, and I was concerned to be moving away from them, and to be taking on the life of a student, unable to afford the regular…
The acupuncture treatments and support I’ve received from her have made a huge difference with the way I feel physically and psychologically
I came to The Heart and Hands Collective last year after realizing I needed help managing the stress that was accumulating in my life as well as pain I’d been suffering with from osteo arthritis. Christina came to my rescue. The acupuncture treatments and support I’ve received from her have made a huge difference with…
H&H Story from S.S.
Rewind to 2007. I had just come back from travelling, was immersing myself in yoga, working a job I mostly loved and really believed in, but… I was also broken hearted, rather prone to anxiety and insomnia, very driven to prove myself as a worthy human, and very confused about how to put a life…
The crew there has helped put back together the puzzle that is my well being.
H&H is magic! I most appreciate pokes when nothing feels right, something is wrong that I can’t put my finger on, when I need to be wrapped in a blanket and hide. I consistently feel improvement after treatment, like the crew there has helped put back together the puzzle that is my well being. I’ve…
A little about Cydney
Cydney Smith, R.Ac., studied Acupuncture and Moxabustion at Eight Branches Academy of Eastern Medicine from 2015 to 2017. She recently moved to Vancouver Island in 2020 and is living in the Traditional Territories of the Costal Salish Peoples, specifically the Pauquachin First Nation and Tseycum First Nation. Her first experience in a community acupuncture setting was in 2018, at Toronto Reproductive Acupuncture…
Unmasking Sarah
My name is Sarah Strohan (she/her). I am 3rd generation Canadian settler. I have Ukrainian ancestry on my fathers side and Norwegian and Irish on my mothers. I was born on Treaty 6 and Metis Homeland (Saskatoon, SK) and lived there for the first 20 years of my life. When I turned 20 I moved…
