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 ;)
We have moved to 2612 Quadra St., just north of Kings Ave., on the ground floor of Blue Bird Cabs!
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 ;)
Heart & Hands Community has been amazing to me and my health! I have been seeing Christina (mainly) for several years for everything from pregnancy induction, to increasing my milk supply, to migraines, to epidural injury, immunity and back pain…she is a wizard and has been incredibly helpful! I love Heart & Hands and…
Heart & Hands has been the only reliable constant in my healing process. It’s the only place that, if I am struggling to keep up with life’s demands, I can show up knowing that I will walk out with improved health and increased resources. From bodily misalignment to immune system challenges to the special kind…
At Heart & Hands Health Collective, we are a Community Acupuncture clinic that loves our bikes! Community Acupuncture (CA) sessions are in a supportive group setting at sliding scale rates ($20-40). Cycling is integral to getting us practitioners and our gear around town, and because many of our clients walk or cycle to their appointments,…
As a tiny, values-based establishment in Downtown Victoria, it is no longer sustainable for us to remain as a business due to rapidly rising operating costs. Hence, we are transitioning into a non-profit, so we can continue offering our valuable and affordable services and providing our acupuncturists with a living wage. Since opening our doors…
Hey y’all, I’m David Gillese, (he/him). That surname is anglicized Irish gaelic and is confusingly pronounced gill-eece. I am a 2nd generation Irish-Canadian settler on my Dad’s side and with French-Canadian and some more Irish heritage on my mom’s side. I was born on the unceded territories of the Lekwungen speaking peoples and have lived…
I came to Heart & Hands not being able to really articulate what I needed and with very few expectations of what the experience would be like. Christina helped me to describe my symptoms, which ranged from poor sleep to climbing injuries, and provided treatment that had me feeling better before leaving the clinic. The…
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