We have moved to 2612 Quadra St., just north of Kings Ave., on the ground floor of Blue Bird Cabs!
This a cross-posted article that has also been published in the Spring 2026 BC Aikido Federation (BCAF) Newsletter. Heart & Hands Owner/Operator, Christina Chan has written about her recent travels to Japan (Nov 2025), with a specific focus on her Aikido training as per request of BCAF board member and fellow Victoria Aikido Centre senpai,…
This is a Humans of Heart & Hands appreciation + cross promotional post of one of our talented H&H clients of which Christina has formed both a professional and personal relationship with. This is a great opportunity to highlight our client’s wonderful, vibrant and joyful body of work! Sometime in late February 2025, I noticed this poster…
Hi Christina, I wanted to send along a quick update! My waters broke at midnight after our last session on Friday the 31st. Still, nothing much happened contraction wise and I had to be induced on Monday Nov 3 at 5pm via misopropal, which is an oral pill. They told me it usually takes a…
I started coming to Heart & Hands 7 years ago, my mind and body have benefited greatly from this decision. I had no prior experience with acupuncture and no idea how much it would help me. I first came seeking help with ongoing pain, digestion and stress issues following a Bilateral inguinal hernia surgery. Christina…
A place that isn’t at home nor is it at work, but another place. Some place in between that is also regularly frequented, where some folks will work, while some folks will hang out in leisure. A fixed location that is neither of the aforementioned places. In sociology, the Third place (or space) refers to the social…
This mysterious package arrived at the clinic on Monday…so I’d like to thank Keira for this generous gift…uncertain if it is a client or otherwise… As a chronically ill WOC, the fake world of media/social media and in general the world at large has made it abundantly clear that I am not the marketable face…
Well, that’s a wrap!We closed up our fundraiser at $2335!!! Christina and Anna would like to send a HUGE THANKS to all the folks who browsed and bid on all the fantastic treasures generously donated by numerous small businesses, organizations, makers and growers!! THANK YOU for supporting our tiny grassroots businesses as well as these…
I didn’t expect acupuncture to have such an impact on me, but walking into Heart & Hands has opened up a whole new world of self-care for me. Right from the start, Christina’s deep level of care stands out. Her confident touch, crisp efficient movements, and even the cozy tuck-in with blankets in those amazing…
A heart-warming thank you card dropped off by one of our lovely doula Community Acupuncture clients who has presently just landed back in the traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, otherwise known as Toronto. It has been an honor to care for another…
For the past 14 years, we have hashed and rehashed the core, the heart, one of the main tenets of Heart & Hands and the Community Acupuncture model : our Sliding Scale. “if it is inaccessible to the poor, it is neither radical nor revolutionary”~Jonathon Herrera Soto This statement, “Sliding Scale is Political. It is…
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