We have moved to 2612 Quadra St., just north of Kings Ave.
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…
J.W. landed in Lekwungen Territories for a few weeks before heading to Ontario and they decided to give Community Acupuncture a try in the hopes of dealing with endometriosis and the accompanying intense, painful and dysregulating menstrual cycle. And to add a layer of six degrees of separation, J.W. also happened to be old university…
Unfortunately, due to a family emergency, Bara has had to cancel her September 14+15 dates, but don’t worry, she has her upcoming dates in October, November and December set, so look ahead in our JaneApp schedule to catch her another month! BUT, never fear!Jade (JO) Oswald, R.TCMP. still has Cupping & Gua Sha available on…
In celebration of Heart & Hands’ 14th and Green Muse Herbs’ 4th anniversaries, we are preparing to run a digital prize draw from November 1st -15th! We are aiming to collect a mindfully curated variety of local goods and services, not to mention our draw being just in time for the holiday shopping season!! If…
After weeks of delays from our landlord’s building insurance, new glass is up and Chris and Stu of Dobell Sign Co. have been back to repaint our signage. It finally feels like our space is complete and we can start getting back to work AND our clients won’t be as confused about where they are…
One of the key systems of how we operate our Community Acupuncture practice is the all important Invisible Receptionist (IR). AND we hope you enjoy our revamped IR 2.0 at our new Quadra Village home! Our IR has been through multiple versions of refinement over the past 13 years. We feel at this point, our…
SO, it’s official, WE ARE REOPENING Monday July 15th!! And we are also excited to unveil the completed acupuncture room, we’ve left it au naturale for inspection, but clouds, moon and stars go up this weekend, stay tuned for more updates… I remember waaaaay back in 2010 when I wrapped my first chaotic reno at 851…
At 6:30am, Monday July 1st, I thought I was just going “pop by” the new space to grab my laptop only to open the door and stand there paralyzed because I was unable to process for at least 5 minutes that someone smashed in our windows: Well,This is utterly devastating. Someone decided to throw two…
It is the end of an era as we bid farewell to our wee spot on Cormorant St. A culmination of 13 yrs of grit, determination, persistence and a deeply rooted calling to leave our community better than I found it. This little building was built on blood, sweat, tears and the faith that acupuncture…
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