November is Bring a Friend Month :)
Take acu-naps together to boost immunity and decrease isolation! Bring a friend to along to your appointment and EACH session is only $15!
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A little about Christina
Christina is active in the community, she is passionate about using acupuncture as a tool for positive social change through providing outreach, increasing accessibility and bringing the practice back to its traditional roots. She continues to explore her own personal experiences as a community organizer, a woman of colour and as a founder of an unorthodox…
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Smiling Community Dental Hygiene Hiatus
Dear Smiling Community Clients, As of September 18, 2019 I will be taking an estimated year absence from Heart & Hands Health Collective. My spouse and I are taking our four year old son on a traveling adventure starting in South East Asia. We are planning on returning next September to enroll the little guy…
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A message from the H&H acupunking team + a medical update from Christina
A “healer” is not someone you go to for healing. A “healer” is someone that triggers in you your own ability to heal yourself. Hello Heart & Hands Community While Christina is taking leave from the clinic to tend to her health, the rest of the Heart & Hands team will be covering her shifts…
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How to use our sliding scale
We operate using a $20- $50 sliding scale, which is available to anyone at anytime with no income verification, no questions asked. Clients are encouraged to choose an amount that is affordable and sustainable over time so that they can continue to come as often as necessary to get and stay well. When using our…
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H&H at the 14th Annual Victoria Anarchist Book Fair
The H&H ‘punking crew will be tabling their annual post at the 14th Annual Anarchist Book Fair for SATURDAY ONLY, 11am – 5pm. In addition, there will be a few changes to our ‘punking roster:> Saturday Sept. 21, 9am – 1pm – Jenica pokes> Saturday Sept. 21, 2 – 6pm – CANCELED> Sunday Sept. 22,…
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Heart & Hands Turns 9!
SATURDAY Oct. 12, 7 – 9pmAll friends, clients & volunteers welcome :)Please join us for refreshments and merriment as we celebrate 9 years of using acupuncture as a tool for positive social change! *In observance of Thanksgiving, we will be collecting cash and/or non-perishable food items for the Mustard Seed. We thank you in advance…
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October is Pay it Forward Month
This October, add a $2 donation on top of our $20-50 acupuncture fees & be entered in a draw for awesome H&H prizes.
All proceeds go to funding Supportive Recovery Wellness programs at the PHS Douglas St, including Community Acupuncture!
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A little about Jenica
Jenica Geisler completed her diploma in Doctorate studies of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences (ACOS) in Nelson, BC, in 2012. She began practicing as a Community Acupuncturist shortly after, which motivated her to use her skillset for positive social change. Read below to get to know Jenica or visit her bio !…
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SUNDAY Sept 22nd, Take Home TCM: Moxa 101
Sunday Sept. 22nd,
learn the basics of the traditional technique of moxabustion in this simple workshop facilitated by Susan Shields, R.Ac.Moxabustion is especially ideal in climates such as ours on Vancouver Island, which is generally characterized as windy, cold and damp for most of the year. It can help warm up and dry out our bodies.
