We have moved to 2612 Quadra St., just north of Kings Ave., on the ground floor of Blue Bird Cabs!
Thought-provoking article from “Queering Herbalism”, http://queerherbalism.blogspot.ca/2013/03/no-herbal-revolution-without-anti.html “Power imbalances exist between herbalists and those who come to them to be healed/ to co-heal. As healers who are very much human, we bring in our assumptions and biases. We can’t leave them at the door. They are very much present in our consultations and inform our healing…
When you are busy and preoccupied, you feel hassled by your own existence. You are so busy that you think that you do not have any time to spare for your practice. Such torment and busyness seem to be monumental or historic, but that is not the case. As far as we are concerned, that…
**WORK PARTY #2, SUNDAY Feb. 10, 12-4pm!! This event is on facebook!** UPDATE: we have received notification that we are off the hook for any potential fines due to the condition of the yard…now to communicate a message of neighbourliness to our “neighbours”… We have made substantial progress in cleaning up the back with dreams…
About a year ago I developed a hormone imbalance which was really affecting my ability to function at work and even to enjoy everyday life. I wanted to get treatment but I was reluctant to resort to western medicine since I have found that the inevitable side effects of drugs usually outweighed the benefits of…
Heart & Hands is tickled pink to be forever immortalized in comic book form courtesy of Trevor Burnett of Dark Lab Studios. We hope to host a little soiree in the new year to commemorate the mounting of the original artwork that was unveiled at our recent Dec. 15th Silent Auction FUNdraiser. And there are…
My name is Trevor Daniel Burnett, I consume life and excrete art. So it goes. Trevor recently collaborated with Christina at Heart & Hands and this is what transpired… Visit Trevor at his brains www.darklabstudios.com
From Ando Modern Zen: “When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandise the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something’s suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful.” This quote [1] from Barbara Bloom describes Kintsugi [3], the Japanese practise of repairing precious but broken objects with gold. It’s a…
The Maori greeting and custom of touching foreheads and noses together allowing one to share the same breath is called the Hongi. It is a way of seeing each other on a soul level, seeing each other as equal.
What does a room full of sleeping people under the hypnotic spell of fine little needles gently placed into their arms and legs have to do with feminism? More than meets the eye. So, what’s the deal?Community acupuncture, is a concept that acupuncture should be a service accessible to all individuals regardless of race, creed,…
Those who have been in my company know that I *should* really be catching up on sleep, but I shot out of bed this morning, compelled to get these thoughts and feelings out of my head and into writing. In the past few months I have experienced the sobering and spirit-crushing reality of what is…
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