We have moved to 2612 Quadra St., just north of Kings Ave., on the ground floor of Blue Bird Cabs!
If you’re like me and many of us who live in the “City of Gardens” you might be experiencing the slow build-up of stiffness or pain from the ongoing maintenance of your beloved backyard-, balcony-, or community garden. Try as we might to make things ergonomic with all the latest devices, gardening is more difficult…
One of the things I try to reinforce for every new patient after their first cupping & gua sha session – and periodically bring up as time goes on and the seasons shift – is how to care for their bodies in the few days following a treatment. After care is one of the most…
With the profile of both cupping and gua sha being on the rise in media and medicine in recent years, many people are coming to Heart & Hands entirely new to experiencing these therapeutic modalities. It is both fun and rewarding to introduce people to these unique tools, and people often leave their first session…
Our skin is an unsung hero of the body! We know that it protects sensitive inner tissues and organs from the outside world, but in addition to its work as a physical barrier our skin is itself an organ of our immune system. Western medicine (WM) has more recently recognized what Chinese medicine (CM) has…
Gua sha, is a simple and safe technique used to restore energy flow in areas of the body blocked by the invasion of external pathogens. It is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practice ultilizing a smooth-edged tool to stroke your skin while they press on it. This motion raises small, red/purple dots that show under…
Commencing Wednesday August 9th, our rates for Cupping Therapy will be as follows: Pay what you can afford, we prefer cash & debit, BUT if you must, credit is OK too. Contact us if you cannot afford our rates With the start of our newest member of the Heart & Hands team, Jaay (Jade) Kulhawy-Bartlett, R.Ac., we wanted…
Hey y’all, it’s been a few months offering Cupping Therapy at Heart & Hands and I have collected a number of frequently-asked-questions that keep coming up for people who are interested in trying it for the first time. For more information as well as my bio, visit our Cupping Therapy page. I look forward to…
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