We have moved to 2612 Quadra St., just north of Kings Ave., on the ground floor of Blue Bird Cabs!
Where did the time go? We are now entering the 3rd year in our new Quadra Village home and our 16th year of practice!! It’s been another action packed year of providing our community accessible, vital and traditional health care. With the sudden shift in the season, we look forward to intentionally and quietly tucking…
When you’ve been doing this work for as long as I have, it is inevitable that you will witness the entire cycle of life, from birth to death. 2025 was a year of many highs and lows, but notably that 4 of our regular clients left this dimension by MAID, a peaceful, courageous and noble…
This last week of June 2026 has been, albeit it beyond full, stressful and hectic, was also extremely special. During this time frame, I achieved not just one, but two important goals this summer related to my two passions: (1) Completing a 2 year acupuncture mentorship in the 8 Extraordinary Vessels (8EV) in the treatment…
Coming out of the early-Summer lull in bookings, we wanted to dig a little deeper and provide an opportunity for me to pull back some of the curtains on how we practice here at Heart & Hands Health Collective and what I’m all about! Explain in your own words the approach to the ‘balance’ in…
Christina received the BEST thank you card today from none other than Ky, whose ungrad thesis “COVID and Activism: Negotiating the Accessibility of Activist Spaces in Victoria” we featured in the winter! They graduated this past June! CONGRATS KY!! “Dear Christina, Thank you for all of your knowledge and care that you have given me…
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. This article is a both an educational…
We finally got around to checking the mailbox at the clinic over the holidays and found this… Jade & Christina, I wanted to thank you both for being a key part of my journey to motherhood. I so appreciated your care & encouragement & looked forward to that I could have a nap every week!…
With the start of the new year, we wanted to take the opportunity to reintroduce members of our H&H acupunking team as one member has completed her legal name change in recent months and our other has recently reaped the fruits of her labour, recently passing her board exams to become a Registered Acupuncturist! So…
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…
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