Humans of Heart & Hands

In a moment of joyous abandonment, after an intense retreat for people living with metastatic cancer, I did a sloppy version of a cartwheel, my first in decades. A couple of days later, the pain in my arm was keeping me up at night. Luckily, I was able to book in with Jade right away…

Another beautiful thank you / goodbye card from one of our regular acu-nappers who has made the difficult decision to uproot from Lekwungen Territories to reunite with family in the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy. We will miss you, but look forward to your visit to the Island in August :) “To everyone at…

On April 26th, Jade Kulhawy-Bartlett, R.Ac. reached an exciting milestone by completing her Balance System Acupuncture certification as part of Cohort 5 with the Tan Academy of Balance!! Recently I hit the most recent checkpoint in my acupuncture practice journey: certification as a Balance System Acupuncture (BSA) Practitioner! I started on this path when Christina…

I started coming to Heart & Hands 7 years ago, my mind and body have benefited greatly from this decision. I had no prior experience with acupuncture and no idea how much it would help me. I first came seeking help with ongoing pain, digestion and stress issues following a Bilateral inguinal hernia surgery. Christina…

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! My soft spoken, warm and talented client, Austin first…

Christina is a magician, and the H&H is a beautiful, respectful space for collective healing. I began seeing Christina for my Graves’ disease. At that time, I was struggling with significant anxiety and minor heart palpitations. I had no energy and felt exhausted all the time. During our sessions, Christina would name exactly what I…

I have been seeing Christina regularly for about a year, and wow, what an incredible support she has been in my chronic illness recovery journey. It has been remarkable to experience the internal shifts she facilitates each session, and the sustained impact of those shifts. As someone whose body can get loud in a whole…

I didn’t expect acupuncture to have such an impact on me, but walking into Heart & Hands has opened up a whole new world of self-care for me. Right from the start, Christina’s deep level of care stands out. Her confident touch, crisp efficient movements, and even the cozy tuck-in with blankets in those amazing…

I have been a client of Christina‘s for over a year now and it has been one of the best decisions that I have made. I was having some discomfort in my side and for the life of me could not figure out what it was. I was desperate in looking for some help to…