We have moved to 2612 Quadra St., just north of Kings Ave.
I came to Heart & Hands when I felt like I had nothing to lose. My physical and emotional states were in crisis, and I felt helpless and vulnerable. I didn’t know at the time how profoundly impactful community acupuncture would be on my life. Heart & Hands is a space of honouring people, of…
I heard of Heart & Hands through the store “Self Heal Herbs”. I had recently moved into Victoria from Vancouver, I was suffering from Crohn’s and needed a smaller community as I began my healing journey. I was picking up herbs to help with my never ending symptoms, and was encouraged the Heart and Hands…
I have been a member of the Heart and Hands community since September 2014. I had never had acupuncture done before and was apprehensive based on the common misconceptions many people have. Upon walking through the doors at Heart and Hands, I was instantly put at ease by the practitioners and the communal space. I…
I moved to Victoria from Vancouver a number of years ago to attend UVic. I had built such an incredible network of alternative health practitioners over many years in Vancouver, and I was concerned to be moving away from them, and to be taking on the life of a student, unable to afford the regular…
Thank You Heart & Hands Health Collective! H&H has become an intricate, helpful and affordable part of my life in relieving my HCV symptoms. My symptoms can include fatigue, brain fog and anxiety, can last for days or hours, come without warning and cripple my ability to function. I have no bandages or crutches just…
I first met Christina at a meditation workshop a couple summers ago. I quickly took notice of how balanced her energy was and how in-tune she seemed. We got to talking and she told me all about Heart & Hands. Skip forward a year or so, I bump into Christina again, this time while I’m…
I became apart of the Heart & Hands community during my second semester of acupuncture school. Like many before me, I had felt the ‘go west’ call and had set out for B.C on a cross-country adventure. The thing with a solo move across the country, along with the excitement, is that it can be…
Heart & Hands has been a source of support and stability for me in so many ways over the past 4 years. I am fortunate to work so close to such a wonderful local business. I’ve had a very tumultuous few years with emotional and physical health issues. This came with some financial strain as…
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