We have moved to 2612 Quadra St., just north of Kings Ave., on the ground floor of Blue Bird Cabs!
Well, since the cat’s outta the bag, we might as well show a wee sneak peek of how our renos are progressing… We’ve also had handful of clients walk by to check out the new space as well as many warm welcomes from business owners and residents in the Quadra Village neighbourhood. We can’t wait…
Working in community since 2009, I’ve witnessed A LOT in the past 14 yrs, touched thousands of pulses and provided a container for people to unravel and put themselves back together again. I am merely the facilitator, it is the client and their body’s inherent wisdom that does the heavy lifting. The work lies in…
We can’t resonate more strongly with this poignant and realistic statement about care work, courtesy of the wonderful Radical Emprints. As tuck into what we hope will be a restful holiday season, this is a time to reflect back on the past year that is wrapping up. The countless hours of admin, charting, housekeeping, mountains of LAUNDRY,…
In a former life, I completed degrees in human physiology, learning about the body through a reductionist and biomechanical lens. Our bodies reduced to organ systems, biochemical reactions and feedback loops. And as someone with lifelong chronic illness, I have an unavoidable and necessary relationship with the policy machine that is our medical system. It…
One of the key systems of how we operate our Community Acupuncture practice is the all important Invisible Receptionist (IR). Our IR has been through multiple versions of refinement over the past 13 years, we feel at this point, our system is pretty dialed, including being almost entirely paperless – it serves 3 important purposes:…
Ever wonder what a year’s worth of needles looks like at a bustling, high volume Community practice like H&H? And for scale, each of these sharps has a 1 gallon capacity… Some needling FAQ:
Masking acknowledges that the pandemic is not the thing of the past. Masking is a simple act that can be done regardless of health or vaccination status. Masking stands in solidarity with our immunocompromised community members. Masking decreases the spread of other airborne infections aside from COVID-19, ’tis the season. Masking lessens the pressure on…
“The ways we can make new, what was previously lost and I think that becomes one of the central questions and central work of many immigrants to in effect make their own history part of their contemporary work.” ~Stephen SatterfieldS1 E13 Point of Origin Podcast Heart & Hands Health Collective is my body of work….
The Heart & Hands crew was out enjoying the beautiful, sunny day! They had the opportunity to meet potential clients, provide acupuncture treatments and consultations at their first Village Block Party.
Christina Chan, R.Ac., dropped by to meet the lovely staff at the Foundry Youth Clinic this week to discuss a possible future acupuncture project for the fall!
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