accessible healthcare

Allison and her cat, Arthur in the sun

My experience at H&H has helped to restore a sense of connection to my body and to community here in Victoria.

As an East Coaster living in BC, my loved ones are scattered across time zones. This winter, lacking the distraction and de facto social group that came with being a student, life here began to feel a little lonely. My counsellor, a body-centered therapist, suggested I check out Heart & Hands and see about volunteering….

Aviva is next to a red rose, wearing a black baseball cap

So grateful to work in a space that strongly supports a vision of the world I want to live in.

Each time I enter Heart & Hands my shoulders begin to drop and I can feel myself taking a deep breath, and I smile. All the thoughtful intention and magic that unfolds within those walls facilitates a sense of safety and a feeling of coming home. When I first moved to the island five years…