We have moved to 2612 Quadra St., just north of Kings Ave., on the ground floor of Blue Bird Cabs!
Hey y’all, I’m David Gillese, (he/him). That surname is anglicized Irish gaelic and is confusingly pronounced gill-eece. I am a 2nd generation Irish-Canadian settler on my Dad’s side and with French-Canadian and some more Irish heritage on my mom’s side. I was born on the unceded territories of the Lekwungen speaking peoples and have lived…
When my partner and I started thinking about having kids I was worried it might be a challenge for us. I had had irregular cycles for years and often skipped ovulation. I started coming to Heart & Hands for help with stress and hormonal balance. After 3 months of regular acupuncture, my cycles became regular…
Acu-naps at Heart & Hands are a both a space of respite and an important aspect of healing for me – helping me so much on my path to to help others, to work with my hands and body at all the arts I love, and to assimilate and quieten the disparate pieces of our…
Heart & Hands has been the single most affirming health care experience I’ve had. I came to Heart & Hands in a moment of extreme burnout. As an art and community worker deep in the hustle, I felt strapped in terms of accessing resources to invest in my health. Anxiety and fatigue were an overwhelming…
It’s difficult for me to put into words the level of gratitude I feel for the Heart and Hands community. It was about 5 years ago that a good friend of mine and mentor brought me into the clinic for a community acupuncture session. At the time, I was suffering from an anxiety disorder, was…
I am sooo grateful to have found a wonderful place, a safe loving place that took me in as a regular acupuncture client. I was soooo worried that I wouldn’t find another place to be poked that I could afford on my low income. I came to Heart and hands very raw. I heard that…
I volunteered at Heart & Hands and instantly became part of a great community. It was a brilliant experience to be able to help and be a part of Heart & Hands, so many people depend on the tremendous work of the acupunks. You get to meet so many lovely people and have been grateful…
As a tiny, values-based establishment in Downtown Victoria, it is no longer sustainable for us to remain as a business due to rapidly rising operating costs. Hence, we are transitioning into a non-profit, so we can continue offering our valuable and affordable services and providing our acupuncturists with a living wage. Since opening our doors…
My beloved H&H community!2019 has been quite the journey and the start of 2020 will be continuation of my path towards a healthy, strong body-mind-spirit. And presently, I also am learning what it’s like to navigate the world following bladder reconstruction. A different, changed body and establishing a new balance. Over January, I look forward…
T.N. is always an enthusiastic, curious and cheerful presence behind our front desk as he meets and greets acu-nappers coming and going from the clinic room. T.N. is currently studying acupuncture in Toronto ON.
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