Heart & Hands Health Collective
We are a Community Acupuncture & Holistic Health Collective in Lekwungen Territories (Quadra Village) sharing our nest with our sister business, Green Muse Herbs.
Opportunities for Holistic Practitioners
Heart & Hands Health Collective, partnered with our sister business, Green Muse Herbs are looking for individuals who are social justice oriented, and interested in working with populations that may not have extended health benefits and/or those who are typically under-served by many holistic health services in Victoria.
Serving the community since 2010, Heart & Hands provides hundreds of streamlined acupuncture sessions each month, in a supportive group setting, all at an accessible sliding scale (currently $30-60/session). Community Acupuncture’s affordability, accessibility and inclusiveness makes it a profound tool for positive social change. Community Acupuncture reaches the segment of our community that is often priced-out of accessing higher-cost private practice acupuncture.
We look forward to co-creating a welcoming, inclusive, accessible and culturally grounded wellness hub in the heart of Quadra Village!
Take Home TCM: Neck & Shoulder Acupressure
Sunday Mar 1, 2026
– 1:00 – 3:00pm
Facilitated by Jade Kulhawy-Bartlett, R.Ac. & Christina Chan, R.Ac.
~2 hrs in length
Participants will work in pairs, hand-outs are provided
BRING SLIPPERS, a pen, notebook & your imagination!
MASKING REQUIRED – we are prioritizing the health and safety of our staff and attendees. If you forget yours, we will have medical masks available for $2.
Pain in the neck? Weight of the world on your shoulders? Are you a teeth grinder?
Learn a simple and relaxing sequence of acupressure points that will release tension, decrease pain and relieve stress. Done with a partner, this sequence is safe, easy to learn, provide relief for a variety of stress-related tensions and help build mind-body awareness.
COVID and Activism: Negotiating the Accessibility of Activist Spaces in Victoria, by Ky Bubola
Sometime in late February 2025, I noticed this poster circulating around on Instagram stories. The survey for this study was active for 4 consecutive weeks from Feb 9th – March 9th, 2025.
Heading into our 5th year of maintaining one of the only remaining COVID/respiratory virus safe clinical spaces in Lekwugen Territories and the ongoing toll it takes to enforce a our simple policies in an increasingly apathetic society that disregards the needs of the disabled and the reasonable reduction of disease transmission, the title of the project felt hopeful and a breath of fresh air.
So, with curiosity and in solidarity, I enrolled in the study by completing an initial 10 question survey. The survey was open to all people who identify as activists or as someone involved in activist efforts and had attended an in-person activist space in Victoria within the past year.
Traditional blood building: Chinese Medicine & Western Herbal Approaches
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the life sustaining red fluid we know as blood extends beyond the medical definition of red blood cells and transporting oxygen.
It is the vital bodily substance responsible for nourishing our tissues and supporting our organs. It maintains strong and healthy skin, muscles and tendons ensuring supple, smooth movement. It moistens and brightens our eyes and supports strong nails and shiny hair. It anchors our consciousness, housing our mind, hence, strong blood is essential for a clear mind, stable emotions, good memory and restful night’s sleep. It is the material substance that contains our life force (Qi), which in turn is the motive force that circulates our blood. Blood is one of the key pillars to health and longevity.