We have moved to 2612 Quadra St., just north of Kings Ave., on the ground floor of Blue Bird Cabs!
Dear Heart & Hands community, It has been a total pleasure to spend this year practicing in the little consult room at the clinic. It is truly a gift to learn and work in a space that is created by and for community. I’ve learned so much about what it can mean to offer accessible…
I am always trying to find the best words to touching to what this work is doing. Biodynamic craniosacral therapy (BCST) is not just a mouthful of jargon-y words. It’s gentle somatic bodywork for supporting the nervous system and healing trauma. And it’s the best. We begin here: You are not broken. You do not…
If you know the power of a good, well-timed hug you already know about co-regulation. Co-regulation is what happens when our nervous systems settle and find balance through connecting with someone we trust. This often involves another human, but animals can be great co-regulating buddies, too — see the kitten co-regulation happening above. Sometimes co-regulation…
What a whirlwind it has been to close my practice at Heart & Hands over the past few months and to have final sessions with my beloved clients. My heart is full. Wishing you all gentleness on your healing journeys; may you continue to befriend yourselves and to access the abundance of resource and care…
“All that you TouchYou Change All that you ChangeChanges you” ~ Octavia Butler Beloved Heart & Hands community, I am writing to express a deep gratitude as I say a heartfelt l’hitraot, à la prochaine, hasta la próxima, until we meet again. My partner and I have decided to pack up our lives and drive up to…
A short piece written by Aviva Ciplinski, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist: If you have been in session with me, I have likely asked you my favourite question: What resources you? What do you enjoy doing? What makes you feel a sense of spaciousness in your mind/body/spirit? The art of generating space is on the path to…
“Only in silence the word, Only in dark the light, Only in dying life: Bright the hawk’s flight on the empty sky.”– Ursula K. Le Guin On the fifth night of Chanukah, my love and I sat in the glow of six candles. The shamash – attendant or caretaker in Hebrew and also the root of the word for…
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”— Arundhati Roy Dearest Heart & Hands Community; current and future BCST enthusiasts My online schedule will be available once again as of Monday July 27th. I have missed working with you and I very much…
For those who have been on my table this will be a familiar exercise. Inviting the whole body to settle is one of the ways I support your transition from a busy day into a craniosacral therapy session. This 53 minute track is intended to call in awareness and presence, which often results in a…
We are so incredibly fortunate to live by the ocean. Hearing the all encompassing sounds of crashing waves and tasting the salt on my lips allows me to connect in with the full expression of my being. The waters edge simply fills me with deep breaths and wide smiles. The ocean is a major fuel…
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