Heart & Hands Health Collective

04/09/2026

Acupuncture is a dose dependent therapy and the benefits are achieved by frequency, and less so by individual doses. Consider how we take medications and supplements, learn a new skill or start an exercise routine – all of these things require COMMITMENT in order to reap the benefits. Therefore, committing to an appropriate treatment plan is key in assisting the gradual process for resolving symptoms and promoting recovery. Our community model makes it more accessible and affordable for clients to receive as much treatment as often as they need AND we will regularly encourage and support our clients in doing so.

In the time of the Classics, circa 2600BC, The Huang di Neijing (entitled “The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine” in one of the latest translations) is an ancient treatise on health and disease…

04/06/2026

We are working class practitioners running a high volume, grassroots practice for working class folks and we pride ourselves in providing efficient, effective and quality Community Acupuncture sessions for our community ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻

To help keep our schedules booked and bums in chairs, we hope that our hard work translates into happy clients who love to spread the word to their little corners of the community!

Your word-of-mouth is worth it's weight in gold and we depend on you all to help us spread the good word of Heart & Hands and our vital Community Acupuncture services!

The next time you're in for an acu-nap, one of our other sliding scale services or perhaps picking up some products from our sister biz , we'd appreciate it if you'd also grab a few business cards to share with your loved ones 😘😘😘

Thank you 🫶🫶🫶

04/02/2026

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Healing should be accessible to everyone. Founder Susanda… Alexandra Courts needs your support for Help Reopen Six Degrees: Affordable Community Acupuncture

04/01/2026

Attuning to the Spring Season, Introducing Violant Burgess & What is Q***r Keratin? - https://mailchi.mp/65eae8d7c698/hhnewsletter-april2026

03/30/2026

BTW, we are open for regular hours over the Easter long weekend 🐣

So see y'all for your usual acu-naps Good Friday, regular Saturday and Easter Monday!

If you're needing some spring season care, visit our link in bio to book online 🌱🫶

03/26/2026

Here are just a few of the MANY things we've tackled this chilly, blustery, stormy March using Community Acupuncture 🌧🌬🥶

If you are unfamiliar with the wonders of Community Acupuncture, in a nutshell, it is acupuncture treatments offered in a supportive group setting at $30-60 sliding scale rates. We provide treatments consisting of distal points (arms, legs, head, ears) while comfortably
lying in zero gravity recliner chairs.

Acupuncture is a dose dependent therapy and that the benefits are achieved by frequency, and less so by individual doses. Therefore, the
appropriate treatment plan is key in assisting the gradual process for resolving issues and promoting recovery. It becomes more accessible for clients to access as much treatment as often as they need.

Community acupuncture = affordable and accessible holistic health care.
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03/23/2026

Jade & Christina,

I wanted to thank you both for being a key part of my journey to motherhood.

I so appreciated your care & encouragement & looked forward to that I could have a nap every week!

I’m delighted to say we welcomed our baby boy, Bo on Dec 11th & have been basking in a love bomb ever since 💖

Our dog, Buddy is still a little uncertain though…lol.

Wishing you both a lovely Christmas & many best wishes for the new year ahead.

With love & gratitude,

R.S.

Did you know? Heart & Hands offers safe, drug-free and affordable care throughout your pregnancy journey, whether you are trying to conceive, managing the symptoms and discomforts during, preparing to give birth or needing post-partum support, we are the place! Find out more, Pokes for pregnancy: Community Acupuncture for happy, healthy parents & babies.

03/16/2026

Happy Spring! Or to the long-suffering seasonal allergy-havers of ‘Victoria’: our condolences! In Chinese metaphysics the astrological start of the yearly calendar begins with Spring, which starts in early February every year according to the luni-solar calendar followed by practitioners of classical Chinese medicine.

Happy Spring! Or to the long-suffering seasonal allergy-havers of ‘Victoria’: our condolences! In Chinese metaphysics the astrological start of the yearly calendar begins with Spring…

03/13/2026

Vic is back for another monthly tattoo pop-up Saturday March 28th, 11:00am – 4:00pm!!

So if you're looking to adorn your body with something colourful, silly and joyful, look no further. Book yourself a session for either flash, custom work or just a consult to plan out the tattoo of your dreams!

Can't make it for the March pop-up? Not to worry!
Vic's upcoming spring pop-ups at H&H are:

🌈 Saturday April 25th, 11:00am – 4:00pm
🌈 Saturday May 23rd, 11:00am – 4:00pm

To learn more about Vic's work or to schedule an appointment with them, visit our link in bio!

03/11/2026

Violan(t) (she/her) was born in Barcelona, her interest for the human mind started as a teen. She studied Psychology and started her PhD in Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology. She built a solid foundation in research in mental health, and took a position as a psychologist at a Forensic Hospital. As a result of her observations at work, and due to her life experience her interest in the body grew stronger, and she decided to study shiatsu to fill her understanding of mind-body connection.

violantshiatsu@gmail.com THURSDAYS 11:00am – 7:00pm I prefer cash or e-transfer. E-transfers can be sent to violantshiatsu@gmail.com If necessary, I also accept credit & debit – a 2.4%

03/09/2026

Em (they/them) is a white, q***r, non-binary community herbalist, gender-affirming voice teacher, farmer, singer, and medicine maker. They grew up in Qualicum Beach on unceded Qualicum, Snaw-naw-as and K’ómoks First Nations territory and their ancestry is French, Irish and German. Em grew up spending lots of time in the garden and forest, but only started building deeper relationships with plants when chronic illness came knocking, and they realized they wouldn’t be receiving the support they needed from the medical system.

empostl@proton.me FRIDAYS 11:00am – 3:00pm I prefer cash & e-transfer. E-transfers can be sent to empostl@proton.me If necessary, there is also credit & debit.

03/09/2026

❣️🌱Introducing Em Postl, Community Herbalist!🌱❣️

Em (they/them) is a white, q***r, non-binary community herbalist, gender-affirming voice teacher, farmer, singer, and medicine maker. Em grew up spending lots of time in the garden and forest, but only started building deeper relationships with plants when chronic illness came knocking, and they realized they wouldn’t be receiving the support they needed from the medical system.

Em’s herbal training began with self study, local plant walks, and a beginner herbalism weekend with the Wild Seed School in 2016. By 2018 they were deep in the weeds and started Ravensong Seeds & Herbals 9-month apprenticeship program, after which they swiftly moved to the island, started an internship, and spent the next two years on the farm - making and bottling medicine, growing herbs, collecting and processing seeds, and generally immersing themself in the world of plants.   

Em approaches herbalism through the lens of their lived experience living with fatigue, chronic pain, frequent illness and lowered immunity. As a community herbalist, Em is here is to offer support, validation, resources, knowledge, and care. They are here to offer herbal and holistic invitations, while also reminding people of ways in which they are already taking care of themselves. As a white settler on stolen land, Em actively works to unpack their privilege and learn about how they can further decolonize their approach to medicine and their plant kin. They believe no one is free until we are all free, and their politics and values very much inform their herbal practice.

Find Em in our schedule FRIDAYS 11:00am - 3:00pm

To learn more about Em's offerings and to book a Friday consultation with them, visit our link in bio!