Heart & Hands Health Collective

08/22/2026

Andie getting ear acupuncture for the first time 👂👂

NADA is a 5 point protocol for addictions, stress, trauma and so so much more ✨️

NADA ear acupuncture is an adjunct therapy which is clinically effective, cost-efficient, drug-free and compatible cross-culturally. It has been incorporated within a variety of models and settings including behavioral health, addictions or disaster relief settings or any location where a group of people can gather together such as Q***r and Trans Farmers' Market 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 🌈

If you're in need of some nervous system care, we're in Banfield Park until 6pm today ✌️

08/22/2026

Christina, Jade & Andie of Andie are at the Q***r and Trans Farmers' Market 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ serving up NADA ear acupuncture & skin/hand/foot care consults + coupons 🫶

Come over to Vic West and say hi!

We're here until 6pm 🫰

08/20/2026

Your friendly neighbourhood Community Acupunk, Christina & Andie, of Q***r Keratin would like to remind you that we will be at the Q***r and Trans Farmers' Market 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ this Saturday Aug 22 from 11am - 6pm!

Our tiny acupunking team of Jade & Christina will be serving up drop-in ear acupuncture sessions upon donation as well as providing information and resources about what Heart & Hands offers.

Andie will be providing waxing, hand & foot care consultations and coupons for their lovely services!

**Again, reminding you all that Heart & Hands will be closed this Saturday, so please head over to Banfield Park to check out everything the Farmers' Market has to offer!**

08/17/2026

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A place that isn’t at home nor is it at work, but another place. Some place in between that is also regularly frequented, where some folks will work, while some folks will hang out in leisure.

08/13/2026

Fall is here, yes, it started Aug 7th...it's time for moxa 🔥 🔥 🔥

The seasonal transition to cooler, damper and darker days are upon us. The descending energy of the fall season is well upon us 🌅🌧

THIS IS THE TIME our ancestors traditionally to prepare for the change of season through stockpiling the harvest, changes in diet and wardrobe, but also boosting our resistance to illness using tools such as the magical, warming and invigorating Moxibustion! Late summer and into early fall is moxa time. And since we are still living in a pandemic world, it is of the utmost importance that we protect and support our immune systems as we enter another school year.

BUT, also that the predictable summer time wave of COVID, colds and flu hit a lot of folks hard and many of you are already heading into the fall with thrashed, weak immune systems, so planning in advance and focusing on PREVENTION is the wise, TCM way.

Chinese style moxibustion or “moxa” consists of mugwort (Artemesia vulgaris) rolled into a cigar-like stick. This stick is ignited and the heat from the stick is indirectly applied over regions of the body or specific acupuncture points. Moxa has properties to warm the acupuncture meridians (heat can often be felt traveling along channels), stimulate circulation of qi and blood, boosts vitality and opens pores or collaterals. It has been traditionally used on specific acupuncture points during the changes of season to boost immunity and prevent illnesses such as the common cold and flu.

In case you weren't aware, we have smokeless moxa sticks and post-COVID/viral recovery kits, complete with detailed instructions in our lobby:

🔥$2.50 for single sticks
🔥$6 for post-COVID recovery kits
🔥$6 for moxa heat packs

08/10/2026

💖✨️Heart & Hands + Q***r Keratin will be at the 2026 Q***r & Trans Farmers' Market!✨️💖

**This is also an important reminder that Heart & Hands will be CLOSED for the day as all hands will be on deck for the day's events!**

Join our wee little acupunking team of Christina Chan, R.Ac and Jade Kulhawy-Bartlett, R.Ac. serving up ear acupuncture sessions as well as Andie Burrill of Q***r Keratin offering consults and coupons at the 3rd Annual Q***r & Trans Farmers' Market, Saturday Aug 22, this year at Banfield Park!

Hope to see you there and may the weather in our favor 🤞🫶

08/05/2026

A distinct haze still blankets the South Island, so we figured we'd share this around for all the folks who need to commute or work outdoors, as well as those with compromised LUs and other underlying health conditions.

Here is a simple series of acupressure points that you can use to help clear your chest and support your tender lungs:

🫀 Pericardium 6 - Neiguan:
It's found in the centre of your wrist, between 2 prominent tendons, about 2 fingers width above your inner wrist crease. Often achy, heavy and tingly, it opens the chest, relieves congestion and helps to clear phlegm. It is also very effective for nausea and motion sickness. 

🫁 Lung 6 - Kongzui:
Palm-side up, it is on the midpoint along the line joining the thumb-side of your wrist (at the radial pulse) to the elbow crease. Often tight and tender, esp if you are experiencing symptoms, it relieves cough, phelgm, chest congestion and is beneficial for conditions such as asthma.

✌️ Kidney 27 - Shufu:
Found in the hollow between the lower border border of your collarbones and the 1st rib. It is approx 1.5 inches from the midline. Tender and deep, it opens the chest, relieves cough and calms rebellious LU qi. Helpful for asthma. 

Hold each of these points firmly for 5 - 10 deep diaphragmatic breaths to ensure you thoroughly stimulate each point for the best results.

❣️ These points are also very helpful for anxiety!
For more tips for supporting your lungs during this strange time, follow the link in our profile!

Reposted from Heart & Hands Health Collective

08/03/2026

If you’re like me and many of us who live in the “City of Gardens” you might be experiencing the slow build-up of stiffness or pain from the ongoing maintenance of your beloved backyard-, balcony-, or community garden. Try as we might to make things ergonomic with all the latest devices, gardening is more difficult as the time goes by. Given the relative inactivity of many of our jobs and daily lives, digging and
crouching and pulling and lifting are activities that many of us find ourselves doing sporadically at best – and less and less able to do casually as the years go on.

If you’re like me and many of us who live in the “City of Gardens” you might be experiencing the slow build-up of stiffness or pain from the ongoing maintenance of your beloved backyard-, balcony…

08/01/2026

Cupping & Gua Sha for Acute Low Back Pain, Q***r & Trans Farmers Market & Updates from our Other Offerings! - https://mailchi.mp/8ec3f0cf7924/hhnewsletter-aug2026

07/27/2026

We will be open for BC Day, Monday Aug 3rd for Jade's regular 9:30am - 2:15pm for all your late summer acu-naps needs.

Don't forget that $25 Cash Happy Hour also runs from 9:30 - 11:30am, please bring exact change!

Beat the heat, ground, rebalance and prime your immunity for the start of the new school year...eeep....! We'd also encourage you to BOOK IN ADVANCE to so you can thank your future self for all your back-to-school self-care, September's schedule is ready and waiting for you!

Visit our link in bio to book online 🔗