Jade (she/her) is a white settler trans woman who came to Chinese medicine after 8 years of work in activist communities where she honed collectivist values and observed a shared need to address our physical, emotional, and spiritual bodies alongside liberation work for the social body. Moving to Victoria from Alberta to start on this path, Jade started studying Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) at Pacific Rim College in the Fall of 2017 and earned her Diploma of Acupuncture in December 2020. She has been licensed to practice acupuncture in this province since December 2021. As a student of this medicine, Jade is interested in the ways in which the Daoist philosophy underpinning Chinese medicine and classical Chinese medical texts makes space for identities, bodies, minds, and hearts unrecognizable to mainstream Western culture. Part of this exploration has led her to undertaking mentorship as a Balance System Acupuncture certified practitioner under Shīfu Dr. Sonia Tan. She completed the formal certification in April 2025, but the mentorship provided by BSA instructors is a lifelong path. As a trans woman, during a time when the rights of trans people and many other oppressed people are being offered up as sacrifices upon the altar of fear and division, Jade is particularly interested in how acupuncture and Chinese medicine can be accessed as an effective and financially accessible form of health care to fill in the gaps that many of us experience when engaging with the conventional medical system. She intends to provide a space where people can be seen and held in their unique embodied humanity while taking care of their earthly form and all its needs and intricacies. She is also deeply passionate about the role acupuncture – and community acupuncture in specific – can play in helping communities and individuals to be more engaged in their own health care, and more aware of- and connected to their own bodies/hearts/minds/spirits. Jade finds the profoundly accessible, effective, and minimally invasive medicine we practice to be a radical intervention in the health of our culture as a whole.
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Shiatsu is a Japanese massage that focuses on rebalancing the body's energy (Ki) by applying finger pressure along the body meridians. Its origins date back more than 2500 years in Chinese techniques like Do-in, Anma and Ampuku. Due to the cultural exchanges between China and Japan and the advancement of western medicine, shiatsu was borned at the beginning of the twentieth century. One of the particularities of shiatsu is that it is performed dressed, and no oils are used. A full session works head to toe because the meridians flow in the whole body. With gentle pressure the practitioner aims to re-establish the natural flow of Ki/Qi following the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It’s known to reduce stress and pain, improve sleep, digestive tract issues, and hormonal imbalances. Trauma informed practice. To be able to receive a shiatsu please wear loose fitting clothing.
**This service is for Community Acupuncture ONLY - if you want Cupping & Gua Sha, please book the correct service.** Happy Hour is available Mondays from 9:30 - 11:30am. $25 CASH ONLY, please bring correct change. $10 paperwork fee waived for NEW clients. 60 minute Community Acupuncture session provided comfortably lying in a zero gravity recliner. Treatments involve providing distal points (arms, legs, head, ears). Please wear or bring loose fitting clothing for your treatment.
A 5 point ear acupuncture protocol for addictions, stress and trauma. Sessions take place seated in a supportive group setting. NADA ear acupuncture is an adjunct therapy which is clinically effective, cost-efficient, drug-free and compatible cross-culturally. It has a wide spectrum of applications and is commonly used for whole system rebalancing, nervous system regulation, hormonal and digestive conditions. Sessions are 30 minutes, at $15-30 sliding scale rates.
**This service is for Community Acupuncture ONLY - if you want Cupping & Gua Sha, please book the correct service.** Please select this option only if you are BRAND NEW to our Community Acupuncture practice. 60 minute Community Acupuncture session provided comfortably lying in a zero gravity recliner. Treatments involve providing distal points (arms, legs, head, ears). Please wear or bring loose fitting clothing for your treatment. $30-60 + a $10 first time paperwork fee.
Please select this option only if you are BRAND NEW to our Cupping & Gua Sha offerings. Cupping therapy is an adjunct technique in which a local suction is created on the skin with the application of silicone cups. Gua sha is a technique utilizing a smooth-edged tool to stroke your skin while pressing on it, raising small red dots under your skin called petechiae. Cupping and gua sha are both therapies used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to remove stagnation and stimulate the flow of qi. 30 minute sessions, at $50-80 sliding scale. *This service is in a private, one-on-one setting.
**This service is for Community Acupuncture ONLY - if you want Cupping & Gua Sha, please book the correct service.** Please select this option only if you are PREGNANT and BRAND NEW to our Community Acupuncture practice. 45-60 minute Community Acupuncture session to address any perinatal concerns including morning sickness, metabolic conditions, pregnancy aches & pains, turning breech and labour induction as well as supporting post-partum recovery. We recommend starting the process of cervical ripening for labour prep at 35-36 weeks of pregnancy. Book at least 2-3 sessions in advance as our schedule fills fast. Sessions provided comfortably lying in a zero gravity recliner. Treatments involve providing distal points (arms, legs, head, ears). Please wear or bring loose fitting clothing for your treatment. Sliding scale $30-60 + $10 paperwork fee, pay what you can afford.
**This service is for Community Acupuncture ONLY - if you want Cupping & Gua Sha, please book the correct service.** 45-60 minute Community Acupuncture session provided comfortably lying in a zero gravity recliner. Treatments involve providing distal points (arms, legs, head, ears). Please wear or bring loose fitting clothing for your treatment. Sliding scale $30-60 pay what you can afford.
Cupping therapy is an adjunct technique in which a local suction is created on the skin with the application of silicone cups. Gua sha is a technique utilizing a smooth-edged tool to stroke your skin while pressing on it, raising small red dots under your skin called petechiae. Cupping and gua sha are both therapies used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to remove stagnation and stimulate the flow of qi. 30 minute sessions, at $40-70 sliding scale. *This service is in a private, one-on-one setting.
**This service is for Community Acupuncture ONLY - if you want Cupping & Gua Sha, please book the correct service.** 45-60 minute Community Acupuncture session to address any perinatal concerns including morning sickness, metabolic conditions, pregnancy aches & pains, turning breech and labour induction as well as supporting post-partum recovery. Labour prep is PROCESS and we recommend you book at least 2 sessions in advance as our schedule fills fast. Sessions provided comfortably lying in a zero gravity recliner. Treatments involve providing distal points (arms, legs, head, ears). Please wear or bring loose fitting clothing for your treatment. Sliding scale $30-60 pay what you can afford.
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