Passage Wellness & Acupuncture

You have been working for a while now through a hard, personal place. Perhaps life has initiated you into a world of grief, pain, or despair. It’s been messy and has left you feeling confused, lost, sick, broken, erased, discarded, addicted, or wounded.

Perhaps you…

…Recently experienced a shift or change in a significant relationship

…Are feeling lost, hopeless, angry or afraid because this world is relentlessly on fire and you don’t know where to go

…Are struggling with a sudden change within your work or career and you want to find meaning again

…Are experiencing the sting of betrayal or the ache of shame because of harm inflicted

…Are breaking down from the larger systemic oppressive systems

Or maybe there is just an overwhelming sense that the ground beneath you isn’t as solid as it was before
and the weight of your current situation has become unbearable.

You acknowledge it’s time for things to change.

You hold a readiness to grow past what may have originally kept you safe, 
even if you are a little terrified or at a loss of where to start.

You are seeking a deeper kind of healing…

Healing that brings you home to your body and affirms your lived experience within
the larger systems of oppression and injustice.

Healing that allows you to move forward in a way that makes sense for you and
the greater context of your life and the world we live in today.

Healing that deepens your sense of belonging and connection within all your relationships.

Welcome to Passage Wellness + Acupuncture. I would love to work with you.

You may feel like you have come home when working with me if you:

• Often feel ungrounded, overwhelmed or experience unspecified distress or unclear thinking and you don’t know why

• Have a sense that your physical discomforts such chronic pain, fatigue, unresolved digestive issues, persistent headaches, etc. are rooted in a deeper cause but don’t know how to find relief

• Keep hearing the terms  embodiment or boundaries however lack a clear sense of what that may mean for you

• Are devoted to a cause of social or environmental justice and you feeling burnt-out, indifferent, hopeless, or unseen by the community you belong to.

“I believe we all hold an inherent wisdom and capacity for wellness and healing. Regardless of our history of experiences, our nervous systems are always available and seeking to connect to safe and life-affirming encounters -the bedrock to individual and collective healing and liberation.” - Jenica Geisler R.Ac, KOH.P

Unceded territory of the Lekwungen-Speaking people’s, Victoria, BC

You will hold a special place in my heart if you:

• Are in love with the sanctuaries you create within your day-to-day life….morning coffees and tea...solace in the woods...snuggle time...getting lost in your most recent book...and getting down to a favorite playlist or pleasure.

• Understand that the grief felt deep within you, keeps you tethered to that which you love and belong to in this world

• Source resilience from the Oldgrowth, the mountains, your favorite body of water and the other elders of the natural world.

• Find inspiration, hope, and sparks of pleasure from the works of adrienne maree brown, Bill Plotkin, Joanna Macey, Bonnie Badenoch, Staci Haines, caffyn jesse, To-Ko Pa, Bayo Akomolafe and many others devoting their life’s work to the marginalized voices, to uncovering the shadows and unconscious aspects of our personal and collective selves,  and are fiercely creating spaces for the reweaving of our humanity and the Great Turning to take shape.

We may not be a good fit if:

• You are unwilling to entertain the possibility that your body, mind, and emotions are connected

• You expect to be healed, changed, or cured simply by showing up for 1 or 2 visits. Usually it takes more than 1 or 2 visits to invest in the time healing often takes.  Every person and situation is different.  However, just as patterns of pain and imbalance take time to take up space in your body and bore root in your life, so too does the process of unwinding and rebuilding new patterns. 

• You hold a strong “no” to the idea of inviting your process into the body. I respect this and trust your knowing.  Healing doesn't need to include the body.  From my experience, the work can be much deeper when we do.  Trust your sense in what you need. 

• You acknowledge that yes, you feel seen in how I may be able to help you, but know in you heart-of-hearts you are not ready to go there at this time. Feel free to schedule a free consultation for more clarity if you wish.

artwork credit: artist, organizer, and social justice advocate, Favianna Rodriguez