Cedar & Sea Wellness Collective

Cedar & Sea Wellness Collective Wellness. Beauty. Community. A curated space of independent practitioners offering bodywork, hairdressing, esthetics, and self-care — by the sea.

Cedar & Sea Wellness Collective is a community-based wellness space located in Chester, Nova Scotia. We believe wellness is not one-size-fits-all. Bodies respond differently, heal differently, and require different forms of support at different times. Our collective brings together independent practitioners who share a common intention: to support the body with respect, curiosity, and care. Cedar

& Sea is a space to explore ~ whether you’re seeking relief, restoration, or simply a moment to reconnect. There is no hierarchy here, no pressure to choose the “right” modality. Only options, guidance, and support.

We love seeing care become a little more accessible right here in the heart of Chester. 🌿Beginning this fall, Kristina o...
09/04/2026

We love seeing care become a little more accessible right here in the heart of Chester. 🌿

Beginning this fall, Kristina of Rooted Willow Acupuncture will be offering Community Care Acupuncture every other Saturday at Cedar & Sea ... shorter, focused follow-up treatments at a reduced rate for those who may otherwise find ongoing acupuncture difficult to access, including those with little or no extended health coverage.

A thoughtful little addition to our community, and one we're very happy to make space for within our doors. 🤍

Read Kristina's post below for all the details ↓

🌿 Community Care Acupuncture
Care Within Reach.

Because everyone deserves the opportunity to receive thoughtful care, even during seasons when accessing it may feel out of reach.

Sometimes the biggest barrier to caring for ourselves isn't knowing what we need—it's simply being able to access it.

Over the past year, I've met many people who wanted to continue acupuncture but found the cost difficult to fit into their current season of life. Some had used up their insurance benefits. Others had little or no coverage. Some were simply doing their best to balance the rising cost of everyday life while still wanting to care for their health.

That stayed with me.

As I reflected on how I could make care a little more accessible while still providing thoughtful, individualized treatments, the idea for Community Care Acupuncture began to grow.

Beginning this fall, I'll be offering Community Care Acupuncture every other Saturday at Cedar & Sea.
These appointments are designed for follow-up patients and will be:

🤍 Approximately 30–40 minutes
🤍 Focused on one primary concern
🤍 $60 per treatment
* (An initial acupuncture assessment is required before booking Community Care appointments.)

This offering may be a good fit if you:

• Have little or no extended health coverage.
• Have already used your acupuncture benefits for the year.
• Are navigating a tighter financial season.
• Would benefit from more consistent treatments to build momentum in your care.

The intention is simple:

To help make ongoing acupuncture care a little more accessible during seasons when it might otherwise feel out of reach.

For the next few months, I'll be offering Community Care Acupuncture as a trial while I listen to our community and learn how this offering can best serve those who need it. My hope is to create something that is both meaningful for the people it supports and sustainable for my small practice.

Because of that, there will be a limited number of Community Care appointments available, and I kindly ask that these spaces are booked thoughtfully so they remain available for those they're intended to support.

Whether you're seeking support for pain, stress, sleep, digestion, headaches, or simply hoping to maintain the progress you've already made, I hope this offering helps make ongoing care feel a little more within reach.

If this offering allows even one more person to receive the care they need during a season when it might not have otherwise been possible, I'll consider it a meaningful success.

I truly believe healthcare should meet people where they are. This is one small way I hope to give back to the people who have so warmly welcomed and supported Rooted Willow, while helping make care a little more accessible for those who may benefit from it. I'm looking forward to seeing how this offering grows alongside the needs of our community.

Happy September 1st! It may be summer yet, but something about September just screams fall, and what a great way to brin...
09/02/2026

Happy September 1st! It may be summer yet, but something about September just screams fall, and what a great way to bring on early fall with some self-care!

DID YOU KNOW... Acupuncture is Direct Billable through most insurance companies!?

Kristina offers specialized treatments catered to YOU!

A Few Openings Tomorrow 🌿

I have two appointments available tomorrow:
🤍 11:00 AM�
🤍 2:30 PM

Whether you're looking for a traditional acupuncture treatment to help with pain, stress, headaches, digestion, sleep, or overall wellness.....or you're simply feeling like your nervous system could use a gentler approach, I also offer my Acu-Still treatments — a calming blend of acupuncture and Craniosacral Therapy designed to help the body slow down, settle, and restore.

These treatments are especially supportive if you're feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, emotionally exhausted, or simply in need of a quiet reset.

If one of these times feels like what your body has been asking for, you're welcome to book online or send me a message.

https://rootedwillowacupuncture.janeapp.com/

09/01/2026

September brings something new to Cedar & Sea...

**Mellow Mondays. 🌿**

We're starting the week a little softer around here.

Mondays at Cedar & Sea are becoming intentionally mellow - a day for slower, quieter treatments, soft voices, and a little space to settle before stepping into the week ahead.

And behind our treatment room doors, Jasmine Russ, RMT and Kristina Shannon of Rooted Willow Acupuncture, will be offering some of the most calming experiences you'll find within Cedar & Sea.

**Jasmine's Stillpoint treatments are an invitation to get cozy and simply settle in. This fully clothed treatment weaves together gentle Craniosacral Therapy with a beautiful facial experience - think warm blankets, quiet hands-on care, nourishing facial elements, and nowhere else you need to be for a little while.

And while Stillpoint is intentionally slow and restorative, there's still room for a little of Jasmine's more targeted work. For those who experience recurring migraines or stubborn neck and shoulder tension, elements of RAPID NeuroFascial Reset may be thoughtfully incorporated where needed before settling back into the quieter rhythm of the treatment.

Stillpoint treatments will be offered exclusively on Mondays, taking full advantage of the intentionally quieter atmosphere of Mellow Mondays and the calm before the usual bustle of the week begins.

**Kristina's AcuStill treatments bring together her expertise in acupuncture with elements of Craniosacral Therapy - a beautiful meeting of two approaches within one unhurried treatment. AcuStill will be available on Mondays and throughout the week, but Mellow Mondays offer the opportunity to experience it within an intentionally quieter studio.

Because the rest of the week? Cedar & Sea is a working collective. 🤍 There may be the hum of a hair dryer, conversations from an esthetics appointment, doors opening and closing, and people coming and going for some much-needed care and pampering.

But on Mondays, we're turning the volume down.

Different practices. Different expertise. A shared appreciation for what can happen when we create a little more quiet.

And if you're visiting us on a Monday, you're part of Mellow Mondays too. Conversations are always welcome - we simply ask that voices stay a little softer and the energy a little gentler while treatments are taking place throughout the studio.

A softer start to the week.

Welcome to Mellow Mondays at Cedar & Sea. 🌿

08/20/2026

We want to hear from you!

As Cedar & Sea continues to grow and evolve, we've been thinking about what you love about having a little collective like ours here in Chester... and what you'd love to see more of.

So we're all curious...

What's your favourite way to spend time at Cedar & Sea?

Is it getting some much-needed bodywork?
Settling in for acupuncture?
A little skin or self-care?
Freshening up your hair?
Mani-pedi refresh?

And while we're at it...

What would you love to see MORE of from us?

Maybe it's a service you wish was available locally, workshops or small gatherings you'd love to attend that's close to home, wellness education you're curious about, more Journal topics, or something completely different that we haven't thought of yet.

Drop your thoughts below. ⬇️

There are no promises that we'll suddenly start offering everything in the comments 😂 ... but Cedar & Sea has grown through community, conversation, and practitioners following what they're passionate about.

We'd genuinely love to know what our community is looking for.

🌿🤍

A little room in Kristina's week (starting tomorrow!) 🌿Feeling like you've been carrying a little too much lately?Maybe ...
08/18/2026

A little room in Kristina's week (starting tomorrow!) 🌿

Feeling like you've been carrying a little too much lately?

Maybe your mind has been busy. Your body feels tense. Your sleep has been off. Or perhaps you've simply been curious about acupuncture and haven't quite made the appointment yet.

Kristina has a couple of openings available this week, including space for new clients.

Her treatments are thoughtful and individualized, whether you're coming in with something specific you'd like support with or you're simply looking for a little more balance as we move toward a busier season.

And acupuncture isn't her only offering. Depending on what you're looking for, Kristina also offers Balance Method acupuncture, cupping & gua sha, cosmetic acupuncture, and Acu-Still treatments (Craniosacral blended acupuncture) within Cedar & Sea.

If you've been quietly thinking, “Maybe I should try acupuncture...”

Perhaps this is your sign. 🤍

New clients welcome.

Book directly with Kristina ↓

Medical Acupuncture & Cupping therapy Clinic in Chester NS

🌿 A little something new from the Cedar & Sea Journal...As summer begins to soften toward fall, life has a funny way of ...
08/18/2026

🌿 A little something new from the Cedar & Sea Journal...

As summer begins to soften toward fall, life has a funny way of doing the opposite... schedules fill up, routines return, and suddenly everything feels like it's moving just a little faster.

Kristina Shannon, R. Ac, is sharing some thoughts from a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective on Late Summer, the Earth element, nourishment, and finding a little more grounding when life starts to feel full.

Along with a few simple practices, she's included some beautiful questions to sit with:

What has been nourishing you?
What has been draining you?
What do you want to carry into the next season?
What are you ready to let go of?

Pour yourself something warm, find a quiet few minutes, and have a read.
🤍

Feeling Like Life Is Moving a Little Too Fast?
Read the latest from the Cedar & Sea Journal ↓

Feeling Like Life's Moving a Little Too Fast?

Cedar & Sea has a new little home on the internet! 🌿This has been something I've gone back and forth on for a long time....
08/14/2026

Cedar & Sea has a new little home on the internet! 🌿

This has been something I've gone back and forth on for a long time.

Because Cedar & Sea isn't one business with one booking system, one practitioner, or even one kind of care. We're a collective of independent practitioners, each with our own practices, specialties, schedules, and ways of caring for the people who walk through our doors.

And for a while, Facebook did the job.

But as Cedar & Sea has grown, it started to feel like we needed somewhere that tells the whole story.

So... we finally have a website. 🤍

A place where you can meet the practitioners behind Cedar & Sea, explore the different kinds of care available within our walls, learn a little more about who we are, and easily find your way to the practitioner who feels right for you.

You'll find Massage Therapy, RAPID NeuroFascial Reset, Craniosacral Therapy, Acupuncture, Esthetics, Hair Care and more, all under one roof. Celebrating the independent practices behind each one.

And this is only the beginning.

We've also created a little blog where we can share more of the in-between pieces of wellness… the things we're learning, thinking about, creating, and exploring beyond the treatment room. A little space for curiosity, reflection, seasonal living, community, and whatever else grows from here. Call it the Cedar & Sea Journal🌿
Much like Cedar & Sea itself, I'm sure the website will continue to evolve.

But for now, it finally feels like we have a digital home that feels a little more like us.

Wellness. Beauty. Community.

🌊

Come have a look:

Cedar & SeaWellness Collective.A thoughtfully curated space by the sea, bringing together independent practitioners in bodywork, beauty and holistic care. Our approachWe believe care should feel personal.Cedar & Sea brings together independent practitioners with different specialties, perspectives,....

Looking for a little extra support this week? Kristina ( Rooted Willow Acupuncture ) has openings tomorrow morning and c...
07/28/2026

Looking for a little extra support this week?

Kristina ( Rooted Willow Acupuncture ) has openings tomorrow morning and currently has availability for a variety of acupuncture treatments!

Whether you're looking for...

• traditional acupuncture
• cosmetic acupuncture
• cupping & gua sha
• or one of her Acu-Still treatments

there's a treatment thoughtfully designed to meet you where you are.

Take a peek at her offerings through our online booking page ~ we're sure you'll find something that fits your needs.

📅 Book online: www.rootedwillowacupuncture.janeapp.com

🤍🌊🌿

Medical Acupuncture & Cupping therapy Clinic in Chester NS

07/21/2026

A little heads up! 🌿

Jasmine Russ, RMT & Becky Collicutt will be away until Monday, July 27th.

Any calls or messages received during this time will be responded to upon their return.

Thank you for your patience, and they'll see you soon!

🤍

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44-4 Queen Street
Chester, NS
B0J1J0

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