Thomas Heikes

Thomas Heikes is Heart Radiance — An acupuncture clinic, online holistic wellness consultations, and teachings of life alignment.

He helps people shift from stress and overwhelm into alignment, resilience, and deep embodied vitality in today’s intense and stimulating world. He shines brightest when supporting sensitive and neurodivergent individuals to thrive, as well as anyone seeking to feel more regulated, connected, and balanced.

Together we explore the patterns of imbalance within your unique being and provide personalized holistic care to support deep nervous system regulation and lasting vitality.

He creates a truly supportive healing experience by slowing down into a safe, slow, and grounded space, exploring how to be of greatest support on your healing journey. Through calm, attuned sessions, acupuncture supports regulation of the nervous system and nurtures embodied resilience and inner calm in a world that can feel intense and overstimulating.

Thomas graduated from a Traditional Chinese Medicine program at Pacific Rim College in British Columbia, Canada in 2020. He practiced acupuncture in the USA for a few years prior to his return to practice in British Columbia in 2024. He taught five semester long courses at the local Chinese medicine college in Nelson, BC in the fall of 2024. Thomas has deeply studied Western herbal medicine for many years through intensive apprenticeships, many professional courses, and much self exploration, and sharing plant medicine is his true passion. He has also studied Medical Qi Gong, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, and energy work for many years. Weaving all this together is the magic of his offerings.

Thomas can often be found outside connecting with nature, creating herbal medicines including elixir tonic drinks, offering workshops on Earth connection, magic, and plants, and gathering in intentional circle with community. He also loves to play, as well as build, the Native American style flute, explore and offer sound healing. He has spent many years learning permaculture on farms, was a professional natural builder, is a food enthusiast, amongst so much more.