Acupuncture anyone? Jade Mountain moves to First Street West

Erin Potter of Jade Mountain Wellness & Acupuncture prepares patient Obie Wilkins for a cupping treatment followed by acupuncture. David F. Rooney photo
Erin Potter of Jade Mountain Wellness & Acupuncture prepares patient Obie Wilkins for a cupping treatment followed by acupuncture. David F. Rooney photo
Potter waves a burning taper beneath a glass cup to help generate a weak vacuum and then applies the cup to Wilkins' back. Potter is a trained practitioner of Chinese traditional medicine who studied in China. David F. Rooney photo
Potter waves a burning taper beneath a glass cup to help generate a weak vacuum and then applies the cup to Wilkins’ back. Potter is a trained practitioner of Chinese traditional medicine who studied in China. David F. Rooney photo
Potter pulls the cup along Wilkins' back to relieve congestion. As she applied pressure he moaned in relief. A few minutes later she applied acupuncture needles to specific location on his back. David F. Rooney photo
Potter pulls the cup along Wilkins’ back to relieve congestion. As she applied pressure he moaned in relief. A few minutes later she applied acupuncture needles to specific location on his back. David F. Rooney photo
Once the needles were gently inserted into specific points, she attached herbal briquets to two of them in what is called a moxa treatment and lit them. "It really felt good," Wilkins said. Formerly known as the Revelstoke Acupuncture Clinic, Potter's clinic has been renamed as ade Mountain Wellness & Acupuncture and recently moved to 101 1st Street West. Her phone number is 250-837-3900‎.
Once the needles were gently inserted into specific points, she attached herbal briquets to two of them in what is called a moxa treatment and lit them. “It really felt good,” Wilkins said. Formerly known as the Revelstoke Acupuncture Clinic, Potter’s clinic has been renamed as Jade Mountain Wellness & Acupuncture and recently moved to 101 1st Street West. Her phone number is 250-837-3900‎.

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