Ming Qi Natural Healthcare

Skip the overpriced spa and go here. This place is top notch with highly trained Traditional Chinese Medicine physicians and Acupressure message therapist with multiple techniques. Now if you mind that the speak Mandarin most of the time you may feel put off. They will explain when asked. I like that they all are expert in reading my energy and areas of distress with little explanation from me. Now if you have ANY doubts about if TCM, acupuncture and acupressure really work… consider the 1.3 billion people in China and some traditions where the doctor does not get paid when you are sick… only if you are well. If that is not enough you can begin reading the studies in the Journal of Complementary and Alternative Care.
Whatever your ill or if you just ate stressed and need a way to relax or you have a few aches and pains, try this because me… a Western trained physician, goes here. You won’t find me in some Internist or family practice office. I had Dr. DeFelice repair my dislocated torn up knee. And after that. …complementary therapies have allowed me to run again. Yes. 5 miles yesterday and even my Dr. DeFelice thought that may not be possible given my severe injury.
Now here is what you must do when you are there… SHUT YOUR MOUTH… STOP TALKING so everyone can enjoy the experience because the walls are thin. OPEN YOUR MIND AND HEART and experience what Ming Qi and TCM has to offer to create wellness of your body and spirit.

I’ve been looking into acupuncture for a long time and received a very enthusiastic recommendation about Dr Ming. Upon my first appointment, I filled out a very long form (which I wish I had been told to show up early cause it was very extensive) and proceeded to the one of the therapy rooms.
Upon entering, I was instructed to put on a Johnny (thus stripping down to my skivvies) and wait for the doctor. By the end of my first appointment, I had three doctors huddled over me trying to figure out what the best course of action was. Usually, I would say this is overwhelming, but I felt like I was involved in the decision making since it is my body and my chronic ailment is something I’ve been living with for years (epidermis related). Once the strategy was set, action was taken.

From the moment I walked off the elevator, I enjoyed the atmosphere of the office. The incense and soothing music help to create the healing environment I so much need. Actually, the music was a surprise. I usually hate the style of smooth jazz/​elevator music they have on. But, that should tell you how much I enjoy the care and results!
Each appointment begins with a brief talk and current issues. Over two months of treatment, I have better control of my issue and have even solved other ones I didn’t know I had. One in particular was a not in my neck. After complaining about forearm tightness, Dr Ming informed me that my neck was really tight. The next session, one of the male masseuses had me sit up and dug into my neck. The knot he pointed out was gone, crazy! I could rotate my head and a lot of the tightness everywhere was gone. What I learned then was you can always go deeper. Now, they are currently working on my back and shoulder (one of them I had an accident years ago with) and I can feel my alignment much better than ever. Can’t wait to go back next week!
And as a tip for budgeting. Check with your insurance. Usually you have to pay to get benefits. Go to the appointments! Maybe it will take you 10 appointments to have your insurance cover ten appointments? It’s worth the money! IF your going to go out drinking for the price in NYC, you might as well do this weekly!

Dr Jin and Dr Ken are amazing. They really know what they’re doing, take their time to make sure you’re taken care of, and use a mixture of techniques including massage, acupuncture, and herbs. I can’t recommend these guys enough.

My sister introduced me and my boyfriend to this place. We’re all hooked. The Drs are absolutely amazing and so knowledgable and insightful. I find the combination of acupuncture, acupressure and chinese herbs very effective for my health issues. I began acupuncture as a skeptic and have found myself most pleasantly surprised by the results I’m seeing. It’s been so refreshing to treat health issues with these natural remedies rather than a bunch of drugs. I can’t recommend this place enough.

I am a skeptic to say the least and have been driven to acupuncture as a last resort due to some chronic medical complaints. The staff and clinicians here are first rate: caring, thorough, patient and very pleasant. The office is very nice as well. The entire experience (Ive been about 5 times so far) has been great. I REALLY like the acupressure services. They definitely know their craft!
I think the jury is still out as far as whether acupuncture will really help me, but I feel sure that I am getting some of the best services around.

Dr. Jin and Dr. Ken are expert acupuncturists, and both incredibly kind and nurturing. (Confidential to Drs. Jin and Ken, will you adopt me??) There is a whole team of other acupuncturists as well, but those two are the senior folks, and I know them the best.
It is pricey when compared with Worksong in Greenpoint (a fantastic community acupuncture place with a sliding scale) and the many options in Chinatown. But it has a beautiful spa atmosphere… there’s a waterfall wall in the waiting room (seriously can they pass a law that requires every waiting room to have a waterfall?), the rooms are nicely appointed, and they’ve got that trippy Chinese music that gets you super-​relaxed. And most importantly, you get a pretty long acupressure session in addition to the acupuncture. And those massage therapists really know how to work a person over, my goodness.
I always walk out feeling like I’ve just slept 12 hours AND been on vacation for a month.
Oh, and they do herbs too. Sometimes the little round black pills, sometimes a bunch of twigs and bark and stuff that you make into tea.