Natural Qi Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine

Qi ("chee") is the Chinese term for life force, that which unites all parts into a single, integrated whole. It is matter on the verge of becoming energy, or energy at the point of materializing. When Qi is blocked, or there is an imbalance in the body, disease occurs; acupuncture restores your body's vital energy and the natural flow of Qi.

Melani Bolyai, L.Ac. Dipl. C.H. Doula is a Licensed Acupuncturist, Chinese herbalist and Childbirth Doula, specializing in treatment and support for infertility issues for women and men, and pregnancy health. Melani has clinically trained in New York University’s Initiative for Women with Disabilities at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester, and Lutheran Medical Center of Brooklyn. Highly experienced with using acupuncture to treat pregnant women and gynecological health, she serves as an Acupuncture Supervisor in Lutheran Medical Center's labor and delivery ward providing instruction on how to use acupuncture to induce labor and reduce labor pain. She is also currently working on a research study at Lutheran on acupuncture usage during labor. She is a graduate of Mercy College's B.S. Health Science/M.S. Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine program where she completed training in Eastern medicine as well as the equivalent Western medical training received by physician assistants. Prior to graduate school, Melani worked as an environmental consultant after graduating magna cum laude from Cornell University with a degree in environmental science.