Chi's Acupuncture & Tui Na Center
About

Dr. Yingchun Chi

Licensed Acupuncturist · Doctor of Oriental Medicine · Professor · Author. Four decades of clinical practice, bringing the refinement of classical Chinese medicine to patients in Wisconsin.

Portrait of Dr. Yingchun Chi
40 Years of
Practice
The journey

From Zhejiang to Wisconsin.

Dr. Yingchun Chi is from China. In 1986, she graduated from the prestigious Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, where she was trained in both Chinese medicine and Western medicine. After six years of professional training — and recognized as one of its outstanding students — she became a faculty member at the university, teaching and practicing acupuncture and Tui Na.

During those ten years, she treated thousands of patients and trained more than 200 international students in acupuncture and Tui Na, in addition to her Chinese students. She was elected director of the Acupuncture and Tui Na Division.

In 1995, the International Institute of Chinese Medicine in Albuquerque, New Mexico invited her to join the core faculty. She served as a professor teaching acupuncture and directing the Tui Na program for three and a half years, while maintaining a thriving private practice. In 1997, she was invited to participate in an NCCAOM workshop to prepare the national exam for American acupuncturists.

Madison, Wisconsin

An integrative practice takes root.

In 1998, Dr. Chi moved to Madison with her husband. She established Chi's Acupuncture Center, where she combined acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and Tui Na to successfully treat thousands of a variety of illnesses in people of all ages. At the same time, she taught in UW-Madison's continuing education and integrative medicine programs.

After seeing that many patients had not only physical illnesses but also psychological concerns, in the last several years Dr. Chi has studied a variety of psychological courses online. She has since helped people with a wide range of physical and psychological problems for over 40 years — incorporating acupuncture, Chinese herbs, Tui Na, Chi Gong, and Chinese food therapy into a comprehensive program.

In 1999, some remarkable cases — including MS patients — were reported in a Wisconsin newspaper and on Channel 3 TV. Dr. Chi also authored the book Family Infant Tui Na and produced the video Pediatric Tui Na (Chinese infant therapeutic massage) and a Pediatric Tui Na Points Chart.

The Capital Times feature on Dr. Chi — March 25, 1999
A life in practice

Four decades, many milestones.

1986

Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

  • Graduated — trained in Chinese & Western medicine
1986—95

University faculty

  • Director, Acupuncture & Tui Na Division
  • Trained 200+ international students
1995

Albuquerque, New Mexico

  • Core faculty, International Institute of Chinese Medicine
  • Directed the Tui Na program
1997

NCCAOM workshop

  • Helped prepare national exam for American acupuncturists
1998

Chi's Acupuncture founded

  • Established practice in Madison, Wisconsin
  • UW-Madison Integrative Medicine instructor
1999

Press recognition

  • Featured in The Capital Times
  • Featured on Channel 3 TV
Today

Continuing care

  • 40+ years of practice
  • Madison & Janesville clinics
  • Accepting new patients
Dr. Chi in traditional costume practicing Tai Chi sword
Beyond the clinic

Tai Chi, calligraphy, brush painting.

Dr. Chi is skilled in Tai Chi and Tai Chi sword, and enjoys Chinese dance, Chinese calligraphy, and brush painting. Her practice of these arts is part of the same tradition she brings to her patients — a lifelong cultivation of attention, balance, and breath.

Patients often notice that a treatment with Dr. Chi feels unhurried. She listens closely and explains what she sees — the habits that create imbalance, the foods that help, the small changes that compound over time. Her clinic is a quiet place designed for this kind of care.

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Featured · The Capital Times · March 25, 1999

"Acupuncture gives MS mom new view."

"After twice-weekly treatments with Dr. Chi, I regained vision in one eye and mobility in my legs. I can see my children's faces again."
— Dianne Rudersdorf, patient

In 1999, The Capital Times profiled Dr. Chi's work with multiple sclerosis patient Dianne Rudersdorf — a case that drew wider attention to the integrative approach she brings to every patient. The story was also carried on Channel 3 TV that same year.

The Capital Times LifeStyle section, March 25, 1999