Dr. Phonexay Lala Simon
Licensed Acupuncturist – East Asian Medicine Practitioner
Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
I am a licensed acupuncturist trained in East Asian medicine. My practice bridges tradition and modern innovation. I integrate Acupuncture with LENS Neurofeedback, Qi Gong–based bodywork, and Shamanic Healing practices. Though my clinical training is formal, my orientation toward healing is deeply relational and rooted in respect for ancestral wisdom.
Hi, My name is Phonexay
Pronounced “FON-SAY” — a Laotian name meaning “blessed.”
I was born in a refugee camp in Thailand after my family fled Laos following the Vietnam War. While I grew up in eastern Washington, my southeast Asian heritage of daily spirituality and ritual was passed down to me through my great grandmother.
Now, I practice in Seattle, carrying with me these layered experiences of migration, adaptation, and community resilience.
My understanding of medicine has been shaped by my history — by witnessing how both survival and resilience, all our lived experiences, are held in our bodies. And how spirituality and community can support healing and bring us back to wholeness.
In 2018, my husband and I co-founded Rebel Med NW, an integrative medicine clinic in Ballard. We served the community through the Covid-19 pandemic through creating a testing site, immunization site, and community education. Now, we continue to serve the community through medical care that is both holistic and innovative.
In 2026, I founded Original Qi Community Acupuncture & Ritual Space. Inspired by the power of collective healing that I witnessed early in my career and a personal need for more ritual and stillness in my daily life. The mission of Original Qi is to be a space where my neighbors can access wellness, community, and ritual whenever they can fit it in – because we all need space to reconnect with ourselves.
When not working – when am I not working?
When not working – I am
- exploring Ballard
- attempting to fit self-care in where ever I can
- trying to remember to find joy and magic in my day
- trying to start a WuWu Witches’ Club – a place for intuitive people to come explore and play
- and hanging out with my munchkins who are getting so big so fast and so fun.