Daniel Johnson

WAY Wellness Center

1360 Old Freeport Road, Ste 1A, Pittsburgh, PA, 15238

Daniel is Co-Owner and Clinical Director of WAY Wellness Center. As a western Pennsylvania native, he was raised to appreciate the healing power drawn from living in balance with the seasonal variations of nature. Daniel graduated from AOMA: Graduate School of Integrative Medicine in Austin, Texas, completing an extensive four-year program in Acupuncture, Herbology, Western Medicine, and Asian Bodywork Therapy. He also studied in China at the Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Additional post-graduate training led to his pursuit of Medical Qi Gong at a doctorate level under the guidance of Dr. Ted Cibik. He completed his Doctor of Medical Qi Gong in 2018. In February 2026, Daniel completed a comprehensive graduate-level certification study of Classical Chinese herbal medicine under Sharon Weizenbaum and the White Pine Institute. He utilizes an onsite compounding herbal pharmacy to create powerful and nourishing herbal formulas to encourage deep healing in his clients. Medical QiGong as studied by Daniel is a Daoist mind-body system of cultivating Qi (energy) through lifestyle, movement, and philosophy developed over thousands of years in China. Combined with acupuncture and herbal medicine we have a very complete and powerful healing system. Daniel is capable of setting your biomedical diagnosis aside and seeing your health and imbalances from the viewpoint of Classical Chinese medicine. From this perspective all healing is possible, disease is not a sentence, and we are capable of improving your holistic life while treating your symptoms. He practices in the Kikko Matsumoto style (KMS) acupuncture and Korean Saam acupuncture systems. With this strong background in psychology, biology, and classical Chinese medicine, Daniel is an expert in mind-body studies and natural healing practices. Through combining his skill as a medical practitioner, certified yoga instructor, medical Qi Gong doctor, and herbal medicine, he teaches his clients how to regain balance in their daily lives through the usage of diet, breathing, movement, meditation and a daily cup of tea. Daniel uses the tools of acupuncture, bodywork, herbal medicine, moxibustion, cupping, nutritional therapy, and Qi Gong to empower and heal his clients. Daniel specializes in treating both internal and external chronic conditions including those involving the mental health, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, reproductive, cardiovascular, and nervous systems. He is experienced in reproductive health and women’s health, having provided treatments ranging from cycle management and natural fertility enhancement, through IVF support.