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Qi Gong: the Universe and You.

By Steve Coster / 30th August 2019

Practicing Qi Gong is just as much about how you view the world as it is about simply exercising. It is about understanding our connection to the Earth and the Universe, and also to ones self.  As one of the main branches of Chinese Medicine, the practice of Qi Gong is based on the philosophy […]

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More about Exercise…the Chinese way

By Steve Coster / 29th July 2019

So following on from my previous blog where I focussed mainly on running and endurance sport, this week I’m looking at a more holistic approach to exercise, Qi Gong. No Pain No Gain In the West we generally believe that doing lots of physical exercise is good for us and it will help us live […]

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I was a running junkie!

By Steve Coster / 26th June 2019

The Yin & Yang of Running When it comes to health, exercise is a lot like food.  What I mean is, we know greens are good for us but if that was all we ate, then they would soon become bad for us.  And I think that is true of exercise.  In the acupuncture clinic […]

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The Sound of Chinese Medicine Part 2

By Steve Coster / 12th June 2019

To conclude my series of blogs on sound and Acupuncture, this week I’m looking at using the voice as a diagnostic tool.  Or, what does a person’s tone of voice tell us about their state of health? When a patient comes in to the clinic to see me for acupuncture or tai na, there are […]

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The Sound of Chinese Medicine

By Steve Coster / 31st May 2019

In my last blog we touched on the sounds associated with the five elements and Acupuncture.  So this week I would like to take a closer look at Chinese music and it’s relationship with healing. Music is important in all aspects of our existence.  We play music at every opportunity, at weddings and funerals, ceremonies of […]

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Connecting with the earth & the art of chewing

By Steve Coster / 1st May 2019

Over the Easter weekend I was getting my hands dirty digging the veg patch and planting seeds.  The weather has been so clement that my courgettes are shooting up already!  In this week’s blog I explore our relationship with the earth and food we grow in it.  Acupuncture isn’t just about needles, a few simple […]

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