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The Rise of Fear

By Steve Coster / 2nd April 2022

Are we addicted to fear? Watching the events in Ukraine unfold over the last few weeks is terrifying. At times, watching the news is like watching a horror film. I cover my eyes, but I can’t help peeking through my fingers to see what will happen next. Too scared to watch but at the same time unable to […]

Just Relax!

By Steve Coster / 3rd December 2021

If you have ever studied a martial art, being told constantly to relax probably sounds familiar. The trouble is, no body ever actually tells you what ‘relax’ means, other than, ‘You know, relaaaax’. And in a world that never switches off and where the subliminal message of growth is constant, it’s difficult to relax. So, […]

No Pain Never Again!

By Steve Coster / 3rd September 2021

It’s lucky for the human race that we have a very short memory when it comes to pain and stress. If we remembered these sensations acutely, I doubt very much anything worth doing would be repeated. Everyone would be a single child, no one would change job or partner, and we would all still be […]

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City City Yang Yang – Learning to slow down

By Steve Coster / 6th February 2020

Recently I’ve been spending a bit of time in London. I was on a fertility and menstrual problems workshop the whole of last weekend, run by my Tui na teacher, Sarah Pritchard. I also paid a visit to Tate Britain to see the William Blake exhibition before it ends. It was a great show but […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]