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Quantum Floats Q & A with Ken Kaplan

ART_QuantumFloats_KenKaplan_cmykRecently we had a chance to sit down with Ken Kaplan, owner of Quantum Floats, to learn more about floating and its benefits.

Q: Tell us a bit about yourself.

A: My wife, Maria, and I are from New York, but settled in Bridgewater in 1990 to raise a family. I have been a corporate lawyer since 1990 and have worked at several New Jersey law firms and corporations. In 2009, I opened my own law firm. And what started as a solo practice has grown into Kaplan, Williams & Graffeo, a corporate law firm located in Morristown. In November 2015 I opened Quantum Floats, a floatation center in Bedminster.

Q: What exactly is floating?

A: Floating has been around since the 1970s and has recently gained in popularity. The basic idea behind floating is simple. By removing light, sound, sensation of hot and cold and the effects of gravity on the body, the mind and body can deeply relax. We achieve this by floating in a large, dark and quiet chamber that contains 10 inches of skin temperature water, (around 94 degrees), where 1000 pounds of Epsom salt is dissolved. This is why you float effortlessly.

Q: What are the benefits?

A: Over the past 40 years research has shown the benefits of floating range from reducing stress; reducing pain from illness, injury or simply overworked muscles; improving sleep; mental clarity; increased creativity and problem solving.

Q: What compelled a successful corporate attorney to own a float center?

A: About four years ago, while attending a business networking event, I met a woman who worked in a floatation center. I had been looking for a way to reduce stress and floating sounded like a great solution, and it was. I also signed up for the Mental Arts seminars that were offered by the float center. The seminars offer clients not only an experience to examine their own thinking patterns, but also practical tools to adjust those patterns, so they can accomplish their goals and lead a far less stressful life. What I discovered through floating and the seminars are tools that anyone can use to improve our relationships with one another, including our relationships within the business world. Seeing the improvements I brought about in my life, I realized the need for those tools to be offered within our community. Quantum Floats also offers these seminars.

Q: What’s ahead for Quantum Floats?

A: Quantum Floats currently has three float suites. We are in the process of building a larger facility in Bedminster, where we will have 9 to 10 floatation tanks, massage therapy and space for seminars and community events.

Quantum Floats is located at One Robertson Drive, Bedminster, NJ 07921. For information, call 973-782- 3227. QuantumFloats.com.

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Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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