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freedOM Yoga Now Offers Reiki Sessions

Just as yoga positively affects the whole human being so too, can Reiki calm the body, mind and breath.

Reiki is a vibrational form of natural healing using Universal Life Energy done by a trained Reiki practitioner. It requires training to learn how to access and channel the energy through the provider to the recipient. Reiki does not claim to heal any illness but rather to help the recipient to receive the energy from which their body can benefit as it is able.

freedOM Yoga Studio in Somerville invites you to continue the healing process through Reiki sessions. The Reiki session consists of a series of hand positions practiced over and on the body. The session typically lasts between 45 to 60 minutes. Reiki can offer comfort while releasing pain.

A Reiki session costs $85 per session. Gift Certificates are available. Relax and rejuvenate with Reiki.

Location: freedOM Yoga Studio, 34 W. Main St., Suite 353, Somerville. For more information, contact Loring, Reiki Master, call 908-334-7286, email Loring@freedom-yoga-studio. com or visit freedom-yoga-studio.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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