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One Spirit Festival Marks 5th Anniversary

The One Spirit Festival, a holistic and metaphysical fair sponsored by the Church of All Creation and the Circle of Intention School of Intuitive Sciences, turns five this spring. Organized by Christina Lynn Whited, the festival hopes to expand the awareness of the alternative and mystical aspects of life. It explores the innate connection to a loving force that inspires people to acts of courage, good deeds, creative pursuits and more. The festival showcases mysticism, healing, alternative health options and handmade items by local artisans that embody that creative spirit.

The One Spirit Festival offers free lectures on various holistic and spiritual topics throughout the day. Fifteen minute appointments are available with a variety of psychics and can be booked in advance online at the festival’s website. A large group of artisans offer their creative works. You will also find nutritional products as well as wellness counselors, crystals, spiritual centers and classes, chair massages and energy healing sessions both inside the building and in the yard. Learn about the benefits of sound healing and energized water. Connect with the angels and your own spirit guides. The offered information comes from many years of experience on the part of the practitioners who are pre-screened and hand-selected.

Location: Clinton Community Center. For more information, visit OneSpiritFestival.org and contact Christina at 908-638-9066.

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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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