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Yoga to Live Music ~ A New Series This Fall at Be Here Now Yoga

Be Here Now Yoga in historic downtown Flemington is excited to announce the “Yoga to Live Music” series which premiers this fall. The first session in this three-part series will be “Restorative Yoga” to live cello is scheduled for Sunday, September 14 from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Students will enjoy the benefit of supported yoga poses designed to relax, renew, and restore the body. Cellist Richard Hotchkiss will play music from Bach to Beatles to add to this deeply relaxing yoga practice.

The series continues on October 12 with “Find Your Warrior Yoga” to live drums. Open your hips and your heart and find balance through grace and movement. Jessica will lead the class while Karen will offer modification options; together the two will lead a practice for all levels. As a special bonus, local percussionist Chuck Wood will bring the art of rhythm and music to this class.

On November 23, cellist Richard Hotchkiss returns to accompany Karen for the second “Restorative Yoga” class featuring live music ranging from Mozart to the Monkees.

In addition, the series includes a Yoga and Sound Meditation with two-time Grammy nominee, yoga professor, and sound healer Dalien, AKA 13 Hand, on October 28 and December 16. Other fall highlights include After School Kids Yoga, Yoga Nidre with Arty, JourneyDance with Esta Kaftan, Singing Bowls with Denise Mihalik, a Level One Reiki Training with Diana Davis, and Changing Seasons Changing Blends Tea Workshop with Tari Jaffe.

“Yoga to Live Music” classes are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Pre-registration is recommended to reserve you spot.

Location: 63 Main Street, Suite 202 in Flemington. 908-642-0989. Be Here Now Yoga also offers mediation, tai chi, a monthly reiki share, Health and Wellness programs, a monthly book club, teacher trainings and more. For details and registration, visit BeHereNowYoga108.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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