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Natural Awakenings Central New Jersey

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Second Annual Happiness Coaching Program

Learn how to make happiness your choice! The Happiness Coaching program will help participants understand the “science of happiness,” how to apply it to everyday life and how to set monthly goals with guidance and support. This four-month group coaching experience based on the cutting-edge research in Positive Psychology and neuroscience will begin on February 14 from noon to 1:45pm and will meet the second Saturday of the month through May. Beth Youmans, PhD and Life Coach, created this program to help others change their lives by engaging in the process of happiness, supporting others and focusing on their strengths.

Past participants boast that “the class gave you the tools and focus to make progress. The techniques we learned were simple to follow and easy to apply to daily life.  Beth’s style is engaging and inviting!” Join us for this truly unique and life changing program.

Cost: $250.

Location:  953 Rt. 202 North, Branchburg. For more information and to register, call 908-707-0759 or visit YogaCentralNJ.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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