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Yoga Loka is Coming to Somerville

Bonnie Pariser has served yoga practitioners with passion and grace in Frenchtown since 2003. Those nurturing qualities have grown Yoga Loka into one of New Jersey’s premier destinations for yoga study. Pariser took over the former Full Circle Yoga in September and is excited by the opportunity to bring her 30 years of yoga practice and 16 years of teaching to Somerville. She explains, “I’m grateful for and humbled by the warm reception I’ve received here so far. I already love this town.”

Pariser has taught at Hunterdon Medical Center, Steeplechase Cancer Center and veterans’ groups. She has led and assisted in yoga classes, retreats and trainings throughout the United States as well as in India.  A certified yoga teacher at the highest level and yoga teacher trainer, Pariser also has certifications in Structural Yoga Therapy, Reiki and TRE (Trauma Releasing Exercises).

Pariser intends to serve and help grow the Somerset County yoga community as she has in Hunterdon- with personal attention and individualized instruction based on the practitioner’s experience, body type, injuries and desires. 

In addition to offering classes for beginners through advanced practitioners, Yoga Loka will offer: Yoga for Cancer Care, Yoga for Back Care, meditation, Trauma Releasing Exercises, stress relieving classes and private therapeutic instruction. Pariser says, “It’s not an exaggeration to say that yoga can change your life for the better—not only have I seen it, I’ve experienced it myself.”

Location: Yoga Loka, 19 N Doughty Rd., Somerville. For more information, call 908-268-7430 or visit Yoga-Loka.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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