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freedOM Yoga Offers Monthly Family Yoga Class

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ften times, those who spend their days nurturing others do well with reminders to care for themselves. Yoga offers a path to peaceful family transitions from morning, noon, to night. Little ones are known to greet newness with a smile, rather than with resistance. When you take good care of yourself, you are better able to enjoy the process of giving and nurturing. Bringing your little ones to a fun-filled family yoga class at freedOM Yoga in Somerville can be the perfect way to break into a yoga routine. Honor yourself by taking a moment to guide your child(ren) through transitions while breathing with yoga poses. The next family yoga classes will be held on Saturday, April 30. The studio offers two versions: Family Yoga for All, from 11:30am to 12:15pm, and Family Yoga for Those Who are Differently Abled, from 12:30 to 1:15pm.

The classes cost $10 per child and $5 per adult. There is a 10% multiple sibling discount available. For more inspiration for the whole family, freedOM Yoga offers classes like Teen Tuesdays, After School Thursdays, Little and Young Yogins, and various adult classes too. Release struggles and welcome joy with a little help from yoga.

Location: freedOM Yoga Studio, 34 W Main Street, Suite 353, Somerville. For more information, 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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