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Connect with Mother Earth Wisdom and Dream Circle Workshop

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n Saturday, June 25 from 10am to 5pm, Native American Zelda Hotaling will be presenting her Mother Earth Wisdom and Mending the Hoop workshop at the Days Inn in Bridgewater. Learn about her amazing work with sacred dream catchers and how “shifts happen” when discovering the secrets the dream catchers hold.

This weekend will help participants seek guidance through spirit-guided healing work using creativity, crystal bowls, drums and rattles to promote healing through sound vibrations. Participants will create personal sacred dream circles with threads, fibers, and special items from home. Spinning the web will help to release judgments, fears and limitations. Touched by the transformative power of nature and our own inner wisdom, bring home a renewed sense of connection and healing.

Zelda Hotaling was raised in the Native American traditions of the Mohawk people. She began receiving her teachings as a child with the Elders and building her relationship with Creator. In times of profound change, First Nation elders speak of the importance of focusing energy and intentions to bring more love and compassion into the world. During particularly turbulent times, we must heed the teachings of earth wisdom to awaken healing and develop new ways to experience our fullest potential in the world—for ourselves and the good of all beings.

The cost is $149, materials included. Please bring a lunch, including beverage, and wear comfortable clothing. Preregister by June 20.

Location: Days Inn, 1260 Route 22 East, Bridgewater. For more information and to register, visit SuzenPrevents.com or email [email protected].

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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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