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Family Constellations Workshop

It’s very possible that an issue you struggle with has its roots in hidden dynamics within your family system. If you struggle with an issue: money, relationships, success, or depression, it may be rooted in hidden dynamics within your family system. On November 15, from 7 to 9pm, join Kerry Kay as she explains how the past influences today with Family Constellations. An early death, loss, estrangement, war, addiction or severe illness can affect us, and our children, today. In a Family

Constellations workshop, we have the opportunity to examine the source of a difficulty and emerge with a new way of seeing and being.  This powerful and innovative system provides us with an out picturing of internal dynamics that are often difficult to name or recognize, thus providing us with an opportunity to heal and move forward. Participants have the opportunity to work in a group situation that is profoundly safe and supportive. Whether or not a person has the chance to present an issue or examine a question, all who attend receive benefit because these issues, struggles and dynamics are universal. The class costs $10.

Kerry Kay’s healing work started 19 years ago when she began her Reiki training. Since then, she has trained in Integrated Kabbalistic Healing, Jin Shin Jyutsu and Family Constellations. Kerry also teaches healing modalities and meditation. Location: Sand Hills Community Wellness Center, 57 Sand Hills Road, Kendall Park. For more information, call 732-419-3551 or visit FeedingAllWhoHunger.com.

Family Constellations News Briefs
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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