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Touch-Mediated ASMR Sessions

Karen Schweiger, owner of In Your Arms, announces the addition of Touch-Mediated ASMR sessions to its menu of intuitive touch and professional cuddling services. ASMR stands for “autonomous sensory meridian response,” which is a tingling sensation usually starting around the base of the scalp that spreads to the neck and upper shoulders.

In online ASMR videos, you might see practitioners tapping their nails on plastic containers, crunching up pieces of paper, brushing their hair or turning book pages. ASMR is not only triggered by videos, but by in-person interactions as well. Many people have reported experiencing ASMR while having their hair shampooed or cut, getting a massage or enjoying a spa treatment. Touch therapy and cuddling is a natural pairing for ASMR, particularly when combined with soft-spoken words or environmental sounds, touch therapy and related practices.

In Your Arms offers intuitive touch therapy through platonic physical interaction to help individuals find relief from everyday stress, anxiety and loneliness. This includes cuddling, holding hands, conversing or a combination, performed in a safe, warm and confidential environment.

For more information, contact Karen Schweiger at 908-313-7758 or email [email protected]. Visit CuddleInYourArms.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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