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Learn Swedish Massage for the Non-Professional

Many would like to be able to give a healing massage but don’t want to commit to professional training. Suzin Walker, LMT and massage instructor, is pleased to offer Swedish Massage Training for the Non-Professional, from 6 to 9 p.m., beginning January 23. During this 8-week course, participants learn how to give a full-body Swedish massage and effectively integrate relaxing essential oils, hot towels wraps and hot stones.

The healing power of touch is well documented. This training is for anyone who desires the skills to create connection, trust and new meaning in relationships. It is also the perfect complementary skillset for elder and other caregivers, hospice workers and holistic health practitioners.

Feel the joy of helping others through massage. No experience required and beginners are welcomed. 

Early bird rate: $600, before 12/15; $650 thereafter. Location: Complete Health Yoga, 136 Franklin Corner Rd., Lawrenceville. To register, call or text Suzin Walker at 609-468-8233 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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