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Business Spotlight: Be Here Now Yoga

Be Here Now Yoga is a small yoga studio tucked away in historic downtown Flemington. It boasts ample free parking and a ramp in the back of the building as well as an elevator for handicap accessibility. The studio offers Prime of Life Yoga, Restorative Yoga to Live Cello, Yoga for Beginners, Gentle Yoga, Mixed Level, Slow Flow Yoga, Yoga for Men, Prenatal Yoga and monthly Yoga Nidra classes. 

Now in its sixth year, owner Karen Walsh continues to focus on small, intimate classes that prioritize personalized modifications with attention to each student in the class. She also specializes in Prime of Life Yoga and leads many of the classes herself.  

Walsh, an E-RYT 500, has been living with Multiple Sclerosis for 24 years and can personally attest to the mind-body benefits of yoga and meditation. After undergoing a discectomy on her spine, she teaches Yoga for Back Care on Thursday evenings and feels her surgical rehab just means she has more to offer her students. 

Walsh prides herself on making yoga accessible to all bodies. Students who would like to learn more about Be Here Now Yoga can attend the upcoming 300-Hour Advanced Teacher Training or Yoga Therapy. In addition, new student 3-class packs are offered for $25, but those who mention Natural Awakenings get their fourth class free. 

Location: Be Here Now Yoga, 63 Main Street, Suite 202, Flemington. For information, call 908-642-0989, email [email protected] or visit BeHereNowYoga108.com. See ad, page 47.

In-Print, Community Yoga Studios January 2020
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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