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Exploring Qi from the Comfort of Home

When the doors to the studio closed in response to stay-at-home requirements, the teachers at Qi Gong for Healing in Middlesex knew they wanted to continue to provide classes. One teacher, Patty Pagano, decided to use high tech to share the health-enhancing mind/body/qi classes she loves so much. After a good bit of trial and error, help from the electronic crowd, and cooperation from her family, she was able to set up Zoom online for her current students along with a virtual class for Rutgers Adult School in July. If you are new to qi gong, Pagano also offers Moving Your Qi—The First Steps for Beginners. With three class times available, this is the perfect opportunity for those desiring to start the practice, and she is the perfect instructor as she is renowned for her patience and her smile.

It is no surprise that Pagano is a very resourceful person. Her background includes 20+ years in the fashion industry, a sideline in catering, and a long history of training in the Chinese practice of qi gong, including 16 years of study with several master teachers including William Ting, Dr.Tzu Kuo Shih, Fran Maher and Brian Coffey. 

For more information on beginner classes, contact Patty at 908-392-1313 or [email protected], or see the link in the Ongoing Events section.  For information about qi gong, tai chi, and Qi Healing/Therapy Weekend Seminars, call 908-647-1563 or visit QiGongForHealing.com. 

In-Print Qi Gong News Briefs June 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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