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RELAx Into Conscious Living

Natural Awakenings is pleased to welcome Linda Lamarca Schuler, MA, LPC, who blends professional training with a mystic understanding to help those who desire to live more consciously. “Stress and fear have been the common thread for 2020,” states Schuler. “We all can learn to live with more peace, love and joy in our lives despite the external stressors. It is a practice and choice, with lessons to learn every day.” In addition to one-on-one sessions, Schuler offers two online courses:  RELAx and Parenting.Easier. 

“Recognizing Emotions, Learning Awareness Experiences” (RELAx) is a six-week online course offering practice and lessons on stress reduction, mindfulness, conscious lifestyle and awakening. Schuler explains “It’s super sweet when you gather a group of family or friends to take the course, or you may make some new friends! Research shows that the practice of conscious breathe builds your brain.” Course is scheduled to begin January 16, but may shift as needs of participants becomes clear.

Parenting.Easier is a Montessori, heart centered, consciously aware reflective journey into the world of being a parent. This six-week online course begins at 10 a.m., on January 10. 

In addition to counseling and therapy, Schuler offers coaching on conscious lifestyle, yoga, exploring life paths through kundalini numerology or evolutionary astrology, chakra balancing and music therapy. “Linda is a teacher and an old soul. Expect to be awakened, challenged and inspired.” 

RELAx Course fee: $150. Counseling services may be covered by insurance. For more information, schedule a free 15 minute phone consultation or sign up for classes, please email [email protected] or visit LindaLaMarca.com. See ad, page 20.

In-Print News Briefs January 2021
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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