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Finding Your Breath During Covid

During any time of high stress, breathing and pranayama practices help cleanse the body and strengthen immunity. Mindful breathing practices tone the vagus nerve, stimulating the parasympathetic nerve response, which promotes rest and digest. Simply put, mindful breathing can contribute to overall health and well-being. 

Join Karen Walsh and Be Here Now Yoga on Zoom for a three-part series designed to heighten breath awareness, reduce anxiety, and explore deep breathing techniques. Understanding the way you breath and having the ability to access breath techniques can be useful when dealing with respiratory issues associated with Covid-19. Practicing expanding your breath before you get sick can assist you if you get sick. 

This three-part series cost $50 and is offered over Zoom. Evening classes will be held at 5:30 p.m., on February 16 and 23, and March 2. Morning classes will be held at 11 a.m., on February 19 and 25, and March 4. Please register by noon on February 15 for evening class, and by noon on February 17 for morning class. Zoom link to class will be emailed on registration.

 Location: Main Street in historic Flemington. Currently all classes and workshops are offered via Zoom. Owner/Teacher Karen Walsh is an E-RYT and has certifications in Prime of Life Yoga, Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga, Restorative Yoga. For more information and to register, call 908-642-0989, email [email protected] or visit BeHereNowYoga108.com. 

In-Print News Briefs February 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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