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A Fall Shamic Toltec Retreat in Hudson Valley

Breathe in the beauty of peak colors of fall, two hours away, in a beautiful natural space at the Shamanic Toltec Retreat  on October 22-24, in the Hudson Valley.

As the trees prepare for their next cycle, we do the same. This is the perfect opportunity for those who are going through big changes and looking for deep healing, transformation and new beginnngs on a higher level. Join us in ceremonies, profound practices, tools, and teachings of healing and awakening mind, emotions, body, and spirit, led by Janet StraightArrow, shaman, sage and healer. 

StraightArrow blends ancient wisdom in sacred and practical ways to help us in our lives today. She offers the Mitote ceremony from the Don Miguel Ruiz lineage as the core ceremony of illumination and healing. Live the four agreements and the mastery of love.

A recent participant shares that “Janet’s teachings emerge from a place of unconditional love. You come away with you, and your life is forever changed. Choosing to work with Janet is giving yourself the most beautiful gift in the world.”

Prepay by 8/15 for discounted price. Location: Art Farm, Accord, NY. For full details, call 973-647-2500 or visit BetheMedicine.com. See ad, page 17.

In-Print August 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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