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How to Keep Your Good Intentions in the New Year

Everyone knows the frustration of setting good intentions only to lose momentum quickly. There are many techniques that address the challenges of changing or modifying behavior for positive purposes. One of the most effective is learning how to use hypnosis to help achieve these goals. At 7 p.m., on January 5, Barry Wolfson, director of the Hypnosis Counseling Center, will present “How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions” at Honor Yoga, 17 Reaville Ave., in Flemington. This free presentation will be held in person and virtually. Additional classes in January for help in quitting smoking, losing weight and improving sleep are detailed in the calendar on page 32.

“Although January 1st connotes a new beginning, just picking an arbitrary date to make a change doesn’t always make it happen immediately. It’s like riding a bicycle. Very few of us have probably mastered that task immediately,” states Wolfson. “It took practice and then some more practice. But overall, learning to balance was fairly easy to master. The same is true for hypnosis.”

The talk includes the opportunity to experience an optional 5-minute hypnosis test and well as a Q & A session. This is the perfect opportunity for those curious about the benefits of hypnosis to explore how it can help bring a sense of control to their life. 

Hypnosis has been medically approved as a safe, painless and customizable way to aid individuals with a variety of behavioral issues including phobias, fears, sports performance, insomnia, migraines, stress reduction and myriad other conditions. The only tools needed for hypnosis are one’s mind and the desire to succeed.

 Wolfson shares that hypnosis can eliminate yo-yo dieting and help individuals reach an ideal weight by eating healthy and satisfying meals. It is also used successfully for the cessation of smoking—one of the most difficult habits to break—without anxiety, weight gain or mood swings.

 The Hypnosis Counseling Center has over 35 years of experience helping clients attain their goals and successfully change their lives for the better. HCC offers individual and group counseling sessions in more than 30 adult and continuing education schools and corporate sites throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Location: Offices in Flemington and Princeton and Livingston. For information and to register for the free talk contact Christina Flanagan at [email protected] or 908-878-7840. For more information, call or text 908-303-7767 or email [email protected]HypnosisCounselingCenter.com. See ad, page 7.


Hypnosis Counseling Center- Princeton - 43 Tamarack Circle, Princeton, NJ

Over 35 years of experience. We offer traditional counseling methods and the art of hypnotherapy in private and group settings, in person or virtual, for weight loss, stress, smoking, con... Read More » 

 

Hypnosis Counseling Center-Flemington - 28 Mine St, Flemington, NJ

Over 35 years of experience. We offer traditional counseling methods and the art of hypnotherapy in private and group settings, in person or virtual, for weight loss, stress, smoking, co... Read More » 

 

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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