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Join presenter Jen Collins at Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust at 2 p.m. on April 18 for the reopening of their monthly workshops and the celebration of beavers and tree planting. Attendees will see firsthand how the teeth work of the Big Timber Creek hungry beavers also and plant some trees for their future food. Collins has been the onsite manager at the Unexpected Wildlife Refuge, in Newfield, since 2019. She has a master’s degree in biology and has worked for many years in wildlife in Arizona and New Jersey. She will share her knowledge of beavers and their important role in nature. Attendees are asked to dress for walking and digging, to wear a mask and to meet at the Willoughby House at the end of Pine Avenue, off Good Intent Road in Blackwood Terrace. There is an additional small parking lot available at the end of Rankin Avenue, one block from Pine Avenue. Carpooling is recommended.
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Cost: Free. Location: 340 Pine Ave., Deptford. For more information, call Sally Willowbee at 856-340-4160. Visit Facebook for potential changes and directions.
Reflexologist Joins The Center, Life in Balance
The Center, Life in Balance, in Medford, welcomes Marlene Hudson to its community of holistic practitioners. Hudson specializes in reflexology and emotional healing. She incorporates essential oils with an approach called Vita Flex, which enhances vitality through reflexes. Reflexology brought her the relief from sciatica pain she had been experiencing for years. This inspired her to spread awareness of the science of reflexology through education.
“Reflexology reverses the stress response and is an effective, safe alternative to drugs for stress reduction, pain and anxiety,” explains Hudson. “The feet reflect the body literally, and foot analysis most often is the most intriguing part of the session.” Besides offering private sessions, Hudson teaches classes in reflexology and aromatherapy for massage therapists seeking continuing education credits and reflexology certification courses. “We are pleased to have Marlene bring her healing energy and expertise to The Center. And she is excited to share her healing gifts through private sessions and classes,” says Susan Costantino Drummond, co-owner of The Center. Hudson has an introductory offer through May: Save $10 on a 30-minute session.
Marlene Hudson
Location: 45 S. Main St. For more information or to schedule an appointment with Hudson, call 609-321-4843, email LearnReflex@gmail.com or visit LearnReflex.com.
Dr. Debora Reeh Excitari Wellness Center Welcomes Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Excitari Wellness Center, in Medford, recently welcomed Dr. Debora Reeh, a board-certified family physician in practice for more than 20 years. As a doctor of osteopathic medicine, her focus is on the body, mind and spirit as part of one interconnected system. Reeh has special expertise in osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), which honors the relationship between structure and function. Reeh uses her hands to treat a wide range of conditions, from acute pain or injury to chronic, long-standing issues. OMT is extremely helpful for musculoskeletal pain and calming of the nervous system. It is also beneficial for medical diagnoses.
Reeh successfully treats individuals that have symptoms originating from surgery or trauma, regardless of severity or years elapsed since onset. For example, she explores the anatomic links between a minor rear-end collision and unexplained dental pain months later, or a childhood nasal fracture and current-day shoulder pain. Many of her patients have unusual symptoms and have been to many varied conventional practitioners before finding relief with her osteopathic care. For more information or to schedule an appointment with Reeh, visit ExcitariWellness.com.
This spring, Virtua Health will open the Midwifery Birth & Wellness Center, the first and only freestanding birth center of its kind in Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties.
Located near Virtua Voorhees Hospital, the family-focused birth center will offer home-like labor and delivery suites supporting the birthing option of one’s choice, including water births. The center will have a kitchen, comfortable lounge, private outdoor space and sibling play area to keep one’s family together as one awaits the birth of one’s child. Image by Iuliia Bondarenko from Pixabay Physiologic, or natural, labor and birth emphasizes an unrushed, supported process, with less-invasive monitoring. Women give birth spontaneously, without an epidural or other obstetric intervention, unless it’s medically necessary. Pregnancy, labor and birth are seen as normal life processes, rather than conditions to be managed.
Facilitated by a midwife, a nurse and/or a doula that have undergone specialized training, physiologic births offer tremendous advantages for both mom and baby. During a normal, healthy birth, one’s body releases certain hormones intended to help one’s labor and manage discomfort. These hormones also help the baby transition to life outside the womb—maintaining a normal body temperature, breastfeeding successfully and bonding quickly.
For more information, visit Virtua.org/WeDeliver.
Camp Creek Run Offering EcoKids Program
Join Project HEAL (Human, Environmental and Animal Links) at Camp Creek Run, in Marlton, to take part in EcoKids, their outdoor nature school program for children ages 3 to 6 and their caregivers. The program runs for seven weeks at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays, from April 20 to June 1, or at 1 p.m. on Thursdays, from April 22 to June 3. EcoKids classes use stories, crafts and nature study/ exploration to encourage an environmental sensibility and sense of wonder for the natural world. Classes occur outdoors, with walks on trails, rain or shine. Topics include birding, insects, fungi, flowers, pollination, gardening and more
Photo by Jonny Lew from Pexels
Cost: $60 (must preregister, no drop-ins). Location: 199 Taunton Lake Rd. For more information or to register, call 856-596-4250 or email CampCreekRun@yahoo.com.
Living Tree’s Wellness Village
Natural Awakenings of South Jersey, Living Tree Wellness and The Nurtured Soul are sponsoring a free event titled Living Tree’s Wellness Village from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on May 1 (rain date is May 2) at Living Tree Wellness, in Haddonfield. The event will take place outside with COVID-19 precautions in place. Attendees are asked to please wear a mask and socially distance.
Those in attendance will have the opportunity to learn about different wellness practices; see exhibitions; shop for books, tonics, teas, cannabidiol (CBD) products, vegan/gluten-free meals, home goods, jewelry and more. Vendors/practitioners may have individual prizes in their booths. In addition, each vendor will donate an item or session for a grand prize basket. Each guest that visits every booth will have a chance to win the basket.
Practitioners and businesses include: Living Tree Wellness, Natural Awakenings of South Jersey, The Nurtured Soul, HealThy Life, 7Keyz Wellness Connections, Sempiternal Studio, Rise Hypnosis, DorothyClaire Crystals, Joelle Gordon Coaching and Herbalism, Health Navigators, The Sacred Space, Thrive Birth & Maternal Support, Oh How Healthy, Peace & Love Amplifiers, Kickin’ Flips, Usborne Books & More, Guided To Heal, Numerology, Go Holistics, Kindred Spirits Store and Not Your Mama’s Tacos.
Funds will be raised to benefit HealThy Life, a nonprofit organization that educates, supports and raises funds for latestage cancer patients seeking holistic and integrative therapies not covered by health insurance.
Cost: Admission is free. Location: 8 E. Mt. Vernon Ave. For more information, call 609-238-8862 or visit LivingTree.abmp. com. For more information about HealThy Life, visit HealThyLifeNJ.org/donate.
