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Learn About Beehives and the Health of Bees at Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust

Join local backyard beekeepers Denise and Rob Dietrich at Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust at 2 p.m. on July 18 to learn about raising honeybees. Attendees that are not interested in having their own beehives can learn how Photo by pexels-pixabay-46534 to make their yard more bee-friendly and also what to do if a swarm of honeybees is sighted. Denise and Rob live on the other side of Big Timber Creek from the Lands Trust. They have more than 24 hives, two of which are at Old Pine Farm. They have been raising bees for eight years and are very involved in the South Jersey Beekeepers Association. Following their presentation, they will have their own honey for sale.

Attendees are asked to meet at the Willoughby House at the end of Pine Avenue, off Good Intent Road in Blackwood Terrace. Carpooling is recommended.

Cost: Free. Location: 340 Pine Ave., Deptford. For more information, call Sally Willowbee at 856-889-4160. Visit OldPineFarm.org or Facebook for potential changes and directions.

Summer Medical Weight-Loss Webinar

The second of a two-part Detox and Weight-Loss webinar series is now available through Merchantville Medical Wellness Center (MMWC). This free webinar introduces a revolutionary weight-loss program that is medically based on gut science.

The program supports a patient’s optimal weight by using a two-pronged approach: optimizing gut microbiota and supporting healthy blood sugars through macronutrient balance. The powerful combination of protein, healthy fats, micronutrients, fiber and polyphenol-rich fruit and vegetable extracts provides optimal nutrition and takes all the guesswork out of a healthy weight-management program.

“I can’t wait to start the weight-loss program, having finished the detox and feeling 10 years younger,” says a longtime patient of Jennifer Phillips, ND, owner of the practice. MMWC specializes in functional medicine designed to uncover the root cause of symptoms and disease. The practitioners, including two naturopathic physicians, an integrative physician and an acupuncturist, offer safe and natural therapies for all conditions.

For access to the webinar, call 856-488-7067 or email Office@MerchantvilleMedical WellnessCenter.com.

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not. ~Oprah Winfrey

Stephen Kavalkovich Spiritual Shaman, Healer and Teacher Joins Excitari Wellness Center

Excitari Wellness Center, in Medford, recently welcomed Stephen Kavalkovich (“Owl”), an intuitive shaman healer and reiki practitioner who specializes in offering shamanic healing ceremonies designed to assist clients in discovering where their true happiness lies. Shamanic healing practices, sometimes combined with intuitive reiki techniques, offer clients balance and help them break cycles of behavior.

Utilizing a combination of techniques, Owl works side by side with clients to achieve maximum transformation and value fulfillment. Clients receive access to healing modalities designed to restore spiritual, emotional and psychological well-being from a practitioner with more than 25 years of experience.

Owl’s training is comprised of Peruvian and Native American shamanism, traditional Usui reiki 1 and 2 certifications, a traditional Usui reiki master certification, Taiwanese Pai Hur Chien-White Crane Chi Kung, a clinical medical assistant certification, an EKG technician certification, a phlebotomy technician certification, and a patient care technician certification. He is also a member of the National Healthcareer Association.

Location: 30 Jackson Rd., Ste. D-101. For more information, visit ExcitariWellness. com. To book an appointment with Owl, visit Vagaro.com/ExcitariWellnessCenter.