Wellness – The Daily Evergreen

Dance depression away, feel proud of your body

SAM SCHMITKE, Evergreen reporter

March 20, 2019

Dance is an art, a sport, and a reliever for depression. It can ease depression and give you pride in your body. Shelly Werner, teacher of art and dance classes at Spectrum 11 Art and Dance Studio, has danced since she was 4 years old. In 1995, she began teaching dance classes at the studio. Werner...

Address your pains with chiropractic care

SAM SCHMITKE, Evergreen columnist

March 6, 2019

Filed under Columns, Life, Lifestyle, Wellness

Students should take advantage of chiropractic services to help ease body pain. Shane Carnahan, owner and chiropractor for Carnahan Chiropractic, has run his Pullman general practice for 12 years, and for the last two he’s incorporated nutrition into it. Carnahan said the main issues people have...

Letter from the Life editor: Reflecting on hookup culture

MAGGIE QUINLAN, Evergreen Life editor

February 27, 2019

Filed under Columns, Life, Lifestyle, Showcase, Wellness

So many college students seem to make a hopeful mistake. We seem to believe hookups are an exception to the rules of human emotion. Hookups are not a ticket to pain-free exhilaration because there’s no such thing. Only the most mediocre hookups will leave you completely unscathed. If you have a...

Local cafe manager runs reiki business

SAM SCHMITKE, Evergreen columnist

February 6, 2019

Filed under Columns, Community, Involvement, Life, Top-feature, Wellness

Pups and Cups is a cafe for humans and dogs, but its general manager, Steven Mislosky, runs a little-known side business. Mislosky is a Reiki healer and tarot reader, and I suggest you give it a try. Mislosky said he uses Reiki, a no-touching aura massage, to spread good energy to the body, even from...

Moscow shamans lead sonic meditation

SAM SCHMITKE, Evergreen columnist

January 30, 2019

Filed under Community, Life, Top-feature, Wellness

Jessica Jackson Drollette, a hypnotherapist, runs a hypnotherapy and shamanic sound journey business in Moscow. Hypnotherapy uses different sound waves and breathing techniques to help with relaxation, she said. Drollette has always been intrigued by hypnotherapy and wanted to participate in it when...

Don’t make tripping on psychedelics a daily habit

TATIANA MEAOLE, Evergreen columnist

January 30, 2019

Filed under Life, Top-feature, Wellness

Turning to psychedelic drugs is not strange, but if you find yourself craving a trip more than once a week, there might be a problem. If you’re unhappy with your reality, how much of a foreign chemical are you willing to put into your body to alter that reality? “There is no drug that is safe,”...

WSU should support students on autism spectrum

SARINA SHARPE, Evergreen columnist

January 30, 2019

Filed under Columns, Life, Showcase, Wellness

In every college student’s time at university, there comes a moment when they need extra support to get through an assignment, life event or difficult day — but is support available to students on the autism spectrum? One program on campus, ROAR (Responsibility, Opportunities, Advocacy and Respect),...

Birth center offers alternative pregnancy care

SAM SCHMITKE, Evergreen reporter

January 23, 2019

Filed under Community, Features, Life, Lifestyle, Top-feature, Wellness

Last year, a midwife, a naturopathic doctor and an acupuncturist came together to open The Nest Birth and Wellness Center in a small white house by the Old European. ViviAnne Fischer, a licensed midwife for three years and one of the owners, said she has been in awe of pregnant women since childhood....

Massage maneuvers to use for yourself, friends

SAM SCHMITKE, Evergreen columnist

January 16, 2019

Filed under Life, Showcase, Wellness

Now that sylly week is over, the real work begins. As your workload increases, you’ll need to step up your relaxation regimen too. Local massage therapists know how to get it done. Aletha Lassiter, massage therapist and owner of Yogatopia at 246 E Main St., talked about the most common problems...

Prevent Seasonal Affective Disorder

TATIANA MEAOLE, Evergreen columnist

January 9, 2019

Filed under Columns, Life, Top-feature, Wellness

With frosty school days ahead, depression and anxiety are definitely the last things anyone wants to start the semester with. Seasonal Affective Disorder or, as most recall it, the “winter blues” could impact you. If you know SAD, then this is for you. “As [some people] get into the winter...

Palouse Juice celebrates one year

RYAN LUNDBERG, Evergreen reporter

January 9, 2019

Filed under Community, Features, Life, Showcase, Top-feature, Wellness

Palouse Juice celebrated their one year anniversary on Tuesday and encouraged each customer to enter raffles and win various prizes. The shop gave all proceeds they earned during the event directly to a local non-profit that specializes in environmental hazards. Toni and Zach Salerno-Baird are husband...

Yoga studio to provide free Iyengar-style classes

SAM SCHMITKE, Evergreen reporter

January 9, 2019

Filed under Community, Features, Life, Showcase, Wellness

The Moscow Yoga Center will provide a free yoga session every Saturday at the beginning of each month, starting Saturday at 11 a.m. As the semester begins, many students might hope to make time in their schedule to become more flexible and centered. Jeri Hudak, the owner of the Moscow Yoga Center,...