Mind + Body

07/06/2023

Cycling has deep roots in the Cape Girardeau community, going all the way back to the late 1800s when Cape became one of the most famous bicycle race towns in the Midwest.

Read the history of cycling in Cape in our most recent issue of mind + body.

Cycling has deep roots in the Cape Girardeau community, going all the way back to the late 1800s when Cape became one of the most famous bicycle race towns in the Midwest. In the late 1890s, Frank Dunlap built a quarter-mile wooden track, bringing highly-decorated national and international cyclists...

06/27/2023

One of the most interesting and complicated aspects of tea is its health benefits.

In our Summer 2023 issue, three local tea enthusiasts explain the many advantages to drinking tea, as well as the differences between black, green, white and herbal teas.

Read more in "The Health Benefits of Tea" in print, or online.

Leaves and hot water. With just these two ingredients, tea may seem simple, but this drink is complicated. Tea has caused wars and is an important tradition in many cultures and religions. It's also one of the most-consumed beverages worldwide, second to water; according to Statistica, approximately...

06/20/2023

In the Summer 2023 issue, we foraged for morel mushrooms with locals Jefferson Fox and Anna Mae Zembsch. They showed us how to hunt for morels, and chef DeWayne Schaaf taught us how to cook with them.

Read the story, "The Thrill of the Hunt: Foraging for morels in Southeast Missouri," in print or online.

Don't ask a morel hunter where they hunt. In Southeast Missouri, morels fruit for approximately five weeks, from late March to early May. The mushrooms are popular because of the short window of time they are available in, they have fewer poisonous mushroom look-alikes than other foragable fungi and...

06/15/2023

“It’s not a big deal if you fall in.”

It’s one of the first things stand up paddleboard (SUP) yoga instructor Missy Nieveen Phegley tells me when I arrive for her class one summer evening.

Read writer Jasmine Jones' experience as a first time participant in SUP yoga in the story, "The Balance of Beginning: Trying paddleboard yoga for the first time."

"It's not a big deal if you fall in." It's one of the first things stand up paddleboard (SUP) yoga instructor Missy Nieveen Phegley tells me when I arrive for her class one summer evening. While we talk, myself and a group of six women walk toward Trail of Tears State Park's Lake Boutin with large,....

06/12/2023

The Summer 2023: Go issue of mind + body is here!

In these pages, we share our adventures with you. Through stories of trying paddleboard yoga for the first time to foraging for mushrooms, we hope this issue inspires you to get out and go.

Summer in Southeast Missouri in waiting for you.

04/06/2023

More photos from the Winter 2022 story, "At Home: Tour Cape Girardeau Homes Designed by John L.E. Boardman."

Read the story and see the photos in print or online. 👇

https://www.semissourian.com/story/2973188.html

03/29/2023

More photos from wildlife photographer Sharon Tuschhoff's Africa trip. She has practiced wildlife photography for 15 years and says her favorite animals to capture through her lenses are big cats and bears.

View more of her work on GoneWild Photography by Sharon Tuschhoff.

Read her story featured in the Winter 2022 issue 👇

https://www.semissourian.com/story/2973171.html

03/23/2023

In our Fall 2018 issue, we learned what camping looks like in Southeast Missouri and where the best places are to do it. ⛺️

Read the story "Happy Camper" 👇

https://www.semissourian.com/reader/mindbody/21108/197984

02/22/2023

More photos from below the ground in Perry County, where approximately 700 discovered caves exist.

Read all about caving in the Winter 2022 mind + body issue: https://www.semissourian.com/story/2973187.html

02/15/2023

Ola Nordstrom grew up in Sweden, and still practices "Fika," a coffee break taken around 10 a.m. or 3 p.m. everyday in Sweden.

It is a practice that benefits people socially, mentally and emotionally. Here are some photos Ola submitted from Fika over the years!

Read more about Fika: https://www.semissourian.com/story/2973195.html

02/07/2023

Sharon Tuschhoff practices wildlife photography, traveling around the world to capture creatures in their nature habitat. Here are more photos of birds she's captured through her lenses.

Read her full story in the Winter 2022 issue of mind + body, and check out more of her photography on her page: GoneWild Photography by Sharon Tuschhoff

01/24/2023

Photos from Dr. Jean Chapman's home as featured in mind + body magazine. This home was designed by John L.E. Boardman.

View the rest of the Cape Girardeau home tour in print or online.

📸: Bradley Phillips

https://www.semissourian.com/story/2973188.html

01/18/2023

A building that started in the early 1900s as a department store turned movie theater turned newspaper building is now a destination block with the opening of Scout Hall.

Discover Cape Girardeau's newest spot for all things entertainment, shopping and food. Read the full story on Scout Hall in print or online. 🌟

-> Brickwood Boutique
-> Kenny's Flippin Burgers - Broadway
-> Speck Pizza + Street Food
-> Omakase

https://www.semissourian.com/story/2973186.html

01/12/2023

More photos from the world of caves underneath Perry County. 📸 In the Winter 2022: Explore issue, editor Mia Pohlman writes about her caving adventures.

Read the full story in print or online.

https://www.semissourian.com/story/2973187.html

01/05/2023

Photos from Dr. Dayton Rusby Seabaugh's home as featured in mind + body magazine. This home was designed by John L.E. Boardman.

View the rest of the Cape Girardeau home tour in print or online.

📸: Bradley Phillips

https://www.semissourian.com/story/2973188.html