A4 THE SPOKESMAN • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022
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ALL UP IN YOUR BUSINESS
50 minutes inside an egg distorts time
BY HARRISON MCKINNEY
Redmond Spokesman
I
Up in your business
had no idea what I was in for
when I climbed into in Central
Oregon’s only “harmonic egg.”
A low rumbling frequency emanated
from the huge 12-sided orb located at
Spark Wellness, 210 SW 5th Street. It
is an 11-foot wide, 7-foot high sensory
chamber that uses light and sound to
immerse the subject and shut out the
real world.
The curved door slid shut as I re-
clined in the chamber. It was dark ex-
cept for cracks along the door.
At first I was nervous and had trou-
ble relaxing. Then the darkness was
broken and I was drenched in blue
and purple lights. Then I heard forest
sounds trickle in and long wave fre-
quencies emanated from speakers at
each end. Sensations of floating over-
whelmed me as the 50-minute ses-
sion progressed, followed by pinpricks
of sound frequencies reverberating
throughout my body. And even though
the music was loud, I felt as though I
were being lulled to sleep. Time felt like
it behaved differently. As I exited the
chamber feeling like I had just gone on
a long trip.
While I was inside, I couldn’t help
but try to figure out how they assem-
bled the thing. I followed the seams
and thought about how you’d manufac-
ture hundreds of giant wood and fiber-
glass eggs.
According to Spark Wellness owner
Laura Wagner, her goal is to bridge the
gap between medicine and spirituality
using this new technology. She opened
the business in October 2021 and de-
My name
is Harry. For
14 years I’ve
watched Red-
mond grow
exponentially,
with new busi-
nesses cropping
McKinney
up all the time.
In an effort to
promote economic growth and in-
troduce customers to all the new
offerings around town, I am starting
this regular feature in the Spokes-
man. We’re titling it “Up In Your Busi-
ness.” If you want me to stop by your
office and try it out, contact me at
hmckinney@redmondspokesman.
com.
scribes it as a “quantum healing center.”
“What I’m trying to do is to bring
spirituality back into the human heal-
ing process,” she said.
After working in conventional med-
icine, Wagner made the shift from one
end of the wellness spectrum to the
other.
She says it would be easier to name
what the “egg” doesn’t help. Of course,
I must be careful of with my choice of
words, especially when referring to the
egg “treating” illnesses, which is ex-
plicitly discouraged. Wagner says the
healing is believed to take place at a
cellular level, similar to how sound is
used to break up kidney stones or other
blockages in the body, which is called
lithotripsy.
I don’t know about all that, but there
Harry McKinney/Spokesman
The Harmonic Egg, located at Spark Wellness in Redmond.
I did find a universal truth in all of this.
The fact that we live in a world full of
overstimulation, the egg offers a brief
respite from the constant barrage of
lights, sounds and information we ex-
perience 24/7.
I emerged feeling bewildered and in
desperate need of a nap, as I was on the
precipice of sleep when time was up. I
slept very well that night.
Wagner recalled one man in his 60s
who was apprehensive about the idea.
He suffered from anger issues, depres-
sion, heart disease, surgical complica-
tions and fought with doctors that he
felt weren’t listening. He said that 20
sessions in the “egg” reduced his stress
level. His mentality and worldview
changed, she said.
Want to try it out? Here’s how:
Schedule an appointment at the ad-
dress above for an 90-minute introduc-
tory session: $75, Single session: $111.
Contact info: 541-604-2440, hello@
sparkwellness.love
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Harrison McKinney: hmckinney@
redmondspokesman.com, 541-923-1370
Redmond DMV to
reopen Nov. 15 for
limited days, hours
By SPOKESMAN STAFF
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The airline Avelo began direct flights from Burbank, California, to Redmond in May. It’s not the only smaller airline that sees potential
in Central Oregon. Submitted photo
Avelo begins its direct
flights to Palm Springs
BY TIM TRAINOR
Redmond Spokesman
Avelo Airlines, a Hous-
ton-based carrier, on Nov.
11 started its nonstop ser-
vice from Redmond to Palm
Springs, California.
The flights leave Redmond
at 10:45 a.m. on Fridays and
return at 5 p.m. on Mondays.
Avelo will use a Boeing 737
aircraft, which seats 189 pas-
sengers, to fly the routes. The
flights have a roughly two-
hour duration.
Avelo has been operating a
direct flight from Redmond to
Burbank Airport in Los An-
geles since May 2021. Olson
said that route has been suc-
cessful for the company, with
more than 80 percent of seats
filled, and he thinks the com-
pany will consider additional
expansions between Redmond
and the wider West Coast.
Avelo is a discount airline
that does not offer a first class
section or connecting flights.
It serves nearly 30 destina-
tions, including now 12 in the
West, with its base of opera-
tions at Burbank. In addition
to Redmond, the airline is
adding connections to Palm
Springs from Eugene and
Santa Rosa, California.
Zach Bass, Redmond Air-
port director, said the Palm
Springs flight ups the num-
ber of direct connections
from Redmond to 10. Six
commercial airlines are cur-
rently operating out of the
Redmond Airport and Bass
said he hopes to increase both
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numbers as air travel bounces
back from the pandemic.
To start, the new Red-
mond-Palm Springs flight
will be offered on a seasonal
basis. Olson said Avelo will
consider its options in the
spring, once they have in-
formation on the number of
passengers that have used the
service.
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Reporter: ttrainor@
redmondspokesman.com
The Redmond DMV, closed
since May due to staffing short-
age, will reopen on Nov. 15.
The office, located located at
3835 SW 21st Place, Suite 101,
will be open Tuesday through
Thursday. Its hours on Tues-
days and Thursdays will be
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on
Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. The office will remain
closed Mondays and Fridays.
Staff shortages resulted in a
temporary reduction in service
days and hours in several DMV
offices statewide.
“We recommend going on-
line to DMV2U more than
ever,” DMV Administrator Amy
Joyce said in a press release. “Ev-
ery time you need a DMV ser-
vice, see if you can get it done
at DMV2U.Oregon.gov. We’ve
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The Redmond DMV sits empty at 3835 SW 21st in Redmond after closing
in May due to staffing shortages.
added over two dozen services
in the past three years.”
Some services, like adding the
Real ID option to your license,
must be done in person.
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“DMV has been experiencing
the same shortage of applicants
for job openings as other em-
ployers statewide and nation-
wide,” Joyce said.