Offered in the beautiful Home Orchard Education Center Community Orchard

5 Element Qigong for Beginners

A joyful opportunity to practice mindful movement while supporting our beloved Home Orchard Education Center

5 Elements Qigong for Beginners

Join Jennie for beginner-friendly qigong in a beautiful natural setting. Warm-ups and activations invigorate the body and connect us to the present moment. Flows and standing postures utilize the principles of the 5 elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, water. These practices strengthen the body’s vitality and release stress.

In August, we will wrap up our 5 Elements for Beginners series and transition to a weekly class format. Weekly classes will remain beginner-friendly and include a focus on 5 elements qigong forms.

Sessions on Monday evenings, 6:30-7:30 pm:

  • August 12: Fire

  • August 19: Earth

  • August 26 and beyond: Qigong in the Orchard will continue on Monday evenings (6:30-7:30) as long as interest and weather hold. We will explore basic qigong and seasonal themes among the ripening fruit. Feel free to reserve your spot ahead of time by clicking “Book Drop-in Session(s)” above. Cash or Venmo available at the time of class.

30% of proceeds donated to HOEC

As many of you may know, in addition to her role as a qigong instructor, Jennie is also the HOEC Orchard Assistant and considers the HOEC Community Orchard to be a nurturing environment for the bounty of the natural world and the humans who generously volunteer their time to care for this treasure. In thanks for the use of this beautiful space, 30% of the proceeds from this series will be donated directly to HOEC.

Sliding scale – All are welcome!

You are warmly invited to join this series at the level you can comfortably afford.

  • Sliding scale 1: $10 drop-in sessions

  • Sliding scale 2: $15 drop-in sessions

  • Sliding scale 3: $20 drop-in sessions

Feeling generous? You are welcome to add a ‘pay what you want’ additional amount at check out.

DIRECTIONS TO THE ORCHARD

HOEC Community Orchard is located on the Clackamas Community College Campus in Oregon City. The orchard itself does not have a site specific address within the campus, so make sure to bookmark these directions:

  1. Navigate to the CCC Campus at: 19600 Molalla Ave, Oregon City, OR 97045

  2. Follow signs to: the Brown Parking lot, Inskeep Environmental Learning Center, or the Haggart Observatory. All located on Inskeep Road.

  3. Once on Inskeep Road, you will pass the Environmental Learning Center, the Lewelling Building, & Haggart Observatory.

  4. At the end of the road you will come to a large parking area and will see the gates to the orchard on your left. There is a big white sign on the front gates of the orchard. Come on in!

*If all else fails - you can also just navigate to 21 Inskeep Drive. This is the address for the Haggart Observatory, whose entrance we can see across the parking lot from the front gates of the orchard.