Welcome to our Blue Zones Project Walla Walla Valley Events Page!
Blue Zones Project helps communities across the country make the healthy choice the easy choice. We’re organizing dozens of opportunities for local residents to learn more, get moving and connect with each other and Blue Zones Project – both virtually and in-person. Explore and register for our free events below!
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Visit our exciting virtual Cooking Classes page! Enjoy following along with professional chefs, nutritionists, and friends as they make healthy and delicious meals - today!
Join Roberto Masferrer, a certified instructor of many forms of Qi Gong, to move gently and naturally to improve your overall health and well-being.
This event is free an open to the public.
Qi Gong is an ancient form of moving meditation. Qi is commonly translated as energy, but subtle life force is more accurate. Gong means to work or train. Therefore, Qi Gong is simply translated as Energy Work, but the idea is better understood as a way in which one can train, purify, and strengthen their vital life's force.
Qi Gong was passed down from ancient Taoist practices designed to help one live in harmony within themselves and with the world around them.
The movements incorporate gentle stretching, breath work, and mental focus. The practice of Qi Gong can improve balance, circulation, cognition, compassion, and an overall sense of wellbeing.
Join Roberto Masferrer, a certified instructor of many forms of Qi Gong, to move gently and naturally to improve your overall health and well-being.
This event is free an open to the public.
Qi Gong is an ancient form of moving meditation. Qi is commonly translated as energy, but subtle life force is more accurate. Gong means to work or train. Therefore, Qi Gong is simply translated as Energy Work, but the idea is better understood as a way in which one can train, purify, and strengthen their vital life's force.
Qi Gong was passed down from ancient Taoist practices designed to help one live in harmony within themselves and with the world around them.
The movements incorporate gentle stretching, breath work, and mental focus. The practice of Qi Gong can improve balance, circulation, cognition, compassion, and an overall sense of wellbeing.
Your purpose matters. People with purpose are happier, more successful, and live longer - nearly seven years longer!
With purpose, you can also do more with less. That means cramming fewer activities into your already overcrowded schedule - less stress to “get it all done," more breathing room, and more time to focus on what matters most.
We’ll help you pinpoint your purpose and find your why.
JOIN OUR FREE AND INTERACTIVE PURPOSE WORKSHOP.
It’s fun. Enlightening. Life lengthening. Life changing.
Christel Joy Johnson is a seasoned E-RYT 500 yoga and meditation instructor who works with all populations. Her down-to-earth approach makes her classes accessible to everyone and her kind spirit makes everyone feel welcome.
There are way too many studies out with modern science backing up what the ancients have known all along... Mindfulness Meditation is good for you. It’s better than good for you...as Tony the Tiger might say, ”It’s GRRRRRREAT!” But let’s be honest - it can be intimidating. Whether you have a hard time sitting still, think you suck at meditation, are scared at what you might find if you turn inward, have a meditation practice already, or have never touched it…. this one is for you. Join us to learn techniques to rewire your brain for your health!
Your purpose matters. People with purpose are happier, more successful, and live longer - nearly seven years longer!
With purpose, you can also do more with less. That means cramming fewer activities into your already overcrowded schedule - less stress to “get it all done," more breathing room, and more time to focus on what matters most.
We’ll help you pinpoint your purpose and find your why.
JOIN OUR FREE AND INTERACTIVE PURPOSE WORKSHOP.
It’s fun. Enlightening. Life lengthening. Life changing.
Join husband and wife cooking team, George Perez and Ana Gutti, to make delicious plant-based food! Their recipes are always delicious and they explain why the ingredients are good for your, how they can improve your health, and what makes them so tasty. They also use local, low-cost food so their recipes are always fresh and affordable.
Come to the College Place Farmer's Market, enjoy our free cooking class, and purchase fresh ingredients from local farmers and vendors!
The class is free and open to the public and will be taught in both Spanish and English.
Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. In the Mental Health First Aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.
Topics Covered:
Depression and mood disorders
Anxiety disorders
Trauma
Psychosis
Substance use disorders
Mental Health First Aid teaches about recovery and resiliency – the belief that individuals experiencing these challenges can and do get better, and use their strengths to stay well.
Stay cool this summer and join our Free, 10-week, Water Walking Moai!
A moai is a group of people coming together for a like purpose - like water walking.
Walking in water is an excellent cardio and resistance training exercise option. It can help strengthen and tone many muscle groups, while burning calories and being gentle on your bones and joints.
AND, walking with a group is a great way to make new friends and catch up with old ones.
Joining our water walking group is a great way to stay physically and mentally healthy this summer.
Stay cool this summer and join our Free, 10-week, Water Walking Moai!
A moai is a group of people coming together for a like purpose - like water walking.
Walking in water is an excellent cardio and resistance training exercise option. It can help strengthen and tone many muscle groups, while burning calories and being gentle on your bones and joints.
AND, walking with a group is a great way to make new friends and catch up with old ones.
Joining our water walking group is a great way to stay physically and mentally healthy this summer.
Enjoy a plant-based cooking class and potluck dinner with friends! Blue Zones Project will provide the class and the food, you provide the fun and great conversation!
After this class, you can sign up to belong to a Potluck Moai (group)! You will meet a few times over the summer to share and eat your own plant-based and healthy recipes with your group.
This event is free and open to the public - bring a friend!
There’s nothing like enjoying homemade fruit popsicles on a hot day. The problem with the store-bought kind is that they typically contain high fructose corn syrup and artificial flavors. Not these - created by Jessica Gavin, culinary scientist! All her popsicle recipes are 100 calories or less and made with only natural sweeteners!
Warm weather means beautiful ripe fruit starts to appear at the local market. With so many choices we will make four recipe variations.
Chef Gary Asmus has a wide array of culinary experience. He graduated from the California Culinary Academy and has worked many places as a chef including: Wolfgang Puck Catering, large hotels and businesses, and was the Executive Chef for Remlinger Farms. He is currently a chef and owner at Personal Chef Service right here in the Walla Walla Valley.
Gary will grill marinated tofu and chicken, create a beautiful salad from local ingredients , and surprise us with a cool and delicious dessert.
Please join us and bring a friend - all those who register ahead for the class will receive a free Blue Zones Project gift.
Join Janet Byerley for 4 weeks of free Jazzercise classes in the park, July 5 - 28, T/Th , 6-7 p.m.
Burn up to 600 calories in one fun and powerfully effective 60-minute total body workout. Every Jazzercise group fitness class combines dance-based cardio with strength training and stretching to sculpt, tone and lengthen muscles. Choreographed to today's hottest music, Jazzercise is a fusion of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, and kickboxing. Start dancing yourself fit!
Enjoy a free, family-friendly movie at Lion's Park! Come early and have a picnic, get dinner at the food truck, play on the swings - then watch Sonic the Hedgehog!
Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog, aka The Blue Blur, embraces his new home on Earth. That is, until he accidentally knocks out the power grid and sparks the attention of super-uncool evil genius Dr. Robotnik. Now it's super-villain vs. super-sonic in an all-out race across the globe to stop Robotnik from using Sonic's unique power for world domination. Sonic teams up with The Donut Lord, aka Sheriff Tom Wachowski, to save the planet in this live-action adventure comedy. Rated PG, 9 minutes.
Sponsored by Blue Zones Project Walla Walla Valley and City of College Place.
Chef Heidi McFarley, owner and founder of Red Reina Cuisine, will be showing us how to prepare 3 summer soups: Red Tomato Gazpacho, Green Cucumber Gazpacho, and Cold Melon Soup.
Heidi is passionate about kids, cooking, local farms and produce. She has done a lot of work within the school systems to support healthy eating and serves on the Blue Zones Project Food Policy Committee.
Those who register ahead will receive a free gift from Blue Zones Project.
Join Wholistic Nutrition and Certified Gluten-Free Practitioner, Bert Day as she teaches us how to make a beautiful and delicious kale salad and a summer bean soup!
Bert has spent the last ten plus years learning about nutrition, essential oils, and the ingredients (disrupting chemicals) in so many of our everyday conveniences. She's learned better ways to nourish the body through both food and what she puts on my body.
Those who register ahead will receive a free gift from Blue Zones Project.
Enjoy a free, family-friendly movie at Lion's Park! Come early and have a picnic, get dinner at the food truck, play on the swings - then watch Sing 2!
Theater owner Buster Moon sets his sights on producing a brand-new musical with his troupe in the glamorous Redshore City. To gain the support of a ruthless music mogul, he pitches that he'll feature Clay Calloway, a legendary but elusive rock singer as part of the show. Now, all the group needs to do is find the recluse and persuade him to perform with them. Rated PG, 112 minutes.
Sponsored by Blue Zones Project Walla Walla Valley and City of College Place.
Brought back by popular demand, join Paula Nichols for 4 weeks of free Zumba classes in the park, August 2 - 25, T/Th , 6-7 p.m.
Zumba® is a Latin-inspired, dance, fitness class that incorporates Latin and international music and dance moves. The routines feature interval style training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that keep you moving to the beat! No dance experience necessary. Come ready to shake it!
Enjoy a free, family-friendly movie at Lion's Park! Come early and have a picnic, get dinner at the food truck, play on the swings - then watch Space Jam: A New Legacy!
NBA athlete LeBron James forges an unlikely friendship with the Looney Tunes to overcome the shady Goon Squad basketball team after being trapped in a computer simulation of a basketball league by a nefarious artificial intelligence. Rated PG, 115 minutes.
Sponsored by Blue Zones Project Walla Walla Valley and City of College Place.
Enjoy a free, family-friendly movie at Lion's Park! Come early and have a picnic, get dinner at the food truck, play on the swings - then watch Raya and the Last Dragon!
Kumandra is a place where humans and dragons peacefully coexist. When sinister monsters called the Druun threaten the community, however, the dragons readily make a sacrifice to save the human race. Hundreds of years later, the same threat returns. It is up to Raya, a lone warrior, to stop them once and for all. She tracks down the last dragon alive. But as she embarks on her journey, she realizes that it will take more than a dragon and its magic to save her world. Rated PG, 114 minutes.
Sponsored by Blue Zones Project Walla Walla Valley and City of College Place.
Join Wholistic Nutrition and Certified Gluten-Free Practitioner, Bert Day as she teaches us how to make carrot top pesto, beet salad, and gluten-free crackers!
Bert has spent the last ten plus years learning about nutrition, essential oils, and the ingredients (disrupting chemicals) in so many of our everyday conveniences. She's learned better ways to nourish the body through both food and what she puts on my body.
Those who register ahead will receive a free gift from Blue Zones Project.
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Purpose Workshop, May 15, 1 - 3 p.m., Destination Community Fitness, 16 East Poplar St. 
VOLUNTEER, Distribute Food Boxes to Seniors, June 23, 1 - 4 p.m., BMAC Food Bank, 921 W. Cherry St.-1.jpg?width=300&name=BZP_Community_Pool_Party_Proof_4-07-22%20(2)-1.jpg)
Free Community Pool Party! June 25, 7 - 9 p.m., Memorial Pool
Farmer's Market Cooking Class with Chef Gary Asmus, June 30, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Lion's Park, College Place
