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Min Zidell Healing Garden

Bronze sculpture of 6th century Chinese medicine physician Sun Simiao.NCNM’s botanical teaching garden, a merging of the East and West, is an oasis in the heart of Portland. The garden features a labyrinth and the Sokenbicha tea house. The centerpiece of the 12,000-square-foot garden is a bronze sculpture of 6th century Chinese medicine physician Sun Simiao.

NCNM is pleased to welcome the Portland community to enjoy the Min Zidell Healing Garden. Please note that the garden’s hours of operation, listed below, are subject to change.

Hours of Operation

Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed on major holidays & for special events

Dedicated to all those who come here to heal, to learn, and to grow.
It is the hope of the Zidell family that this garden will be a garden for all seasons, that its medical herbs, art, and labyrinth will nurture and inspire present and future generations of naturopathic and classical Chinese medicine students, their teachers, their patients and their neighbors. This garden will forever speak the ageless story of growth, abundance and renewal.

Garden Events

World Labyrinth Day
Saturday, May 5, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
All are welcome!

NCNM was invited to participate in Labyrinth Network Northwest’s Portland celebration of World Labyrinth Day, a day designed to bring people together in celebration of labyrinths as symbols and tools for the practice of healing and peace.

Labyrinth Network Northwest invites all to join them walking the NCNM Labyrinth in the Min Zidell Healing Garden. The highlight of World Labyrinth Day is “Walk as One at 1,” when people throughout the world will walk labyrinths at 1 p.m. in their time zone to help create an inter-connected web of peace and healing energy. To learn more about World Labyrinth Day, visit www.labyrinthnorthwest.org for information.