Yoga with a tree
Bring movement, balance, breath, and stillness into relationship with a living tree. The tree is not scenery; it becomes part of the practice.
Explore this practice → Yoga with a treeA living school rooted in nature
Practice beneath
something older
than your plans.
Tree Yoga School brings together tree hugging, yoga, meditation, hiking, and sustained attention to the living world.
The school in one sentence
“Nature is the teacher. Technology is the tool. Practice is the point.”
Tree Yoga School was founded by Alex Julian and is now being renewed as a public, AI-native school. The original 2023 book remains the root source; the digital school grows outward from it.
Tree Hugging · A central practice
An embrace.
A living connection.
Slow down beside a tree. Rest your hands or arms gently against its trunk, or simply stay nearby. Explore a practice of presence, gratitude, and care.
Discover Tree Hugging →The practice · The benefits · The research
Three pathways
There is more than one way to practice with a tree.
Meditation with a tree
Sit, stand, or rest nearby. Notice breath, bark, canopy, light, sound, weather, and the simple fact of being present.
Explore this practice → Meditation with a treeTree Yoga Hiking
Turn a walk into practice. Pause. Observe. Become acquainted with the place instead of passing through it.
Explore this practice → Tree Yoga HikingStart now
Begin with a tree — not an account.
Choose a safe, permitted place near a tree. Find a comfortable position. Put the screen aside. Let your breathing remain comfortable and notice what is actually there.
Five quiet minutes count. You do not need special equipment, advanced poses, or a particular feeling to begin.
Your first five minutes →The Tree Library
Every tree is a new doorway.
Begin with Eastern white pine
Pine.
Constancy · Clarity · Perseverance
Meet the tree, explore its contemplative energy, and try a five-minute practice of returning to one clear point.
Explore the book
Seven chapters. One practice: pay attention.
New reading companions connect the original book to trees and practices. Each chapter also links to its full original text.
01What is Tree Yoga?Origins, contemplation, and the invitation to practice.02Why Tree Yoga?Purpose, personal experience, and relationship with nature.03Who and HowThree pathways, choosing a tree, and adapting your practice.04When and WhereSmall beginnings, changing seasons, and a place to return to.05Poses, Flows, and MeditationsA reference library for movement, sequences, and meditation.06Wisdom and WonderTen guiding principles and the practice of learning from trees.07GraduationTake the practice into daily life, reflect, and keep learning.
Wisdom and Wonder
Ten principles for practice — and for building the school.
The book’s principles become a compass for both the yoga and the technology around it: patient growth, attention, adaptability, and care for the living world.
- 01Acceptance
- 02Adaptability
- 03Balance & Optimization
- 04One-Pointed Focus
- 05Perseverance
- 06Presence
- 07Release
- 08Strength
- 09Unconditional Forgiveness
- 10Unconditional Love
AI-native, human-centered
Use technology to help people return to practice.
AI can help organize teaching, improve explanations, build useful tools, and make the school easier to explore. It should not become the object of the practice.
The measure is simple: does the technology help someone practice with greater attention, care, and independence — and then make it easier to close the device and go outside?