Start here · About 5 minutes

Begin Here.

Begin with five quiet minutes beside a tree.

A simple visit, with seated and standing options. No account or special equipment is needed.

Start your first five minutes

After your first visit · 5–10 minutes a day

Keep going with seven days beside a tree.

Take your next step through observation, meditation, gentle movement, and walking. Follow the journey at your own pace, with room to repeat a practice or rest.

Continue with the seven-day journey

A living connection

Try Tree Hugging.

A gentle embrace, a light palm, or a quiet moment nearby. Explore the practice, its connections to meditation, and what research suggests about time with trees.

Explore Tree Hugging

Three pathways

Choose your next practice.

A small beginning

Return to the practice that serves you.

There is no test at the end. Notice what you learn, adapt your next visit, and leave time to be outside. These lessons are new adaptations grounded in the original book, with source references on every lesson page.

Return to Tree Yoga School

Come back to the same tree.

Let your next visit become a relationship. Notice changes across the seasons and keep a simple observation journal.

Return to your tree

Get to know your tree

One pine. One clear point.

The Tree Library connects individual trees to observation, contemplative energies, and the book’s teachings. Start with Pine: constancy, clarity, and perseverance.