What is Tree Yoga?
Origins, contemplation, and the invitation to practice.
Printed p. 1 · 1 video lesson
Alex Julian · The original 2023 book
Tree Yoga School.
The book at the roots of the school. Explore seven chapters that bring yoga, meditation, hiking, and the wisdom of trees into everyday life.
Start with Chapter 1, or choose a topic below. Read the chapter companion, watch Alex’s available lessons beside remarkable trees, and take a practice outside.
7 chapters · 7 original video lessons · Free book PDF
Explore all seven chaptersRead · Watch · Practice
Explore the seven chapters.
The chapter pages offer new reading companions and practices. For Alex’s full original text, use the book PDF; the videos are his original lessons.
Why Tree Yoga?
Purpose, personal experience, and relationship with nature.
Printed p. 4 · 1 video lesson
Who and How
Three pathways, choosing a tree, and adapting your practice.
Printed p. 13 · 1 video lesson
When and Where
Small beginnings, changing seasons, and a place to return to.
Printed p. 25 · 1 video lesson
Poses, Flows, and Meditations
A reference library for movement, sequences, and meditation.
Printed p. 34 · Reading & practice
Wisdom and Wonder
Ten guiding principles and the practice of learning from trees.
Printed p. 96 · 2 video lessons
Graduation
Take the practice into daily life, reflect, and keep learning.
Printed p. 125 · 1 video lesson
From reading to relationship
Find a teaching.
Spend time with a tree.
The Tree Library connects observation and the book’s principles with new species-specific practices. Begin with Pine, or choose a short introductory lesson.