Tree Yoga School · Practice beside a tree
Birch · About five minutes
Begin with fresh eyes.
Read once, then give your attention to the tree. Spend a few minutes, or less if that suits you.
Find a comfortable place.
Sit or stand on stable ground in a permitted place, keeping your usual supports. A bench, wheelchair, or accessible path is enough. Keep paths clear and let your breathing stay natural. There is no need to touch the tree.
Visit something familiar
Choose a birch you can observe from a permitted path or stable seat. Let this be a visit without a task to complete.
Find three new details
Notice a line in the bark, a branch angle, and the light around a leaf or twig. Keep the bark intact.
Set aside one label
When you think “I know this,” look for a detail the label did not capture. Let curiosity take its time.
Begin again
Choose one familiar part of your day to approach with this same attention. A fresh question is enough.
An optional five minutes
You can practice without a timer. Start it when you are ready to turn your attention to the tree.
5:00
Silent by default. Begin whenever you like.
Keep this page open for the closing sound. A locked screen or backgrounded browser may delay it; the time will catch up when you return.
When you are ready
What becomes possible when you look again?
Reflect quietly, or write a sentence in your own notebook. Let the visit be enough.