TreeGirl: Intimacy with Nature
  • Home
  • Gallery
    • African Baobab
    • Antarctic Beech
    • Bald Cypress
    • Bristlecone Pine
    • Blue Gum
    • Big Leaf Maple
    • Brush Box
    • Blackbutt
    • Boab
    • California Bay Laurel
    • California Buckeye
    • California Sycamore
    • Camphor
    • Canyon Live Oak
    • Cherry (Sakura)
    • Coast Live Oak
    • Coast Redwood
    • Cork Oak
    • Douglas Fir
    • English Oak
    • European Beech
    • European Yew
    • Fever Tree
    • Fony Baobab
    • Giant Sequoia
    • Ginkgo
    • Grandidier's Baobab
    • Green Fig
    • Hiba (Asunaro)
    • Huon Pine
    • Indian Banyan
    • Japanese Beech
    • Japanese Red Cedar (Sugi)
    • Japanese Red Pine
    • Katsura
    • Kauri
    • King Billy Pine
    • Leadwood
    • Little Leaf Linden
    • Mangrove
    • Mesquite
    • Monterey Cypress
    • Moreton Bay Fig
    • Mountain Ash
    • Northern Rata
    • Nyala Tree
    • Olive
    • Ombu
    • Oregon White Oak
    • Pacific Dogwood
    • Red Bloodwood
    • Red Cedar (Australia)
    • Red River Gum
    • Sakhalin Fir
    • Sessile Oak
    • Sierra Juniper
    • Sierra Lodgepole Pine
    • Silver Beech
    • Silver Gimlet
    • Sitka Spruce
    • Small Leaved Fig
    • Spotted Gum
    • Stewartia
    • Sweet Chestnut
    • Sycamore Fig
    • Tallowwood
    • Tanoak
    • Totara
    • Two-Needle Pinyon Pine
    • Welwitschia
    • Western Hemlock
    • Western Redcedar
    • White Birch
    • White Willow
    • Za Baobab
  • About
  • Book
  • VIDEOS
    • TreeAlchemy
    • TreeGirl Travel Videos
    • TreeGirl Book Videos
    • Interviews of TreeGirl
    • Forest Ecotherapy Videos
    • TreeGirl Private Videos
  • Forest Ecotherapy
  • Portrait Sessions
    • Portrait Session Booking
  • Blog
  • Shoppe
  • Contact

 About / Press


 For interviews of TreeGirl & original TreeGirl Videos, click on the Media page.      
         

BIO

Picture
Julianne Skai Arbor, aka TreeGirl, is an arborist, photographer, educator, naturalist, forest ecotherapist, speaker and author of the 2017 Nautilus Book Award Winner for Art and Photography, TreeGirl: Intimate Encounters with Wild Nature—an anthology of photographs and natural history 50 species of trees she encountered and researched. 

TreeGirl travels around the world to learn from the trees first hand, and with a remote control and a tripod, photographs herself intertwined in intimate connection with the forest. To date, she has intertwined with over 80 species of trees in 16 countries: some of them are the oldest, largest and most sacred tree beings in the world. With her passion for trees she creates an experiential bridge for people to connect with wild nature through presentations, guiding, workshops and trainings, to help us remember that we are nature.

Julianne is certified as an arborist through the International Society of Arboriculture, trained as a veteran tree educator with the Ancient Tree Forum, and a member of the International Oak Society. She is also certified as a California Naturalist through the University of California,  and trained as a facilitator in Joanna Macy's Work That Reconnects ecotherapy, a shamanic healer through the Michael Harner lineage, and a rites of passage guide with Rites of Passage, Inc. Julianne is a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids.

Academically, Julianne has taught college-level interdisciplinary environmental education for over 10 years, including pioneering the very first academic program in Environmental Arts at New College of California.  She holds graduate degrees in experiential Environmental Education and Arts and Consciousness Studies.

Julianne is a pioneer in the field of Forest Ecotherapy. Based in the Japanese art and science of Forest Bathing (Shinrin-yoku), 
Forest Ecotherapy aims to be more than a refreshing walk in the woods with physical and mental health benefits; it means to be deeply impactful and transformative in creating experiential pathways for people to form deep interrelationships with the more-than-human world as a resource and ally of mutual reciprocity and healing. Julianne was the former Co-Director of the very first Forest Therapy Guide training program outside of Japan, and has been certified by the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine in Japan (INFOM). Julianne is the former Co-Representative of the US Chapter of the International Ecopsychology Society. 

When not on her quest to meet new trees for her next books, she is at home amidst the oak and redwood trees in Sonoma County, California.

TreeGirl Julianne Skai Arbor Brush Box Tree Lophostemon confertus
Picture

Share with other readers about the TreeGirl Book on GoodReads

Picture
APPEARANCES

UPCOMING APPEARANCES

3 SATURDAYS: FEB 25, MAR 11 & MAR 25
10AM–12:30PM

Forest Ecotherapy at Hidden Forest Nursery, Sebastopol, CA
(Attend one, two or all three!)
​Rain rescheduling Date for any of the days: April 1

Join TreeGirl in this very special series of Forest Ecotherapy sessions as we explore Spring renewal at the HIDDEN FOREST NURSERY – LOCATION: 3970 Azalea Lane, Sebastopol, CA

Come to the Hidden Forest to meet the special exotic trees residing in the Forest, such as Dawn Redwoods, Bald Cypresses, Swamp Cypresses, Birches, along with our native Coast Redwoods. This is not an ordinary naturalist or docent tour walk; each of the three Forest Ecotherapy sessions is its own nature ritual, with intention, to practice our inherent abilities of interspecies communication and experience the arboreal realm by engaging beyond our Five Senses to include our inherent intuitive/energetic senses. 

• Forest Tea provided.
• Wear rain boots for mud and puddles and dress warm on cool days, and possibly rain pants, for sitting or laying on the ground.
• Limited to 10 people.
• No dogs except for well-behaved service dogs please.
• Fee: $30. Attend all Three as a Series with a Discount at $75 when paid in advance.
*Advance Registration required*. Register by emailing info@hiddenforestnursery.com to secure your spot by credit card.

• 10% Discount on all nursery plants purchased day of session.
• Signed copies of TreeGirl's Book will be available at the end at the special discount of $20 each.
Hidden Forest Nursery Website:   https://hiddenforestnursery.com

PAST APPEARANCES

December 3 & 4, 2022
GODDESS CRAFTS FAIRE
Sebastopol Community Center, Sebastopol, CA
https://www.goddesscraftsfaire.com/

December 11& 12, 2022
OCCIDENTAL HOLIDAY CRAFTS FAIRE
Occidental Community Center – 3920 Bohemian Hwy (Behind the Post Office)
http://www.occidental-ca.org/crafts-faire.html
August 30–September 2, 2022
TREEGIRL BOOTH
International Oak Society Conference
Las Cruces, New Mexico

https://www.internationaloaksociety.org/content/10th-international-oak-society-conference-2022

Sunday, Sept. 19th @10:15am-10:30am
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: The Wisdom of Our Tree Elders
THE SHIFT MUSIC FESTIVAL AND VISIONARY SUMMIT (ONLINE)
Fundraising Event for TreeSisters to plant 1 Million Trees!

VIDEO WATCH HERE: https://rumble.com/vn969c-treegirl-the-wisdom-of-the-tree-elders.html
Dec. 7 & 8, 2019
NEW PHOTOGRAPHS & BOOK SIGNING
Annual Goddess Crafts Faire

Sebastopol Community Center
390 Morris St., Sebastopol CA 95472
http://www.goddesscraftsfaire.com

Mon. Nov. 11, 2019
FOREST ECOTHERAPY SESSION: OAKS AND BAYS
Hosted by: Sonoma State Univ. Center for Environmental Inquiry
Fairfield Osborn Preserve, Penngrove, CA
http://cei.sonoma.edu/forest-ecotherapy

Sun. Nov. 17, 2019
FOREST ECOTHERAPY: OAKS AND BAYS
Hosted by: the California Native Plant Society
Fairfield Osborne Preserve, Penngrove, CA

Sept 25 & 26, 2019
SACRED SHINTO TREES OF JAPAN SLIDE SHOW
& SHINRIN YOKU: BREATHING THE FOREST INTO OUR BODIES (Field Research from Japan) with Dr. Tina Fields (Presentation and Workshop)

International Ecopsychology Society Congress, Avila, Spain https://ies.bio/

Sat. Jun. 15, 2019
FOREST ECOTHERAPY WALK WITH CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY
Fairfield Osborn Preserve, Sonoma Co, CA

Dec. 8 & 9, 2018
ART BOOTH, BOOK SIGNING
Annual Goddess Crafts Faire

Sebastopol Community Center
390 Morris St., Sebastopol CA 95472
http://www.goddesscraftsfaire.com

October 22-24, 2018
ART BOOTH, BOOK SIGNING, and LIGHTENING TALK
International Oak Society Conference
Univ. of California, Davis, CA
http://www.internationaloaksociety.org/content/9th-international-oak-society-conference-2018

Friday, June 29, 2018
BOOK AWARD PARTY & GALLERY EXHIBIT with SLIDE SHOW BOOK TALK and SIGNING.

Heart Tribe

7 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax, CA 94930
Art Exhibit through Aug 3
www.hearttribe.com


Saturday, May 12, 2018
ARTIST'S RECEPTION & BOOK SIGNING - "CELEBRATING WOMEN"-Group Show - 6-10pm

TreeGirl will have 2 canvases on exhibit and for Sale between May 6 – May 29th.
"Location 1980 Gallery" - 1980 Placentia Ave, Costa Mesa, Orange Co, CA= 949-491-0616 (call for hours)
http://location1980gallery.com/

April 23–25, 2018
BOOK SALE & SIGNING

Western Chapter of the International Arboriculture Society
Annual Conference & Tradeshow:
Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country, 170 Railroad St., Santa Rosa
https://wcisaconnect.com/

December 9 & 10, 2017
ART BOOTH & BOOK SIGNING
Annual Goddess Crafts Faire – 11am-7pm
Sebastopol Community Center,
390 Morris St., Sebastopol CA 95472
http://www.goddesscraftsfaire.com

December 16th, 2017
BOOK SIGNING – 2pm
Barnes and Noble Booksellers
6825 Camino Arroyo, Gilroy, CA 95020

September 29 – October 3, 2017
PRESENTATION-The Biophilia of Trees
International Ecopsychology Conference
International Ecopsychology Society
Villa Serrana, Lavelleja, Uruguay
http://www.ies.bio/eng

June 17, 2017
BOOK TALK, SIGNING AND
ONE DAY ART SALE!

Talk– 4pm (changed from 2:30),
$50-$100 OFF Sale 11am-6pm
Milk and Honey – 123 North Main St. Sebastopol, CA
http://www.milk-and-honey.com/

June 8, 2017
BOOK SALE & SIGNING & PHOTO EXHIBIT

6–8pm – Dinner with Kat Anderson at Shone Farm - North Coast Forest Conservation Conference – Sonoma County Conservation Working Group
Santa Rosa Junior College- 7450 Steve Olson Ln. Forestville, CA, 95436
http://sonomaforests.org/event/2017
-north-coast-forest-conservation-conference/


May 8-10, 2017
BOOK SALE & SIGNING & PHOTO EXHIBIT

Western Chapter International Society of Arboriculture Conference and Trade Show: 'Paradise Found'
Paradise Point Resort, San Diego, CA
https://wcisaconnect.com/

Fri. April 21, 2017–EARTH DAY!
BOOK TALK & SIGNING

7pm
Open Secret Bookstore
923 C St, San Rafael, CA 94901
http://www.opensecretbookstore.com/

Sat. April 22, 2017–EARTH DAY!
BOOK TALK & SIGNING:

2 APPEARANCES!
12-12:30pm at the Copperfield's Booth: Women Writers Talking Environment- Earth Day OnStage! at Santa Rosa
AND
7pm at Copperfield's Books–Montgomery Village Shopping Center– 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa, CA.
http://www.copperfieldsbooks.com/event-listings

Fri. April 7, 2017
BOOK TALK/SLIDE SHOW & SIGNING

6pm
Last Word Books
111 Cherry Street NE, Olympia, WA 98501
http://www.lastwordbooks.org

Sat. March 18, 2017
MICRO SHOW & BOOK SALE

Move! An Evening of Introductory Movement Medicine
5–9pm
ABADÁ-Capoeira Dance Studio
3221 22nd Street, San Francisco, CA
http://www.schoolofmovementmedicine.com/event/move-evening-sf/?instance_id=2925

Mon. March 20, 2017- SPRING EQUINOX!
BOOK TALK/SLIDE SHOW & SIGNING

Open Secret Bookstore
923 C St, San Rafael, CA 94901
http://www.opensecretbookstore.com/

Fri. March 10, 2017
BOOK TALK/SLIDE SHOW & SIGNING

7:30pm
Milk and Honey
123 N Main St, Sebastopol, CA 95472
www.milk-and-honey.com/

Sat. March 4, 2017
BOOK TALK/SLIDE SHOW & SIGNING

6:30 pm
Gallery Bookshop
319 Kasten St, Mendocino, CA 95460
www.gallerybookshop.com

January 15, 2017
BOOK LAUNCH PARTY!

Gallery Exhibit 12-5pm
Book Talk with Slide Show & Signing @ 2pm
Opening Talk by Brock Dolman of OAEC
Live Music by Richard Heinberg & the Gaia Trio, & Delectable Ethnobotanical Tree Refreshments
Occidental Center for the Arts
3850 Doris Murphy Ct
at the corner of Graton Rd. and Bohemian Hwy.
Occidental, CA 95465
http://www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org/events/

December 10 & 11, 2016
Pre-published Book Signing

TreeGirl Art Booth
11am-7pm

21st. Annual Goddess Crafts Faire
Sebastopol Community Center
390 Morris St, Sebastopol, CA 95472
http://www.goddesscraftsfaire.com/

October 27 & 28, 2016
Meet the Author & Book Preview

NCIBA Fall Discovery Show

Hosted by: Northern California Independent Booksellers Association
South San Francisco Conference Center
255 S. Airport Blvd, South San Francisco, CA 94080
http://www.nciba.com/fall-discovery-show.html


September 3–5, 2016
PRESENTATION: "Bridging People and Trees: Interspecies Spirit Communication through Forest Ecotherapy"
International Conference on Shamanism, Healing and Transformation
Santa Sabina Center, San Raphael, CA
Hosted by The Society for the Study of Shamanism
http://shamanismconference.org/recordings/register/

August 25–27, 2016
INTRODUCTORY TRAINING (6hr) –
"Forest Ecotherapy" (Sat. 27)
National Wilderness Therapy Symposium,
Park City, Utah-Hosted by The Outdoor Behavior Healthcare Council
https://obhcouncil.com/symposium/

December 12 & 13, 2015:
TREEGIRL ART BOOTH
21st. Annual Goddess Crafts Faire
Sebastopol Community Center, Sebastopol, CA
http://www.goddesscraftsfaire.com/

September 28, 2015:
FOREST ECOTHERAPY TALK AND WORKSHOP
5th International Conference of Ecopsychology, Amari, Rethymnou, Crete – Hosted by The European Ecopsychology Society – 
http://ecopsychology.gr/conference/

October 19 – October 20th, 2015:

TREEGIRL ART BOOTH
International Oak Society Conference
Morton Arboretum Lisle, IL.
www.mortonarb.org/courses/8th-international-oak-society-conference

PRESS

Click on logos below to read the articles
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

RADIO
Picture
Picture
Picture



Picture

CONNECT WITH TREEGIRL:
TreeGirl is no longer on FaceBook, Instagram and YouTube to protest Cancel Culture Censorship. You can find TreeGirlPhoto on Tumblr, Flickr, Telegram and videos are now hosted on Rumble.

All Rights Reserved. All images and content © TreeGirl Studios– 2022, unless otherwise noted.

  • Home
  • Gallery
    • African Baobab
    • Antarctic Beech
    • Bald Cypress
    • Bristlecone Pine
    • Blue Gum
    • Big Leaf Maple
    • Brush Box
    • Blackbutt
    • Boab
    • California Bay Laurel
    • California Buckeye
    • California Sycamore
    • Camphor
    • Canyon Live Oak
    • Cherry (Sakura)
    • Coast Live Oak
    • Coast Redwood
    • Cork Oak
    • Douglas Fir
    • English Oak
    • European Beech
    • European Yew
    • Fever Tree
    • Fony Baobab
    • Giant Sequoia
    • Ginkgo
    • Grandidier's Baobab
    • Green Fig
    • Hiba (Asunaro)
    • Huon Pine
    • Indian Banyan
    • Japanese Beech
    • Japanese Red Cedar (Sugi)
    • Japanese Red Pine
    • Katsura
    • Kauri
    • King Billy Pine
    • Leadwood
    • Little Leaf Linden
    • Mangrove
    • Mesquite
    • Monterey Cypress
    • Moreton Bay Fig
    • Mountain Ash
    • Northern Rata
    • Nyala Tree
    • Olive
    • Ombu
    • Oregon White Oak
    • Pacific Dogwood
    • Red Bloodwood
    • Red Cedar (Australia)
    • Red River Gum
    • Sakhalin Fir
    • Sessile Oak
    • Sierra Juniper
    • Sierra Lodgepole Pine
    • Silver Beech
    • Silver Gimlet
    • Sitka Spruce
    • Small Leaved Fig
    • Spotted Gum
    • Stewartia
    • Sweet Chestnut
    • Sycamore Fig
    • Tallowwood
    • Tanoak
    • Totara
    • Two-Needle Pinyon Pine
    • Welwitschia
    • Western Hemlock
    • Western Redcedar
    • White Birch
    • White Willow
    • Za Baobab
  • About
  • Book
  • VIDEOS
    • TreeAlchemy
    • TreeGirl Travel Videos
    • TreeGirl Book Videos
    • Interviews of TreeGirl
    • Forest Ecotherapy Videos
    • TreeGirl Private Videos
  • Forest Ecotherapy
  • Portrait Sessions
    • Portrait Session Booking
  • Blog
  • Shoppe
  • Contact