Alex Julie

Alex Julie (he/they) is an Awake in the Wild meditation teacher, Work that Reconnects facilitator, and Buddhist Eco-Chaplain. He is a director and co-founder of the Mind Body Ecology Institute, as well as UMI (Underwater Meditative Immersion), the world’s first underwater meditation program. 

Alex received EcoSattva training through One Earth Sangha, as well as EcoDharma training at the Rocky Mountain EcoDharma Retreat Center. He is also a yoga instructor, dive master, and has a background in regenerative economics and investing. 

Alex draws his inspiration from wild spaces and believes our stories of separation from the Earth lie at the heart of the polycrisis. He is active within the conscious dance community and is a Buddhist practitioner.  As a cis, white man, he is committed to lifelong learning in social justice and equity.

In his free time, Alex enjoys backpacking with his family, writing poetry and playing music. Alex lives in the South Platte watershed, Denver, Colorado, the unceded territory of the Cheyenne, Ute, and Arapaho peoples.