Hazel Buckley is the founder of The Yoga Tree and a highly experienced yoga and wellbeing educator with over 15 years of teaching experience, supporting thousands of students through in-person classes, high-end retreats, corporate wellbeing programmes, studio teaching, and her online app and digital community. She also holds a degree in Computer Science, which complements her work in developing digital wellbeing platforms and app-based wellness solutions alongside her yoga and meditation teaching.

Hazel completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2010 with Green Lotus Yoga under Carol Murphy, and has since developed an extensive and continually evolving training portfolio across yoga, breathwork, meditation, and somatic wellbeing practices.

Her key qualifications and specialist trainings include:

• Green Lotus Yoga – 200-hour Teacher Training (Carol Murphy), 2010
• Yoga Nidra Training, 2012
• Prenatal Yoga – Dr. Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, 2016
• Postnatal Yoga – Dr. Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, 2017
• Birth Preparation Training – Dr. Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, 2018
• Face Yoga Training – Danielle Collins, 2021
• Iron Yoga – Anthony Carillo, Qualification 2025
• Prana Flow Yoga – Shiva Rea (ongoing advanced training)
• Ongoing Meditation Study and Practice
• Current Training: Oxygen Advantage Breathwork Certification (in progress)

Alongside her teaching and training, Hazel has built The Yoga Tree into a multi-dimensional wellness business founded in 2012. What began as in-person classes has evolved into a premium wellness ecosystem spanning high-end events and retreats, known for their immersive, curated experiences.

In 2020, Hazel launched The Yoga Tree app (B2C version), expanding her teaching into a global digital community and enabling accessible, on-demand wellbeing practices.

In 2025, she expanded into physical product development with the launch of luxury, artist-designed yoga mats, combining functional performance with elevated design and brand storytelling.

In 2026, Hazel is currently leading a pilot corporate wellbeing programme, featuring a gamified version of The Yoga Tree app, designed to increase engagement, participation, and measurable wellbeing outcomes across workplace teams.

Hazel has also been widely featured in Irish media, including appearances on RTÉ’s Today Show, Ireland AM, and regular contributions to radio and podcasts discussing yoga, wellbeing, and women’s health. Her work is recognised for making yoga accessible, practical, and relevant to modern life while maintaining depth and integrity in practice.

Through The Yoga Tree, Hazel continues to develop innovative wellbeing solutions that bridge traditional yoga teachings with modern lifestyle needs, digital innovation, and corporate wellbeing strategy.