Please enjoy the hundreds of articles that Dr. Borten has written over the past 20+ years. There’s something for everyone, including explorations of spirituality, learning from the natural world, exercise and stretching, nutrition, psychology, posture, breathing, pain management, Eastern medicine and philosophy, and much more.
The Dragontree PDX is so happy to have a new Lead Therapist on our team. Having only been working with The Dragontree for a few months, Steven Burbank has already proven to be such a great addition. Steven prides himself on providing an immensely high…
You know when you are in a major funk for no real reason and you just can’t seem to snap out of it? Well, sometimes, right around the corner is the feeling of fantastic! It’s all just about getting there. Here is the quickest, easiest…
Here’s a picture of our new loofah soap! I was fortunate to try out during the initial stages of creating…and I love it! The loofah really lasts along time. My favorite….TRANSCEND! ~Robert Goergen, NW Spa Director
I have the strangest feeling about this year. Leading up to it and since it started, I’ve had a feeling that it’s going to be a good one. The last several years have been some of the hardest of my life. The last two have been the…
I love to bake, my husband Peter hates when I have unhealthy baked goods in the house. Today, this was my compromise: Pecan Cranberry Steel – Cut Oat Cookies 3/4 cup butter 1 1/2 cups baking stevia 1 tablespoon maple syrup 1 teaspoon baking powder…
“This one step – choosing a goal and sticking to it – changes everything.” – Scott Reed Isn’t the New Year fun? Even though it is an arbitrary division of time, when we collectively decide that it means something – magic happens! I’m feeling it! …
“True life is lived when tiny changes occur.” ~ Leo Tolstoy A lot of people begin the New Year by making resolutions. We’ve all been there. We take a vow to lose weight, exercise more or spend more time with our family. We start the year with…
I’ve been using it for years now, and I stand consistently amazed by the healing properties of Bindi Neem Oil! A Dragontree esthetician originally suggested it to me for dry eczema patches I had on my arms … little did I know that it would…
I am creating lots of space in my life for a mind-blowing 2012! In this video I share a few of my favorite things to do for the New Year and one thing that I ask that you do with me! After you watch the…
I had a really great experience recently, and it was accompanied by the crystal-clear realization that I had forgotten about the power of touch. One of the main reasons I was drawn to being an Esthetician (and formerly a massage therapist) was that I responded so…
I don’t know about you, but my life is crazy busy and at the time of the holidays it is even more busy. We spend much of the time traveling back and forth between family and friends to try to see them all and unfortunately,…
Happy Holidays to you and yours! Here’s a little tool to help you bring more happy into your holidays and your life! Don’t forget to share with me a situation that this shift has changed your reality! Warmly, Briana Borten, Founder of The Dragontree Spa…
This time of year I always crave big delicious glasses of wine. Let’s just say it definitely helps put me in a more festive mood. However, this isn’t always as easy to make happen as you would think. The reason being I am not a…
YOU ARE NOT YOUR RESULTS. You are not your accomplishments or your failures. You are the creative source, but not the creation. Attaching your self-worth to the outcome of your actions is like attaching your self-worth to the weather. If you do this, you’re apt…
As I get ready to fly to Colorado to see my family this week, I am reminded how infrequently I see them. This of course will be mentioned several times over the weekend by my sister…who I love dearly but loves to remind me that…
We all go through it – feeling overwhelmed. Especially this time of year. But – there’s something we can do about it (thank goodness!). This is my three steps to overcoming your overwhelm. I’d love to hear what you do to manage overwhelm in the…
Calm your Traumatized skin with Epicuren’s Acidophilus Probiotic Cream! Epicuren Discovery worked with Natren Inc. to create a “miracle cream” for problematic skin. As you may or may not know, acidophilus contains probiotic bacteria, which kills bad bacteria, and helps balance your complexion. Couple that with a…
This holiday season, cold and flu present themselves in not so lovely packages. There is really no way around it. However, there are many preventative measures one can take to preempt the onset of sickness. Obvious ways to do this include: taking vitamins,consuming healthy whole…
I grew up celebrating St. Nicholas day every December 6th. It felt very special to me, because we were the only family that I knew, in the small Montana town I grew up in, that celebrated this day. We always waited with excitement for dinner,…
“Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.”~Janis Joplin Almost all of us have a distorted image of our body, often due to the importance our culture places on outward appearance and the onslaught of media images of airbrushed models and celebrities. On a daily…
I had the most wonderful Thanksgiving with my family in Montana. I love spending time with my cousins, parents, siblings, aunts and uncles, and especially my grandparents. I feel really blessed. While I was there I was able to snag my grandma’s recipe for one…