Coming Home

This July marks 11 years that I’ve been in a relationship with The Dragontree Spa. I’m sure that if you’ve memorized the list of traditional gifts for each anniversary you know that steel should be given at 11 years. I’m planning to get the spa either a company car or paper clips (haven’t decided which yet). But, more importantly, I felt it was a good time to remind myself of her values and reaffirm my alignment with them.

When we started this thing, Briana and I had many conversations about what the whole purpose was. We had both done (and continue to do) a lot of hard work to unearth and heal limiting or unhealthy patterns in ourselves; to discover and repair the areas where we’re not acting with integrity; and in all ways to get the most out of this human experience. We had come to the realization that this work couldn’t just be something we did in our spare time. It was a full time job, and therefore, we needed to begin to treat our careers as an extension of the personal urge to evolve.

More and more, we understood the goal to be peace. What is the problem, after all, with pain? If you are at peace with the pain, there is no problem. What is the problem, after all, with political corruption? With climate change? With hairballs? With obesity? With traffic jams? With death? In all cases, the distress we associate with these issues is a product of our own departure from peace. I don’t mean to imply that we should not work to heal the problems of the world. But it’s the internal work that will yield the greatest return.

So, we decided that the spa would be an instrument for this purpose. An instrument for peace. We had each identified an individual purpose of serving our species by promoting peace, and when it clicked, we said, “Of course! We’ll align the whole business around this and it will be tremendous.” I must tell you, it got a lot easier after that.

First, our own efforts took on new meaning. We weren’t just staying up all night to paint walls so that we’d be able to pay our rent. We were doing it because of a commitment to our purpose. We thought, people are going to come into this space and feel good! It’s been a wellspring of energy and inspiration. During hard times, we remind ourselves of the healing we’re committed to and that makes all the difference.

Second, it was like we birthed something that has a life of its own. The spa attracted staff members who are as committed to cultivating peace as we are. Every decision is informed by the mission. Opportunities arise, resources become available – sometimes it seems by magic – for us to help more people. We’ve overcome obstacles that appeared insurmountable, and I can only believe it’s been by virtue of our commitment to make a positive difference in the world. This is not to say that everyone always gets along, or that we never act like cranky babies, but we keep coming back to the mission, and that helps us work through it.

The service we do wouldn’t be possible without our clients, and Briana and I, and many of our staff, regularly express our gratitude for this. I know it’s easy for such a statement to feel kind of hollow. When any business says, “We couldn’t do it without our customers!” perhaps you can’t help thinking something like, “That’s just how a business works, isn’t it?” I mean, Apple couldn’t do it without their customers. Monsanto couldn’t do it without their customers, right? But I hope you’ll believe me when I say that there’s something so special about getting to hold someone’s head in your hands, asking them to try relinquishing control to you for just a few moments, and then feeling them let go. There, I think, you did it. You’re coming home.

I’m not blowing smoke when I say there’s something sacred to me, to us, about this process. And of course we couldn’t do it without you.

So, again, thank you,

Dr. Peter Borten and everyone at The Dragontree

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  1. In all seriousness, I have been lucky enough to find ‘The Dragon Tree’ before Christmas 2015… I was a mess! I was very depressed, bulimic and agoraphobic as well as havin chronic pain/ fatigue!!

    I felt lost like I had no control over me and my life; however my beatiful dream book really helped me take some control back.

    I followed the 21 day challenge and wanted to ‘prove to ME; that I could be consistent’! Chronic pain has a funny way of taking you over and making you feel that you cannot achieve.

    By being consistent and doing the tasks everyday has been life changing! I am now doing the 9 week course.

    I had an experience with a self proclaimed ‘mentor’ it cost me a fortune and undermined my self confidence so badly.

    I have put my trust in ‘Dr Peter/ Phil and all of those on this journey.

    I am a strong believer in the law of attraction and I truly believe that the universe has put me here so I can recognise my gifts and downfalls ( we all have them) for the first time in my life I feel empowered & strong.

    It’s hard finding yourself, but ‘The Dragontree’ has transformed me which I will always be grateful for, I’m even leaving the house to attend Tai Chi classes.

    The ‘peace ‘ set is lovely, and the muscle melts are amazing for anywhere that hurts.

    These people give beautiful treatments and products, but most importantly they show you how to find beauty from the inside out… Thank you

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