When I met my wife, she was a massage therapist and I was practicing Chinese Medicine. I thought we were pretty similar people on pretty similar tracks. She’s six years… Read More
Creative Living
An invitation
I remember the first time one of my clients cried while I was massaging her. And, no, it wasn’t because of my kung fu grip. She had never had a… Read More
What a year!
What an amazing year we’ve had here at The Dragontree. In 2014, we opened a new location in Portland, put the finishing touches on our magazine (keep your eyes open… Read More
That Thanksgiving Feeling
Dear Everyone, In the elemental system of Chinese Medicine, the Earth Element governs the harvest, the consumption of food, and the digestion and distribution of the nutrients therein. When the… Read More
The Single Most Important Act of Self-Care
This month we’ve been focusing on the why and how of self-care. It’s such an easy part of life to gloss over, but hopefully our prodding and poking and relentless… Read More
Time for Thai Massage!
I recently had the pleasure of receiving a Thai massage from Jante, a wonderfully talented massage therapist here at our NW Portland location. It was a relaxing and energizing experience…. Read More
Your new favorite travel companion
Stretching and doing self-massage are both such important tools for keeping your stress level low, your muscles happy, and your exercise regimen progressing, and it’s great to see how excited… Read More
Next Service Due At: 90,000 Miles
A few decades ago, we saw a sudden rise in HMO’s – so-called “Health Maintenance Organizations” – after a federal regulation required many employers to make this form of healthcare… Read More
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… Read More
Beige Carpet: The Secret to Serious Medicine?
I can’t believe it’s been eleven years since we opened The Dragontree. Twelve and a half years ago, I was building my Chinese Medicine practice and decided to take a… Read More
It calls for a party
Every July I’m reminded of the day we opened our first Dragontree spa. Of course, it was a couple days after we had hoped and I was exhausted from spending… Read More
Abhyanga Massage
Abhyanga Massage Perhaps you have never had, or even heard of, abhyanga massage. It is an Ayurvedic massage done with copious amounts of warm sesame oil and Ayurvedic blends of… Read More
An Easy Substitute for Discipline
This month we’ve focused on the value and practice of relaxation. Here’s a rundown of the approaches I’ve discussed so far and a handful of additional ones, the most important… Read More
How Feeling More Stress Can Be a Good Thing
Relaxing is something most of us think about doing on the weekends. If there’s time. But why not aim to be relaxed perpetually? As I explained in my previous article,… Read More