CartThe holiday season is hard on our beloved planet. We throw away 25% more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s than at any other time of year.1 And about a… Read More
Creative Living
Making Room for Magic in our Giving
It’s not hard to get into the routine of buying lots of stuff for your loved ones during the holidays. We want them to be happy, they seem to want stuff, and stuff is on… Read More
Planning + Partners = Power
A few weeks ago we had a dozen Dragontree managers staying at our house for a 2020 planning session. There were lots of laughs and lots of great ideas. It… Read More
Becoming Your Potential
When our four-year-old daughter came home from her first day at a Montessori preschool, she handed me a swatch of cloth with several buttons sewn neatly onto it. “Where did… Read More
Living Your Purpose
There’s been a huge surge of interest in the Dreambook this year, so I decided to share a bit more about what makes it special. It’s easy when life feels… Read More
How to Plan Life like a Boss
It seems obvious to say, but the more special moments you fill your life with, the more special your life will feel. That goes for planning, too. That’s why we… Read More
5 Things to Journal About and Why
There is so much research about the benefits of journaling: stress relief, sparks creativity, improves confidence, helps with conflict resolution, improves writing, boosts memory, increases emotional intelligence, helps achieve goals,… Read More
What is “Holding Space”?
Later this week Briana and I will be hosting the Illuminator Training – part of Dragontree Life Coaching Program – and we’ll spend four days in a very special space…. Read More
The Heart of Summer
A few days ago I was out in the sun in a beekeeping suit for hours, lifting frames of comb that were heavy and dripping with honey. We had to… Read More
A Rose by any other Name would Smell as Sweet
About 20 years ago, I started thinking about whether my name was right for me. Like most people, I neither loved nor hated it, and I felt it was kind… Read More
Deeper Self-Care: Making Space for your Essence
So much of what we do through The Dragontree – both at our spas and with our products, courses, and articles – is meant to assist people to prioritize self-care…. Read More
Intention Matters
Intention matters. A lot. Seventeen years ago, I had a girlfriend who proclaimed that she was going to open her own spa. Sixteen years ago this month, we opened our… Read More
Conversations with Briana: Holding Space
Briana recorded this video a few years ago, knowing how important holding space is, and knew that one day she’d create a whole course around it. The Dragontree Life Coaching… Read More
