Back when I was a graduate student doing my internship in Chinese Medicine, I got my first patient whose chief complaint was a lingering cough, and I remember thinking, “This… Read More
Articles from Dr. Peter Borten
I Got My Butt Kicked for Only $400
When I was a teenager, I invested $400 in 20 years of anger and a big, hard, life-changing lesson. I had seen this guy around – a friend of a… Read More
Do Yourself a Favor … Forgive
One of the most gratifying parts of my work is getting to watch people support each other using the concepts we teach in our books and courses (and, of course,… Read More
Pretty Esoteric Stuff…
Several months ago, Briana (my wife) started feeling drawn to do a different kind of healing work. She began getting strong intuitive impressions about what was at the root of people’s challenges… Read More
Between the Extremes
In 1984, followers of the spiritual guru Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, 1931-1990) sprinkled salmonella bacteria into the salad bars of ten restaurants in Oregon, sickening 751 people. A few years… Read More
Can You Change?
If we hear a saying enough – especially at an impressionable time and/or spoken by someone we respect – we may accept it without applying critical thinking to determine if… Read More
The Treasure of Elderhood
The other day, my 81-year-old neighbor told me that he was taking a shower when, over the sound of the rushing water, he suddenly heard a combination of yelping and… Read More
Growing Up
One evening several years ago, I was taking a walk and saw something big flapping in the wind. As I got closer, I realized it was a giant plastic bag… Read More
Talking Wellness with Dr. Peter Borten: The Metal Element
“The season Metal is associated with is Fall, and people often feel a little bit sad as summer comes to an end…” What is the intangible gift that can’t… Read More
Gifts From The Eclipse
Now that we know eclipses don’t mean the end of the world, we can reframe them however we choose. If you didn’t do anything special for the solar eclipse, it’s… Read More
You’re Faking It
Previously I wrote about the many layers of the Self as explained in nondual Tantrik philosophy. Each of these layers – your body, your mind and feelings, your energy, your… Read More
Bondage and Discipline
Getting good at nearly anything requires a certain amount of discipline. At the very least, you need the discipline to practice it on a regular basis. You’d expect this for… Read More
Welcoming the Many Layers of YOU
Over the years, my therapeutic focus has shifted increasingly toward what I would call “expansion.” I continue to see patients for issues as apparently one-dimensional as a sore knee, but… Read More
Rituals for Transformation: Nourishment
“Start by doing everything you can to enjoy the food as much as possible. Give it your full attention… Savor the flavors and textures, and imagine all the good things it’s… Read More
Rituals For Transformation
Today is the pre-release for our new book, called Rituals for Transformation, which we wrote over the past year. It feels a little daunting to put it out in the… Read More