Briana Borten

The Antidote: Celebration

In working with the community that has developed around our Dreambook, Briana and I have encountered people looking for many different forms of life-optimization. While there’s plenty of guidance we… Read More

Why Don’t We Get The Help We Need?

As a young adult living in Western Massachusetts, I had a handful of friends who attended Hampshire College. Hampshire is well known for being highly unconventional. There are no majors,… Read More

Happy Birthday, Briana!

June 22nd is my wife Briana’s birthday. She’s the Dragontree’s founder and fearless leader.  On the way to art school at age 18, she was in a car accident and… Read More

Start Creating from the Source

A few weeks ago I wrote about creativity – how instrumental it’s been in the development of our species and cultures, how much it adds to the enjoyment of our… Read More

Briana’s Birthday!

Rarely have I met anyone who is as clear about what they want to do as my wife. I met her while working at another spa where she was a… Read More

Letting Go of Self Sabotage

My friend called me this morning begging to be rescued from herself. She said “I knew I had a ton of things to catch up on today and projects I… Read More

A New Year Rising

More and more every moment feels like a blessing. 2017 was no exception.There were some soul searching challenges and some heart-rending pain, AND the magic is that in 2017 I learned to… Read More

Note To Self: I Love You.

Happy New Year, Dragons! If you’re anything like me, you’ve been reflecting on the past while opening your heart to the coming new year. This week, I’ve been thinking a lot… Read More