Today we’re joined by our friends Briana and Dr. Peter Borten, who are the Founders of the Dragontree and authors of the new book, The Well Life: How to Use Structure, Sweetness, and Space to Create Balance, Happiness and Peace. In this episode, they share the true message of their life work, what their spiritual practice means to them and how you can create your own rituals to create meaning in your life every day.
In this Episode
- The true message of their work, explained [7:06]
- Self-publishing a book and having a traditional publisher can have significant differences [7:32]
- How to live well during the busy times in life [11:27]
- The way to create rituals that work for you around anything you ant [11:50]
- The specific rituals Briana and Dr. Peter use daily for their best lives [13:52]
- Using intentions to create “container” for your day [18:56]
- They’re learned how to let the other person do their best work, to value and to acknowledge it [22:02]
- How to Briana and Dr. Peter delineate roles in their work and personal relationships? [24:20]
- Why they keep their wedding vows on the side of the fridge [29:00]
- All of their business ventures have just one over-arching purpose [35:56]
- How integrity at home transpires to a work environment with over 100 employees [39:30]
- Their process for writing book together [46:00]
- People can be well in mind and body, but have also have a life that doesn’t really work [51:20]
- From a very young age, Briana had a quest for finding what’s right for her in terms of spirituality [55:10]
- People have been way too much into the “thought becomes reality” concept [1:00:35]
- Let yourself off the hook for bad things that happen [1:02: 40]
- Confidence is made up of these three things [1:04:05]
- What are the elements of structure, sweetness and space and how do they provide a framework for living? [1:09:00]
Selected Links from the Episode
The Well Life Book
The Dragontree
Dr. Peter’s blog post, “Your Needs List: Rock Your Relationship”
Dreaming and Planning Course
“The Fire Starter Sessions” by Danielle Laporte
“Grace and Grit” by Ken Wilber
2 Responses
Hello!
I’ve been a quiet listener for several of your episodes, and I feel like this episode is fate for me. I received Rituals for Living – Dreambook + Planner for Christmas, and I am excited to get to know and learn more about Peter and Briana. Thank you so much for sharing.
xo, Carrie
Oh how fortuitous! Thanks for listening in and enjoy your gifts – the Bortens are wonderful teachers!