Anytime is a good time to establish a "well life", and it just so happened that we’re starting 2017 with a means to help you do just that. On this episode of The Productivityist Podcast, my guest is Briana Borten. She is a peace engineer and wellness entrepreneur who owns The Dragontree Spa and co-wrote The Well Life.
Backed up with their experiences in alternative healing and a genuine yearning to help their clients to live a more fulfilling life, Briana and her husband Dr. Peter Borten wrote the book The Well Life: How to Use Sweetness, Structure, and Space to Create Balance, Happiness, and Peace, which Briana and I discuss.
On this episode, you’ll learn about:
How their wellness advocacy started 13 years ago, as they established the Dragontree with their background in acupuncture and Ayurvedic medicine, and what motivated them to write this book (01:57).
The concept of sweetness, and how and why it should be constantly present in our lives (05:31).
The tools, techniques, and habits they shared in the book that they found to have greatly impacted and improved their lives (09:15).
How important a healthy foundation is, and how it involves seemingly mundane activities that allow us to nourish our minds and body (09:24).
The connection between thoughts, feelings, intentions, and the body’s reaction to these connections (11:15).
The human data stream flowing into our lives all day long (14:01; 15:01), the element of space, and the need to have space where we're not connected to anything or anyone but ourselves (14:29).
What’s up with the current fascination and attraction of people to nature-based, alternative philosophies and healing (18:25)?
How space plays out vis-à-vis with her concept of scheduling which ought to give us a greater understanding of our capabilities and limits (22:22).
Briana’s journaling and meditation habit, and how this integrates into her life (27:45).
The concept of the baggage list and how accomplishing it can help individuals feel freer (29:44).
Relevant links:
http://thewelllifebook.com/ (The Well Life)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1440596247/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=vardyme-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1440596247&linkId=456129ebe8075d90060866d5e0577bcd (The Well Life: How to Use Structure, Sweetness, and Space to Create Balance, Happiness, and Peace: Briana Borten, Dr. Peter Borten | Amazon)
https://productivityist.com/podcast-michael-breus/ (The Productivityist Podcast: Dr. Michael Breus)
http://www.thedragontree.com/ (The Dragontree)
http://www.brianaborten.com/ (Briana Borten)
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