Briana Borten, Founder, LMT, CAS

After a severe car accident in which she sustained a broken neck, Briana discovered the profound rehabilitative benefits of massage. She left art school and enrolled at Portland’s East West College of Healing Arts. Following several fulfilling years as a massage therapist, Briana became interested in Ayurveda, the traditional medicine of India, and decided to attend California College of Ayurveda. She is one of a very small handful of certified Clinical Ayurvedic Specialists in Oregon.

Drawing from her arts background and her training in massage and Ayurveda, she founded the Dragontree Holistic Day Spa in 2003. Her intention was to create a gorgeous atmosphere where our patrons can feel entirely removed from their everyday concerns, yet without any "members only" exclusivity. Furthermore, she wanted a space where both clients and therapists would be treated like family. Over the past nine years, she has assembled a team of the most talented massage therapists, acupuncturists, and aestheticians in Portland to deliver exceptional care for our clientele. Meanwhile, her vision for the organization has become clearer: beyond the listed services it provides, the Dragontree’s mission is to support our beloved community. We do this through donations to local charities, patronage of local businesses, acting as an educational resource for our clientele, and most of all, by seeding the world with healthy, peaceful individuals.