Adrian Klaphaak, professional life coach, helps people find their path, develop their potential, and be more successful in life and work.  Adrian believes that everyone has "a path that fits" - a unique life path that maximizes their potential and effectiveness.  He is a graduate of the Coaches Training Institute's Certified Professional Coaching Program and the Univeristy of Southern California's Marshall School of Business.  After graduating from USC, Adrian worked for an international management consulting firm before realizing his true calling as a life coach.  Adrian's approach to coaching blends a practical results driven attitude from his background in business with an ability to acknowledge and utilize what is present, learned from his practice of mindful awareness meditation and Tai Chi.  Adrian coaches clients throughout the U.S. over the phone and has a private practice in San Francisco.  In addition to coaching, Adrian leads Rites of Passage groups with the Stepping Stones Project.  He is a member of the International Coach Federation and the San Francisco Coaches Professional Association.  

Outside of coaching, Adrian loves spending time in nature and traveling, especially in the developing world.  In 2005, he spent 6 months discovering himself, Southeast Asia, and the unavoidable monsoon.  More recenlty he went on a four day solo backpacking trip in the high Sierras.

Teachers & Other Training
•  Meditation and Spiritual Development (through retreats, dharma talks and books):
   +  Various teachers at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Jack Kornfield,
       Adyashanti, and George Leonard.
   +  Living with chronic pain from a herniated disk has been and continues to be my
       greatest teacher.

•  Tai Chi:  Martin Inn, The Inner Research Institute school of Tai Chi Ch'uan.

•  Counseling and Psychology:  Jan DiSanto, RN, MFT and Peter Klaphaak, MD.

•  Public Speaking:  Speaking Circles Relational Presence Training with Lee Glickstein.

•  Rites of Passage:  Shai Lavie and Dave Talamo, Stepping Stones Project.

•  Chakras and Energy Healing:  Seven month workshop with Gwenievere Maria

   (formerly Genny Wright-Davis), The Center for Spiritual Healing.