Meditation & Life Coaching

I help people realize their inherent wholeness.

As a meditation coach, I teach topics from starting a mindfulness practice to non-duality, the jhanas, and insight practices into emptiness and awakening. I’ve coached tech founders, new parents, students, spiritual seekers, writers at glossy magazines, seasteaders, other coaches, and people in the in-between.

I’ve been featured in Vox and TIME Magazine.

Previously, I taught meditation retreats across California with Jhourney, which has been featured in publications like The Atlantic and Asterisk Magazine.

You can book a session here.

What People are Saying

“I find Grant's advice and perspective on everything so wildly insightful -- he carries every conversation with such care and thoughtfulness. We have only had a couple of conversations but I've found them the most helpful in me making progress here, and I love seeing how many different people he gives his time and attention throughout the day -- his generosity really shows, and his answers show both how well he listens and how much wisdom he has to draw on. If there was a way to hire Grant as some kind of individual coach after the retreat, I would totally do that!”

“I actually have looked forward to practice, to steal Grant’s phrase it’s stopped being a chore and is more a hobby, an existential life altering hobby.”

“I don't think I expressed my love of Grant! His precision of cutting away the outer layers and his balm of friendliness, solidarity, compassion to what we laid open. WOW! Like a midwife or field surgeon on the battle field. Thank you.”

“I want to share my appreciation for Grant's instruction -- most of my best sits/unlocking of progress was right after our 1-1s and definitely don't think that was a coincidence, and I also really value some of the more abstract ideas I was offered to play with and am looking forward to deepening practice in those directions; was really impressed and honestly kind of touched by the sensitivity to my own experience/personality/philosophical frameworks shown by those elements of guidance”

Coaching Services

Book a coaching session.

I offer individual coaching sessions. My expertise is deepest in teaching meditation, but I also offer more holistic life coaching that is rooted in various wisdom traditions. In a coaching session, we might explore:

  • starting a mindfulness practice;

  • concentration techniques for cultivating focus, relaxation, and joy (including jhana);

  • holistic coaching towards self-development, wholeness, aliveness and exploring what those concepts mean for you;

  • insight practices into emptiness, non-duality, and awakening

Schedule a session here. My rates are $150 for a 50 minute session and $80 for a 25 minute session.

If we’ve worked together before or you’re feeling generous, my payment link is here.

About

I’ve been meditating for as long as I can remember. Cultivating more understanding of spiritual, ethical, emotional, and existential concerns are what my life seems to be devoted to.

I’ve been mentoring for nearly as long as I’ve been meditating. I’ve helped teach philosophy of science courses as a grad student at UC Berkeley. I’ve helped teach meditation retreats with Jhourney. I volunteer at a suicide prevention hotline, and I’m currently completing a degree in counselling psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. In my work, I stand side-by-side with people, exploring how we can understand their unique circumstances, meet them with more aliveness and compassion, and take aligned, effective action towards their goals.

Some of my formative influences and inspirations have been the teachings of Michael Taft, Rob Burbea, Daniel Ingram, and Shinzen Young.