
Adriana James M.A., Ph.D
Adriana James is a woman of force and character, beauty and charm and an expert leader in the field of NLP, NLPCoaching and Time Line Therapy®. The story of her life is both astounding and instructive, illustrating how hard work and determination can always overcome great obstacles.
Although Adriana was not born in a family of vast wealth (she was born in Eastern Europe, in Romania), her family is steeped in the classical traditions and values of individualism and hard work. Her childhood was certainly a hard working one. Her parents and especially her grandmother instilled in their daughter that people from Eastern Europe would have to prove themselves worthy of advancement, and would simply have to be “twice as good” to overcome the western mindset toward third world citizens.
Adriana began her education at the age of three (3) when she learned how to read and write, and by the age of 7 she had won a national competition as a prodigy violinist which was only the beginning of a stunning and rapid advancement. This young prodigy was so gifted that even though Romania was a socialist country she was allowed to travel all over the globe to World Class competitions and won 19 top European awards. By the age of 22, she finished her last year of study at the Conservatorium of Music in Bucharest. She would go on to receive a Master’s Degree in Classical Music, specializing in Violin Performing and it looked as if her success was assured. However, in 1989 when there was a brief opportunity to leave the country she went to Germany with a few hundred Deutsch marks, and applied for political asylum. As she says, “at the beginning we slept on the floor for a while and we took bathroom cleaning jobs to get by”.
After performing several concerts, she had become quite well known in the region and her life seemed comfortable. Nevertheless, when the German government rejected her application for asylum, she was forced to leave for Australia She started from nothing only to become the Concertmaster of the Sydney Opera and Ballet Company. In 1994, she was awarded “Woman of the Year” by The American Biographical Institute for her achievements and her Leadership ability.
While in Australia, Adriana became aware of a certain phenomenon that sparked her curiosity about Human Potential and Performance that took her beyond the world of Classical Music into the study of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming). She observed that the difference between those performers that reach the pinnacle of success and those who failed to achieve success lies inside the deepest levels of consciousness.

Adriana sought out Dr. Tad James to train her in the science of Human Potential and Performance and into NLP, because she is considered one of the pioneers in the field. In 1998, she became a Certified Trainer of NLP, achieving a perfect score in the Certification Exam.
Adriana left the world of Classical Music to open her own NLP Training Company in Sydney, Australia and continued her studies of Alternative Modes of Consciousness for which she received her Ph. D. Today, Adriana is a Master Trainer of NLP and Time Line Therapy® and she has earned international recognition as one of the very few successful women NLP Master Trainers of NLP.
Years later Tad and Adriana reconnected and married in 2001 in Hawaii. The partnership proved that one plus one is much greater than two alone and the synergy of this charismatic husband and wife team is attracting crowds to their trainings around the world.
Adriana has built on the foundation of Tad James’ work and added new processes and paradigms to the evolving field of NLP and Time Line Therapyâ„¢ with developments in health, relationships and the body and mind connection.
Dr. Adriana James is an incredibly strong and positive role model for women all over the world. Her genuine warmth and intelligence combined with her desire to empower both men and women is enchanting and irresistible.
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