Adrienne Chang has studied in the tradition of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche for over fifteen years, helping co-lead Shambhala and Buddhist meditation retreats and study courses in Europe, North America, and online. Adrienne is currently a member of the Milinda program, a ten-year, inter-sangha, shedra-styled Buddhist teacher training program under the guidance of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche.

Originally from the United States, Adrienne earned an MA in International Public Policy at Columbia University, and was a management consultant for US and international government agencies, specializing in organizational design and business transformation. Adrienne has been teaching and publishing in the fields of Buddhist philosophy and history, as well as of gerontology, meditation, and aging and spirituality.

Adrienne is a senior faculty member of the Three Yanas Retreat at Drala Mountain Center, and has completed the Longchen Nyingtik, Kagyu, and Shambhala Rigden ngondros. She currently splits her time between her home in Luxembourg and Limoges, France, near Dechen Choling, Shambhala's land center in Europe.