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, Ameryka północna, i online. Adrienne jest obecnie uczestniczką programu Milinda, a ten-year shedra-styled Buddhist teacher training program under the guidance of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. Pochodzi ze Stanów Zjednoczonych, 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, jak i gerontologii, medytacja, and aging and spirituality with Miami University and its European campus in Luxembourg, gdzie obecnie mieszka.