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ADRIANNE VINCENT
49 Hancock Street, #201
Cambridge, MA 02139
415.810.8125
[email protected]
http://adriannevincent.com
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
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Medicine, Religion and Healing
[Meditative practices, Yoga and Dance]
Religion and Palliative Care
[practice and ethics]
The Body in Theology and the History of Religion
Buddhist Studies: History, Theology and Philosophy
Religion and LGBT Studies
Feminist Studies and Theology
Theory of Religious Pluralism and Interfaith Dialogue
EDUCATION
1976-1980
A.B., University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
 Major: History of Art
 Area of Focus: Feminist Studies and the History of Art
 Thesis: The Female Image and Social Location in Dutch
Renaissance Prints
1982-1983
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
 A.B. program in Pre-medical Studies
1976-1980
University of California, Santa-Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
 Coursework on Philosophy and Mysticism, Dance and Yoga
PROFESSIONAL AND CLINICAL TRAINING
1980-1981
Lomi School and Psychotherapy Clinic, Santa Rosa, CA
 Coursework and training in clinical psychotherapy,
mindfulness based meditation, mind-body medicine,
community outreach and education
1980-1990
Vipassana Meditation Retreats, California
 Three 10-day retreats per year
 Teachers: Jack Kornfield
1980-2005
Insight Meditation West/Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA
 Lectures on Buddhist Studies; Insight meditation (Vipassana)
training
1990-1997
Upledger Institute, San Francisco, CA
 Cranio-sacral therapy training
1985-Present
Student, Continuum Movement Meditation School, California
 Studied bodywork movement meditation methods and
healing practices
1994-2010
Ridhwan School, Berkeley, California
 Lectures on psychoanalysis and the philosophy of mystical
experience; Insight meditation training
2010, March
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)
Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
 Courses: “Improving spiritual care as a dimension of
palliative care”; “The science and practice of contemplative
interventions”
2010, October
International Conference on Medical Ethics in Healthcare
Chaplaincy, Boston, MA
EMPLOYMENT
1986-2001
Integrative Medical Educator & Founding Member, Institute for Health and
Healing Clinic, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
 Innovative integrative medicine center within an academic
medical center. On the leading edge of teaching caregivers
and health professionals: topics include emotional wellness,
spousal care giving, infant child loss, caregivers and
depression, caring for aging parents.
 Lead patient-centered team rounds
1990-Present
Director, Mound Farms Corporation, San Francisco, CA
 Provided executive leadership for California-based real estate
company
1995-Present
Leader, Danutours.com
 Lead and taught in international spiritual healing arts, cultural
education and service projects that integrate yoga, meditation
and spiritual practices
1979-Present
Private Practice, Body Therapy, Berkeley/San Francisco, CA & Cambridge,
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MA
1977-1978
Research Assistant, Life Tapes Project, San Francisco, CA
 Research project to combat psychosocial tensions of a cancer
diagnosis by teaching families to create permanent records of
their history, stories and legacies as a powerful reminder of
family bonds therefore providing a safe, nurturing
environment to open communication between family
members touched by a diagnosis of cancer.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND APPOINTMENTS
1995-2005
Instructor, Insight Meditation West/Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre,
CA
Courses:
 Co-Founder, Youth and Family Educational Program
 “Yoga & Meditation: Theory and Practice”; weekly class for
10 years
 “Working with Pain” Meditation Retreat with Eugene Cash,
Ph.D.
 Various 10-day meditation retreats
1990-2000
Instructor, Lomi Movement Therapy, Yucca Valley, CA
 Yearly 21-day retreat on body therapy and mind-body
medicine
1999-2010
Instructor, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Courses:
 “MBSR & Caring for Caregivers and Health Professionals”
 “MBSR for Persons with Chronic or Life-Threatening
Illness”
 “Meditation Movement: Small and Large Group Processes”
 “Massage for Hospital Patients”
 “Touch and Healing Approaches to Inpatient Populations”
1988-2001
Health Educator, Kaiser Permanente Health Systems, San
Francisco, Berkeley, Santa Rosa & Vallejo, CA
 Created and implemented MBSR training programs for
healthcare professional throughout California
 Courses: “Restorative & healing yoga for critically and
chronically ill patients”
1992-1993
Visiting Instructor, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine,
San Francisco, CA
Courses:
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1984-1994
“Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): Working and
Living Mindfully”
Public Teaching of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Insight
Meditation widely with Jack Kornfield, Ph.D.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & LEADERSHIP
2008-Present
1986-Present
Buddhist Ritual Minister, Vipassana Tradition, Spirit Rock Meditation
Center, Woodacre, CA
Founding Member, Insight Meditation West/Spirit Rock Meditation Center,
Woodacre, CA
 Institution dedicated to education about and practice of
mindfulness based meditation (Vipassana).
PUBLIC SERVICE
1995-Present
Diversity Education, San Francisco, CA
 Created and led workshops on ethnic diversity, LGBT
perspectives and different learning styles in elementary,
middle and high schools
 Catholic worker movement inspired free restaurant for the
homeless and underserved in northern California.
1989-1992
Volunteer, Martin de Porres House of Hospitality, San Francisco, CA
 Catholic worker movement inspired free restaurant for the
homeless and underserved in northern California.
 Offered stress reduction and body therapy sessions to staff
1977-1980
Over-60 Clinic, San Francisco, CA
Berkeley Women’s Health Collective, Berkeley, CA
 Health education, self-care, diet and nutrition education
 Interview-based Health evaluations
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
PUBLICATIONS
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Vincent, A. (2001). Mind-Body Medicine Programs in Hospital Systems. In N. Faass
(Ed.), Integrating Complementary Medicine into Health Systems. New York: Jones &
Bartlett.
AUDIO PUBLICATIONS
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Vincent, A. (1984). “Meditation Series” (3 CDs), Produced by Mind/Body
Explorations, San Francisco, CA
PUBLIC INTERVIEWS AND MEDIA APPEARANCES
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Gay Buddhist Fellowship Newsletter, San Francisco, CA, April 1996
“Cover Article,” Women’s Business Journal, June 1998
“Body Therapies,” Beyond Medicine, February 1999
REFERENCES
Jack Kornfield, Ph.D.
Co-Founder, Insight Meditation Society, Barre, MA
Founding Teacher, Spirit Rock Center, Woodacre, CA
[email protected]
Kate Kirner
Administrative Director
Urology Faculty Practice
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
[email protected]
415-353-2805
Past Administrative Director
Institute for Health & Healing
California Pacific Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Lauren Artress, M.Ed., Ph.D.
Founder & Creative Director, Veriditas
Priest, Episcopal Church
Honorary Canon, Grace Cathedral
San Francisco, CA
[email protected]
William B. Stewart, M.D.
Medical Director, Institute for Health & Healing
California Pacific Medical Center
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San Francisco, CA
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