Curriculum Vitae :: Robin Ellen Lucas 

San Anselmo, California ♦ 415.322.3329 ♦ health@functionalmedrobin.com ♦ LinkedIn

 

EDUCATION

Master of Arts in East-West Psychology                                                                         August 2015

California Institute of Integral Studies - San Francisco, CA

Specialization: Cohesion of the psychology of the mind and physiology of the body

 

Bachelor of General Studies with Engineering, Computer Science and English Literature May 1990

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI

 

Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series Teacher                                                                              June 2016

Ashtanga Yoga Intermediate Series Teacher                                                                  August 2016

Ashtanga Yoga Center with Tim Miller - Encinitas, CA

 

Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT®)                                                                                         July 2007

Samudra School of Global Living with Shiva Rea - Venice Beach, CA

  

writing. communication. creativity. perseverance. wonder.

WRITING EXPERIENCE

2008 - Present  REL Copywriting of San Anselmo, CA / Mill Valley, CA -  Freelance writing, creative ad

copy, editing, blogging, press releases, newsletters

2010 - Present  Yoga Robin of Mill Valley, CA - Blogging

1977 - Present  My Secret Innuendo® of San Anselmo, CA / Mill Valley, CA - Poetry writing, creative writing

2008 - 2015      CIIS of San Francisco, CA - Author of papers on psychology and spirituality

2011 - 2013      Inflow Studios™ of Ashland, OR - Copywriting and editing

2013 - 2017      Rebelle Society of the Internet - Creative writing

2013 - 2016      Medium of San Francisco, CA - Creative and humorous writing

2010 - 2014      SF Examiner of San Francisco, CA - Citizen Journalist Yoga and Wellness Examiner

2014 - 2016      Micropoetry Society of the Internet - Poetry writing

2007 - 2009      Shiva Rea Teacher Training of Venice Beach, CA - Yoga and spirituality writing

1994 - 2001      Oracle Corporation of Redwood Shores, CA - Technical writing

1990 - 1994      PwC of San Francisco, CA - Technical writing, Proposal writing

 

DIGITAL MARKETING EXPERIENCE

2008 - Present  | REL Copywriting of San Anselmo, CA / Mill Valley, CA - Web & blog copywriting, blog design & development, account management, technical support and social media management

2011 - 2013  | Inflow Studios™ of Ashland, OR - Creative direction, web content copywriting, seo management, social media management, web development

2006 - 2011 | Perfect Working Spaces - Content publishing, web & blog maintenance, technical organizational support and social media management

1994 - 2001 | Oracle Corporation - Web design, web online application management

 

CREATIVE EXPERIENCE

2008 - 2015 | CIIS of San Francisco, CA - Creativity integrated into each class and each paper

1977 - Present | My Secret Innuendo® of San Anselmo, CA / Mill Valley, CA - poetry since age 10, starting as my hobby and creative outlet

2010 - Present | REL Copywriting - Creative media presentation, creative ad copy

2006 - 2011 | Perfect Working Spaces - Making creative spaces for people

1998 - 2001 | Oracle Corporation - Creative group processes leadership

 

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE

2006 - 2011 | Perfect Working Spaces - Business organizational consulting, office organization, financial organization

2008 - 2009 | Metta Institute - Office manager, fundraising manager

1999 - 2001 | Oracle - Technical support group leader, customer call management and assignment

 

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

1994 - 2011 | Oracle Corporation of Redwood Shores, CA - Technical manager within support and development group

1989 - 1994 | PwC of Chicago, IL and San Francisco, CA - Management consultant group member on application financials designs and implementations for large corporations

1988 - 1988 | Accenture of Chicago, IL - Computer programmer for Andersen Consulting

 

GLOBAL PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION

2008 - 2015 | CIIS of San Francisco, CA - Completed these graduate school courses:

Transpersonal Psychology

  • Eastern Theories of Self, Mind and Nature

  • A Cosmological Perspective on the Modern World

  • Contemporary Transpersonal Theory: Participatory Spirituality

  • Spiritual Counseling

  • Jungian Psychology and East-West Spirituality

  • Psyche and Cosmos

  • Contemplative Psychology

  • Consciousness, Spirituality and Healing

  • Yoga and Psyche Conference

  • Creativity in Tibetan Buddhism: The Poetics of Enlightenment

  • Yoga for Grief Relief

  • Healing the Total Body: Where Western Anatomy Meets Eastern Spiritual Science

     

GLOBAL PSYCHOLOGY EXPERIENCE

2007 - 2017 | Incorporate writing, yoga, psychology graduate degree. Guiding individuals through an exploration of the psyche, understanding of global and cultural traditions, appropriate aspects of therapeutic care, manifesting life experiences that align with visions, creating work/life balance, trusting & knowing.

1996 - Present | Personal Yoga practice - studied with master teachers, who each integrate their global teachings into the practice of Mysore Ashtanga yoga, Vinyasa Flow yoga, Prana Flow yoga, Bhakti Flow yoga, Anusara yoga, Iyengar yoga, Pranayama and Insight Meditation.

2000 - 2003 | Books I’ve read during intensive psychotherapy:

  • Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud on dream interpretation and the unconscious

  • Between Therapist and Client by Michael Kahn on the therapeutic relationship and projection

  • Memories, Dreams, Reflections by Carl G. Jung on dream interpretation

  • The Tao of Physics by F. Capra on metaphysics

  • Insight Meditation by Joseph Goldstein on meditation

  • Wheels of Life: A User’s Guide to the Chakra System by A. Judith on eastern chakra subtle body

1997 - Present  | Raised three children, who are now adults, as a single mother

 

publications. teaching. presentations.

BOOKS, PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS

Lucas, R. (2026). My Secret Innuendo: In the Tiniest House of Time, Self-published on KDP Amazon.

 

Lucas, R. (2008). My Body, My Heart, My Mind, My Life: About Sacred Divine Energy That Moves Through Us, EWP-6005  East-West Psychology: History, Community, Inquiry, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2008). The Sacred in Everyday Life: How Mind-Body Feels Spirit Through Hatha Yoga, EWP-6752  Transpersonal Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2009). Western and Eastern Containing Myths: A Comparison of My Myth and Eastern Myth, EWP-6051 Eastern Theories of Self, Mind and Nature, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2009). The Six Means of Knowledge: About the Pramanas, EWP-6051 Eastern Theories of Self, Mind and Nature, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2009). The Nature and Means of Liberation: Comparison and Contrast Between Darcanas Advaita Vedanta and Sanhkya-Yoga, EWP-6051 Eastern Theories of Self, Mind and Nature, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2009). Is the Internet a Hindrance to our Evolution?: A View on Love and Spirituality via Jean Gebser’s Mutations of Consciousness, PARP-6557 A Cosmological Perspective on the Modern World, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2010). Pilgrimage as Participatory Journey: Exploring the Transpersonal Potential of the Road to Santiago, EWP-9405  Contemporary Transpersonal Theory: Participatory Spirituality, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2010). The Self: Finding the Center That Holds: Surrendering to the Infinite Order Which is Greater Than Me, EWP-7792 Spiritual Counseling, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2010). My Relationship with the Universe: the Dialog with my Center that Holds Me and its Deceit, EWP-7792 Spiritual Counseling, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2010). Coming into Wholeness: Speaking with your Unconscious, EWP-7792 Spiritual Counseling, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2011). As If Gathered Together For Me: An Evolution of my Inner Dialogs (Anima/Animus) While Studying Carl G. Jung, EWP-7311 Jungian Psychology and East-West Spirituality, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2011). Empowerment Redirected: Case Study on Spiritual Emergency Opening Doors to My Deepest Wound, PARP-7001  Psyche and Cosmos I: Transpersonal Psychology and Archetypal Astrology, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2011). Deep Listening, Authentic Speaking: An Experiment, EWP-6556 Contemplative Psychology: Buddhist, Christian & Ecological Perspectives, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2012). I Knew That I Knew You: Healing Through Love, IHL-6037 Consciousness, Spirituality and Healing, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2013). Business Plan: Yoga Instructor and Creative Writer, WKS-044 Building a Successful Private Practice, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2014). Distraction of Emotional Trauma: Through Undischarged Residual Energy, WKS-103 Yoga and Psyche Conference, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2014). Poetics That Breathe You, Compassion and Wisdom: What We Long For is Right Here Inside, WKS-037 Creativity in Tibetan Buddhism: The Poetics of Enlightenment, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2014). You Are the Space Between Reason: Holding a Space for Grief, WKS-086 Yoga for Grief Relief, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2015). Balance Me, EWP-8799 Healing the Total Body: Where Western Anatomy Meets Eastern Spiritual Science, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2015). Do You Know Who I am When I Move You Around?, EWP-8799 Healing the Total Body: Where Western Anatomy Meets Eastern Spiritual Science, California Institute of Integral Studies.

 

Lucas, R. (2011). Reflection on Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran, Registered Yoga Teacher 200 Hour Training, Samudra School of Global Living with Shiva Rea.

 

Lucas, R. (2011). Reflection on Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness by Erich Schiffmann, Registered Yoga Teacher 200 Hour Training, Samudra School of Global Living with Shiva Rea.

 

Lucas, R. (2011). Reflection on The Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali, Registered Yoga Teacher 200 Hour Training, Samudra School of Global Living with Shiva Rea.

 

Lucas, R. (2011). Reflection on Spandakarika by Daniel Odier, Registered Yoga Teacher 200 Hour Training, Samudra School of Global Living with Shiva Rea.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2007 - 2020 | Yoga Robin® - Private yoga teaching one-on-one, which included development of training classes, tracking client progress, deepening of the therapeutic relationship, and incorporating global psychological personal approaches.

1994 - 2001 | Oracle Corporation - Group technical leader teaching new hires, and other group members financial application install and setup procedures. Performed remote installs for client teaching online.

2006 - 2011 | Perfect Working Spaces - Facilitation of financial bookkeeping, organizational techniques, website maintenance, social media management, software installations, PC vs. Mac.

2011 - 2013 | Inflow Studios™ - Teaching business partner and client web development, HTML, domain management, SEO, and how to run a sole-proprietorship business.

 

PUBLISHING AND PRINT EXPERIENCE

2013 - 2013 | Michael R. Macdonald, MD - Postcards published with my poetry

2013 - 2017 | Rebelle Society - Online publications of creative writing

2010 - Present | My Secret Innuendo® - Poetry selected for publications

 

WORK-IN-PROGRESS

Second book for My Secret Innuendo®, my poetry business name

Yoga book, incorporating photography, healing modalities and poetry

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND AWARDS

Ashtanga Yoga Primary and Intermediate Series Teacher

BNI

A Writing Room

Yoga Alliance, Registered Yoga Teacher

Perfect Poet Awards

Red Bubble Feature Awards