Career
Born Barbara Trexler (later Barbara Rhodes through marriage to Lincoln Rhodes, also a Ji Do Poep Sa Nim in the order), her father was a Navy officer, and her family moved often. She later moved back to Rhode Island, where she met Seung Sahn in 1972, who became her teacher. Soeng Hyang received inka from Seung Sahn Soen Sa Nim in 1977, and full Dharma transmission in 1992.
Seong Hyang is a registered nurse and hospice caregiver.
