started practicing meditation in 1983 in Zen Master Seung Sahn's lineage, starting in 1989 with Tibetan teachers and in 1999 started practicing Vipassana, for a total of more than 700 days in long retreats. In Korea, she sat five ninety day retreats under Zen Master Seung in ancient Buddhist temples. Her first was in, Su Dok Sah, the oldest standing wooden structure in South Korea in a location founded in the 7th century.

During the time trained with Zen Master Seung Sahn, she took both the five and later ten precepts in Berkeley and in Seoul, South Korea respectively receiving the Dharma name, "悟心" which he pronounced "" and translated as "Enlightenment Mind". in 1992, she took the 16 precepts as a Senior Dharma Teacher in a ceremony near Los Angeles with Zen Master Ji Bong.

She is presently a Senior Dharma Teacher with the Kwan Um School of Zen. Her insights allow her to be an effective change agent in supporting people's awakening and improving their lives. She is author of Walking Into Englightenment: A guide to walking into the state of awakening and other ways to get you there which is due out June 26, 2026.

In honor of Jeff Tipp, JDPSN, whose authentic kindness has left the elements.

Training in the lineage of Zen Master Seung Sahn since 1983,
from 2002 in Suzuki Roshi's lineage with Mel Weitsman & Reb Anderson
from 2001 in Vipassana with many teachers
with more than two years of total long retreat time.

May you have bright illumination on your journey.