Ruth King is an Insight Meditation Teacher and Emotional Wisdom author and consultant. Mentored by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach, King teaches at Insight Meditation communities nationwide including Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Insight Meditation Community of Washington, New York Insight, Buddhafest DC, East Bay Meditation Center, Insight Meditation Community of Charlotte, and she is the founder of Mindful Members Practice Community in Charlotte, NC.
In former years, King managed training and organizational development divisions at Levi Strauss and Intel corporation where she coached leaders on workplace trauma, stress reduction, diversity awareness, and the emotional and cultural implications of mergers, acquisitions, and severe downsizing. Currently recognized as a trainer of trainers and consultant to consultants, King works with organizations and teams to foster environments of genuine inclusion, emotional well-being, and mindful leadership.
King is the author of The Emotional Wisdom Cards, Soothing The Inner Flames of Rage–Meditations That Educate the Heart and Transform the Mind, and Healing Rage–Women Making Inner Peace Possible. In his foreword, Jack Kornfield writes:
“King has articulated the painful history, patterns and traps of a raging heart and offers the skillful means for liberation in their very midst. This is revolutionary work.”
A sampling of King’s book became an O Magazine Nugget in July 2007, and among her many endorsements, Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize Winner for The Color Purple says:
“Healing Rage is a classic self-help book filled with passion, earthiness and wisdom… Ruth King’s desire for our wellness and freedom radiates throughout. This is a book that can change your life.”
The knowledge and inspiration that inhabits Healing Rage is derived from King’s personal life and lineage, and from creating and teaching the Healing Rage and Generational Healing retreats for over 15 years. A world traveler, King has been influenced by the cultures of China, the Philippines, Europe, Cuba, Brazil, Scandinavia, and India, and for several years, she led cross-cultural awareness tours to Egypt, Ghana, Senegal, and South Africa.
A Vanguard Public Foundation 2001 Finalist of the Social Justice Sabbatical Fund, King also has a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from John F. Kennedy University, CA (1992), where she also served as adjunct faculty in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology.
King, a native Californian living over 25 years in the Bay Area, currently resides in Charlotte, NC, with her life partner, Dr. Barbara Riley, and cat, Mr. Socks.
“I thought of you when I went off to my first silent meditation retreat! I remember you telling me about your experiences and wondered why on earth anyone would ever want to be silent for days at a time! Well now I get it! I attended a 10 day retreat and it changed me in a major way! I realized things I never knew about myself and feel so blessed to be aware of them now so I don’t have to go through life suffering! Thank you.” ~ Cindi B, Portland, ME
“With Ruth’s professional warmth and illuminating guidance, we explored deeply and peeled many layers of the onion. Her gift to our group was a new series of memories that reinforced the beauty and promise of genuine, authentic leadership. – Maeve Richard, Formally, Director of Finance, Levi Strauss & Company, and Assistant Treasurer, Sun Microsystems, Inc. San Francisco, CA
“After the twin towers collapsed you offered a one day healing workshop to process our feelings during that time. I came to that workshop. It was beyond helpful. A lot got worked through after that. As a child of parents who fled countries where persecution ruled their life, it was a great offering on your part. Thank you.”
“Thanks for providing Building the Village for me to participate with other women of color in creating a world filled with positive and nurturing people. This was exactly what we needed after the loss of a key political player to suicide. Thanks for being there for us.” – Sandra Murray, Ph.D., School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA
Partial Client List
Corporate Clients
Intel Corporation
Kaiser Permanente
The GAP
Best Buy
Levi Strauss
Johnson & Johnson
Sun Microsystems
The Automobile Association of America
Not for Profit clients
Alameda County Sheriff’s Office
Duke University
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Habitat for Humanities
League of Black Women
Hispanics in Philanthropy
Levi Strauss Foundation
Municipal clients
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Port of Oakland
AC Transit
Mindfulness Communities
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
East Bay Meditation Center
Buddhafest
New York Insight
Insight Meditation Community, DC
Insight Meditation Community of Charlotte
