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The Art of Letting Go by Ruth King The Fear of Letting Go “If I let go, what can I be certain of? Where will I land? What will I gain?” Oftentimes we’re afraid to let go because we want to avoid the feelings of disorientation and groundlessness that can arise in the process of […]

Long overdue discussions around race in America are finally having a moment—one that needs to last a very long time. The Netflix series Dear White People recently released its second season, as did Donald Glover’s Atlanta on FX. Both were created by young African-Americans who have a lot to say; and in unique and hard-hitting

Anchor Magazine features Mindful of Race. Anchor Magazine’s mission is “where spirituality and social justice meet.” Check it out: Anchor Magazine – Spring/Summer Cover Anchor Magazine – Mindful of Race – Spring/Summer 2018    

“As we walk through the minefields of social injustice and hardship, we may want to call on the strength of these elemental inner resources for balance and equipoise. For example, there are times when we will need to stand our ground, strong like a mountain, and observe what emerges. And there are times when we

“We have racially conditioned perceptions that operate based on past experiences that are stored in the mind. These include memories, views, beliefs, and fears, all of which stimulate the mind to act or behave in ways that make sense to us. Once we perceive race, the mind immediately scans the memory bank of past experiences

My mother, Lodie Mae Cherry, passed away four years ago to this day – May 3, 2014. She was a month short of 90. I was teaching a Mindful of Race training in Charlottesville, VA, when I received the call, and it took all I had to complete the last day of training before catching

In their May-June print, the Spirituality & Health Magazine reviews Mindful of Race – Enjoy the review!      

In their 2018 Summer Issue, Tricycle Magazine highlights an excerpt from my recent publication, Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism From The Inside Out. I hope you enjoy it here: https://tricycle.org/magazine/mindful-of-race/  

Meditation instructor King draws on her long experience with meditation and diversity consulting for multinational companies (such as Levi Strauss and Intel) in this helpful overview of using meditation and mindfulness to work through pain and conflict rooted in structural racism. King offers clear and specific guidelines for meditation practices intended to help both people

Mindful of Race When Ruth King contacted me about writing a review for her book I had to pause when I read a quote she included in her cover letter, one I’d never seen, by former South African President Nelson Mandela. Here it is: When we can sit in the face of insanity or dislike