Ruth King
Ruth King has practiced vipassana since 1992 and teaches at insight communities nationwide. She is a guiding teacher at Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC, and founder of Mindful Members Insight Meditation Community in Charlotte, NC. She is on the Teacher’s Council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Ruth has a special interest in mindfulness, transforming racism, and the Bodhisattva path.
Often referred to as a heart activist, trainer of trainers, and consultant to consultants, Ruth designed and teaches nationwide the Mindful of Race Training program, which blends mindfulness principles with an exploration of our racial conditioning, its impact, and our potential. She is the author of several books, including Healing Rage: Women Making Inner Peace Possible, Cultivating Calm in Chaos, Mindful Approaches to Cultural Competency, and her most recent publication Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out.
In former years, Ruth managed leadership training and organizational development divisions at Levi Strauss and Intel corporations, specializing in culture change and diversity initiatives, including the behavioral implications of mergers and acquisitions.
An African American elder and native Californian, having lived over 25 years in the Bay Area, Ruth currently lives in Charlotte, NC, with wife, Dr. Barbara Riley, and cat, Mr. Socks.
Featured Talk: Equanimity
Featured Books
Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out
Healing Rage: Women Making Inner Peace Possible
Featured Work
Conversations with the Wise
—Host James Baraz
Insights At The Edge: Race, Rage and the Healing Power of Mindfulness
—Host James Baraz
Healing Racism from the Inside Out
—Best Self Magazine
Transforming Racism from the Inside Out
—Good Life Project
Social Responsibility and Becoming Mindful of Race
—Anchor Magazine
How to Be Equanimous in a Racialized World
—Lion’s Roar
Ungripping the Heart & Mind
—Tricycle
Outside Events
February 5, 2025, 7-9:00 PM ET
Guest Talk & Book Signing
Goucher College Athenaeum Hyman Forum, MD
February 5th, 2025 from 7 – 9:00 PM ET
This public event hosted by Goucher College Athenaeum Hyman Forum, MD.
For more information, visit here.
March 15-17: Mindful of Race Training, Durham, NC
Mindful of Race Training
Triangle Insight Meditation Community
Triangle Insight Meditation Community, Durham, NC, is hosting a Mindful of Race training. Please contact Triangle Insight for details.
March 19, 2025, 6-9:00 PM ET
Guest Book Talk & Signing
IMC Charlottesville, VA
March 19, 2025, from 6 – 9:00 PM ET
For more information, visit here.
March 20-24, 2025: Virginia Festival of the Book
Virginia Festival of the Book
Charlottesville, VA
For more information, visit here.
March 22-25, 2019: Mindfulness Conference
Mindfulness Conference
Mindful of Race
Location: Maropeng, South Africa
For more information, visit here.
April 27-May 5: Dedicated Practitioner Program, Spirit Rock
Dedicated Practitioner Program
at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
For more information, visit here.
May 4: Artistry as Cultural Medicine, Spirit Rock
Artistry as Cultural Medicine – A POC Event
at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
May 4th from 2:00 – 5:00 PM ET
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July 19-18: Insight Meditation Retreat
Insight Meditation Retreat
at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
For more information, visit here.
November 1-8: Fall Retreat
Insight Meditation Retreat
at Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC
For more information, visit here.
December 6-8: Healing Racial Distress Together – Magnolia, MS
Healing Racial Distress Together
at Flowering Lotus Retreat Center
Healing Racial Distress Together
For more information, visit here.
Nothing in life is personal, permanent, or perfect.”
