Ruth King

About Ruth King

Ruth King is the Founder of Mindful of Race Institute, LLC, and is a celebrated author, educator, life coach, and meditation teacher. Formerly an organizational development consultant to Intel and Levi Strauss corporations, King currently teaches the Mindful of Race Training Program to leaders, teams, and organizations, weaving mindfulness-based principles with an exploration of our racial conditioning, its impact, and our potential. King teaches mindfulness meditation retreats worldwide and trains meditation practitioners at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Insight Meditation Society, and the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program. She has a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, CA, and completed Master\'s coursework in Organizational Development at Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA. King is the author of several publications including Healing Rage: Women Making Inner Peace Possible, The Emotional Wisdom Cards, and her most recent publication, Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism From The Inside Out. Her work is also featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul: I\'m Speaking Now, and Black & Buddhist: What Buddhism can teach us about race, resilience, transformation, and freedom. World travel has influenced King\'s intuitive and ceremonial style as well as Western and Buddhist psychology, cultural diversity, indigenous wisdom, and human experience. King, Elder, Heart Activist, African American, and native Californian, currently resides in Charlotte, NC, with wife, Dr. Barbara Riley, and doggie Buddy. Both provocative and compassionate, King speaks to the heart of her audiences with audacity, authenticity and joy.

Experience

1. Founder

   Mindful Of Race Institute, Llc

   Apr 2020 — Present · Charlotte, NC

   Ruth King is the Founder of Mindful of Race Institute, LLC, and is a celebrated author, educator, life coach, and meditation teacher.Formerly an organizational development consultant to Intel and Levi Strauss corporations, King currently teaches the Mindful of Race Training Program to leaders, teams, and organizations, weaving mindfulness-based principles with an exploration of our racial conditioning, its impact, and our potential.King teaches mindfulness meditation retreats worldwide and trains meditation practitioners at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Insight Meditation Society, and the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program. She has a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, CA, and completed Master\'s coursework in Organizational Development at Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA. King is the author of several publications including Healing Rage: Women Making Inner Peace Possible, The Emotional Wisdom Cards, and her most recent publication, Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism From The Inside Out. Her work is also featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul: I\'m Speaking Now, and Black & Buddhist: What Buddhism can teach us about race, resilience, transformation, and freedom. World travel has influenced King\'s intuitive and ceremonial style as well as Western and Buddhist psychology, cultural diversity, indigenous wisdom, and human experience.King, Elder, Heart Activist, African American, and native Californian, currently resides in Charlotte, NC, with wife, Dr. Barbara Riley, and doggie Buddy.Both provocative and compassionate, King speaks to the heart of her audiences with audacity, authenticity and joy.

Education

• Pepperdine University

  Master of Science (MS) ~ Coursework, Organizational Development

  1984 — 1986

• John F. Kennedy University

  MA, Clinical Psychology

  1991 — 1994