Ruth King is an international teacher in the Insight Meditation tradition, a recognized diversity consultant to leaders and organizations, a life coach, and the author of "Healing Rage: Women Making Inner Peace Possible" (Gotham, 2007). She created the Mindful of Race training program and is the founder of Mindful Members Insight Meditation Community of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Explores the complexity of racial identity and the dynamics of oppression and offers guided instructions on how to cultivate greater clarity and compassion.

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Ruth King
Ruth King is an international teacher in the Insight Meditation tradition, serving on the Teacher's Council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. King formally managed training and organizational development at Levi Strauss and Intel corporations, consulting to leaders on cultural change initiatives. Currently, King teaches the Mindful of Race Training Program nationwide to teams and organizations by combining mindfulness principles with an exploration of our racial conditioning, its impact, and our potential. King has a master's degree in clinical psychology, and is the author of several publications, including Healing Rage: Women Making Inner Peace Possible and her most recent book, Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out. Learn more at www.ruthking.net.

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"Racism is a heart disease," writes Ruth King, "and it's curable." Exploring a crucial topic seldom addressed in meditation instruction, this revered teacher takes to her pen to shine a compassionate, provocative, and practical light into a deeply neglected and world-changing domain profoundly relevant to all of us.

With Mindful of Race, Ruth King offers:

Tend first to our suffering, listen to what it is trying to teach us, and direct its energies most effectively for change.

Here, she invites us to explore:

Ourselves as racial beings, the dynamics of oppression, and our role in racism
The power of paying homage to our most turbulent emotions, and perceiving the wisdom they hold
Key mindfulness tools to understand and engage with racial tension
Identifying our "soft spots" of fear and vulnerability-how we defend them and how to heal them
Embracing discomfort, which is a core competency for transformation
How our thoughts and emotions "rigidify" our sense of self-and how to return to the natural flow of who we are
Body, breath, and relaxation practices to befriend and direct our inner resources
Identifying our most sensitive "activation points" and tending to them with caring awareness
"It's not just your pain"-the generational constellations of racial rage and ignorance and how to work with them
And many other compelling topics
Drawing on her expertise as a meditation teacher and diversity consultant, King helps readers of all backgrounds examine with fresh eyes the complexity of racial identity and the dynamics of oppression. She offers guided instructions on how to work with our own role in the story of race and shows us how to cultivate a culture of care to come to a place of greater clarity and compassion.