At age six, Ruth had a spiritual awakening in her first ballet class.  Her heart burst open to the divine and joy filled her body.  She felt she was dancing to God, the all and everything.  She experienced love for everyone and everything.  Her dance became her devotional practice, which eventually came to include energetic studies of Qigong and Inner Yoga; the movement of consciousness through the body and beyond.

For Ruth movement is a healing practice, a mystical practice of removing internal obstacles so that we are released into Love. Subtle & gross movements of the physical body mirror inner states and awareness. She uses outer movement to help people explore, align and ascend to their highest spiritual potential.

In 1968 she began meditation practice when she was 16 as she embraced Surat Shabd Yoga, from the Punjab region of India, as her spiritual path.  Shortly after her initiation, she started visiting holy sites in India including the Punjab region, Rishikesh, Hardwar, Varanasi and Tiruvannamalai.  She is a continuing student of Vedic, Tantric wisdom & Mystic Catholicism, with particular connection to the teachings of Ramana Maharshi, the silent saint. She raised 2 daughters and has 2 grandchildren. She holds certifications in Ayurvedic Medicine, Clinical Hypnotherapy & NLP.

In 1993 after the death of her first husband she began leading spiritual retreats worldwide with her current partner Bruce Davis.

In 2000 Ruth and Bruce founded the Assisi Retreat Center, a Temple to the World Religions in the heart of the ancient city of Assisi Italy and in 2002 opened Silent Stay Assisi.

In 2005 began study of the MahaVidyas, the Wisdom Mothers of Yoga Tantra, while living and teaching in Assisi Italy.

From this contemplation came:

• the ability to connect students to their spiritual heart, their inner wisdom, or core of being.  It is from here that all answers become available.

• a meditative movement practice called Sacred Movement Ritual.  In the style of Qigong it contains spiritual lessons and energetic practices.

• two books:  Sacred Movement Ritual, Yoga Philosophy in Movement  AND  Journeying up the Mountain with the Tantric Goddesses, an initiation into the 10 Cosmic Powers.

​In 2010 Ruth & Bruce brought Silent Stay from Assisi and founded Silent Stay Meditation Center in Vacaville, California.  In one fateful night in 2020 the centered burned down in a wildfire.  For Ruth it was the experience of having completed an intricate sand mandala with life long spiritual meaning and which one knowingly surrenders it to the inevitability of the ocean waves, life's flow. Seemingly Silent Stay Vacaville was swept away, but one thing remained, the peace found in the silence, which can never be taken or destroyed.

She currently lives and works in Montecito California with her husband Bruce Davis PhD.  They share silent retreats at the Pacifica Graduate Institute.

She has written; Journeying up the Mountain with the Tantric Goddesses, an Initiation into the 10 Cosmic Powers, Sacred Movement Ritual Book and DVD. Her latest Qigong composition is: Standing as the Universe ~ Becoming a Warrior of Stillness.

‍Ruth provides private sessions & spiritual counseling for those seeking to deepen their connection to the Path of their Heart. ‍