Ruth Davis
Ruth is a somatic therapist. Ruth believes each person has a direct path to the divine. She offers private sessions to bring the energies of Yin and Yang into balance and harmony. From here one can experience mental clarity and depth of presence. Normally our awareness in projected into the world and we can become ungrounded. This pivitol work brings the awarenss home, and grounds it in the Spiritual Heart (soul/essential Self).
At the age of 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 felt love and connection to every human being. Her dance became her devotional practice, which eventually matured into the energetic studies of Yoga, Chi Gung, and the movement of consciousness through the body and beyond it.
Ruth began meditation practice at 16 (1968) when she embraced Surat Shabd Yoga as her spiritual path. Shortly after her initiation, she started visiting holy sites in India, including the Punjab region, Rishikesh, Hardwar, Varanasi, and Chennai. She is a continuing student of Vedic 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 Chi Gung, Time-Line Therapy with Robert Dilts, Clinical Hypnotherapy, NLP, Ayurvedic Medicine.
In 1993, she began leading spiritual retreats worldwide with 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 an 200 year old farmhouse they remodeled in the Italian countryside.
Ruth devoted one full year to receiving wisdom from the Dasha MahaVidyas (Wisdom Mothers of Yoga Tantra) while living and teaching in Assisi, Italy. She continues this practice to this day.
From this practice emerged;
- the ability to connect students to their spiritual heart, 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 Chi Gung, it contains spiritual lessons and energetic practices.
- two books: Sacred Movement Ritual, Yoga Philosophy in Movement, AND Journeying up the Mountain, an initiation into the 10 Cosmic Powers.
In 2012, she co-founded Silent Stay Meditation Center in Vacaville, California. On one fateful night in 2020, the center burned down in a wildfire. For Ruth, the loss was similar to a beautiful sand mandala being surrendered to the ocean. Seemingly swept away, one thing remained: the peace found in the silence, which can never be taken or destroyed.
Currently, she lives and works in Montecito, California, with her husband, Bruce Davis, PhD. They share silent retreats at the Pacifica Graduate Institute.
Upcoming Programs by Ruth Davis
Spiritual Direction & Grounded Presence
A fundamental key to a life of harmony and balance is living from the grounded presence in your heart. In this 3 part series we will create a daily spiritual ritual built around your inner calling. This work is based on the 12 principals of Heartfulness. A daily ritual of grounding into presence becomes the […]
Personalized Private Retreat
This program is a 2 day retreat in Montecito, California. Extra days can be added. Enjoy our private garden and meditation room. Montecito is appoximately 1.5 Hours from Los Angeles. Address given upon registration. Your daily retreat program includes teachings and guidance on heart-centered silence with spiritual teacher Ruth Davis. She offers private meditation sessions […]
Nurturing Silent Retreat, Pacifica Graduate Institute
Also With Bruce Davis PhD and Nicole Becker
This is a 3 day 2 night retreat Your daily retreat program includes teachings and guidance on heart-centered silence with teachers Bruce Davis, Ruth Davis and Nicole Becker. We offer 3 group meditation sessions daily along with silent sitting, silent meals, non-doing periods, and optional guided relaxation and gentle yoga. All Silent Sitting and meditation […]