Ruth Davis, Co-Founder

Ruth began meditation practice at the age of 16 in 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 most recently Chennai.  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 (Wisdom Mothers of Yoga Tantra) while living and teaching in Assisi Italy.

From this yearlong 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 Chi Gung 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 2012 she co-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 the beautiful sand mandalas on the ocean shore, that in complete surrender washes away.  And so it was for Silent Stay Vacaville seemingly swept away.  One thing remained, the peace found in the silence, which can never be taken or destroyed.