Mindful of Race, Ruth King
Mindful of Race, Ruth King
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Mindful of Race
Transforming Racism from the Inside Out

Author: Ruth King

Narrator: Janina Edwards

Unabridged: 7 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/28/2018


Synopsis

"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 listeners 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.

About Ruth King

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. She created the Mindful of Race training program and is the founder of Mindful Members Insight Meditation Community of Charlotte, North Carolina.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Reading on December 05, 2018

I started this book with a documentation on its subject. What I really expected from this lecture was to learn to be a better person. And Ruth King, this amazing world traveler succeeded on teaching her readers about racism and the cruel racial inequality. A gifted teacher to learn from so many about......more

Goodreads review by Elite on September 14, 2018

Reading Mindful of Race is a life changing experience leading to positive transformation. Ruth King’s Mindful of Race will take you to a deeper level of understanding racism and oppression. It does not stop there however, if you are open she leads you to a new place and a new mindful life. Yet, it is......more

Goodreads review by Laura on June 13, 2019

A good book and successful in achieving its aims. My worry is that I know white people who would read this book as an excuse to avoid addressing systemic racism and instead boil it down to mastering their individual feelings of compassion without attention to the structural changes needed to dismant......more

Goodreads review by Jacob on July 02, 2020

I listened to this audiobook pretty quickly and I'm not sure I absorbed everything so my review may not do it justice. I really liked the concept of this book: using Buddhist principles and meditation practices to engage in inner and outer anti-racism work. King writes with great heart about her topi......more

Goodreads review by Katie on September 14, 2023

I don't mean to be dramatic, but if this were required reading for all humans, we'd probably get as close to world peace as we're ever gonna get. "This book was not intended to be inspirational, motivational, or even upbeat. Rather, it's a stimulus offering mature reflection that ripens our capacity......more