Works by Ruth Davis

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An architect by heart, Ruth developed three retreat centers from 1999 to 2012; Assisi Retreat Center in the original Court House of Assisi from the 1100's, Assisi Retreats Alle Porte del Paradiso in the countryside outside Assisi and Silent Stay Retreat Center near Napa California. 

While living and teaching in Assisi in 2005, Ruth began an intensive study of the MahaVidyas (Wisdom Mothers of Yoga Tantra)—a practice she continues to this day. This deep immersion led to three core contributions:

• Spiritual Heart Connection: The ability to guide students to connect with their spiritual heart, inner wisdom, and core of being, where all answers are accessible.
• Sacred Movement Ritual: A meditative movement practice, in the style of Chi Gung, that integrates spiritual lessons and energetic practices.
• Published Works: Two influential books: Sacred Movement Ritual, Yoga Philosophy in Movement and Journeying up the Mountain with the Tantric Goddesses, an Initiation into the 10 Cosmic Powers.

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Ruth currently lives and work in Montecito, California, and leads silent retreats at the Pacifica Graduate Institute.
Ruth provides private sessions, energy healing and guidance into the Spiritual Heart, for those seeking a deeper path into their essence, the energetic core of their being, where we are all one with the Absolute.  She can be reached by email for appointments

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Journeying up the Mountain ~ an Initiation into the 10 Cosmic Powers   Order on Amazon
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Journeying up the Mountain is the captivating story of a group of spiritual seekers discovering they are incarnate souls called to travel through higher realms, called to find the most revered teacher. Ammaji, the celestial guide, is living at the top of the world, surrounded by an eternal sunrise ready to lead the sacred path. She introduces the ten Wisdom Goddesses described in ancient Hindu texts. Through a series of otherworldly events, meditations and initiations the Tantric Goddesses impart their innermost secrets that have been hidden from the world for eons. Ultimately they free us from our karmic burdens and empower us with divine attributes that support our spiritual progress to enlightenment. We discover each Goddess is a part of our own being. In a spiritual backdrop of immense landscapes, glaciers, rivers, and starlit nights, our awareness is lifted into the wisdom of our true nature, the deep sky of our heart, our immortal self.

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​Sacred Movement Ritual ~ Yoga Philosophy in Movement   Request from Ruth Davis
​This work is a series of contemplations in movement based on the study of the MahaVidyas, the Great Wisdom Mothers of Yoga Tantra.

Having spent one year in devotion to Durga, Ruth shares the voice of the ten tantric goddesses through a slow Tai Chi movement style.  Exploring contemplations in movement reveals the spiritual lessons of the Divine Mother.