Ruth first started practicing yoga 20 years ago as an alternative to physical therapy after spending a year in bed because of a near fatal car accident. Ruth's strength as a teacher comes from her gurus: David and Sharon and their courage, perseverance, love and kindness; Sri K Pattabhi Jois whose happiness is supreme and contagious; her Sanskrit teacher Jaya Shree who has "pushed the Yoga Sutras into me"; her husband, the gentle nurse and humble tai chi master and from her own practice and studies which are never ending. Ruth's growth as a teacher has also come about through the exchange that she has with her students who are the best students a teacher could hope for. She is also and artist and has a MFA from Yale where she has taught painting and printmaking.
