How do we start healing the deep wounds of racism? In this episode of 'The One You Feed', Eric Zimmer sits down with Ruth King, author of *Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out*. King brings her profound understanding of racial identity and the role mindfulness plays in addressing these complex issues.

She emphasizes the need to befriend both our positive and negative thoughts, beliefs, and habits, offering a fresh perspective on how to tackle racism within ourselves and our communities. King dives into the importance of shifting our focus from individual actions to collective habits that perpetuate harm, providing practical advice on developing a mindfulness practice that can help us transform racism from within.

Her reflections on whiteness and diversity are thought-provoking, urging listeners to take risks and cultivate awareness, care, and tenderness in their journey towards racial healing. This episode is a powerful call-to-action for anyone looking to understand and dismantle institutional racism. Tune in for an inspiring conversation that could change how you view and address racism in your life.

Ruth King discusses her book, Mindful of Race, and offers insights on using mindfulness to heal racism from within on 'The One You Feed'.

Ruth King: Mindfulness and the Path to Healing Racism

We’re re-releasing another episode this week as we continue to be in the midst of a crisis point of racial injustice here in the United States. Ruth King is another leading voice on this important issue and we hope that you find wisdom and healing in her words.We hope you’ll take some time to pause, listen to what she has to say, and consider the ways in which you might take some action to further healing and justice at whatever scope and scale you are able.&nbsp;To that end, we’ve created a small resource&nbsp;guide to point you in a few directions that we think might be helpful as you look to further educate yourself on what action steps to take.&nbsp;Donate to or get involved with:Southern Poverty Law Center-&nbsp;The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy, the SPLC works toward the day when the ideals of equal justice and equal opportunity will be a reality.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.splcenter.org/" target="_blank">https://www.splcenter.org/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;NAACP Legal Defense Fund-&nbsp;The&nbsp;NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.&nbsp;is America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice. Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.naacpldf.org/" target="_blank">https://www.naacpldf.org/</a>Campaign Zero-&nbsp;Funds donated to Campaign Zero support the analysis of policing practices across the country, research to identify effective solutions to end police violence, technical assistance to organizers leading police accountability campaigns and the development of model legislation and advocacy to end police violence nationwide.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.joincampaignzero.org/" target="_blank">https://www.joincampaignzero.org/</a>Ideas of&nbsp;other ways to get involved:Sign the petition for George Floyd- Yes millions have&nbsp;signed and so can you.-&nbsp;<a href="https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd" target="_blank">https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd</a>I found this to be a great article that had lot’s of action to take-&nbsp;<a href="https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234" target="_blank">75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice</a>So many of the changes we need to see regarding police brutality have to happen at the local level. That is good news because it’s easier to get involved and have more impact.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#campaign" target="_blank">This page has Campaign Zero’s list of issues by city and state:</a>There are so many books out there but here are some books that come highly recommended:<a href="https://amzn.to/3hiriyC" target="_blank">“White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism” by Robin DiAngelo</a><a href="https://amzn.to/2Uo6egg" target="_blank">“How to Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi</a><a href="https://amzn.to/2Ajxjds" target="_blank">“Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do” by Jennifer L. Eberhardt&nbsp;</a><a href="https://amzn.to/2ARhlHH" target="_blank">“Raising White Kids” by Jennifer Harvey&nbsp;</a><a href="https://amzn.to/2Ul5Vmg" target="_blank">“So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo&nbsp;</a><a href="https://amzn.to/3dM1oRD" target="_blank">“The Black and the Blue: A Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America’s Law Enforcement” by Matthew Horace and Ron Harris&nbsp;</a><a href="https://amzn.to/30pPHfs" target="_blank">“The Fire Next Time” by James Baldwin</a><a href="https://amzn.to/2UsCH58" target="_blank">“Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race” by Reni Eddo-Lodge</a><a href="https://amzn.to/2YjtYmI" target="_blank">“They Can’t Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, And A New Era In America’s Racial Justice Movement” by Wesley Lowery</a><a href="https://amzn.to/2Umm8ry" target="_blank">“The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear”&nbsp;by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and William Barber II</a><a href="https://amzn.to/2XHM6rn" target="_blank">“Between the World and Me” by&nbsp;Ta-Nehisi Coates</a><a href="https://amzn.to/2BNnIw4" target="_blank">“Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You” by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi</a><a href="https://amzn.to/3haYCaq" target="_blank">“The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by Michelle Alexander</a><a href="https://www.versobooks.com/books/2817-the-end-of-policing" target="_blank">The End of Policing- Alex S. Vitale (free book)</a>In&nbsp;This Interview, Ruth&nbsp;King&nbsp;and I Discuss Healing Racism and …<ul><li>Her book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/2yUPBOx" target="_blank">Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism From The Inside Out</a></li><li>The value of being curious about the good and bad wolves inside of us</li><li>Racism being a heart disease that is curable</li><li>Her open heart surgery at the age of 27</li><li>Rage being an exit route</li><li>Rage being energy moving through the body</li><li>Habitual patterns of racism being a layer on top of the real issue that we can’t tolerate – they are defense mechanisms</li><li>Racial affinity groups</li><li>6 hindrances</li><li>The structure of racism</li><li>Racism vs Prejudice</li><li>Racist vs Racism</li><li>Understanding our own experience with racism and talking about it</li><li>What it’s like to be “membered”</li><li>Individual vs group identity</li><li>Diversity within the body of color</li></ul>Ruth King Links<a href="https://ruthking.net/" target="_blank">Ruthking.net</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Ruth-King-Meditation-Life-Coaching-Mindful-Leadership-280709008520/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>Daily&nbsp;Harvest:&nbsp;Delivers absolutely delicious organic, carefully sourced, chef-created fruit and veggie smoothies, soups, overnight oats, bowls, and more. To get $25 off your first box go to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.daily-harvest.com/" target="_blank">www.dailyharvest.com</a>&nbsp;and enter&nbsp;promo code FEEDBeachbody On Demand: Workout at home with this easy to use streaming service with over 1300 super effective workouts suited for anybody at any time.&nbsp;Listeners of the show can get a free trial membership when you text WOLF to the number 303030.&nbsp;But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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How do we start healing the deep wounds of racism? In this episode of 'The One You Feed', Eric Zimmer sits down with Ruth King, author of *Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out*. King brings her profound understanding of racial identity and the role mindfulness plays in addressing these complex issues.She emphasizes the need to befriend both our positive and negative thoughts, beliefs, and habits, offering a fresh perspective on how to tackle racism within ourselves and our communities. King dives into the importance of shifting our focus from individual actions to collective habits that perpetuate harm, providing practical advice on developing a mindfulness practice that can help us transform racism from within.Her reflections on whiteness and diversity are thought-provoking, urging listeners to take risks and cultivate awareness, care, and tenderness in their journey towards racial healing. This episode is a powerful call-to-action for anyone looking to understand and dismantle institutional racism. Tune in for an inspiring conversation that could change how you view and address racism in your life.

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Ruth King on Healing Racism (Re-release)

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