About Ruth

About Ruth

Hi, Im Ruth

Our Body Can Teach Us Healing Techniques When We Learn To Listen, And When We Listen, Miracles Can Happen.

I didn’t always believe this, & I would mock those who talked about “energy” or “understanding one’s body”.
“How can my pain be separate from my thoughts”, I would ask. I didn’t understand even the concept of “listening” to my body.

"What do you MEAN, I'm not listening to my body?!"

For a long time I placed zero boundaries around my time, money & health, to pursue a packed schedule of success.

"Maybe you can relate when I say I felt like I was trying to win an award for being the busiest person of all time."

I thought that "success" was determined by always "feeling" busy.

For years, I worked many hours (sometimes 60 hours of massage per week!), stayed in unhealthy relationships, played hard in hobbies like soccer, drumming, dancing, horseback riding, rock climbing, all while consuming lots of caffeine & sugar, not much actual water or real food, on hardly any sleep.

  • I avoided sitting with myself
  • I avoided gentleness
  • I avoided quiet

My body was utterly exhausted.

Eventually, one day I suffered a soccer-ending knee injury during a game in Las Vegas which confined me to bed for weeks! What I THOUGHT was my life’s “purpose” had changed forever.

“Hey mind!  We—your body—have been trying for years to get your attention. We don’t like this path you force us to be on.  We’ve tried to communicate with you, first with headaches, gut pain, neck and shoulder pain, painful periods, lack of sleep, no concentration or focus, but you STILL didn’t listen.  So, we did what we had to do… took physical movement away from you.  Please slow down, notice us or your life will be one stressful, painful mess after another."

– Love & Kisses, Your Body

This was my wake-up call!

I realized that I had to take control of my life, my future, my happiness. My body had been requesting my attention for a long time, in an effort to get me to sleep more, eat better & slow down.

It was time to get rid of the toxic relationships, to take my health seriously, and to take responsibility for my habits, activities and actions.

It was time to look within myself for my happiness instead of looking to others for approval or acceptance.

It was time to strengthen my faith and to take a good look at the gifts I was given.

Also, I realized that I was the only one who could take action to better my circumstances and listen to my body.

Client Wins

Words cannot describe how much of impact ruth made at my retreat this week! My members are OBSESSED with her. Every single person wanted to give their life savings to have her work on them or thanked me personally for bringing her as life changing. She CRUSHED it. One of the best human beings to walk this earth with a gift that I have never seen before. If you are hosting an event, book her NOW
Veronica R.
Veronica R.
"Ruth gave me the support, encouragement and tools to get me back on track which helped me to feel stronger mentally and physically. I was then in a good place to make some big decisions regarding my future."
Susan R.
Susan R.
"Ruth’s massage, exercise, stretching and Body Mind Coaching made it possible for me to swim competitively again. My technique has improved, my times are coming down and my pain is no longer a limiting factor. So, if your sport is taking its toll on your body, mind and / or spirit, I can highly recommend Ruth Cummings as a valued partner in your recovery."
Richard S.
Richard S.
"Ruth has such a calming presence. Not only was she able to physically get his body back into alignment through massages, stretching exercises, breathing exercises and hiking she was also able to break through his negative attitude and get him talking about everything bothering him in his life."
Josh Ngo
Josh Ngo
"I would highly recommend working with Ruth, because not only is her knowledge deep and her intuition spot on, she empowers you, to wield the tools that she’s offering while she’s honoring your own particular journey and she never gives up on you."
Tiffany C.
Tiffany C.
"I would absolutely recommend coaching with Ruth. She’s not only very knowledgeable, which is very important, but especially in this world because I feel like a lot of doctors say some things or a lot of therapists or whatever say a lot of things that they don’t really understand, but Ruth really understands and she always gives a reason as to why she does something and not only that, but she’s just a great person in general."
Hao N.
Hao N.
"Ruth helped me to clarify what I want to create with my life, letting me develop the courage to speak it out and to make a stand for it. I think the most important take away is that it’s me who will take the lead in my life and I have to decide what’s important for me."
Yuan C.
Yuan C.
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I Was Determined To Find My Path

This sparked a burning curiosity in me about the human body-mind-spirit connection, not just within myself but also within all of my lovely clients. This has lead me to many incredible teachers, healers & religious leaders.

In my massage sessions, I started seeing AND FEELING the same struggle in most of my clients; my hands could find tension that my logical mind was not able to uncover before.

Over and over, clients were waking up to their broken body-mind-spirit communication, and learning how to heal those old “arguments” in their temple. Soon, I integrated Life Coaching into my sessions helping clients facilitate life-changing breakthroughs, not only in a physical sense but also mentally & spiritually.

I utilize my unique hands-on Body-Mind insights to help clients reproduce a powerful, pain-free, passion filled life.

My “Gentle-To-Myself” Habits

  • Stretching my neck side to side
  • 16 oz of warm water first thing in the morning
  • Deep breathing when I feel anxious or angry
  • Saying no without guilt
  • Seeking out hugs

Favorite Movies To Cry To:

  • My Octopus Teacher
  • Fried Green Tomatoes
  • Ledgends of the Fall
  • Meet Joe Black
  • Straight Story

“I will empower you to choose positivity in your life even at those times when your body hurts, or it won’t cooperate, or is not in alignment with your thoughts. I want you to be able to look at yourself in the mirror so you can examine the amazing person I see in you, so that you can fall back in love with all parts of yourself-body, mind & spirit.”

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