Ruth Ingram, BA, E-RYT® 500,
YACEP®- continuing education provider
Ruth got certified as an RYT-200hr teacher in 2013 and has been teaching regularly ever since. For the last 7 years she has taught yoga full time. She received her training at Yoga South in Boca Raton, Florida under James Kigar and Judy Weaver. She also completed a 200-hour training in Sivananda yoga. Ruth completed her 500 hour teacher training at The Asheville Yoga Center in September 2019. In 2021 she completed a second 300 hour training with Caroline Wybar. She has continued to train with various teachers and has logged thousands of hours of study, practice and teaching. Studies include sequencing training with Jason Crandall, Rocky Heron and Gillian St. Claire. She has studied anatomy with Tiffany Cruikshank and is currently working toward a 1,000 hour therapeutic training with Caroline Wybar.
Ruth teaches a variety of classes including hot and warm power flow, yin and restore and slow flow. Her style is energizing and motivating. She teachings creative sequences with heart opening themes often connected to yoga philosophy.
In the fall of 2020 Ruth joined the teacher training staff at the Asheville Yoga Center and leads the children’s yoga portion of the 200 hour training and leads 300 hour modules. She is also part of the teacher training staff at Hot Yoga Asheville.
You can take class with her in Asheville North Carolina at Asheville Yoga Center, Hot Yoga Asheville, YogaSix and book a special event class with BrideVibe. You can also hire her for a private classes or special event. Find her on social media @RuTThless
For Ruth, yoga has been a journey toward healing, self-acceptance, surrender and empowerment.
Ruth's mission is to help guide her students toward finding strength in their bodies and peace within their hearts.
Ruth has the unique ability to reach each student in her class, and her style, like her personality, is warm, nurturing, funny and compassionate.
When you take her class you can see her enthusiasm for the practice, attention to sequencing, alignment and her joy in taking her students to their edge.
She believes the practice starts between classes- in our relationships and ways of being. She has a strong commitment to always being a student first and living the 8 limbs of yoga completely.
Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray. - Rumi
About me
Hi, my name is Ruth. I live in Asheville, North Carolina with my husband, 2 step kids and chocolate lab. I moved here in 2016 and love to spend time outside hiking and cold plunging!
I started practicing yoga in my early 20s and couldn't imagine what my life would be like if i didn't have this guide post to keep me on track to living a healthy, balanced life. I started practicing yoga because a friend brought me to a class and I thought it would be a great workout. I was right and then found, as many of us do so much more to benefit from the practice.
I’ve taught 1,000s of classes since I was first certified in 2013. My first training included 6am chanting and meditation 6 days a week for 8 weeks. I then took a training in vinyasa yoga which is where I found my passion and hit my stride. I’ve taught in rehabs, spas, wellness centers, offices, gyms, mountain tops, beaches, yoga studios, a salt cave, on retreats, in private homes to brand new students and experienced practitioners.
My ares of interest in teaching are creative sequences, heart felt themes, smart alignment and empowering cuing.
My teaching philosophy is listening to your body, taking what we do on the mat out into the world, that everyone is welcomed and your body is perfect just the way it is. Nothing needs to change and you have everything you need inside of you. I also believe in the power of connecting and community and always try to cultivate friendships in the yoga room.
I love to teach power yoga, vinyasa flow, flow and yin, yoga nidra and meditation.
Students can expect my class to be challenging, inspired by a theme, hear a fun playlist, learn about your body and feel better on the way out then when you walked in. Alignment cues and anatomy, instruction, alignment will also be emphasized and celebrated.
Another speciality i have in the yoga world is kids yoga. I lead kids yoga teacher trainings and love to bring the healing powers of yoga to the real yogis- the playful, present youth.
Ruth loves to read (book recommendations are always welcome), hike, and spend quality time with her lab. She loved to move her body at local gyms and is interested in strength training, pilates, barre and weight lifting. She volunteers with Big Brother Big Sister of North Carolina and supports other local non-profits. Teachers karma yoga at a children's grief camp each summer.
Ruth Ingram
Professional Yoga Education & Movement Training
Education
2012 — Bachelor of Arts, Art History, Florida Atlantic University
Yoga Certifications & Continuing Education
2013 - 200-Hour Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Inner Peace, Lake Worth, FL
2014 - 200-Hour Power Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga South, Boca Raton, FL
2015 - The Art of Vedic Thai Yoga Bodywork (16 hours), Vedic Conservatory, Boca Raton, FL — with Aaron Erickson
- Yin Yoga Teacher Training (14 hours), Yoga South — with Tammy Heckman
2019 - 300-Hour Advanced Teacher Training, Asheville Yoga Center, Asheville, NC
2020 - The Art of Yoga Sequencing, Jason Crandell
- Advanced Theming & Sequencing, Steadfast & True Yoga, Nashville, TN
- Yoga & the Chakras, Asheville Yoga Center — with Tucker Shelton
2021 - 20-Hour Yoga Anatomy Training, Yoga Medicine — with Tiffany Cruikshank
- Smart & Creative Sequencing for Yoga Nerds, Yoga International — with Rocky Heron
- Ayurveda & Yoga, Asheville Yoga Center — with James Bailey
- Mantra Training, Asheville Yoga Center — with Michael Johnson
- Spreading Your Wings 300-Hour Teacher Training, Caroline Wybar
2023 - Spreading Your Wings 1,000-Hour Therapeutic Teacher Training (completed 1.5 years of 3-year program), Caroline Wybar
- Yoga Nidra 100-Hour Teacher Training, Caroline Wybar
2023 - Yoga Six bridge training 12 hour restore, slow flow, power and sculpt and flow training specific.
- TRX training
2024 — Bhaktify Teacher Training, Asheville Yoga Center — with Sean Johnson
2025 — Breathwork Training, Asheville Yoga Center — with Joe Taft
Additional Movement & Fitness Training (Non-Yoga)
2018 — Pure Barre Teacher Training
2020 — Mat Pilates, Happy Body, Asheville, NC
2025 — Barre3 Training