Om Yoga Magazine
Ruth Krug, Yoga Therapist and Survivor of Sexual Violence
Ruth Krug, Yoga Therapist and Survivor of Sexual Violence
Holly Gibbs presents a profile of Ruth Krug
Content warning: This article contains descriptions of violent sexual acts. Help is available if you’ve been sexually abused. If you’re in the United States, you can call Visit or call the U.S. National Sexual Assault Hotline, 800-656-4673, rainn.org/resources. In the UK visit rapecrisis.org, or call 0808 50 2222.
Ruth was a college freshman at the age of 18 when she returned home with a shocking secret. Another student had sexually assaulted her. Ruth was living in a small liberal arts school in Michigan where she ran both track and cross-country. A teammate assaulted Ruth. Ruth didn’t tell anyone else except for her roommate.
Ruth told her mother about the attack while on vacation at home. Ruth stopped track running and…
