Ruth Krug, LCSW, RYT is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Colorado and the founder of Breathing Room PLLC. She is trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic Therapy, and trauma-informed care, and is also a registered yoga teacher and holistic yoga therapist. Ruth specializes in integrative, trauma-informed approaches that honor the interconnected systems shaping our lives — family systems, nervous systems, community systems, and cultural systems — and works to support healing at both the individual and collective levels.

Originally from Michigan, Ruth now lives and works in northern Colorado. Travel has been a central influence in her life and clinical philosophy. Over the past decade, she has traveled to more than 80 countries, including India, Cambodia, Guatemala, and Peru, immersing herself in the roots of yoga and learning from diverse cultural healing traditions. She has taught yoga classes, workshops, and retreats in over 25 countries, guided by a belief that healing wisdom exists across cultures and that yoga is for every body.

Ruth earned her undergraduate degree in Nonprofit Management and Economics from the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy at Florida State University. She later received her Master of Social Work from Colorado State University. In addition to her clinical work, she has taught at Florida State University within the College of Social Sciences and at Colorado State University within the College of Social Work, bringing a systems-oriented, trauma-informed lens to higher education.

Ruth has a strong background in nonprofit leadership and has run both international and domestic grassroots organizations focused on education, rural healthcare, and economic empowerment initiatives. She has collaborated with community leaders to build and sustain small-scale, community-based projects designed to strengthen local systems and expand access to opportunity. Her work in Eastern Africa and Southeast Asia has centered on women’s empowerment and rural health infrastructure development.

As an End-of-Life Doula and a surviving widow of a Veteran who passed away from lung cancer in 2016, Ruth brings both clinical expertise and lived experience to her work. Losing her husband, Jake, in her mid-20s profoundly shaped her understanding of grief, resilience, and the long arc of healing. She supports individuals and families navigating loss, transitions, and end-of-life care with deep compassion and presence.

Ruth completed her clinical internship at the Cheyenne VA Medical Center, deepening her expertise in trauma-informed and systems-based care. Her clinical experience includes domestic violence shelters, VA clinics and military bases, schools, and college campuses supporting survivors of sexual assault.

In her private practice, Breathing Room PLLC, Ruth provides individual, family, and group therapy. She also develops trauma-informed programming for hospitals, nonprofits, and organizations, and leads trainings for mental health professionals on integrating somatic and yoga-based practices into clinical work.

Ruth’s intention is to bridge mind, body, and system — supporting clients in understanding their internal parts, regulating their nervous systems, and shifting the broader relational patterns that shape their lives. She offers a grounded, empowering space for healing, where individuals can reconnect with their bodies, access their internal wisdom, and cultivate lasting change.