Ronda LaRue has an unusually diverse and
rich background blending science, the arts, social psychology,
and the sacred into a deeply transformational playground of
inquiry, healing, self realization, and living artistry.
An avid student of transpersonal psychology, sociology, east/west
spirituality, modern physics, shamanism, bio-energetic healing
and mind/body/spirit integration, Ronda specializes in radical
self discovery, healing insight and the artistry of creative
living. Ronda's work is nondenominational and alive to the
spontaneous and vital intelligence that resides within each
individual. She specializes in teaching how to use one's fears,
blocks, questions and confusions as signposts for discovering
one's own utterly unique creative genius and the reclaimed
wholeness of being completely you.
Her work is: visionary and pioneering in its creative wholesomeness;
timeless in its reflection of perennial wisdom traditions;
and turbo-charged by Ronda's own unique flair for impish playfulness,
down-to-earth practicality, sharp clarity of discernment,
and "behind the scenes" artistry.
Ronda's work as a spiritual teacher has gained global attention with clients traveling from the U.S. and abroad to experience their own radical healing shift of conscious "Seeing" --- and the art of living one's destiny in everyday normal living (what ronda calls SoulArts).
Curriculum Vitae:
1982 M.S., Applied
Social Research and Evaluation Methods
Emphasis: Statistics, Research and
Evaluation Methods (minor: Social Psychology and Human
Perception)
Intern: Center for Organizational Research, Fort Worth.
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 1982.
GPA: 3.9 Magna Cum Laude
1979 B.G.S., Social
Administration
Emphasis: Social Systems, Psychology,
Business Philosophy and Communications.
University of Texas, Dallas, TX 1979.
GPA: 3.8 Cum Laude, President's List.
1986 Founded InfoVision
Systems
A social research and strategic branding
consulting firm serving corporations and non-profits in
the U.S. and abroad, with later emphasis on human performance
and team building systems. Ongoing social survey research
projects. More...
1993 Began
10 Years of In-Depth Metaphysical Studies & Practices
Starting in 1994, after
reviewing and not finding a desirable Ph.D. program of
study, Ms. LaRue's lifelong interest in social psychology
and perennial philosophy turned into a dedicated and intensive
10-year course of self study, including study and course
work training in: Jungian analysis and imaginal philosophy;
dream work; eastern philosophies and meditation practices;
western mystical traditions (particularly the Kabala); comparative
religion and new thought metaphysical science of mind; Shamanic
studies and in-depth apprenticeship training with Jack Zimmerman
and, former (deceased) husband, Steve LaRue; 4-year transpersonal
psychology training with Richard Moss, M.D.; and the most
recent study of bio-chemistry and nutrition, energetic healing
and vibrational medicine (including Reiki master practitioner,
chakra systems, sound and movement therapies, and the biology
of belief); Today Ms. LaRue's lifework has become a vast
reservoir and unique integration of this life long study
of the spirit of being wholly/holy alive.
During this intensive
10-year study period and for 3 years, Ronda became "a
contemporary hermit", experiencing a "radical undoing"
of all the blocks and circumstances that had kept her
stuck and confused and foreshadowing her deepest life
training in the art of inner knowing and stillness; which
has become the bedrock of her life work with individuals
one-on-one. (Eckhardt Tolle expresses this similar undoing
and reclaiming process in his book: The Power of Now.)
Toward the end of this
deeply transformational process, Ronda began to experiment
with new ways of interacting in the world: ones that came
from inner stillness and expressed the artistry of self.
She embarked on a series of large contemplative art works,
and at that time, became fairly well-known in Southern
California for 3 large art installation works that reflected
her own transformational perceptions, and presented to
stir and provoke social and personal self-reflection.
Samples of these installations can be seen under "Installation
Art" at RondaLaRue.com web site, or by request.
2003 Published First
Book: Remembering Who You Really Are: The Journey of
Awakening to Soul
In 2001 and during a very intense
3-year vision quest, Ronda experienced a radical shift
of awareness, called by some as an "awakening". Ronda
prefers to call this reclaiming experience "remembering
who you really are ", as she believes that this is the
primary quest we are each striving to discover in our
lives: How to find, reclaim, and follow our own unique
identity, purpose, and artful living (The Artistry of
Being YOU!) Ronda's first book received both Editor's
& Reader's Choice Awards and is considered a contemporary
classic in portraying the mythic journey to personal discovery
and reclaimed wholeness of self.
2004 Ojai Soul
Arts Private Retreat Intensives & Apprenticeships
In 2004, with the growing visibility
of her first book and web site, people began contacting
Ronda for help and personal insights into how to find
themselves, trust that they have an inner wisdom, and
learn to overcome difficult questions and confusions standing
in the way of a life of clarity, direction and peace.
As more and more people contacted Ronda for guidance,
Ojai Soul Arts was born as a unique place where an individual
was invited to come and work with Ronda privately in her
own artisan home for short radical transformation retreat
apprenticeships.
2007 Published The
Art of Living Your Destiny: E-Workbook, & Rated as
One of the Top Ten
Spiritual
Retreats In the World by Asian Spa Magazine.
Ronda's grass roots and emerging teachings,
programs, and apprenticeships suddenly gained attention
on a global level in January, 2007, when Asian Spa Magazine
printed a short piece on Ojai Soul Arts as one of their
10 spiritual retreats in the world. Today Ronda receives
inquiries from people from all over the world, wishing
to come for a private mentoring retreat or apprenticeship
program. Her work remains private and dedicated to personalized
one-on-one transformational apprenticeship for radical
breakthrough.
After working in Hollywood at the William Morris Agency, Matthew Welsh, Esq., was driven to create SpiritualMediaBlog.com to raise public awareness for emerging conscious entertainment.
Interview with Ronda LaRue on The Dark Night of the Soul and Remembering Who You Really Are Interview
byMatthew Welsh, Esq.
7/2009
Ronda LaRue, M.S., is the author of Remembering Who You Really Are: The Journey of Awakening to Soul. In our interview below, she discusses why she wrote the book and her work as the host of Ojai Soul Arts spiritual retreats.She also reveals provocative details about the nature of the Dark Night of the Soul, why so many great mystics, Saints and spiritual seekers have to go through it and what to do if you think you might be in the middle of your own Dark Night of the Soul. Please click on link below to listen to interview ("right click to move to your library and Mp3 player)
