Background Biography

 

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:

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Ronda's BGS Bachelor's Degree is a 3-way degree in sociology, business administration, and psychology from University of Texas at Dallas (1978).

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M.S. – Master’s of Science Degree in Applied Social Research and Evaluation Methodology (Texas Christian University: social-psychology research and health behavior evaluation methods. Thesis: clinical problem solving in medicine. Minor in business. Graduated top of her class (summa cum laude) 1982.

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D.D. Doctorate of Divinity (Hon) Licensed ordained minister and honorary degree recognition for significant life work and clinical experience in healing and consciousness studies; Universal Life Church, 2005. 

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CORPORATE CONSULTING WORK:

In her late 20's and for the next 28 years, Ronda founded, InfoVision Systems, a successful corporate consulting practice in strategic planning, market research, and program evaluation working with cities, national and international corporations and the hospitality/arts community.  

 

She was directing marketing consultant for the world-recognized Ojai Music Festival, Ojai California, overseeing donor and board development, strategic event marketing, PR and advertising.  Her company was hired by many cities (Santa Barbara, Solvang, Dallas/Ft Worth, Oxnard, Ventura) for cultural tourism analysis and development, where she was often a keynote speaker to large County/City/Lodging consortium in economic analysis and development. 

 

In her earlier years, she conducted work for Panasonic Japan, the Mentor Corporation, Medical Planning Associates; the Vice Chancellor for Development and The  Organizational Research Institute at TCU, Fort Worth; and as a Consultant with Laventhol & Horwath Health Division in the late 80's. In addition, her firm was hired to evaluate company market mix strategy and customer/employee quality evaluation programs including the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa (a Crown holding) in the late 90's.

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ARTISTIC & POETIC PRESENCE:

For nearly 30 years up until 2020 and living in Ojai CA, Ronda was a recognized working artist/poet and social commentary visionary. In the 90's she was part of the prestigious and juried Ojai Studio Artist Tour, creating and producing large scale social commentary and performance art works as well as ceramic sculpture and the Beatrice Wood series (See galleries on this site). Her pieces have been shown in galleries in Texas, California, and New York, with many of her works in private collections in the US and abroad.

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CONSCIOUSNESS, MEDITATION, HEALTH & WELLNESS:

Throughout her life, Ronda has continued to study consciousness, perennial spiritual thought, health and wellness, and psychology research. Ronda has significant post-graduate and independent study, with emphasis in:

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Consciousness studies, meditation and spiritual awareness tools and practices; emerging technologies in integrative and functional medicine, brain chemistry re-balancing resources and help with addictions (particularly alcohol and negative thought patterns); Eastern European Shamanism and healing modalities; depth-psychology; art-therapy; diet and nutrition.

 

She has guided many hundreds of one-on-one clients and thousands of readers in the profound healing impact using her SoulArts Process of Awakening(TM) home practice of daily awareness as well as her Soul-Communication Living Meditation Practice for Couples seeking healing and closeness.

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BOOKS & PUBLISHED WRITINGS:

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Remembering Who You Really Are: The Journey of Awakening from the Dark Night of Soul - a classic in contemporary spirituality and sacred psychology, marking Ronda’s own journey through spiritual crisis, dark night of soul, and transition from life as a successful corporate business woman to becoming an internationally-sought spiritual teacher, healer, and mentor.

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The Art of Living Your Destiny - A Guidebook for the Journey of Soul offers a short introduction into Ronda’s life-transforming retreats and SoulArts Process of Awakening.™  This practical guidebook helps readers initiate their own inner wisdom in everyday real life.

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Home Study Portal - You are invited to freely explore and receive Ronda's many free contemplative articles with home awareness tools; guided meditation podcast recordings; and video interviews and virtual retreats ​

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MENTORING WORK WITH RONDA:

​Personal Mentoring/Retreat Intensives, as well as Community Organizational Development Mentoring alike, are designed for those ready to find out what it means to make that leap in perception (sometimes called an awakening) ...and what it takes to integrate the mind-body-spirit into a life of true character, evolution, and purpose. 

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Ronda’s consulting with individuals, couples, and organizations remains a direct and personal experiential process with the dance of meeting yourself "eyes wide open" and in relationship with "what is... and the resulting breakthrough that naturally occurs in these sacred spaces of creative inquiry and play.

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Her work is not new age, not "woo-woo" not aligned with any one path. Rather, it is inspired in the art of helping an individual, a couple, a family, and an organization find and honor the true integrity/wholeness of the moment.  It is a highly spontaneous "dancing on the fields" of ego-thought, soul-perception, and body-feeling that together, quite naturally bring you to your own inner awareness and clarity of action. This process offers an organic, responsible, profound, playful stepping into a mature self-realization - in living action with self and others.

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Her work is open to all genders, sexual identifications, religions or ages so long as the person applying to work with Ronda is dedicated to approaching life from care for others, integrity of action, and a self-responsible maturity to growing in one’s own experience of God/Expanded Awareness without dogma or rules imposed onto others.

See testimonials of people who have directly trained with Ronda.

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HOBBIES AND BEING AT HOME:

​Ronda shares daily life with her husband and SoulArts partner, Mattawe Clements, RIA (Lifestyle & Financial Investment Specialist) and Rotarian, with their 2 dogs "Bo&Tia" and "Kato the Supreme Cat". 

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Favorite home activities include: creating, presenting (and eating!) “healthy decadent” meals (SoulArts Recipe book in progress); designing sacred living spaces; poetic photo collage & product applications; social commentary mixed media and installation art (former member Ojai Studio Artists tour); collecting and playing/singing music; Neuro-Integrative Action (NIA Dance); online research; special party scape design; helping spawn new entrepreneurs; and ever-new idea visioning!

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For more, you are invited to meander this site and the many free resources: audio meditations, talks, interviews; spiritual home study and contemplative articles, art gallery retrospective here.

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Ronda and husband Mattawe P Clements, having given 2020-2023 to living with her parents in Skaneateles, NY until they passed (3 days apart, together in their home!) are now thrilled to be living in beautiful Ashland, Oregon where they look forward to sharing community life and projects.

 

Ronda is available for helping with special projects, and helping people and organizations seeking change/special events planing, marketing/production, and visionary ideation.​