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| "Before I met and worked with Rita,
I was very overweight -- literally and mentally. Disconnected
from my body and spirit, I put myself in Rita's care ---
and now have a new body as well as new perspective on my
whole life. Rita's vast nutritional knowledge, compassion
and creative approach to choosing and preparing food have
transformed me. Historically anemic my entire life, my
red blood cell count has skyrocketed. A recovering couch
potato, I now cannot wait to exercise. And most important,
I now experience a physical and psychological freedom I
never dreamed possible. Returning to my old food addictions
is unimaginable. I am deeply grateful to Rita for making
a huge difference in my life." |
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Drea Gillogly
VP/On-Air Promotion CNN |
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| "Rita Rivest has such success with her
clients not only because she re-teaches them how to eat,
sleep,
exercise, clear out the cobwebs and LIVE, but also because
her insight into them enables her to tailor-make programs
for individuals, not one-size-fits-all. She possesses unusual
perceptions about health--physical and mental--and expresses
them with passion and candor and enormous affection. You
don't waste time with Rita, and she will demand much of
you. But the practical applications of her theories and
knowledge will impress even the most skeptical. Once you're
walking without pain, sleeping through the night, appreciating
the world around you, and even losing some of what's around
your waist, you won't need any other coach." |
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Jonathan Reynolds
Playwright, Food Writer New York Times
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| "Rita Rivest has created a sensible
and satisfying diet/way of life that slays the 'menopause
weight-gain dragon' and
restores your energy and well-being. Thanks Rita!" |
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Maureen McGovern
Singer, Actor,
Composer, Founder, Works of Heart Foundation for
Music and Healing
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| "Rita is amazing. She really gets to
know you and your "stuff" – all those behaviors
that are an outcome of not taking time for oneself. Her
energy,
her enthusiasm and her knowledge of how to break old habits
with healthier alternatives has had a lasting impact on
me. What she offers is different for everyone. It’s
totally personalized, not some prepackaged "one size
fits all" approach. Rita changed the way I look at
my life and I’m forever grateful." |
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Kathy Prost
Business Consultant |
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| "What I wouldn't pay for a day with Rita
Rivest. I arrived at Rita's mountain-top retreat for a
weekend
of stretching, long hikes, nutritional counseling, and
all forms of re-alignment. What I failed to anticipate
was that the realignment would extend to business counseling
which I can only describe as razor sharp -- because it
moved mountains, just like Rita. I am a fan -- and I'm
in a very long line because when Rita Rivest is in a room,
fantasy collides with destiny." |
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Brad Davis
Chairman of the Board,
International Marketing and Advertising
Association
Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Fortune
100 company
Retail Advertising Hall of Fame, 2004 |
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| “Rita's program was created for my
lifestyle, my body. It was designed for me and it continues
to work for me.” |
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Carlotta Jacobson
President, Cosmetic Executive Women
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| “Rita’s program works because
she cares as much about you and how you feel as she does
about getting you healthy and fit. She helps you realign
your life and your body.” |
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Kate Medina
Editor, Random House |
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| "[The work with Rita] was a 180-degree change
from our normal ways of living. It was an all-consuming
experience
blending
the physical the mental and the spiritual. But to us guys,
one of the best things about it was that we learned a lot
-- about ourselves, our bodies, and what we do unwittingly
to harm ourselves; the whys and hows of a better way of
living. Rita clearly knows what she's talking about on
every level, but also is deeply intuitive. She's able to
recognize, often without even asking, what her clients
need. And the coup de grace is the food she prepares." |
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Brent Schendler
Editor-at-large, Fortune |
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“I’ve worked with Rita for
many years, her approach to fitness and food is remarkable.
She motivates
rather than intimidates. She becomes your partner.”
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Dr. Patricia Allen
Gynecologist and Founder of the New York Menopause Center |
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| "Rita Rivest is the most talented lifestyle coach I have had the privilege to work with. When I wrote the piece on Sage Hill for Santa Barbara Magazine in April 2002, I didn't know the half of it. As 'real' life continued to toy with my will power, I returned to the spa several times for a 'tune-up' and now have a coach on call. Midnight cravings, replaced with the recipes she uses herself, new potions to control sugar cravings and out of the box exercising options to ward off the boredom are in infinite supply and wrapped in a style that makes it fun!" |
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Holly Palance
Editor-in-Chief, Santa Barbara Magazine |
