Testimonials

What People Are Saying About Rita...*

⇒ “Thank you for agreeing to be our keynote speaker for our Outstanding Women in Business event. Your speech far exceeded our expectations today, and I truly appreciate the wonderful job that you did. I heard many wonderful comments about you from the attendee’s after the event. It was a pleasure to meet you and I hope to work with you again sometime!" ~ Kris Prosser, Events & Marketing Manager, Worcester Business Journal

⇒ Flourish! I love that word. I attended Rita Schiano’s seminar, “Live a Flourishing Life” and had to write and send my heartfelt thanks to her as well as to the promoters of the Natural Living Expo who organized this year’s exciting program in Sturbridge. When I saw the title of her seminar in the program I knew I had to go and am I glad I did.

Of all the seminars I went to at this years Expo, Ms. Schiano’s was the most motivating for me. It was also the most entertaining. Ms. Schiano is a very accomplished speaker and her warmth and humor came through to the audience along with her easy-to-understand message - Relax and Flourish! In a short period of time she gave us some simple ways to combat unnecessary stress that I could put into practice right then and there. I got a copy of her book and CD and those are very helpful too. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, Rita! I hope to see you at next year’s Expo. Relax and Flourish!~ Judy Pote, Natural Living Expo attendee

⇒ Great workshop! A simple, easy-going, relatable pace. Excellent speaker. She kept your attention and was very personable.~ Attendee

⇒ Excellent training. Well set up and lots of interaction. We should have this workshop 2 times a year. I learned a lot from Rita today.

⇒ I think everyone on this planet needs this program! ~ Attendee

⇒ In our line of work it is absolutely necessary due to our crisis interventions. This was very helpful. Thank you!

⇒ On behalf of WorkTerrain, a corporate training company, Rita Schiano provides corporate training programs to employees on Managing Stress and Building Resilience. Rita consistently provides very informative and interactive training sessions. The audience evaluations rate Rita's training style in very high regard. She presents the information clearly and relates it to the audience, thereby providing "take-aways" that participants can use in work and home life. Rita's training style combines the best of informative and interactive training, resulting in meeting corporate and employee training needs. It is a pleasure working with Rita Schiano." ~ Rena Hannaford, CEO, WorkTerrain 

⇒ What was most helpful in the presentation was gaining an awareness of what is going on in the body and the ability we have to control it. I thought every piece of the presentation was very helpful. I am so glad I attended. ~ Nancy DiBonaventura, Harrington Hospital

⇒ Rita is wonderful. She has a way of explaining things and guiding us to understanding by using real-life examples we can grasp. ~ Private program attendee

⇒ [The presentation] made me think about my ideas that I have carried with me and challenge them. Rita was a great presentor, very knowledgeable and kept it fun!  ~ Melissa Blomberg, Harrington Hospital

⇒ [What I found most helpful was] Rita's ability to touch on the stressors in everyone's life; she also has the ability to touch our souls. Her relaxation technique was great! ~ M.L.F, Harrington Hospital program attendee

⇒ [Rita is] excellent. Held my interst from start to finish.  ~ Harrington Hospital program attendee

⇒ I attended Rita Schiano's session, Live a Flourishing Life, at the Natural Living Expo this past weekend and was riveted with this presentation. She pulled together a variety of information from ancient philosophers to recent studies and wove them together into an informative session on stress and anxiety. Most importantly though, she gave us practical tools to identify and respond to stress to achieve lifelong resilience to its damaging effects. Rita's comprehensive knowledge and excellent public speaking ability, laced with splashes of humor and personal experiences, made for an excellent and informative session. Now I can't wait to read her book and possibly attend one of her extended workshops. ~ J.C, Natural Living Expo

⇒The stress management program was beneficial and made me really look at myself and how to handle my own stress. ~ Private program attendee

⇒ I found the Stress Management Training extremely interactive and useful. The presentation of the material was “stress free” and the presented really encouraged people to engage in expressing how stress affects them and to feel comfortable relating to the discussion in an extremely comfortable manner. The presented offered and practiced stress reduction techniques with the participants which was so appropriate for me that I believe I was hypnotized at one point. Rita’s voice was even soothing. I left the training with “food for thought” as well as tools that I could and do employ when in situations where I need to manage stress. I appreciated the opportunity to attend this training.~ Attendee

⇒ This course helped to identify areas of improvement and gave me guidance on how to develop my own personalized plan for resilience. Further, this course helped me gain knowledge to promote these skills with the girls I work with. ~ Bay Path College student

⇒ Prof. Schiano is an intelligent, gifted teacher. Her concern for the students well being in offering such a class came across in each session. Prof. Schiano was attempting to allow us to find within us what is keeping us from the "virtuous life" (Aristotle!) and to try to locate the mean in our daily lives so we can flourish. All of this was relayed in a way that was accessible and achievable from the beginning. Absolutely brilliant, informative, and so necessary in our modern times. ~ Bay Path College student

⇒ Rita held my attention and made information interesting, helpful and doable. I have had stress management techniques, etc. But Rita offered different information. Great to "relearn" and view in a different perspective.

⇒ Rita's ability to make sure everyone had a chance to speak, and recognized the participants importance when speaking.

⇒I thought the whole training was very good. I loved it. Useful in every situation in life.

⇒ Very thought provoking and taught me to awaken positive traits I see in myself or have exhibited in the past. Will help me manage current and future stressors. I can use my knowledge to help others in the future. ~ Bay Path College student

⇒ Rita's soothing voice and demeanor made the workshop very enjoyable. She has a great handle on the information and stress-reducing tactics.~ Attendee

*Note: Comments listed without names were culled from evaluation sheets from private contracts.