About

Pavitra Ciavardone, CPCC, ACC
pavitra@askpavitra.com
www.askpavitra.com

Pavitra Ciavardone is a Certified Professional Coach, Resiliency expert, speaker, and facilitator. She also hosts a radio show for women, “Pure Power Talk™ with Pavitra,” on Dreamvisions 7 Radio Network and WBNW in Boston. A former health care professional in critical care, Pavitra has extensive fundraising, event coordination, and leadership experience in the non-profit sector. She also helped develop and implement innovative programs for young people and families, with a global humanitarian organization. Pavitra has practiced meditation for 25 years, with intensified study since 1991, both in the U.S. and India.

In 2007, Shape Magazine selected Pavitra as the official Life Coach for the 2007 Weight Loss Diary column. She was instrumental in helping Weight Loss Diarist, Dara Chadwick, surpass her 25 lb. goal for the year, as well as achieve a career milestone of writing her first book, born of the Shape project, “You’d Be So Pretty If…: Teaching Our Daughters to Love Their Bodies–Even When We Don’t Love Our Own.”

With her clients, Pavitra draws upon her direct life lessons, keen intuitive ability, and a skill set of coaching tools, exercises, and stress-reduction techniques. She helps people reach their goals by breaking through self-limiting concepts and fears to access their power of choice. Her passion is helping to empower people in times of significant life transitions. Pavitra resides in Providence, Rhode Island and has a son and daughter in their 20s.

Education:

• Nursing/Open Studies, Lasell College
• Respiratory Therapy, Northeastern University

Accredited coaching training and credentials:

• Graduate of The Coaches Training Institute (CTI)
• Graduate of The Center for Right Relationship (CRR): Organization and Relationship Systems Coach
• Team Coaching International (TCI): Authorized Facilitator of the Team Diagnostics Assessment
• Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC): The Coaches Training Institute (CTI)
• Associate Certified Coach (ACC): The International Coach Federation (ICF)

Affiliations:

• International Coach Federation
• BNI – Capital City Connection: Providence, RI

Leading Women, Providence, RI

• Downtown Women’s Club: Boston, MA
• Women In Motion: Providence, RI

Radio Show:

• “Pure Power Talk™ with Pavitra,” part of the Dreamvisions 7 Radio Network, Wednesday at 1pm ET on WBNW 1120 AM Boston and online at www.dreamvisions7radio.com/hosts.htm and www.wbnw1120.com

Volunteering:

• Group coaching women on long-term probation, Rhode Island Department of Corrections

Press:

• Interview on “Resiliency and Self-Love: ” Guest on “The Positive Living Radio Network” with Patricia Raskin, August 27, 2009
• Interview on “Goal Setting:” Providence Business News, April 7, 2008
• Interview on “Self-Image:” Guest on Career Life Balance Radio, February 2008
• Shape Magazine: 2007 Weight Loss Diary column
• www.shape.com: 2007