Five Rites Tip –  The five rite monk diet includes separate food intake. Fruit is eaten by itself by at least 20 minutes. Starches (breads, rice, cereals, grains, potatoes) are eaten separately from protein (fish, meat, nuts, dairy). Dessert or something sweet is rarely eaten at all. It is given the space of hours around other foods.

Disclaimer: These roles/actors are not set in stone

Sophie – Meryl Steep (4-90)
Leading Lady: Caucasian Woman (1919) who discovers a five rites yoga diet, exercise and mind set reverses the aging process so she looks/feels fabulous 30-40 in her 80′s and 90′s.

Gayle – (1950) (40-80) Julianne Moore
Supporting Role: Caucasian, Sophie’s daughter, twin to Gary, widow, stressed single mom, nurse

Clyde Benson – (5-91) Denzel Washington or Morgan Freeman
Leading Man: Afro- American Man (1918) who is a billionaire business entrepreneur, investor who has stayed in shape since WWII doing the British Military Fitness

Mary Mariam- Phylicia Rashād (75-85)
Supporting Role: French Creole Woman (1925) who looks 50’s responsible for teaching Sophie Peterson the five rites yoga.

Jesse – (50) Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith D.D.
Mary’s side kick, who helps Mary build her Five Rites community

Jessica Bates – Ali Brown (22-90)
Long time friend of Sophie

Jane Plain – Alanis Morissette or Jennifer Garner or even better Diablo Cody (30’s)
Supporting Role: Caucasian (1975) Narrator, fine sculptor, painter who is commissioned to document Sophie and Clyde’s fountain of youth and rags to riches story

Zoe – (1990) (8-25)
Supporting Role: Sophie’s precocious Caucasian grand daughter, Gail’s daughter

Mark Plain – Thomas Gibson or Ben Affleck (30)
Supporting Role: Caucasian, married to Jane Plain, loving supportive, chiropractor

Gary – (1950) (40) Jim Carrey
Supporting Role: Caucasian, twin to Gail, light hearted, comedian

Jessica Bates – (20-80) Ali Brown
Caucasian, bomshell blond and long time friend of Sophie

Heather- (40) Holly Berry
Cameo Role: Afro-American, Talented healer, clarinet and standup bass, heavily dressed street musician

T. J. (1890’s) – Cuba Gooding Jr or Will Smith
Supporting Role: Clyde Benson’s father

Sally Benson (1890’s) (35) – Oprah Windfry, Queen Latifah
Supporting Role: Clyde Benson’s mother, a healer, gardener, wise teacher, visionary

Karma Davids – (1890’s) (25)
Supporting Role: Sophie’s mother, French, seamstress

Patrick Davids – (1890’s) (30) Tom Hanks
Supporting Role: Sophie’s father – chemist, resourceful yet down on his luck after flood / 1930’s job change

Carl Davids – (1880’s) (30)
Cameo Role: Sophie’s strong, in the trades uncle

Pop Valette – (1840’s) (80) Sidney Poitier
Cameo Role: Grandpa who dispenses Mardi Gras wisdom and New Orleans history

Mrs. Boyle – (1880’s) (50)
Supporting Role: Intense, motherly church lady

Aunt Theresa – (1880’s)
Sophie’s stuffy, classy, Victorian proper aunt

Robin Peterson – (1917)
Cameo Role: Sophie’s late husband of 51 years, military man, tall, dark and handsome

Mrs. Peterson – (1870’s) (50)
Cameo Role: Sophie’s mother-in-law –big woman in wheelchair and joyous spirit

Jay Leno - Himself
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Dennis Miller – Himself
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Graham Greene - Himself
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Adam Sandler – Himself
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Kim – Sandra Oh (30)
Young, single mom, has a medical emergency and needs a huge fund raiser for surgery

Mitsu – (8)
Kim’s son, autistic, loving, loves yoga

Rachael- Alma Ludewig (30)
Jane’s Canadian, South American friend, gorgeous model, sweet

Seth- (19)
Troubled teen parent, diabetic in grey dirty hooded sweatshirt, who resorts to robberies

Sam- (19)
Cameo Role: Seth’s girl friend, former cheerleader, overweight mother

Baby Becca- (1)
Seth and Sam’s enfant

Chris- (8)
Sam’s violent, nerdy kid brother – looks like Ralphie on A Christmas Story

Kimberly- (25)
Cameo Role: Young bank teller

Charlie- (50)
Clyde Benson’s sharp investment partner, heavy, brick house of a man

Officer Gent (40)
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