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Tea Haven

About

The Tea Haven project aims to promote stress management and support mental health while building community connections among students at Cal State Northridge, highlighting the art of healing and wellness through consumption of herbal teas and the practice of creative and engaging art workshops. This project supports interdisciplinary faculty and student employees, highlighting the innovative skills of students from various educational backgrounds including interior design, music therapy, research, food science, and nutrition. Workshops incorporate elements of music therapy, immersive art, tea education, sustainability, and tools for better mental health practices in the future, offered in the Wellness Garden. As college students, attending workshops allows for participation in mindful activities to promote a shift in mental health and reduce stress, replenish, recharge and increase productivity and hopefulness during times of distress. The Tea Haven project is made possible through the collaboration of the Marilyn Magaram Center and the Department of Child and Adolescent Development. Tea Haven workshops are currently only available for CSUN students.


 Our Team

Faculty

 

Annette Besnilian, EdD, MPH, RDN, CLE, FAND, Executive Director 
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences 

 

 

headshot of Nancy Midorag

 

Nancy Miodrag, PhD, Professor
Department of Child & Adolescent Development

Hilary Yip Photo

 

Hilary Yip, MM, MT-BC
Department of Music Therapy

Adrienne Kinsella

 

Adrienne Kinsella, Assistant Professor
Department of Art

 

 

 

Kristin King, Associate Professor
Department of Family Consumer Sciences

Student Assistants 2024-2025

 

 

Iyahna Boyd 
Student Assistant

 

 

 

Genesis Barbosa-Padilla
Student Assistant 

 

Sebastian Tzannes
Student Assistant 

 

Angelina Rodriguez
Student Assistant 

 

 

 

Araceli Llanos
Student Assistant 

Past Student Assistants (2023-2024)

 

 

Alex Karamians 
Student leader (2023-2024)

 

 

 

Robin Shapiro
Student Assistant (2023-2024)

 

Mary Comerford
Student Leaser (2023-2024)

 

Sam Grumling
Student Assistant (2023-2024)

 

 

 

Keilah Ritts
Student Assistant (2023-204

Past Mentors (2023-2024)

Adrienne Kinsella

 

Adrienne Kinsella, Assistant Professor
Department of Art

 

 

 

Kristen King, Associate Professor
Department of Family Consumer Sciences

 

Hessem Ghamari
Department of Interior Design