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.

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Upcoming Workshops 

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Research

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Our Team

Faculty/Staff

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Annette Besnilian
EdD, MPH, RDN,
CLE, FAND

Executive Director 
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

 

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Nancy Miodrag
PhD

Professor
Department of Child & Adolescent Development

 

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Hilary Yip
MM

MT-BC
Department of Music Therapy

 

  

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Jenica Smith
MS

Assistant Director 
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

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Kristin Taylor, Ed.D

Department of Art & Design

 

 

Current Student Assistants

  

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Marimel Almodiel

Student Assistant

 

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Alicia Alvarez

Student Assistant

 

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Sofia Arias

Student Assistant

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Araceli Llanos

Student Assistant

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Sarah Stanley

Student Assistant

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Lila Zook

Student Assistant

Past Mentors

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Hassem Ghamari

Associate Professor
Department of Family Consumer Sciences

 

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Ana Guzman

Faculty
Department of Art

 

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Kristin King

Associate Professor
Department of Family Consumer Sciences

 

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Adrienne Kinsella

Associate Professor

Department of Art & Design

 

Past Student Assistants

Spring 2025

  • Genesis Barbosa-Padilla
  • Iyahna Boyd
  • Angelina Rodriguez
  • Sebastian Tzannes

 

 

Fall 2024

  • Alexandra Duta
  • Sarah Grant 
  • Keilah Ritts
  • Robin Shapiro
  • Samantha Willenbring-Grumling

Spring 2023

  • Mary Comerford
  • Alana Nagy
  • Kenneth Oz
  • Michael Palma
  • Renz-Rolen Ramirez
  • Samantha Willenbring-Grumling