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Akhila Health Strategic Expansion Plan

Because every woman deserves access to healing ~ body, mind, & spirit

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Underserved women are 75% more likely to experience physiological distress (or stress) than other segments of society. Yet most still lack access to the care needed to heal - body, mind, and spirit.

Akhila Health bridges this critical gap in care. We deliver holistic wellness programs directly to underserved women in trusted community spaces. Each workshop offers a safe, welcoming environment where women can share, discuss, and heal.

Our trauma-informed approach combines mindfulness, gentle movement, and self-care practices—like breathwork, meditation, and yoga—to reduce stress, build resilience, and support wholeness of body, mind, and spirit.

Dear Akhila Health Community,

Everything Akhila Health has become is because of you—our facilitators, partners, donors, volunteers, and advocates.

This year marks a pivotal moment for Akhila Health.

With support from the John Muir Community Health Fund, we finalized a Strategic Expansion Plan in July 2025—a compassionate roadmap to extend our impact, beginning in Central and Eastern Contra Costa County. Rooted in equity, trauma-informed care, and whole-person healing, this plan ensures more women have access to the tools they need to manage stress, restore balance, and reclaim agency over their health and lives. We are honored that John Muir Community Health Fund has awarded us a $100,000 grant to begin implementation—our first major institutional funding and a powerful affirmation of our mission.

As we step into this exciting next phase, your continued support is more essential than ever. Together, we are building a future where every woman—regardless of income, background, or circumstance—has access to the tools, support, and connection she needs to heal, grow, and thrive - body, mind, and spirit!

As you explore this page, we invite you to learn more about what’s ahead—and to imagine what we can build together! We truly appreciate your support.

With gratitude,

Prema Rao & Jenn Zauner Clauson
Co-CEOs, Akhila Health

Jennifer Zauner Clauson, M.B.A.

I wish we could get this workshop every week. Wonderful experience. Taught me things I can do to help myself!
~ Workshop participant

Why Expansion Matters

The need for accessible, whole-person care has never been greater. Underserved women bear a disproportionate burden of trauma, illness, and stress—often linked to homelessness, domestic violence, cancer, or poverty—yet affordable behavioral health support remains out of reach.

Demand for Akhila’s programs proves this gap: workshop participation has grown 30% year over year for three years, and in 2025 alone, we’ve already served over 40% more women than by this time last year.

By expanding our reach, we can:
Serve more women in more communities.
Offer deeper and more diverse wellness programs.
Build partnerships with organizations already serving women in need.
Remove barriers by bringing services into trusted, familiar spaces.

Courtney is an amazing facilitator and educator. I learned so much new and interesting material, and just felt a lot of hope and encouragement as a result of her teachings.
~ Workshop participant

Our North Star — Guided by 4 Expansion Pillars

Closing the care gap by delivering whole-person healing—body, mind, and spirit—to every woman in need. With the guidance of our 2025 Expansion Plan, we’re working toward a 30% increase in women served.
Expanding our services, with a focus on Central and East Contra Costa County
Offering enhanced workshop materials, including curriculum in Spanish
Establishing deeper partnerships with shelters, clinics, and support organizations
Growing our Facilitator network/team (for our pro bono team, add appreciation?)
Investing in Infrastructure to ensure long-term sustainability
Invest in Infrastructure and Personnel

Build staff capacity and systems to support sustainable, scalable growth.
Expand and Enhance Workshop Materials

Deepen our trauma-informed content, translate key modules, and provide hands-on tools like yoga mats and journals.
Broaden and strengthen Community Partnerships

Reach more women where they’re already accessing trusted services.
Recruit and Retain Diverse Pro Bono Facilitator Team

Recruit, train, and support a diverse network of trauma-informed facilitators.

Reaching More Women

Expand services in central and eastern Contra Costa County and prepare for growth into other parts of California and beyond.

Broadening Our Curriculum

Develop new workshop content, translate materials into Spanish, and incorporate additional holistic health tools.

Strengthening Partnerships

Build relationships with community organizations, shelters, clinics, and schools to reach more participants and recruit facilitators.

Growing Our Facilitator Network

Recruit and train diverse practitioners committed to serving underserved women.

Our Impact by the Numbers

Data current through Nov 2025

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Workshops Delivered in 2024

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Women Served

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Weeks of Holistic Health Workshop Curriculum

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Trained Volunteer Facilitators

How You Can Support Our Vision

Akhila Health’s growth is about more than expanding programs. It is about creating a future where every underserved woman has the tools, support, and community she needs to thrive body, mind, and spirit.

Donate

Donate

Help expand free workshops and launch new initiatives.

Partner

Partner

Connect us with organizations serving women in need.

Volunteer

Volunteer

Share your skills in facilitation, outreach, or communications.

Advocate

Advocate

Share our mission to raise awareness.

What sets Akhila Health apart is their dedication to serving marginalized communities with empathy and respect... Their efforts lay the foundation for long-term empowerment and sustainable change.
~  Marie Harris, ED, Sienna House

Through integrative care for body, mind, and spirit, Akhila Health helps women access their inner strength and move toward lasting well-being - body, mind, spirit.

Mission

To provide holistic health programs that empower underserved women to harness their inner resources and create change for a brighter future.

Vision

To bring greater awareness of a holistic approach to health and well-being to underserved women, empowering them to take ownership of their lives for long-lasting change.

Values

Humility
Service
Compassion
Dignity
Integrity

Without imposition, we lead clients to transformation through knowledge and self-discovery.

With kindness and decency, we serve the underserved.

With empathy as our guiding force, we seek to relieve suffering.

Without distinction, we recognize, duly honor, and respect everyone’s inherent value.

With a focus on quality, we employ proven theories, tools, and skills in our workshops.

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