Recent & Upcoming Events
Mason Jar Clay Art
In April, we hosted a Mason Jar Clay Art event! It was wonderful to see families and friends come together to create unique and vibrant clay designs on mason jars. From flowers to leaves, everyone added their own special touch. Thank you to all who joined us and made the event so fun and creative!
Yoga for perimenopause workshop
Perimemopause through the lens of Yoga
Join us for 2 hour interactive workshop about Perimenopause:
✨Transition Phase for Women that brings major Shift in Identity
✨Understanding physical, mental, emotional symptoms which span several years
✨Navigating changes while juggling multiple roles & responsibilities
✨Find a deeper connection with the whole of yourself and not feel fragmented
✨Insights for self care, receiving appropriate support for difficult situations
✨Tools for a calmer mind, better sleep, pain relief in body, confidence for long term well being
Date- Saturday, May 31st- 9am-11 am
Location- Niles room in Centerville Community Center
3355 Country Drive, Fremont- 94536
By- Pragalbha Doshi
E-RYT500
www.yogasaar.com
Donations are encouraged and welcome at our donation page
CHC’s Teen Panel and Event
Taarika Foundation’s Career Fair
Curious about who you can meet at this career fair?
Here’s a glimpse:
• Doctors
• Nurse Practitioners
• Speech Therapists
• Occupational Therapists
• Physical Therapists
• Health Coaches
• EMTs (Emergency Medical Technicians)
• Medical Assistants
• Dentists
• Pharmacists
• Psychologists
• Psychiatrists
• Mental Health Therapists
• Teachers
• Music Teachers
• Music School Owners
• Art School Owners
• Engineers
• Professionals from Technology & Biotechnology
• Financial Advisors
• Finance & Accounting Experts
• Real Estate Experts
• Entrepreneurs
Don’t miss this FREE and exciting opportunity!
Register now by scanning the QR code.
There will be snacks and raffle prizes for students who register and show up to the event!
Clay Jewelry Art
On February 9th, we hosted a Clay Jewelry-making event. We enjoyed seeing all the families and friends come together to make colorful jewelry in preparation for Valentine’s Day. Thank you to everyone who came and participated!
2024 South Bay Fall Mindful Eating
On December 14th, we hosted a Mindful Eating Event in partnership with FCSN. We did activities like making pizza and decorating cookies. We had so much fun interacting with the participants to celebrate the holiday season!
Walk and Art Nature Event
On October 10th, we celebrated the season of Fall by hosting a Walk and Art Event in partnership with Active Circle. We hiked around Linda Vista Park and made Leaf Lanterns. We had so much fun interacting with the families who came, and we can’t wait for the next event!
Cupertino Dandiya outreach and fundraiser event
On October 6th, we celebrated the Indian festival Navaratri by participating in our local Dandiya Night. The event was graced by the presence of Cupertino council members, and we all enjoyed the vibrant music and dancing.
NAMI walks event
We are proud to announce that we were the proud bronze sponsor at the NAMI Walks event on October 5th! We enjoyed talking to the many participants and other organizations and can’t wait for next year’s event.
Succulent pot painting event
In collaboration with Los Altos Compassion Week, we held a pot painting event in which the participants could plant succulents in and take them home!
De-stressing at KLS
A big thanks to the Khan Lab School for inviting out founder to their student community meeting on May 9th to speak on the theme “De-stressing at KLS.” The students practiced mindfulness in a fun away using bubbles and “making rain.” One of the students even thanked our founders with a lei after listening to her story.
Mindful Clay Art
On May 6th, our organization collaborated with Divya Eby from the Colorful Moments Art School to host a free art and mindfulness event! Kids, parents, and grandparents came together to learn how to make clay flowers and participate in a flower petal mindfulness exercise.
Elevate Youth Voices Event
Taarika Foundation collaborated with SafeSpace and Children’s Health Council leadership collaborative to organize this event on May 5th, where 7 youth shared their perspectives on the intersection of mental health and culture in a panel discussion.
Mindfulness in Everyday Life
On April 29th, our founder, Dr. Leena Khanzode, spoke at the Rotary District 5170 Conference. She spoke about mindfulness and used exercises such as bubbles for audience participation.
South Asian Mental Health Conference
Taarika Foundation participated in the South Asian Mental Health Conference on April 29th at Cal State University! Our youth ambassadors presented 5 informational posters and participated with our adults in a panel discussing biculturalism and how to embrace it.
Mindfulness and Effective Communication Workshop
Taarika Foundation in collaboration with Free Flight Club finished an 8 week Mindfulness and Effective communication series for Parents and Tweens starting on April 8th.
It was attended by 8 families and was very well received!! Look below for photos from the event.
Valentines Day Bake Along and Mindful Eating and Loving Kindness Exercise
This Sunday before Valentine’s Day the Taarika Foundation held a bake along and mindfulness exercise over zoom!
View some of our photos of this event below
Gratitude Painting Workshop
Taarika held a super successful event November 12th!
We had an overwhelming response to our Gratitude Painting Workshop, with more than 60 kids. During the workshop they painted, taught by Divya Eby, a local art instructor! They also participated in a Mindfulness Gratitude exercise.
All the art supplies were given to kids for free and were also provided with a brown bag with snacks at the end of the event. This project was supported by a grant by Los Altos Sunset Rotary Club.
A big thanks to Colorful Moments Art School for their collaboration and our awesome youth volunteers for making this event happen just in time to get ready for Thanksgiving!
The workshop was featured on Sakshi TV, a Telegu news channel! Watch the clip here:
Chasing Childhood Documentary Event
Taarika in partnership with CMS PTO offered a free virtual screening for the documentary – Chasing Childhood – to 100 parents in the community followed by a well-attended panel with mental health experts on November 16th.
Help support Taarika in our NAMI fundraiser!
At the 2022 Bay Area Sevathon event, members of the Taarika youth team taught kids how to make mindfulness jars.
More recently, Taarika youth worked at a local Dandiya event. They taught children mindful rock art and spread information about mindfulness to local Bay Area parents and kids.
See the slideshow below for photos from both of these events!
South Asian Mental Health Conference
The Taarika Foundation participated in the South Asian Mental Health conference on March 20th. Some of our Taarika youth and adult ambassadors contributed to this conference by participating in a workshop to shed light on the vulnerable, and often unsaid, hopes and fears driving common parent-child communication cracks. They also talked about how to identify and explain some of the ways families attempt to respond to those conflicts, whether constructive or unhealthy, to bring providers’ understanding of the situation full-circle.
Our youngest ambassador, at age 11, presented a poster on Anger management- “Angerometer – Anger to Angel”. She also shared her personal experiences with such a strong emotion and shared how she deals with it.
Here is the link to her poster slides presentation: Angrometer: Anger to Angel
Recent Testimonials
Our founder, Dr. Leena Khanzode, recently conducted a 8 session mindfulness series for tweens and received the following written feedback from the participants- 11-13 years old.
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Learning Gratitude Through Painting
Taarika Foundation teaches the importance of gratitude through mindfulness and art.
By Anya Deshpande
On November 12, Taarika Foundation’s Five Senses Art Program led a painting workshop aimed at teaching the importance of gratitude through mindfulness and art. The event was supported by a grant from the Los Altos Sunset Rotary Club.
On a brisk fall afternoon, children and parents gathered to create gratitude-themed paintings. Local art teacher Divya Eby of Colorful Moments Art School and a group of youth volunteers assisted the children with their creations.
Foundation hosts Gratitude Painting Workshop
By Sania Khanzode
The Taarika Foundation, a local nonprofit that focuses on mental health in children and adolescents, held a Gratitude Painting Workshop in honor of Thanksgiving for children of all ages Nov. 12 at Serra Park in Sunnyvale.
Offered through the foundation’s Five Senses Art Program in collaboration with Colorful Moments Art School, the free workshop was supported by a grant from the Los Altos Sunset Rotary Club. The grant enabled the foundation to purchase all of the art supplies, provide the kids with a brown bag filled with snacks at the end of the event and offer the experience in the community at no charge.
The workshop – which aimed to teach children the basics of painting and practicing gratitude through mindfulness – drew an estimated 60 youth.
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We also conduct mindfulness sessions for underprivileged teens to manage academic stress among other things. The program on the left was conducted with the help of the Ray Foundation, in Pune on July 11th, 2018.
Mom’s Belief & Taarika Foundation teach how to reduce stress & anxiety in kids & teens
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