AKHILA HEALTH

What AKHILA HEALTH does

Akhila Health is a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 47-2243874) that delivers free holistic health and stress management workshops to underserved and low-income women — particularly those experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, cancer, or poverty. Founded in 2001 by Dr. Prema Rao and headquartered in Saratoga, California, the organization operates with a lean staff of 1-10 employees supported by 21 trained volunteer facilitators (as of 2024) and a network of 14 community partner organizations. The target population experiences physiological distress at a rate 75% higher than other societal segments, and Akhila Health's intervention is designed to address this disparity through trauma-informed, whole-person care.

The organization's core offering is an 8-week holistic stress management workshop program structured around the Vedantic koshas model — five interconnected layers (Body/Food, Breath/Vital Air, Mind & Emotions/Mental, Intellect/Wisdom, and Spirit/Bliss Sheath). The curriculum comprises 70+ educational and activity-based workshops covering breathwork, meditation, yoga, qigong, guided imagery, sound healing, somatic practices, and art therapy. Delivery occurs through both in-person sessions at partner shelter and community locations and virtual sessions via Zoom. Free supplementary resources — guided meditation, qigong exercises, mindful eating tools, and the Mind Jar — are distributed via YouTube and the organization's website.

Akhila Health operates on a donation-based revenue model with all services provided free of charge to participants. Funding streams include individual donations (with monthly recurring options), institutional grants, and corporate giving programs. The organization received its first major institutional funding in July 2025 — a $100,000 grant from the John Muir Community Health Fund — to support a Strategic Expansion Plan targeting Central and Eastern Contra Costa County. Geographic reach currently spans the Bay Area (California) and Denver, Colorado. Scale indicators for 2024 include 590+ women served and 180+ workshops delivered, both representing 30%+ year-over-year increases for the third consecutive year.

Name

AKHILA HEALTH

Legal name

Akhila Health

Website

https://akhilahealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Akhila Health is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers free trauma-informed, holistic health and stress management workshops based on the Vedantic five-koshas model to underserved and low-income women, via community partners across the Bay Area, Denver, and expanding Contra Costa County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Wellness Services

akta.pro primary industry

Meditation Retreats, Workshops & Immersive Programs (HSADAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Trauma-Informed Mindfulness & Somatic Mind-Body Practices (HSADAJAI), Breathwork Facilitation (Pranayama, Somatic, Holotropic-style) (HSADAJAC), Therapeutic/Adaptive Yoga & Clinical Pilates (HSADACAE)

Keywords

• Holistic wellness workshops
• Stress management programs
• Trauma-informed care
• Women's health services
• Nonprofit community health

Headquarters

HQ city

Saratoga

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations (Individual): Individual donations, including monthly recurring donations, form a primary revenue stream. The organization is a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 47-2243874) relying on public charitable contributions.
2. Institutional Grants: Major institutional funding such as the $100,000 John Muir Community Health Fund grant awarded in 2025 for strategic expansion implementation.
3. Corporate Giving: Corporate donations and employer giving programs (e.g., Amazon Smile) as a revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Akhila Health delivers free trauma-informed 8-week holistic stress management workshop programs to underserved and low-income women, structured around the Vedantic five-koshas model (Body/Food, Breath/Vital Air, Mind & Emotions, Intellect/Wisdom, Spirit/Bliss). Workshops are delivered both in-person at partner shelters and community organizations and virtually via Zoom, primarily in the Bay Area and Denver, CO. The program combines educational and activity-based sessions including breathwork, mindfulness, yoga, qigong, guided imagery, sound healing, somatic practices, and art therapy.

Product overview

AKHILA HEALTH is a nonprofit organization offering holistic health and stress management workshops for underserved women. The core offering is an 8-week holistic health workshop program structured around the Vedantic concept of five koshas (sheaths): Body/Food Sheath, Breath/Vital Air Sheath, Mind & Emotions/Mental Sheath, Intellect/Wisdom Sheath, and Spirit/Bliss Sheath. The program provides both educational workshops (covering topics like diet, breathing techniques, emotional resilience, and meditation) and activity-based workshops (including yoga, qigong, somatic practices, sound healing, and arts and crafts). Delivery channels include in-person workshops at partner shelters and community organizations (primarily Bay Area and Denver, CO) and virtual workshops via Zoom. The organization also provides free educational resources including guided meditation videos, Qigong exercises, and a monthly newsletter.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Holistic Health Workshop Program An 8-week trauma-informed holistic stress management workshop program delivered free of charge to underserved and low-income women in shelters and community spaces, structured around five interconnected koshas (Body/Food, Breath/Vital Air, Mind & Emotions, Intellect/Wisdom, Spirit/Bliss) through educational and activity-based sessions including breathwork, mindfulness, yoga, qigong, guided imagery, sound healing, somatic practices, and art therapy.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of participants in mindfulness-based meditation programs showed significant reductions in stress, anxiety, and depression (UCSF 2023 study)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• LifeMovescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLifeMoves combines interim housing with comprehensive services enabling homeless families and individuals to find rapid return to stable housing and self-sufficiency. Akhila Health delivers holistic wellness and stress management workshops as part of LifeMoves' supportive services program.
• Family Supportive HousingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily Supportive Housing provides shelter and supportive services to homeless families in Santa Clara County, empowering them to move from homelessness to self-sufficiency. Akhila Health supplements their programs with stress management and holistic health workshops.
• SHELTER Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSHELTER Inc. has 37 years of experience helping people, integrating case management to address root causes of homelessness. New partner in 2024, receiving holistic health workshops from Akhila Health.
• HomeFirstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHomeFirst is a leading provider of services, shelter, and housing opportunities to the homeless and those at risk in Santa Clara County. Akhila Health provides holistic wellness workshops to HomeFirst clients.
• Women's Cancer Resource CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen's Cancer Resource Center helps women with cancer improve quality of life through education, supportive services, and practical assistance. Akhila Health delivers stress management workshops to cancer patients and survivors.
• Family Tree (Denver, CO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily Tree is a non-profit human services agency rooted in metro Denver since 1976, providing services to end child abuse, domestic violence, and homelessness. Akhila Health provides workshops at Family Tree locations in the Denver area.
• STAND! For Families Free of ViolencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTAND! is committed to promoting safe and strong families through a complete spectrum of prevention, intervention, and treatment programs for domestic violence and child abuse. New partner in 2024.
• Siena HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSiena House is a residential program providing health, support, and education for pregnant women and their babies experiencing homelessness in Santa Cruz. Akhila Health delivers yoga and holistic wellness workshops at Siena House.
• Cancer Support Community South BaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCancer Support Community provides help, information, and hope throughout the entire cancer journey through programs helping people learn about cancer and its treatment. New partner in 2024.
• Charlotte Maxwell CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharlotte Maxwell Clinic is a free women's clinic offering life-enhancing complementary therapies for low-income, underserved, and immigrant SF Bay Area women with cancer, provided by volunteer licensed and certified practitioners.
• Lodi HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLodi House provides compassionate support, counseling, and shelter to homeless women and children in the South Bay area, with a unique program assisting single mothers with employment, budgeting, and affordable housing.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• YWCA USA: National organization providing wellness, empowerment, and safety-net services to women, including those experiencing homelessness and domestic violence. Overlaps significantly with Akhila Health's target population and women's wellness focus, though at much larger scale.
• Susan G. Komen: Large national nonprofit funding breast cancer support, including stress management and wellness programming for underserved women. Comparable in serving low-income women facing health crises, though operating at much greater scale and scope.
• Cancer Support Community: National nonprofit network delivering stress management, mindfulness, and support programming to people affected by cancer, including underserved populations. Comparable in workshop-based delivery and target population, but operates at far larger scale.
• Planned Parenthood Federation of America: National nonprofit providing women's health, wellness, and stress-related support services across the U.S., including to underserved women. Comparable target population; Co-CEO Jennifer Clauson served as a former board member, illustrating organizational adjacency.

Direct peers

• Holistic Life Foundation: Baltimore-based nonprofit offering yoga, mindfulness, and holistic health programming to underserved youth and adults, including trauma-informed modalities. Closely comparable in trauma-informed, multi-modal (yoga/breathwork/mindfulness) delivery to vulnerable populations.
• Charlotte Maxwell Clinic: A free Bay Area clinic offering complementary and holistic therapies to low-income, underserved, and immigrant women with cancer. Operates a volunteer-practitioner delivery model very similar to Akhila Health's volunteer facilitator model, and is also an Akhila Health partner.
• Black Women's Health Imperative: National nonprofit advancing health equity and holistic wellness for Black women, including stress management and trauma-informed programming. Directly comparable in its focus on underserved women's holistic health and stress reduction.
• Women's Cancer Resource Center: Provides education, supportive services, and stress management programming to women with cancer in the Bay Area, including many low-income participants. Directly comparable as a free, community-based wellness provider and is an Akhila Health partner organization.

Others

• National Council on Aging: National nonprofit that supports community-based organizations delivering health, wellness, and stress management programs to older and underserved adults. Functionally adjacent as a capacity-builder and potential partner/funder for community wellness nonprofits like Akhila Health.

Emerging players

• Mindful Schools: Nonprofit that trains educators and community partners to deliver mindfulness and social-emotional learning, including in underserved communities. Comparable in trauma-informed mindfulness delivery to vulnerable populations, though focused on youth/adults in schools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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Investors

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