From the Archives: Kiala Givehand with Kate Ward for Making Zen

Kiala Givehand Joins Making Zen!

🧵 We’re so excited to welcome Kiala Givehand (@kialagives) to the Making Zen Online Retreat! This interview is from a previous retreat Kiala joined us for, but she's back with a new workshop for Making Zen October 2025!

Kiala Givehand is a multi-passionate creative — a bookbinder, printmaker, published poet, fountain pen collector, and road trip warrior whose art is rooted in ritual, reflection, and soul connection.

Drawing inspiration from astrology, sacred geometry, mandalas, archetypes, and storytelling, Kiala’s work honours both the mystical and the deeply human. She is the co-creator of the Sacred Makers Soul Retreat @ Squam Lake and The LifeAlchemy Academy™, where she guides women through creative and spiritual awakenings that reconnect them to their joy and purpose.

In her workshop, “Stitching the Sacred: Protective Sigils & Personalized Symbols,” Kiala will guide you in combining the meditative rhythm of hand-stitching with the timeless power of symbols and sigils. Together, you’ll explore how to translate your personal intentions — for protection, peace, clarity, or joy — into stitched designs that become sacred, wearable reminders of your creative spirit. 🪡

💙 Kiala’s session is one of 30 free workshops in the Making Zen Online Retreat, 27–31 October 2025.

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