About Kiala & Damon Givehand
​Owners of Healing Arts Creative Studio

hi friends!

Damon & Kiala here waving wildly and excitedly. We are delighted that you've stopped by our little part of the Internet. This is where we get to talk about our love for all things related to the healing arts. We figure you are here because, like us, you are intrigued by the idea of being able to heal your mind, body, soul, and spirit through various modern and ancient methodologies.  Or maybe you just want to learn to bind a handmade book or learn to chant the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali in order to live YOGA beyond the mat. Either way you've landed in the right place.
You should probably know that we consider ourselves to be everyday people who are hellbent on living extraordinary lives. 
We are NOT independently wealthy. We work, on average, 3 to 7 days a week (depending on the week). Together, and with lots of trials, errors, successes, and failures, we have created a life we ​love and one we live unapologetically because we know we do no harm in our pursuit of a whole, healthy, and happy existence on this planet. Healing Arts Creative Studio is a long time dream in the making for us and we plan to savor every single second of it while inviting you to join us for events, classes, and workshops.
Are you ready?
Then, we invite you to follow along here or join us in person either in Pensacola, Florida at the studio, or on location as we teach in various places around the world. We encourage you to join us as we live life radically intent on cultivating happiness!

Kiala & Damon in Seattle, WA

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more about us

Damon & Kiala Downtown Pensacola, Florida

​We’re two former educators in our mid 40’s, who have been married for 14 years and best friends for 32. We've traveled  a good part of the United States for both work and pleasure, and have been abroad, and outside the US many times. Now, we are on an adventure to cultivate happiness in our hometown of Pensacola, Florida where we own and operate Healing Arts Creativity & Empowerment Studio.
We pride ourselves on seeking out local, national, and international talent and experts to bring thoughtful, insightful, and powerful workshops, classes, presentations and events to the greater Pensacola area. 
Because we've been best friends for 32 years, we have a shared love of all things healing arts and self improvement. Our friendship and mutual respect for the power of the Universe keeps us in constant search for ways to be the best versions of ourselves while helping others do the same.

​Both of us graduated from Booker T. Washington High School, in Pensacola. Damon in 1989 and Kiala the year after, in 90. We both found ourselves in Tallahassee, Florida at the same time. Kiala at Florida State University and Damon at Florida A&M University. The story of how we had a 15 year friendship before becoming husband and wife, is one you’ll have to ask us about — and it’s a doozie. 
Eventually, we married, raised a kid together, traveled extensively, followed our bliss, and found a beautiful harmony that we are grateful for every single day. The work we do doesn’t feel like work and so we wake up everyday ready to do it better than the day before. We are everyday people who have figured out the key to our happiness and we hope to help others do the same. Check out the classes and workshops we offer or just stop by the studio to see what we’re up to. We love to sit and chat about all things healing arts. 
This next phase of our lives brings us home to Pensacola where we hope to share all the things we have experienced and  learned, the skills we have acquired, and the knowledge we have obtained through practice and by earning degrees, certifications, and licenses, as well as the exposure living in other states and traveling the world.
Healing Arts Creative Studio is the culmination of our work as teachers, yoga instructors, healthy lifestyle enthusiasts, and lovers of all things designed to enhance life and allow us to live R.I.C.H.ly. We hope you’ll join us on this journey to making the world a better place, one life at a time, one day at a time.

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how we can help you

Healing Arts Creativity & Empowerment Studio is a resource for everyday people, like us, who want to live R.I.C.H. lives.

​R.I.C.H. stands for:
​RADICALLY
INTENT on
CULTIVATING
HAPPINESS

We provide a myriad of experiences -- from learning new things (even if they seem strange at first), to having transformative experiences by opening your heart and mind to the possibilities, our ultimate purpose is to help you cultivate & create a life worth living. Whether you are a stay-at-home parent, a college student, work a full-time job, or are retired from a professional career, we want to help you take your first (or next) step towards building the life you most desire. 

Kiala & Damon in Barcelona, Spain

Our mission is to empower and inspire you to let go of the limiting beliefs you may have about being happy, being healthy, and being the best human you can possibly be.  We want to show you how you can move beyond the mindset that's holding you back from the life you truly desire. How you can go from being a spectator in your life to being a full on participant. Whether you want to learn to paint, learn to meditate or learn to be healthy, we encourage (and when possible, support) you to make it happen. We will open our studio space up to those who are ready and willing to live a positive, creative, centered, and intentional life.

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