Almana House: Creative Refuge
Almana House is a home for voices that heal…
Pre-order our first children’s book! A Place with My Name
“Dear one, we love you, more than you know…”
This tender bilingual love poem, hand-illustrated by Andréana, is inspired by young people living through conflict, displacement, and the loss of home.
Offered in both English and Arabic and dedicated to all the dear ones around the world, this luminous book reminds us that even in moments of fear and uncertainty, we are never truly alone or forgotten.
Pre-order a copy today! almanahousepress@gmail.com
Finding Morning after Mourning…
"I will sing you to me," my mother promised, before she died.
Across countries, cultures, and the boundary between life and death, Circle the Bones with Shining is an intimate poetry collection and love prayer, sung between mother and child – through all the worlds of God.
“When Andreana speaks, you must listen. And be changed.” — Sandra Lynn Hutchison, poet and editor, Elixir Journal
Order on Amazon, Bookshop.org, and Finishing Line Press.
Calling young poets, healers, and peacebuilders!
Every Sunday, 11 am PT/2 pm ET, we gather on Zoom for a nourishing healing voices circle. People of all ages and backgrounds come together, from all corners of Mother Earth.
Our vision is to bring together young leaders, healers, and creatives with intergenerational mentors and medicine workers. Together, we write, speak, and deepen our own medicine, presence, and light.
No charge. Come as you are.
Contact Andreana for more info and the Zoom link: andreana.lefton@gmail.com
Almana means “soul nourishment for all."
We gather across generations, cultures, and geographies to transform trauma into art-in-action.
You do not need to be a writer or healer.
You only need a voice—and a willingness to listen and share.
At the heart of our work is a simple belief:
When souls and stories are tended with care, we become the medicine we seek.
Circles & Services
60-minute storywork and coaching sessions (via Zoom), focused on authentic voice, self-authorship, publishing goals, and aligning your inner narrative with your external reality.
Join our beautiful Wednesday evening circle (5 pm PT/8 pm ET) for healing souls…who happen to write. No professional experience needed! Just bring a journal, a cup of tea, and a willingness to share from the heart. $35/session or what you can pay. If you can pay more, you provide funding for another person to participate.
A comprehensive & compassionate service designed for emerging authors, storytellers, poets, and memoirists, with a focus on healing leaders, matriarchs, and international service professionals. You will receive personalized accompaniment over 4-8 weeks, at a pace and rhythm that work for you. Contact me for more info or to request a free consultation call.
A full-service and highly personalized approach to book birthing. Wherever you are in the writing and editorial process, I will meet you there, and provide the insight, expertise, and guidance to navigate you to the next level of completion and publication readiness. Contact me to request a free consultation to assess your project and budget, and whether we are a good match.
Our approach
Everything we offer is guided by:
Safety, Care & Sovereignty
Fierce Gentleness
Sacred Belonging
Collective Healing & Kinship
Creative Courage & Love in Action
Almana House collaborates with schools, community groups, health initiatives, nonprofits, foundations, and global leaders to co-create programs of heart, soul, and social impact.
Our work spans the globe, harnessing the power of real and virtual space for:
Youth wellbeing, mental health & creative expression
Civic engagement, poetry and storytelling for social justice
Author incubation and book development
Global peace-building and cross-cultural healing circles
