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    • Dancing the Dragon • Hum Yoga Studio • Auckland, NZ • April 4
    • Into the Fire Immersion • Taupō, NZ • April 10-13, 2026
    • Joy Rebel Tantra Webinar Series • The Relationship Edition • $22 • April 30 – May 2, 2026
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Joy Rebel Tantra with KL

For people who are done waiting
for the perfect circumstances
to feel alive, free & deeply themselves.
This is a path of awareness, practice, transformation & community
designed to help you meet life with more joy, truth & love.

About Kara-Leah

For humans ready to live from joy instead of fear.

For those who are done with endless healing, done with forever “doing the work,” and ready instead to open into the inherent joy of being that is available here, now, in this moment.

That’s the rebellion.
This is liberation that doesn’t depend on getting somewhere, fixing yourself, or finally attaining the thing.

Not the perfect partner.
Not the perfect job.
Not more money in the bank.
Not some imagined future where everything finally settles down.

Life will still throw curveballs. There will still be chaos. There is no magic moment where you finally arrive.

The invitation here is deeper than that: to stop organizing your life around fear, and start living from joy.

“Joy is the spontaneous expression of your being, like light from the sun. It’s not a doing but the radiation of your being.” — Satya Ji

This path is for those who know that real awakening and liberation are not conditional.

They are not because life becomes perfect.
They are available despite conditions, not because of them.

My work is shaped by 30 years of practising and teaching yoga, and by my own lived experience of the integration and purification process of Kundalinī awakening.

It is influenced by the teachings of Trika Shaivism (traditional Tantrik Yoga), and rooted in the living transmission of Śiva-Śakti — the pulsing dance of Awareness and Energy.

Explore upcoming events, the next Joy Rebel Tantra Training, or the coaching and courses inside the Joy Rebel Toolbox.

And if Kundalinī is kicking your arse, reach out.
I coach a small number of people through the fire — and into freedom.

Want to connect? Email me

 

What’s Currently on Offer

 

Joy Rebel Coaching with Kara-Leah

Is life kicking your arse? Are you navigating a Kundalini awakening, a major life transition, or a season where fear, pressure, or old patterns are running the show? This work is for people who know they are here for more – more truth, more freedom, more joy – but can feel how deeply conditioning, survival, and self-protection still shape their lives.

This is coaching for real transformation. For shifting out of fear-based living and into a deeper trust in yourself, your body, and life. For untangling the patterns that keep you stuck, dissolving what no longer fits, and becoming the version of you who can actually hold the life that is calling you. We do that inside powerful coaching containers (minimum 12 weeks) with 1:1 sessions, wrap-around support via email, and access to The Joy Rebel Toolbox – hundreds of classes, talks, and practices to support your process every day.

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Joy Rebel Tantra Training • May 22 – July 3, 2026 • $997

This is for people who have been on the spiritual path for years and are ready to stop circling the same loops. If you have been practicing, seeking, healing, working on yourself, and still feel like something essential has not quite landed, this training is for you.

So many people pour themselves into spiritual practice without ever receiving the View that makes those practices actually work. Without that deeper orientation, it is easy to stay sincere but stuck. You can end up spiritually exhausted, endlessly processing, and wondering why awakening still feels just out of reach.

What if the issue is not that you need more effort, more healing, or more practice? What if what is missing is the shift in perspective that changes how you meet all of it?

In this six week training, you will discover what it means to be a Joy Rebel and embody the teachings of traditional Tantra in the midst of ordinary life. You will receive View Teachings and practices from Kara-Leah that bring clarity to your path, meaning to your process, and real traction to your awakening. This is not more work for the sake of work. It is an invitation into a more direct experience of freedom, joy, and the deep recognition of what has been here all along.

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Coaching Testimonials

 
“After only one 1:1 session with Kara-Leah, I experienced a profound shift so potent that the light it ignited has continued to shine in my heart ever since. The healing journey of releasing old patterns and limiting beliefs requires deep diving into our fears, which is at once no easy task and essential to finding clarity and making our dreams come true. Kara-Leah is there with you every single step of the way, listening deeply and supporting you in full presence and awareness. Holding space in unconditional love, she guides you fiercely and compassionately through the murk and into greater clarity, offering astute insights along the way that illuminate the very core of the matter. I left feeling empowered, clear, light and with tools that I could easily integrate into my daily practice to continue the inner work.”
Mari-HalinaMentoring client
 
“Initially, I wanted to work on my struggles with a 15 year long anxiety disorder. Not only have I had enormous shifts with the anxiety I was experiencing, but many more areas of my life are shifting too.  This work is not just a symptomatic fix, but a total perspective shift, one which supports you in up-leveling every area of your life. Kara-Leah has such a grounded yet intuitive ability to get to the heart of the matter quickly. She communicates with a direct, kind, and unconditional presence. She is amazing at holding space so that I can go deep into whatever arises and whatever work needs to be done.”
Emily Mentoring Client
 
“The inner work I have done with Kara Leah in 1:1 sessions has been the some of the deepest, most transformational inner exploring and healing I have done. It is with a sense of ease that I allow my-self to dive as deep as is required, simply because I can feel her there with me, every step of the way and knowing that someone ‘has your back’ and is holding space for you with full awareness and intention, allows an unfolding of the layers within, to get to the heart of the issue. I couldn’t recommend her more.”
Paul MattocksMentoring Client

 

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Courses

  • Intro to Joy Rebel Tantra • $97
  • Integrate Your Kundalini Awakening • $97
  • Direct Realization Training • $397
  • Beginner’s Guide to Navigating Classical Tantra • $97
  • Money Mastery • $97

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