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Articles by Kara-Leah

Kara-Leah writes on all things related to transformation, potential, awakening, and liberation, usually sharing directly from her own journey.

Life After Cancer: How to Rediscover Purpose, Love, and Joy

September 2, 2025 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

Many people write to me with big, vulnerable questions. One email I received about life after cancer recently felt so powerful that I knew I had to share my response more widely, because it’s something so many of us wrestle with after illness, loss, or major life upheaval. Here’s what this subscriber shared (anonymously): “I’m …

Category: Enjoyment of LifeTag: cancer survivor inspiration, finding meaning after illness, finding purpose after cancer, how to find joy after cancer, how to love yourself after cancer, life after cancer, living with no regrets, post-cancer healing journey, rediscover love and life after illness, spiritual awakening after cancer

Teaching is Listening: The Art of Seeing Your Students Over Time

May 13, 2025 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

I’ve been teaching a drop-in class at a local yoga studio for the better part of a year now. It’s not a big commitment on paper—one class, once a week—but something profound has begun to unfold. A handful of students have shown up semi-regularly, two or three times a month, which means I’ve been able …

Category: Yoga

Yoga and Politics: What Responsibilities Do Yogis Have in Shaping Society?

April 6, 2025 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

Two things constantly call to my heart—yoga and shaping society—what you might call politics or political engagement. So let’s talk about yoga and politics, but first a snapshot of my interest in politics. My political journey began early—I was elected student rep on the Board of Trustees in high school. At university, I initially aimed …

Category: Yoga

Trust your Desire • How I Ditched My Safety Net & Invested $4K in My Yoga Journey

March 18, 2025 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

I ditched WINZ, flew to Bali for a YTT & bet $4K I didn’t have on my future because I knew to trust my desire. Let me tell you a story.  It’s mid-2014.  I’d been a single parent for just over three years, on the Sole Parent Benefit while building my business to support my …

Category: Yoga

Mentoring Client Transformation • Mastering the Annual Review

April 20, 2024 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

But what do you DO with clients? Help them master life – including the corporate annual review. Here’s a story. She’s a mentoring client, who’s had a kundalini awakening, is working a corporate job, and is focused on integrating her awakening and medium-term transitioning into running her own business. Her annual review was coming up, …

Category: Client SuccessTag: awakening, Liberation, mentoring

Reflections on Operating Within the Gift Economy via Dāna

February 20, 2024 //  by Kara-Leah Grant

Oh dāna, that virtue referred to within Buddhism and Tantra teachings where we practice opening ourselves up to freely give with generosity and to therefore receive the benefits that accrue from this experience. I’ve deliberately been leaning into operating from dāna for a number of years now, as part of using a mixed model for …

Category: Business, Healing, House Buying Journey, Money Mastery, YogaTag: dana, gift economy

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