I'm Kaila River. I teach intuition as a practical skill
I grew up very empathic and sensitive to those around me.
As a teenager, I began reading tarot and oracle cards for fun with friends and family.
What started as curiosity became a practice, then a profession, and eventually the foundation of my work.
But I learned something along the way:
Having intuition isn't the same as knowing how to use it.
I learned that the hard way.
In my teens and twenties, I ignored red flags, second-guessed my instincts, crossed my own boundaries, and made choices I knew weren't right for me.
If I had listened to my intuition sooner, I could have avoided a lot of unnecessary suffering.
But those experiences taught me what intuition actually requires:
Discernment.
Boundaries.
Self-awareness.
Responsibility.
Action.
Your intuition can show you something.
What you do with that information is up to you.
That's what I teach.
I don't believe you're either intuitive or you're not.
Intuition is a muscle.
You can strengthen it.
You can learn how it communicates through your body. You can practice distinguishing intuition from fear, assumptions, conditioning, and wishful thinking.
And you can use it to make real decisions.
In your relationships.
In your career or business.
In your body.
In your everyday life.
Spirituality should be useful.
I love tarot, astrology, ritual, and the mystical.
I'm also deeply practical.
I care about your strategy, your offers, your pricing, your boundaries, your calendar, your money, and your next move.
Because insight without action doesn't change much.
You don't manifest a business by thinking about it. You build it.
Get clear.
Make the decision.
Take action.
Adjust.
Keep going.
That's my version of practical spirituality.
This is where my work is different.
I'm a life and business coach, professional tarot reader, astrologer, and intuitive educator.
I don't separate these parts of your life into different boxes.
Your business affects your body.
Your beliefs affect your decisions.
Your relationships affect your work.
Your habits affect your results.
I look at the whole picture.
Then we turn insight into a plan you can actually execute.
I'm your guide. Not your guru.
I'm friendly. I'm encouraging. I'm honest.
And if you're overthinking, avoiding the next step, or making something more complicated than it needs to be, I'll call it out.
I'm not here to make your decisions for you.
I'm here to help you develop the intuition, strategy, and accountability to make them yourself.
The goal isn't dependence. It's clarity and capability.
My path has always been about helping people.
As a child, I played teacher with my sisters.
In college, I planned to become a therapist because I was drawn to understanding people and helping them navigate difficult situations.
My path eventually led me into entrepreneurship, coaching, education, tarot, astrology, and embodiment.
Today, I bring those disciplines together to help people understand themselves, make decisions, and take meaningful action.
My experience includes:
8+ years of professional tarot reading
Hundreds of client readings
Life & business coaching
Turning goals into practical plans and action
Astrology
Tropical and Vedic approaches to patterns and timing
Embodiment & intuitive development
Learning to recognize and work with the body's signals
Additional training
Reiki, doula work, ceremony, and Traditional Chinese Medicine
I've seen what happens when people stop waiting for certainty.
I've helped clients work through intense anxiety around major life decisions.
I've supported people through career changes and the uncertainty that comes with them.
I've helped women identify patterns, make decisions, and take action on ideas they've been sitting on.
The goal isn't to create a life without uncertainty.
It's to become someone who knows how to navigate it.
You don't need another person to tell you what to do.
You need the skills to figure out what to do.
Learn to recognize your instincts.
Listen to your body.
Question your assumptions.
Use tarot for perspective.
Use astrology for context.
Use strategy for execution.
Use accountability for follow-through.
Be deeply spiritual. Be highly practical.
You don't have to choose.
Let's figure out what's next.
Whether you want a tarot reading, want to understand your astrology, learn tarot professionally inside the Intuitive Arts Academy, or need support with your life or business, there's a place to begin.
Start with the problem you're trying to solve.
The fun stuff
- My Tropical Astrology: Scorpio Sun, Cancer Moon, Pisces Rising
- My Vedic Astrology Jyotish: Libra Sun, Gemini Moon, Aquarius Rising
- 9th House Stellium
- Chinese Astrology BaZi: Year of the Metal Goat with strongest element overall being Earth (practical, grounded, reliable, giving)
- Human Design: 3/5 Emotional Projector - I guide through lived experience and practical insight
- Hobbies: Movie buff and anime lover, dancing, qi gong, pilates, reader of fantasy fiction, tent camper, and adventurous traveler.
- Fun Fact: I lived in Southeast Asia for 9 months with 6 of those months being in Bali, training almost daily in qi gong.
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If you’re here, it’s likely because something in you already knows there is another way to move through life — one that feels slower, clearer, and more embodied.
You don’t need to become someone else to access it. You just need to come back to yourself and I can guide you through that.
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