A debut literary memoir
Winnowing: A Memoir of Spiritual Longing in Secular Life
A debut literary memoir
A debut literary memoir
A debut literary memoir
Winnowing is a literary contemplative memoir about spiritual seeking in modern life. Through a constellation of vivid, personal stories, Kira Higgs illustrates how ordinary moments—childhood impressions, adult ruptures, uncanny encounters, and the sometimes inconvenient revelations of meditation practice—gradually opened a deeper way of seeing. Written with gentle humor and hard-won wisdom, she invites readers to consider that what feels like loss may, in fact, be the key to transformation.
Available on Amazon March 2026.
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Kira Higgs is an author, strategist, structural consultant and lifelong athlete. She maintains a dedicated meditation practice that continually sharpens her attention to perception and the subtle ways life rearranges itself from within. Through long study and engagement with teachers, students, and fellow practitioners across traditions, Kira has cultivated an appreciation for both the mystery and the practicality of spiritual development.
Kira writes from lived experience rather than instruction, bringing to the page clear-eyed honesty and a contemplative sensibility.
If your book club or study group would like to include Kira in a live discussion, please get in touch! She typically participates for up to 45 minutes at no charge for clubs that pre-purchase the book in paperback or ebook format.
