From the moment Kangie Dawber walked into Sage Canvas, she fell in love with the space. The historic Main Street building, once a bank built in 1901, still holds its red-brick charm and tall, sunlit windows—a perfect backdrop for the serene, community-focused business. It’s why, after two years of leading guided meditation circles there, when she heard the owner was ready to sell, she felt the timing was no accident.
At the time, Kangie was navigating her own crossroads. The opportunity to take on Sage Canvas felt like an answer, arriving exactly when she needed it most. “It all came together for a reason,” she says. After five years as a stay-at-home mom, she was struggling to step back into the workforce following a divorce, and Sage Canvas was the perfect step.
The longtime Lehi resident sees herself not as an owner of the Sage Canvas space, but as a steward of it. She is a certified holistic health practitioner through the Know Your Wellness program, which is rooted in traditional Chinese medicine and gives students the knowledge and skills to assess problems and fine-tune therapeutic solutions. She specializes in Acutonics therapy. Similar to acupuncture, this non-invasive practice uses tuning forks to bring frequency and sound vibrations to specific points on the body, which can stimulate natural restoration. “It’s designed to support your nervous system in a wonderful way,” Kangie explains.
Kangie is passionate about helping others discover tools for healing and growth. She provides classes that empower people not only to improve their own lives but to support others in their journeys as well. At the heart of it all is her guiding belief: Together we rise. “I’ve had different losses in my life …. that contributed to my understanding and awareness that community is so important—and supporting each other in as many ways as we possibly can.”
That sense of community shines through in everything she does. One program Kangie implemented at Sage Canvas is a monthly farmers market for kids, where children set up their own booths and sell crafts, treats, or whatever they dream up. “I've been homeschooling my kids for four years, and I just see the benefit of having them explore the way a business would look in the future for them and just getting creative and creating those core memories.”
Kangie’s goal is to provide a community space where people from “all different walks of life can be comfortable… and find the healing path back to themselves.” Sage Canvas is also a gathering place for the wider community. Kangie rents out the space for bridal showers, baby showers, weddings, and other private events.
Other therapeutic practices, expanded by local practitioners sharing their expertise, also fill the calendar, including meditation, Reiki, foot zoning, and vibroacoustic and BrainTap therapies. Recently, Sage Canvas added ecstatic dance and a monthly drum circle, and this November, Kangie is launching a hands-on after-school program for ages 7–12. It’s a STEM-focused “hands-on journey blending science, art, and movement,” where “students explore sound and vibration, fascial movement, plant growth with electroculture, and the beauty of sacred geometry.”
Kangie encourages newcomers not to be deterred by the breadth of the choices available. She believes everyone’s journey is individual, “but if it feels a little overwhelming, the sound bath is a good start. It’s a gentle approach into it all.” She recommends patrons come to the Saturday Soundbath in the morning, go explore Main Street while the regular vendors set up, and then come back and take a look at the “sacred treasures” at the Monthly Vendor’s Market.
For Kangie, Sage Canvas is about more than offering services—it’s about equipping people with tools they can put into practice every day. “We can study … or read how to do something … to improve ourselves, but we don't actually use it. We just read about it, we don't think of it as a tool that we can use right now, but you can choose … when you need that certain tool…. Even if it's just taking a few moments to breathe.”
Kangie’s Sage Canvas is a place of restoration, connection, and possibility—a space where people leave feeling lighter, stronger, and more rooted in themselves than when they arrived.