🌺 Kaua‘i JoyLab: A Living Laboratory of Holistic Well-Being

What if, despite our sorrows, joy is the truest expression of our being?

We create pathways to joy by transforming suffering into wisdom and pain into resilience. Our commitment is to share what is possible and available through creativity, knowledge, support, and inspiration. We invite individuals and our community to cultivate joy through holistic well-being and creative practices.

Since 2019, Fit for Joy online (https://fitforjoy.org/) has empowered thousands to rediscover joy, providing accessible programs and resources including our "A Quest for Well-Being" podcast, "The Freedom to Feel" video series, and a wealth of educational content.

In 2025, we started our first JoyLab program on Kaua'i under Fit for Joy: Garden of Well-Being (501(c)3, EIN 33-4087367). It's a nature-centered retreat hub that connects well-being practitioners to serve those in need, share expertise, pilot storytelling workshops, and scale interventions in healing, resilience, and ecological stewardship.

✨ Now through February 5, 2026, your impact is doubled. ✨

Our newest Board Member, Anusia Gillespie, is matching all donations up to $20,000.

Discover the surprising story behind this partnership in our December 2025 press release here.

Whether through a one-time gift, monthly support, or in-kind contributions of land, materials, or services — through your generosity, seeds of joy are planted that will grow and flourish far into the future.

Enjoy this video story to learn more about the philosophy driving JoyLab.👇

🌿 What Your Gift Supports

We value transparency and want you to feel confident about how your contribution is used.

Your donation toward our Phase One $50,000 launch goal—combined with already-secured gifts—will support the core costs required to open JoyLab and deliver the first year of programming:

Site Lease for a Six-Month Pilot Phase
Securing a dedicated space for gatherings, workshops, and community programs.
Essential Operations
Internet, utilities, and baseline technology needed to run the pilot phase.
Marketing & Storytelling Assets (March 2026 Pilot)
Photography, video, and materials that help us share our work and attract future partners.
Indigenous Partnerships
Collaborating with cultural practitioners to respectfully honor and integrate ancestral knowledge.
Community Pilot Programs
Workshops, and community design sessions that test and refine JoyLab’s model.
Campaign Costs
Video production, copywriting, digital ads, and campaign management to ensure visibility.
Administration, Legal & Insurance
Nonprofit filings, contracting, compliance, and essential protections.

Your contribution fuels the launch of JoyLab, the creation of a holistic space where joyful living aligns and will offer:

Retreat Spaces: Sustainable based on geometry principles for workshops, healing, and cultural gatherings.
Access for Underserved Communities: Sliding-scale and free offerings, so the experience of awakening joy is open to all.
Conservation of Native Land: Protecting Kaua‘i’s ecosystems and restoring biodiversity.
Indigenous Partnerships: Collaborating with cultural practitioners to honor and share ancestral wisdom.
A Global Network of Well-Being Practitioners & Seekers: Connecting people worldwide who are committed to living well and ecological harmony.

✨ Give today and help build Kaua'i JoyLab where our love for living well is sustainable,
practical and an inspired model for future generations.✨

🙌🏽 Donor Gratitude

We honor every act of generosity with heartfelt recognition:

Supporter – $25+

Name listed on JoyLab's website
Exclusive access to Project Gallery with updates and behind-the-scenes photos

Friend – $100+

Name listed on JoyLab's website
Exclusive access to Project Gallery with updates and behind-the-scenes photos
Invitation to a virtual "Blessing of the Land" livestream

Builder – $500+

Name listed on JoyLab's website
Exclusive access to Project Gallery with updates and behind-the-scenes photos
Invitation to a virtual "Blessing of the Land" livestream
Early access to the Storytelling Pilot results
Invitation to a virtual Founders Circle Update + Q&A

Guardian – $1,000+

Name listed on JoyLab's website
Exclusive access to Project Gallery with updates and behind-the-scenes photos
Invitation to a virtual "Blessing of the Land" livestream
Early access to the Storytelling Pilot results
Invitation to a virtual Founding Members Updates + Q&A
Invitation to the opening celebration at Kaua'i JoyLab (virtual)

Founder – $5,000+

Name listed on JoyLab's website
Exclusive access to Project Gallery with updates and behind-the-scenes photos
Invitation to a virtual "Blessing of the Land" livestream
Early access to the Storytelling Pilot results
Invitations to the the virtual Founding Members Updates + Q&A
Invitation to the opening celebration at Kaua'i JoyLab (in-person)
Name featured on the Founding Supporters section of the website
Personalized message from Valeria
Receive exclusive, early-access invitations to upcoming JoyLab events on Kaua‘i
Joy Blessing Stone with your name placed in our Kauai JoyLab garden

💛 The Joy Circle: Recurring Donors

Recurring donors are the heartbeat of Kauai JoyLab. When you give monthly or annually, you join the Joy Circle — our inner community of vision-keepers.

✨ Joy Circle Members receive:

Exclusive quarterly online gatherings with indigenous teachers, healers, and cultural practitioners.
First access to behind-the-scenes updates and new offerings.
After 12 months of continuous giving, a personalized Joy Blessing Stone placed in our Kauai JoyLab garden — connecting your name or mantra to the land.

🌺 Kaua‘i JoyLab — A Nonprofit Retreat and Holistic Well‑Being Space

By Fit for Joy: Garden Of Well-Being

🌺 Kaua‘i JoyLab — A Nonprofit Retreat and Holistic Well‑Being Space

Creating pathways to joy in alignment with nature