Greetings Friends!

My name is Ellörin Joy.

I'm a mother, artist, performer, and founder of Libra Loves Foundation for the Arts, an emerging creative arts initiative based in Maui, Hawaiʻi.

The vision for Libra Loves began many years ago as an idea written in a notebook. I wanted to create spaces where women could come together, express themselves, reconnect with their creativity, and find their own sense of power and purpose.

In 2019, as I was preparing to leave my marriage, I found myself navigating an incredibly difficult period of my life. I was raising two young children, experiencing overwhelming anxiety, and struggling to trust myself and my ability to make meaningful changes in my circumstances.

I remember feeling helpless at times, wondering how I was going to move forward and what I needed to do to change my life.

It was during this period that I began to recognize something important: I had to learn how to show up for myself. My needs were my responsibility, and although I couldn't always control my circumstances, I could begin making choices about how I cared for myself and how I wanted to live.

I started playing a steel drum. Sometimes, when I was overwhelmed with emotion, the sound and vibration helped me settle enough to breathe.

I spent time walking in nature, learning to sit with my emotions rather than avoiding or disconnecting from them. I began developing daily practices of gratitude, movement, breath work, music, meditation, and reflection.

This wasn't something that happened overnight. It's been years of learning, practicing, letting go, beginning again, and discovering what it means to trust myself, and somewhere along the way, something beautiful began to happen.

The practices that I initially developed to support myself became something I wanted to share with others.

Through this journey, I created **The Calling**, a 7-day ritual reset incorporating gratitude, breath work, meditation, vocal toning, and movement. What began as my personal practice eventually became a guided experience that I could offer to women who were also looking for ways to reconnect with themselves.

From there, I began developing **The Reckoning & Reclamation**, a 90-day guided experience designed to help women take an honest look at where they are in their lives, release shame and self-judgment, reconnect with their personal agency, and move forward with greater intention.

These offerings are the beginning of a much larger vision for Libra Loves Foundation for the Arts.

### What I'm Raising Funds For

I'm raising **$12,000, beginning with an initial goal of $3,000**, to support the development of Libra Loves Foundation for the Arts and bring these offerings to life.

The first $3,000 will help establish the foundation for this next stage of development, including $1,500 toward bringing the organization into good standing and initial expenses associated with launching the programs.

As we work toward the full fundraising goal, contributions will help support:

- **The Reckoning & Reclamation:** Educational materials, teaching videos, digital resources, and delivery of the 90-day program beginning January 4, 2027.

- **The Calling Live:** Securing a location and covering the expenses associated with producing an in-person creative experience incorporating music, movement, reflection, and community connection.

- **Advertising and Outreach:** Connecting with women, community organizations, and potential participants who could benefit from these experiences.

- **Artist and Facilitator Compensation:** Supporting my time and expenses as I continue to create, develop, organize, and facilitate these offerings.

- **Five Women's Sponsorships:** Providing five women with fully sponsored enrollment in The Reckoning & Reclamation, removing the financial barrier to participation.

### The Bigger Vision

My hope is to continue developing Libra Loves Foundation for the Arts into a place where women can come together to learn, create, move, express themselves, and explore what is possible in their lives.

I know firsthand what it feels like to be disconnected from yourself, to question your choices, and to wonder how you're going to move forward.

I also know what it feels like to gradually develop a relationship with yourself built on trust, compassion, responsibility, and creative expression.

I believe that the tools I've spent years developing and practicing can offer something meaningful to other women, and I want to create opportunities for them to experience those practices in supportive, creative environments.

I create and share original music, performances, guided practices, and educational resources. Now I'm seeking the support needed to expand this work and bring these experiences into the community.

Libra Loves Foundation for the Arts is not yet a registered tax-exempt nonprofit, and contributions to this fundraiser are not tax-deductible charitable donations.

**Every contribution and every share helps bring this vision closer to reality.**

Thank you for supporting independent art, creative expression, and the communities we can build through them.

With gratitude,

*Ellörin Joy*

Founder, Libra Loves Foundation for the Arts

@libralovesu_