KauaiBig

08/15/2026

At KauaʻiBIG, we believe holistic approaches can be a valuable part of healing and well-being. Sometimes, meaningful shifts can begin by turning inward—learning how to listen to and work with our own bodies. 💙🌿

During our recent sleep therapy practice, participants explored diaphragmatic breathing, visualization, and meditation while using LaRae of HOPE’s LaRae Barnes therapeutic pillows. Together, we practiced ways to slow down, connect with the body, and become more familiar with the parasympathetic nervous system.

Traumatic brain injury can come with many emotional complexities, and we believe community, rest, regulation, and compassionate support all have a place in the healing journey.

🌿 Join our next Kauaʻi Brain Injury Support Circle
📅 First Tuesday of every month
⏰ 12:30–2:30 PM
📍 Hale Līhuʻe Hale Līhuʻe by RSBA

Healing can take many forms, and we’re here to explore them together. 💙

04/01/2026

Just a friendly reminder about our next Kaua’i BIG meeting:

📅 Tuesday, April 7th
⏰ 12:30–2:30 PM
📍 Hale Lihue (2486 Rice St, Lihue)

This month, we’ll be chatting about the benefits of Nourish & Sleepy Tea—two recipes Steph learned in herbology 🌱🍵

As always, there will be snacks, great conversation, and a fun art project to enjoy together.

Hope to see you there! 🤙🏼

02/24/2026

This Saturday Feb 28th is the HHSC Kaua’i Healthy Living Spring Celebration 🥳. I will be sharing a table with the State of Hawai’i Neurotrauma Program. Come say ‘aloha’, get added to our email list. I have stickers to share, and new posters too!

02/18/2026

02/09/2026

New time = new posters coming soon! ✨

Watch for them around Kaua‘i — doctors’ offices, the hospital, gathering places and more.

If you see one, snap a pic, share it, or tell a friend.

The more people who know about Kaua‘i BIG, the more support we can offer to warriors of brain trauma and their caregivers 💛🧠

Survivors, family, friends, and anyone who wants to learn or offer support — come join us

01/17/2026

200 classes with 💛

So much gratitude for this space, the teachers, and this community.

Yoga, Pilates, and Bounce have supported not just my physical strength this past year, but my mental health, nervous system regulation, and overall brain wellness.

Movement (& rhythm) helps the brain build resilience, improve mood, and reconnect mind + body, it supports balance, coordination, breath, and parasympathetic activation, all essential for brain health and recovery.

Add in consistency, laughter, and community, and the medicine becomes even stronger 🥰

Mahalo, La Vida, for being such an important part of my wellness journey.

❤️Steph

PS: please check out our website: kauaibig.com and pass it along… we are here to provide community support for survivors, caregivers and friends of brain trauma.

Next meeting Monday Jan 19

10-noon, Hale Lihu’e (4286 Rice St.)

Every month, 3rd Monday, we will be there 🧠💖