FLX Mamahood

06/17/2025

Is highly managing birth, a physiologic process, doing women any good?

Is treating a wise laboring woman like a sick patient helping her feel more safe?

DEEP BREATH
If you’re pregnant, you can ask yourself some simple questions like:
💫”What do I feel deep down about the true care I need?”
✨”How do I allow myself to feel respected when giving birth?”
💫”What does my body need to allow it to do its thang?”
💫(and my favorite pregnancy question) “What if I claim my right to give birth as my biological destiny impels me?”

These answers will not come to us in words through thinking, but in sensations through feeling.
They’re imprinted in our biology.
There are a few ways to allow them to surface. One way, is sitting with the uncontrolled breath, giving yourself permission to stop thinking, and to feel your body through the practice of Yoga. When we commit time to giving ourselves loving attention, our awareness expands, our frequency rises, and we are able to allow and trust.

Prenatal Yoga this Thursday, June 19 5-6:30pm in Geneva, NY

www.flx-mama-hood.com/yoga

06/05/2025

For all my fellow Mamas out there: Join Margaret and I at tomorrow’s (6/5) Peaceful Parenting class at 6pm at Trinity downtown.

Margaret has been my guiding light in Motherhood! Her expertise in psychology, physiology, yoga and relationships is the most beautiful blend of science and empathy. Every parent would benfit from talking with Margaret about life because her ability to listen and respond with compassion & understanding allows you to see yourself in a new light (and feel lighter!) She has a funny way of leading you to your own answers. Just come!
(It’s freeee)

02/13/2025

DM me to start the day awakening the "original love" that is already here, already within us- even when we don't feel it.

If you're curious about how mindfulness can help meet pain, soften self-judgement, and reconnect with this deeper presence, I invite you to try yoga.

12/14/2024

Last Mother Circle of 2024 is tomorrow

Message me to reserve a spot

10/02/2024

My podcast episode has aired!

It was so fun sharing my story with Adriana Lozada on the Birthful podcast. In this episode, I shared the birth story of Tali, my second.
It was raw, intimate, “unassisted” (“free”), and breech.

This was personal. But I wanted to share about this or****ic birth so that women know it’s possible.
I also share a little about my pandemic postpartum experience with Sammy and my recommendations for perinatal care.

Please share with any friends or family who may like to hear this story or receive some perinatal wisdom. (It is 45 mins long)

Oh, and I have to stay, “Come ‘on Adriana!” For not knowing what the FLX in FLXMamahood stands for! ❤️ big love (at the end of the episode, she pronounces it “flex”. Oh Vey! 🙃)

Let me know what you think!

Toni Shama describes her intimacy-filled homebirth, with a surprise breech baby, birthed unassisted with her husband's support and their midwife on the way.