Check Out Mara Sikorski’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Mara Sikorski.

Hi Mara, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
Rooted in both evidence-based health education and lived maternal wisdom, Mamas in the Flow was born from my personal journey through motherhood, healing, and spiritual realignment.

Originally from Florida, I hold a Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH) with a focus on Health Education from the University of South Florida. My early career included wellness coaching and training across diverse populations, including work with the University, YMCA, and Area Agency on Aging. I dedicated the first decade of my career to serving populations at the worksite through onsite wellness coordinator, population health consultant, and onsite clinic partner roles. All this time I had been an avid yogi, but while living in Charlotte, North Carolina, I felt the nudge to complete my Yoga Teacher Training in 2022. This is where I initially discovered a deep calling toward prenatal and maternal yoga.

In mid-2022, I encouraged my husband to follow my heart (which I now recognize was actually the spirit of my son!) to move to Colorado. We decided on Castle Rock and moved in December. By January 2023, I had conceived my son and experienced a profoundly challenging pregnancy marked by hyperemesis gravidarum, all while working in a high-pressure, masculine-energy healthcare sales role which required a ton of travel and energy.

We welcomed our son in September 2023 and I allowed motherhood to fully transform me- body, mind, and soul. Motherhood became the catalyst that invited me to soften, surrender, and return to my truest purpose.

Today, I am a certified prenatal and postnatal yoga teacher, holistic well-being guide, and sacred space-holder for all but with a special focus on mothers. My work is deeply informed by both my academic foundation and my personal experiences with pregnancy, loss, grief, and rebirth.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Absolutely not! It often feels like when you are someone trying to create light in the world, the barriers just won’t stop coming.

Of course, on this journey, my son and my family come first. I have been blessed with what we call a “Velcro baby,” and to be honest, I too am a Velcro mom! Up until recently, my son has not been in a place where I have felt comfortable taking away my 1:1 attention from him so that I could grow my business to the level that I would like to. However, as an evidence-based practitioner and an intuitive mom, I know and accept that my son needs to “borrow my brain” for the first 3 years of his life (neuro-co-regulation). This setback was just an opportunity to shift my perspective and services. This has been a blessing that actually encouraged me to see less 1:1 clients and teach less adult classes, shifting my perspective to Mommy & Me classes, Group Therapy Sessions, and local Mom Groups – all places and events where my son is welcome and SO helpful in demoing movements.

He is 2 now, and whenever I leave the house to do a session, instead of crying for me, he kisses me goodbye! When I come home, he runs into my arms and tells me he “miss mommy” and is “happyyyy!” This is just a note to other moms out there that it is OKAY AND BIOLOGICALLY NORMAL to not want to leave your child, especially for the first few years.

In addition to this, over the past year, our family has experienced 3 pregnancy losses. The clinical term for this is “recurrent miscarriage”. The human term is absolute shit show. (Can I say that?? Lol). The spiritual perspective is that my babies are not yet ready to be born, but they are close. They’re teaching me and supporting me before they even get here. They’re softening my husband. They’re igniting deeper conversations and love in our marriage. For anyone who has been through pregnancy or infant loss, my heart is with you. It’s so much more than physical. This process guts you. It forces you to question everything from your body to the divine. It causes you to rethink your life plan and goals. It shifts you from a place of feeling balanced and controlled to a place of chaos and unknown. It encourages you (if you allow it) to shift into a place of radical acceptance. And, grief is not linear, so it seems to pop back up at you when you least expect it.

I truly believe the universe (God / Source / whoever that is for you) allows hardships in your path as a means of burning away what doesn’t matter, narrowing your path, shaping you. It’s up to us to allow the purpose to alchemize the ugly into great goodness.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
Mamas in the Flow offerings are rooted in empowering each mom and her unique journey through Sacred Motherhood. My experiences have set me apart to be a force of fire in supporting moms in taking up space, honoring their emotions, and communicating their truth. I truly believe every Mama carries her own sacred gifts – beautiful strengths meant not only for her children, but for the world. Together, we’ll gently uncover the unique Divine Feminine power each mama holds and support her as she steps into the most aligned, radiant version of herself.

My services include.
1:1 and Group Sessions In-Person & Virtual
Private Yoga Sessions (including Prenatal, Postnatal, and Mama & Me)
Balanced Motherhood: Holistic Well-Being Coaching
Grief Support: Fertility Challenges & Pregnancy Loss
Private Cacao Ceremonies
Spiritual Alignment Sessions
Mommy & Me Yoga + Group Therapy: Collaboration with Peace of Mind Therapy
Personalized Products
Customized Organic Essential Oil Blends for Moms and Kiddos
Non-Toxic Candles
Custom Crystal Pairings

What was your favorite childhood memory?
It’s really funny because I think who I was as a kid is actually the polar opposite of who I am today – I hated exercise. I didn’t like being outside (granted we lived in Florida and I am a favorite target for mosquitoes). I didn’t like sweating. I loved to eat horrendously non-nutritious foods… the list goes on. But one memory that stands out not as a favorite but in alignment with my current Self is when my hamster died. My hamster (Sweetie) was my first childhood pet, and when she died, it absolutely rocked my world because I love so deeply. I feel so deeply. I was in maybe 3rd grade and remember I had made it to the regional spelling bee finals, but Sweetie passed that weekend and I was so distraught that I missed the spelling bee. I literally sat in the grass in our yard and cried uncontrollably for what felt like days. I remember my Dad at the time coming outside to console me and telling me that I feel very deeply and that is such a blessing but can also make loss so much harder to bear. What stands out to me here is A) the first time someone acknowledged what I now know is my super power (I feel deeply. I can sense what others feel as well which is what allows me to connect so well with other moms and clients). And, B) I intuitively wanted to sit in the grass and feel the sun on me during my time of grief. Today, I still seek solace in Mother Nature when things are tough.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://linktr.ee/mamasintheflow?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=cd0b5c51-5cff-414b-9b67-a59e60f6db4e
• Instagram: @mamasintheflow

Image Credits
Ania Chee – Family Photo