Moon Mama Magik

Moon Mama Magik Mama [Earth] knows best! Let her nourish and heal your body so you can shine like the Moon! Inclus Meet our Doula:

My name is Shanika Helaku.

Moon Mama Magik provides holistic and inclusive wellness and birth services in an effort to honor all bodies and experiences as sacred. We provide full spectrum doula services—services that support reproductive and family experiences including, but not limited to: fertility, pregnancy prevention, the postpartum period, lactation and breast/chest feeding, conception through medical technologies, miscarriage/loss, abortion, surrogacy, and adoption. We commit to extending educational/informational, physical, emotional, spiritual and overall wellness support as it pertains to the aforementioned categories and the related outcomes. Additionally, we offer options that enhance our support including womb wellness consultations, placenta encapsulation, family-centered birth classes, herbal consultations, reiki, and small batch apothecary. I am the co-creator of two starseeds, a member of an intentional living community, an educator, a budding herbalist, activist, a member of the Chicago Birth Workers of Color Collective and an aspiring midwife. I became a birth worker when I had the privilege of birthing my sun into this world in a way that honors my body, my culture(s), mama Earth, my community, and my ancestors. I was empowered to step more fully into my capacity as a healer and a woman upon carrying life in my womb. Birthing this life was the catalyst that helped me interrogate the systems that deny others--namely, black, latinx, indigenous, undocumented, queer, and trans people--a reproductive experience of their choice. To learn more about my story and qualifications, please visit our website:

If you've ever been interested in learning about the tradition of honoring and mothering the mothers and birth givers th...
08/02/2017

If you've ever been interested in learning about the tradition of honoring and mothering the mothers and birth givers this may be a call you want to be on! I'm excited to learn more about the tradition of the blessing way and the naming ceremony.

Shafia M. Monroe will speak on replacing the Baby Shower with a Mother Shower* or Blessing Way, using African traditions and rituals, that honor and protect the pregnant woman through the passage of childbirth and celebrates the baby after the birth, using the Naming Ceremony. In the African traditi...

If you've ever been curious about how natural body butter can improve the integrity of your skin or if you've been wanti...
03/18/2016

If you've ever been curious about how natural body butter can improve the integrity of your skin or if you've been wanting to switch to body care that is free of synthetic ingredients and honors our mother (Earth) this is for you! We are gifting another 4 oz body butter to someone who wants to embrace the magik! Stay tuned for details...

Day 18 of    Sometimes we have wonderful ideas and carefully thought out plans that we need only lend our action to mani...
03/18/2016

Day 18 of

Sometimes we have wonderful ideas and carefully thought out plans that we need only lend our action to manifest. And sometimes following the energy from mind to movement becomes difficult. During these times those painfully familiar thoughts of judgement and fear take residence in the mind space where inspiration once lived. It's almost as if we try to fill our minds with whatever is readily accessible in order to distance ourselves from the fact that we can't see the feedback from our initial ideas actualized. May we remember there is another way. When the energy doesn't flow how we see it, remember that vision is relative. We see things from our vantage points. There is always a divine plan working in tandem and in spite of our own. May we learn to surrender to the ebbs and flows and allow the magikal forces around us guide us to the place where synchronicity lives.

Challenge: When you are feeling like resisting, allow yourself to fall. Trust that you will not fall away from your desired place, and rather you may fall into the place where spirit guides you to your higher good. Allow yourself to expand your vision and settle into the place where vision becomes a figment of the imagination. After all, imagination is everything.

As previously mentioned, there are 3 MORE GIVEAWAYS being offered this month. What we didn't mention was that there will...
03/07/2016

As previously mentioned, there are 3 MORE GIVEAWAYS being offered this month. What we didn't mention was that there will be a BONUS opportunity to participate in our month of giving. If you buy any size body butter on or after March 7th until the end of the month, 100% of the proceeds will go to a fundraiser for an INSPIRING MAMA OF TWO DAUGHTERS who is navigating the waves of cancer treatment. In the case you aren't wanting any body butter at this time, I ENCOURAGE you to to offer support in her healing journey in any way that you may be called to. Support can take many forms includiing DONATIONS, ENCOURAGING WORDS, LOVE, and/or SHARING RESOURCES. May we always remember, we are only as well as each of us are well.

Read Janay's Story and Donate Here: https://www.gofundme.com/JanayPaul

My name is Janay Paul. I have two beautiful girls, Ytalia who is five and Kennedy who is one. I found out I have cancer of the urinary and reproductive systems (exact details are a little personal as you can imagine) not long after my wedding in July. I am not terminal, however, the journey to re...

Many thanks to all who engaged the giveaway of the Lavender body butter this weekend. We are happy to share that we have...
03/07/2016

Many thanks to all who engaged the giveaway of the Lavender body butter this weekend. We are happy to share that we have found a recipient for our gift that was hand-made with love. Please stay connected as there will be 3 more offerings this month. Gratitude for making March magikal!

Day 4/31:  When there is a lack of intimacy with self or with others, there is undoubtedly dishonesty on the horizon. Wh...
03/04/2016

Day 4/31:

When there is a lack of intimacy with self or with others, there is undoubtedly dishonesty on the horizon. When there is fear of intimacy it reflects the fear of the truth. Choosing honesty at the cost of sacrificing the images that we create for ourselves and others is freeing. When we choose to be honest with self we free ourselves from judgement. When we choose to be honest with others we give them permission to choose freedom as well. It is important to note the difference between honesty and the truth. While there may be different truths and realities co-existing, honesty is our natural state of being and our divine birth right. It is the delicate balance of all things that seem unbalanced in isolation. It is the acceptance of our individual power and the surrendering to our collective power. When we walk an honest path, we become intimate with all we meet on our journey.

: Some refer to honesty as "brutal" and it is a wonder why we avoid it at times. Maybe honesty can be liberating, gentle, or humbling. Today, offer yourself an opportunity to shift your view on how you view honesty, in particular, honesty with yourself. Sometimes honesty actually IS frightening because we fear what we don't know. If we avoid honesty, we subscribe to a life of perpetual fear because we deny ourselves the opportunity to escape illusion. Admitting that you are damaged, striving, confused, or happy is an act of self-love. It is you who first must validate your feelings before anyone else can. Let's be honest...and so it is!

03/04/2016

"Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility." ~Oprah Winfrey

[FREE SAMPLE!] In celebration of Creator and   of    solar return, this month we will be offering 4 giveaways! Starting ...
03/04/2016

[FREE SAMPLE!] In celebration of Creator and of solar return, this month we will be offering 4 giveaways! Starting with this 4 oz TRIPLE WHIPPED LAVENDER BODY BUTTER that was handmade from 100% natural -based ingredients including butter, oil, black castor oil, oil, sweet almond oil, oil, and lavender oil. Please like the FB page, like this post, and comment below (or send a message) if you're feeling open to receive this AND tag a friend who might appreciate it as well. A recipient will be selected at random by Sunday! (Gift will be shipped within US limits this time around)

Day 3/31: write it down! , doodling, scribbling, and the like are ways to practice self accountability and self care. Pu...
03/03/2016

Day 3/31: write it down!

, doodling, scribbling, and the like are ways to practice self accountability and self care. Putting pen to paper is a way to check in with yourself, release what you have been holding onto, your mental space back to you, reveal something that was hiding, and a way to create a stunning visual masterpieces even. Writing down your feelings and your story, even just for yourself can be . If you share your story, it just may resonate with someone else and be . There is in words. Exposure to certain language patterns affect the way we experience ourselves and our worth. There is power in documenting your for self and for generations to come. There is power in of your swaying states of being. There is no better way to take ownership of self than to your own journey.
: write down , even if you aren't convinced of them, and watch the power of the unfold.

"Best of all, by making the decision to live as your fully embodied, entirely realized, unapologetic self, you embolden ...
03/03/2016

"Best of all, by making the decision to live as your fully embodied, entirely realized, unapologetic self, you embolden others to do the same. You let other people know that it's safe for them to be who they really are. You don't even know how massive a change this can be. By living as your whole self, you can literally tear the fabric of reality and create a new paradigm for yourself and the people around you."

You don't need to move to Bali and meditate on the meaning of life every day! You can learn to love yourself in the suburbs in Australia, on the gritty streets of New York City, or on a farm in Belgium. Here are a few suggestions to get you started.

In line with the challenge to care for ALL parts of self in ALL ways, we offer this tea-time meditation:Daily, make your...
03/02/2016

In line with the challenge to care for ALL parts of self in ALL ways, we offer this tea-time meditation:

Daily, make yourself a cup of tea (try a loose leaf blend prepared by yourself with intention and love), paying close attention to EVERY single part of the process. Even those you may not have been directly a part of. For instance, consider the souls that foraged for the wild herbs or perhaps planted and cultivated them in a garden. Bring your attention to as many details as you can, like the temperature of the water over time as it cools, the texture of the container you choose to drink from, and the change in color of the water after being infused with plant magic. Try to envision the energy trail throughout these details--from the Earth, to preparation, to you. In essence, try to bring your awareness AND acknowledgement to the the process of the circle of life we are all a part of. To add some extra healing benefits, repeat a mantra that inspires healing, love, and gratitude within you with every sip (Ex. "I am worthy, even when I don't remember" or "with each breath I have all that I need"). Repeat the process as desired.

May every sip bring you closer to you, for you hold all the secrets of the universe[s].

03/01/2016

Happy March 1st! This is full of !

Here are some things we hope to put energy behind this month:

1. GIVEAWAYS!!! (stay tuned...)
2. 31-day self-care challenge
3. Website (finally)

Accepting all the love and encouragement to bring these ambitions to life!

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