Lauren Shields is passionate about working with individuals and couples to empower them to trust their bodies and their instincts throughout pregnancy and into motherhood. She serves with compassionate support, unbiased information + holds space during your sacred transition. Lauren understands what the birther needs on a physical, emotional, and energetic level to move through birth and postpartum in wholeness. She has attended over 70 births including home birth, hospital birth, vaginal birth + surgical birth, and has worked intimately with hundreds of birthing people in her studio. Her extensive background in healthcare, fitness and the birthing experience, together with an astute knowledge of the human body, sets Lauren apart from other experts in the field of perinatal health and wellness. Her best experience yet? Being the mother to three amazing humans, each with their own incredible birth and postpartum story.
Lauren’s credentials:
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Founder/CEO of Meraki Mama Collective
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Master’s in Communication Sciences & Disorders
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Speech language therapist in medical setting, 10+ years
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CranioSacral Therapy Practioner (Upledger Institute)
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Certified birth doula (DONA International), 6+ years
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Postpartum doula training, Birdsong Brooklyn
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Certified yoga instructor (Yoga Alliance since 2016)
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Intentional Embodied Birth Coach Training: Curriculum Creator + Lead Instructor (Yoga Alliance accredited 2020)
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Peak Pilates certified instructor
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Reiki healing practitioner
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Certified spiritual life coach
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Certified barre instructor
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LGBTQ Cultural Competency training for healthcare providers
Lauren specializes in utilizing mindfulness and movement as tools to prepare for birth, not just in the mind, but in the body.