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The programme of MAMA Festival DE 2025 includes the following workshops and activties.
All sessions will be hosted by moms, for moms and completely free of charge.
The main language of all sessions is English.
Feel free to browse this page to learn more about each of our sessions.
Talks, workshops and the panel discussion are open to all. The Yoga and Pelvic Floor Workout sessions will need pre-registration due to space limitation. We will announce more deails very soon.
Click here to see more details about each session:
Mindfulness Practice
Mindfulness Practice
Knowing Thyself: The Journey of Self-Discovery & Awareness
Motherhood brings profound physical and emotional changes. In the midst of caring for others, it's easy to lose touch with who we truly are. This workshop is thoughtfully designed for mothers, offering an evidence-based mindfulness approach to help you reconnect with yourself. Through guided reflection, you'll rediscover your inner strengths and core values—laying the foundation for lasting positive change and deeper wellbeing.
After this session, you will leave with renewed confidence, a sense of inner peace, and a clearer understanding of who you are—along with a personalized action plan to support their ongoing journey.
Host: Dr Shu Ling Tan
Shu Ling is a Positive Health Psychologist across different fields from nursing and midwifery, to sports, and business.
Nonviolent Communication Workshop
Nonviolent Communication Workshop
A 4-Step Guide to Clearer & Calmer Conversations
Tired of feeling misunderstood - by your partner, kids, or even yourself?
You’re not alone. As a mom juggling a thousand things, clear communication can feel impossible when emotions run high and time is short.
In this workshop, we’ll explore why even simple conversations can go sideways - and how to get back on track. Through engaging activities, real-life examples, and a simple 4-step approach, you’ll learn how to make sense of your emotions, express your needs without guilt or guesswork, and truly hear and be heard by the people you care about.
Host: Natalie Wong
Natalie is a Communication Scientist and a Corporate Agile Change Agent with the goal to unlock kindness and bring people closer to what truly matters to them.
Health Habits Talk
Health Habits Talk
Back to Basics: The 6 Things That Matter Most
Back to Basics is a supportive, science-based workshop offering six simple foundations for energy, wellbeing, and resilience. Learn how small, practical shifts can make a real difference to how you feel each day.
This is a practical, science-informed session on six health foundations offering simple tools to support energy, balance, and wellbeing in daily life; designed for mothers who want to prioritise their health without stress or overwhelm.
Host: Dr Triinu Siibak
Triinu is a Molecular Biologist with a background in ageing, mitochondrial biology, and health diagnostics. Passionate about making science practical for everyday life and cutting through health myths and misinformation.
Maternal Mental Health Workshop
Maternal Mental Health Workshop
Getting Your Pink Back: Mental Health & Support for Moms
This session supports moms with real talk about maternal mental health, emotional overwhelm, and identity shifts in motherhood. We’ll share facts, stories, and simple ways to lighten the load, reconnect with yourself, and feel seen.
This workshop aims at increasing awareness of maternal mental health struggles, especially postpartum depression and anxiety, and mpowering moms to ask for and accept support (Mütterpflege, delegation, community, while reducing guilt around self-care and time away from baby.
Perfect for moms who are feeling stretched thin, curious, or in need of community - espeically new moms, expectant moms, moms on parental leave, overwhelmed or isolated moms, moms returning to work, and anyone navigating identity shifts after birth.
Host: Catherine Chevalier (heymama.de)
Catherine is a certified Mütterpflegerin supporting moms during birth and in the postpartum period with emotional care, advocacy, and practical tools.
Panel Discussion on Career & Motherhood
Panel Discussion on Career & Motherhood
M(OTHER): Pivoting Careers in a New Season of Life
Panelists:
Catherine (heymama.de), Jenna (Life in Germany), Stephanie (kiwifalter), Alena (Famville)
A personal and practical panel discussion by mothers who have or are pivoting their careers parallel to motherhood. This discussion is aimed to be a source of encouragement, food for thought, and starting point for moms who are considering a shift in their careers, either by choice or by circumstance.
This panel is perfect for moms, mothers-to-be, those who are considering to change careers because of motherhood or parenthood.
Host: Clara Wanatirta
Clara is a Communication Trainer and Creative Educator with 20 years of experience giving space to people of all ages to explore the possibilities and unknown potentials in their lives.
Work & Family Integration Talk
Work & Family Integration Talk
Aligning Work, Family & Your Conscience
Feeling guilty as a working mother? This program helps you reflect on what you truly want, define your values, and shape a vision of work-life compatibility that fits your life. Because clarity about your needs is the foundation for finding the support and structure that make balance truly possible.
This talk aims to support working mothers in finding their own path to work-life balance by starting with self-reflection and honest answers.
Host: Nadine Schulz
(Career & Care)
Nadine is a Family Career Consultant, and expert on Caring Leadership.
Hatha Yoga & Meditation
Hatha Yoga & Meditation
Breathe and Let go (all levels)
Traditional Hatha yoga and meditation for reconnection to the present moment, body and mind realignment and emotional balance.
This session is perfect for moms who wants to reconnect to themselves, find peace and clarity of mind.
Suitable for all levels, except pre- and post-partum moms. Particular medical restriction must be communicated.
Host: Jennifer Kwan
(Sacred Cacao Heart)
Jenni is a certified yoga teacher. She finds joy and purpose in spreading self awareness and enhancing spiritual awakening for peace and freedom of the mind, body and soul.
Pelvic Floor Workout
Pelvic Floor Workout
miofit
This beginner- and postpartum-friendly pelvic floor workout is designed to gently activate, reconnect and strengthen the pelvic floor muscles using low-impact, functional, full-body movements.
By combining practical education with targeted exercises, the session helps participants to understand how the pelvic floor functions in daily life and how to support it effectively. This workout aims to build awareness of the pelvic floor - come and learn how to prevent and alleviate symptoms such as leaking, pelvic heaviness or back pain.
This session is suitable for women of all ages incl. pregnant moms, provided there are no medical contraindications.
Host: Viola
(miofit)
Viola is the founder of miofit®, a pelvic floor expert, a pre- and postnatal fitness trainer and a mom. She helps women feel strong before and after birth.
Prenatal Yoga & Yin Yoga
Prenatal Yoga & Yin Yoga
Breathwork & Whole Body Movements
Prenatal Yoga – Supporting you through every stage of pregnancy
This class offers gentle movement, breathwork, and pelvic floor awareness to help you feel more connected and strong in your changing body. No experience needed—just come as you are.
Yin Yoga – A gentle reset for all mamas (not suited for pregnancy)
A slow, grounding practice designed to release tension and quiet the mind. It’s a chance to stretch, soften, breathe deeply, and return to yourself—ideal for mamas in need of rest and reset. No experience needed—just come as you are.
Please get clearance from your doctor before doing sports in your pre-/post-partum period.
Host: Ness
(the Yoga Crew, teaching at YouPila)
Ness is a certified Pre-/Postnatal and Vinyasa Yoga teacher offering a modern, functional, and inclusive approach to yoga focusing on build a deeper connection between body and mind through the joy of moving in flow.
Master of Ceremony
Master of Ceremony
Morolake Ojuola, affectionately known as Ms. Mo, is an Early Years Educator, TEYL Instructor, and Children’s Book Author with over a decade of experience supporting children and mothers. Co-Founder of Rooted and Planted and a proud mom in Frankfurt, she brings charisma, creativity, and joy wherever she goes.
We’re thrilled to have her as the Master of Ceremony of MAMA Festival DE 2025, guiding us through the day with warmth and energy.
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