This cross-cultural practice which stems from ancient traditions in all corners of the globe is a beautiful opportunity for a new mother to reintegrate her body, mind, and soul after birth. Pregnancy and birth are hugely expansive – growing a mother’s body, opening to birth the child, as well as energetically and spiritually propelling mother into a whole new dimension.
A blissful Closing of the Bones Ceremony can help to re-settle mama back into her own body, to draw her energetic field back in, to hold her spiritually and emotionally, while also physically aiding in her pelvis to return to its pre-childbirth position. Even more simply, it can be a moment in time for the new Mother to be honoured, care-taken and loved upon amidst a time during which she is giving every ounce of her being to her new-born.
Should the mother wish it, this can also be used as a wonderful opportunity to create a loving, honouring and witnessed Rite of Passage with other women from her friends and family circle, as she crosses the threshold from her official postpartum time and remerges into life and community as a Mother with exaltation. It could even be coupled with placenta burial if that’s something that a family chooses to do.
What you can expect from a Closing of the Bones Ceremony:
- Energetic Cleansing and Beautifying of the space we will be working in.
- A short meditation or Grounding in exercise to help bring calm and presence to the space.
- An initial discussion to set the scene, ask questions, birth story sharing if desired, and sharing anything else that may arise.
- Closing of the Bones Ritual of being wrapped (beginning with the head and moving down the body to end at feet) with a Mexican Rebozo Cloth – beautifully hand-made in Mexico and provided to me with specific intention for me to use it in this work. The wrapping is intended to be firm and held for a period on each part of the body, but with constant communication to ensure Mother is comfortable and it feels good. Throughout I may share words and prompts to help with releasing any emotions or energies Mother may need to set free. Emotions may arise, or complete calm may be experienced.
- A safe space to be simply heard without judgement. A safe space to release and work through anything that comes to the surface for you throughout. A safe space to simply relax deeply, quiet the mind and nourish the body.
- The session will can vary in length depending how much we chat, but generally I will be with you for around 1-1.5 hours
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle 