Closing of the Bones Ceremony

Closing the Bones Ceremony in many traditions takes place in the days and weeks following childbirth to support and speed a mothers recovery. This beautiful ritual is designed to honour, nurture, and hold the mother as she steps into a new stage of her life. Closing of the Bones Ceremony can also be held to acknowledge any closure in a women’s journey - the ending of a relationship, the releasing of an old story or belief, a miscarriage or a termination, the letting go of not becoming a mother, being ready to step into a new version of self or the threshold into menopause.

The ceremony brings a sense of closure on three levels — physical, emotional, and spiritual — following the deep opening that occurs during pregnancy and birth, or the space that a belief, story or experience takes up within your body. It offers a gentle transition, allowing the body and spirit to settle, integrate, and restore.

The practice originates in Mexico and Ecuador, though similar rituals can be found across cultures and throughout history. Ancient postpartum bodywork traditions share a common understanding: a mother and women’s needs are universal. Wherever she comes from, she needs warmth, gentle touch, rest, and nourishment. She needs to be held — so that she, in turn, can hold and care for her baby.

3 month Journeys

Three month containers allow for a slow journey towards the ceremony, where somatic practices, ritual, earth-based connection practices, dreamwork and meditation prepare the body, mind and soul to fully surrender before we close the bones.