In the Mexican tradition, it is said that during pregnancy a woman undertakes an extreme opening to allow the life and soul of the baby to be birthed through her. Birth itself is considered to be the moment of greatest expansion of a woman physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

The closing the bones ceremony honours this expansion, and gently offers closure to the new mother as she returns to her own centre and integrates her personal transformation to motherhood. In addition to honouring women during the sacred postpartum, the ritual can also assist with closure after early pregnancy loss or other significant life events and rites of passages. A closing ceremony helps to close the old in order to make space for a new cycle.

What To Expect

The ceremony generally takes about 5-6 hours to complete and involves four different aspects, each designed to warm, nurture, nourish and ground new mothers while honouring and offering closure after birth (or significant rite of passage).

The four elements are as follows: a full body massage, a ceremonial herbal steam bath designed to imitate the traditional ‘temazcal’, a period of rest under heavy blankets to encourage the body to sweat and release toxins, and a tightening and closing of the body using Mexican rebozos.

Please note: Many people offer a variation of this ceremony here in Australia that is just the final step, the closing with the rebozos. However, it is important to carry out the other steps first to ensure cleansing and energetic healing before the closing takes place.

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