Postpartum Ceremony
The birth of a mother is a significant rite of passage that deserves witnessing and recognition.
Closing the Bones is a traditional postpartum ceremony that is practiced in Central and South America. Similarly, around the world there are many cultures that offer the practice of using cloth to wrap the Mother’s postpartum body with ritual and intention, from Morocco, to Mexico, and to Russia.
This Postpartum Ceremony serves as a container for a mother to be witnessed, celebrated, and held with reverence. To feel cocooned by the Rebozo, her family and/or the women around her; and gives the opportunity to process her expansion as mother.
The birth of a mother is a significant rite of passage that deserves witnessing and recognition.
It can be offered from 6 weeks to 60 years after birth.
Closing the Bones is a traditional postpartum ceremony that is practiced in Central and South America. Similarly, around the world there are many cultures that offer the practice of using cloth to wrap the Mother’s postpartum body with ritual and intention, from Morocco, to Mexico, and to Russia. Many of the elements of this ritual are similar, with some features of the ceremony unique to each culture.
A Rebozo is a long piece of hand-woven cloth that is used with origins to Mexico. The lineage to whom I have learnt the practice of using the Rebozo is through my teacher Rachelle Garcia Seliga (Innate Traditions).
The ceremony that I offer includes the use the Rebozo, the element of water, massage, warmth, sound, and a period of rest, followed by nourishing food & tea.
During pregnancy, labour and the birth itself, a Mother’s body is opened, physically & energetically. The intention of this offering is to bring acknowledgement and honour to the woman who has served as a channel between worlds to bring her child (and children) earth side, and to close a Mother’s body, physically, emotionally & energetically.
Physically, the Rebozo may help to close the pelvis and approximate the abdominal muscles and fascia.
Emotionally, this ceremony serves as a container for the mother to be witnessed and held with reverence. To feel cocooned by the Rebozo, the women around her, and to experience closure for herself.
This ceremony is designed for all mothers from 6 weeks postpartum and beyond. It offers healing in circumstances of pregnancy loss.
The duration of the ceremony is approximately 3 hour, including nourishing food.
This particular ceremony can be offered at The Collective studio, with venue hire covered by you. If in preference on another location, we can explore this.
What the ceremony may look like
Using the element of water: a cleansing herbal foot bath / yoni steam
Warm oil massage with organic black sesame seed oil
Rebozo Closing with 7 Rebozo’s firmly wrapped around your body, from head to toe.
A period of rest & integration with meditation & healing sound.
Unwrapping that symbolically acknowledges the change and opening to the new
Opportunity to reflect and share of your experience, with tea and nourishing meal.
The ceremony is bespoke. It will be tailored to meet your preferences, circumstances and needs.
Bespoke Ceremony with Closing of Bones
$350 + venue hire
Book Your Free Connection Call
If you would like to bring acknowledgement and honour to your rite of passage with a postpartum ceremony, please book an obligation free connection call with me so that we can explore this offering further and tailor it specifically for you.