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Closing the bones, my story, by Helen Discombe
This story has been written by Helen Discombe Where to start with this story? I had planned to start at the birth, but I feel I need to reach back before then. There was a time where I thought I would never be a mother. I feared birth. I feared hospitals and doctors and nurses.…
Read MoreA video of closing the bones
Ever wondered what a closing the bones look like? Pippa Moss, of Karma Birth, made a lovely video showing how she did the ceremony for a client.
Read MoreClosing the Bones for Loss
by Skevi Nicodemou An Exciting New Skill When I initially attended the Closing the Bones workshop I came away feeling inspired and couldn’t wait to offer this new skill, a beautiful postpartum massage and ritual. I envisioned performing it for new mums as celebration of their transition from giving birth and entering Motherhood, and helping…
Read MoreA reflection on closing the bones
Helen Discombe recently attended the closing the bones workshop. She wrote a blog about her experience that she has kindly allowed us to link to here. She starts her story with… “Last night I returned home from two days of workshops in Cambridge with the wonderful Sophie Messager. I felt drained and tired, but also…
Read MoreClosing bones, the completion of one cycle and growth of a new cycle
Sophie Fletcher attended the closing the bones training in 2017. This is her account what the ritual did for her. “Through recognizing the archetypal and spiritual nature of the experience…an understanding of and a healing of the wounded mother can begin. We are all the inheritors of the wounded mother. The repression of the feminine…
Read MoreHow closing the bones can help after baby loss
Sophie wrote a blog post about how closing the bones can help with baby loss How closing the bones can help after baby loss
Read MoreA Rediscovered Much Needed Ritual Returning To The Western World!
Closing the bones is a ceremony that takes place following the birth of a baby. It is a traditional practise in Mexico, Ecuador, Morocco and I am certain many other parts of the world where fabrics are worn and used daily. My description of the ceremony itself in this blog is my interpretation from…
Read MoreClosing the bones, a journey in-between worlds-by Virginia Valli
I started working with subtle energies when I first visited Bali in 2012. It was such an important year for me, when my soul acknowledged that the light and the love is within me. Since then I have been committed to share this beautiful light every day, with every single action. I have now started…
Read MoreToday I was healed-a story of loss
We recently asked for stories from the bone closers in our community. We wanted to run a competition to celebrate our 200th member! We wanted their experiences of both giving and receiving. We had many marvellous entries and will be sharing the winning entries here over the coming weeks. Here is our runner-up winner, Rosie, with her…
Read MoreFriends close the bones
We recently asked for stories from the bone closers in our community. We wanted to run a competition to celebrate our 200th member! We wanted their experiences of both giving and receiving. We had many marvellous entries and will be sharing the winning entries here over the coming weeks. Here is our first place winner…
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