Posts Tagged ‘practitioners’
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 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…
Read MoreA mother’s experience of closing the bones
When I first heard of a ‘closing the bones’ ceremony I must admit I thought it sounded slightly sinister and cult-ish – I couldn’t have been more wrong! A quick ‘Google’ brought up lovely stories and images of South African women celebrating motherhood with a wonderful woman-centred ceremony incorporating massage and rebozo work. So, not…
Read MoreWelcome to the Closing the Bones Community Blog!
Why this website? Welcome to the new closing the bones community – a reflection on 4 years of closing the bones giving and receiving. When Maddie and I attended Rocio’s workshops back in 2012 and 2013, we could have never predicted how much the closing the bones community would grow and how we would be…
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