CLOSING THE BONES
Closing the Bones is a traditional post partum healing massage that supports the body in rebalancing after birth.
Each massage includes restorative womb massage, and gentle wrapping with beautiful scarves(called rebozos).
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By wrapping the body with these special scarves, this creates an experience of feeling held and supported, allowing space for healing and restoration to happen.
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Closing the bones is often given in post-partum, to help close the physical and energetic body after the expansion of body and soul of childbirth.
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However, it is also a very powerful way to honour the crossing of any threshold that a woman may go through in her life, this could include:
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Abortion
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Miscarriage
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Still birth
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Menarche
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Menopause
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Ending the breastfeeding journey
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A significent life shift such as an ending of a relationship.
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Crossing over into a new decade of life.
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Across the world, many cultures are still practising this way of supporting womens body's to come back into balance.
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I learnt from Japjeet Kaur, who is teaching this work passed on by Ecuadorian midwife and ethnobotanist Rocio Alarcon.
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An integral part of this work is the 'Rebozos', which is the name for scarves in Mexico. All 8 scarves that I use, have been sourced from a small cooperative of weavers in Mexico who are keeping this ancient way of weaving alive.
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It is an honour to offer this work to women, and I am deeply grateful for traditional midwives such as Rocio Alarcon for bringing this work to the UK, and helping us to remember ways of supporting each other that we have long lost.
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WHAT HAPPENS DURING A CLOSING THE BONES?
The session begins with time for you to share your story, what called you to a Bone Closing ?
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Together we shall create an intention for this time, what do you need right now? How would you like your body to feel ?
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The session will then begin with a gentle womb massage, this is especially supportive after a birth to encourage the internal organs and womb to return to the right alignment in the body.
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Then I shall gently rock the body with scarves, to support the nervous system to relax and feel held. Finally I shall wrap the body in a supportive cocoon of scarves, this is a time to go inwards and be present within yourself.
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Finally I shall unwrap you from the scarves, bring you a tea and spend a moment integrating the session.
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When to have a Closing the Bones?
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Anytime after 6 weeks after birth. If you have had a c section then it would
depend on the healing of your belly.
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If you would like to have one and your baby is still very small, then bring someone along who can hold your baby. This is special time for you, to fill your cup
so you can be resourced for all who need you.
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Can you have a Closing the Bones decades after giving birth?
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Yes.
It is never too late to receive this healing. Especially if there are unresolved
aspects from your experience of birth or loss.
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Is Closing the Bones healing after a traumatic birth?
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Yes.
When birth has been traumatic, many mothers feel a disconnection from
their body. This work supports you to gently come back into your body and womb again, offering the opportunity to gently tend to yourself and the experience of birth. This work also has a spiritual side to it and can help call your soul back into your body, if through the trauma of birth you disassociated to make it through. I can help bring your full vibrant self back again.
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COST OF A SESSION
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I offer a shorter and a longer session depending on your needs.
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1.5 hour
Includes: Gentle rocking of your hips with the rebozo scarf. Massaging your womb and belly,
then finally wrapping your body with 8 rebozos ( head, shoulders, chest, belly, hips, thighs, calvess
and feet).
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£85
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2 .5 hours
Includes: Gentle rocking of your hips with the rebozo. This session there is an extended massage of your womb area, time toreally
support your womb and internal organs to rebalance and realign. A longer time to experience
the profound holding of the 8 rebozo scarves when they are wrapped.
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£125
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I work from the beautiful space at DEEPER BALANCE THERAPY ROOMS, WELLS, BA53DG.
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https://www.deeperbalance.co.uk/therapies
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Please reach out with any questions
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