Closing Of The Bones Ceremony

Closing of the Bones Ceremony

A sacred postpartum rite of passage

Held in reverence for your birth, your body, and your becoming.

Closing of the Bones is one of the most sacred, restorative ceremonies I offer. Rooted in postpartum traditions from Ecuador, Mexico, and across the world, this ritual is meant to energetically and physically “close” the body after birth. Birth opens us—wide, raw, and whole—and this ceremony gently calls the body back to center. It is both healing and honoring.

Traditionally, Closing of the Bones is performed by elder women or midwives with the use of cloths (mantas, rebozos, or scarves) to wrap the postpartum person—usually around the head, shoulders, womb, hips, knees, and feet. In many cultures, this ritual was performed around day 40 postpartum, symbolizing the completion of the initial healing window. It is used to help seal the energy of birth, restore the nervous system, and bring the mother back into her body—grounded, held, and whole.

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  • 1:1 Private Closing of the Bones

    A personal immersive experience, held in collaboration with my dear friend and healer, Lauren

    2 hours | $333

    • Full ritual including guided grounding, birth reflection, wrapping of 7 sacred points

    • Gentle bodywork, aromatherapy, sound healing, or womb oiling (as needed)

    • Herbal tea + integration snack

    • Option to add warm oil massage for $75

    • Offered in your home or a shared sacred space (travel fee may apply)

    This offering is a full-body, full-heart ceremony for mothers at any stage postpartum—even years later

  • Monthly Community Closing of the Bones

    A group ceremony rooted in collective care, the village way, honoring birth stories and transitions in the embrace of sisterhood

    Sliding scale $44–$88 per guest

    2 hours | Held at local yoga studios and rotating pop-up locations

    This group ceremony includes a shortened version of the ritual and is open to anyone in need of closure, integration, or gentle return to self. You will be paired with a partner or assigned a guide, and each person will both give and receive in sacred reciprocity. Includes meditation, shared circle, and guided wrapping of head, hips, and feet.

    No prior experience is needed. This space is for all who’ve birthed—whether recently or long ago—and also for those processing loss, transformation, or endings.

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Host a Community Closing of the Bones

Want to bring this ritual to your space, studio, or community?

I’m available for pop-up gatherings, private group bookings, and collaborative events. All supplies provided. A calm, quiet space and a minimum of 6 participants are recommended.

Inquire to host: mossymoondoula@gmail.com

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What to Know Before You Book:

• You can receive this ceremony any time postpartum—there is no limit

• Wear comfortable, loose clothing

• Bring a journal or offering for the altar if you wish

• Hydration + light food are encouraged afterward

• Each session is held in a trauma-informed, consent-led, spiritually grounded space

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This ceremony is for you if you feel open, raw, unfinished, or just longing to be held.

Whether your birth was blissful or hard, this ritual honors what happened in you—not just what came through you.

Let the bones close. Let the soul return. Let yourself be held.

Frequently asked questions to get you more familiar with this ceremony:

  • How many weeks postpartum does closing of the bones take place?

    The Closing of the bones is a rite of passage. the ideal time depends on the body, its needs and when one feels ready to receive. This ceremony can take place any time after birth & I believe every mother should have the opportunity to receive, and not just mothers to the physical. Traditionally it is repeated 5-6 times within the 40 sacred days following birth. Within the first two months: The body is still soft and open to care — it is sensitive and needs gentle touch and space for healing. After two months, there may still be physiological work to do, and the body may not be fully recovered. Five to ten years after birth: There may still be blockages and difficult memories to share and release

    I work with all stories — 2 weeks postpartum to 33 years of being mother, quiet birth, difficult birth, cesarean, abortion, serrogacy, adoption, miscarriage & angel baby mothers

    Everyone deserves to be seen, heard and held

  • What does a typical ceremony entail?

    Typically there is a gathering in a sacred space, with just the witnessed and the ceremonalist and/or a few close womenfolk Before entering the scared space there is always an offering to be smudged with holy wood or sage. There is time to sit in community, call in to your guides, set an intention, speak your story, Meditate, offer prayer, pull cards or crystals and light a candle or two. There is always intentional conversation & purposeful listening so that all that is needed to feel safe has a place to be heard and seen. Gently moving into the closing where whoever is being wrapped lays on top of the rebozos and guided into breath or mediation -There could be one person who cradles, wraps and tucks or there could be multiple people helping to cradle, wrap and tuck the meridians, the spaces, the bones moving from the head to the feet. At each knot there could be an offering of prayer, words of affirmation, reiki, music, song of just the laying of hands. Once the body is fully wrapped there is time for silence, song, spoken word, drumming or meditation. After the unraveling, the rebirth— there is time for integration, journaling, silence or conversation. Every ceremony is unique & intuitively aligned to serve the women receiving. Some ceremonialist like to end in mediation, others with abanyanga massage or foot bath, full bath or even journaling — some like to start in this way too

  • Can this be done in clients home?

    Ceremony is anywhere that feels sacred to the one being witnessed. Within the home truly brings a sense of peace in the body. This option is for those who want to be surrounded by their adornments, have the ability to set an alter space in their home to keep and integration that can be extended past the ceremony on their own time with no need to entire the physical world until they’re ready. However, sacred space can look like anything. Alternative space such as gardens, herb farms, flowers patches, woodland space or in a space such as a yoga studio or office space that is available to you are other options are offered & honored — these spaces can be transformed and hold just as much peace as the home. Within an alternative space, brings a sense of sacred security and for those who wish to utilize a space to hold & witness the rebirth. Those who wish to keep the energy where the ceremony was held. Those that would prefer to release into the ethers, the ashes, the wind or the earth— thank and let it go in that space, rather than take home. I do however, prefer it to be in home if it falls within your first 40 days of your postpartum window to ensure safety of your body.

  • How long is the ritual?

    As healers, intuatives, medicine women, mothers mothering, guides & ceremonalists - this is part of our purpose work. Time of those witnessing and being witnessed is absolutely honored but we work with the space to let it unravel the way it needs to. Although I do have time limitations, there is space to bleed over the blurry lines for integration to unfold the way it needs. This ceremony is curated specially for the woman being witnessed every body holds their bones differently, every woman's story & journey is unique. It’s important to create and hold sacred space. It’s important to feel whole & complete. It’s important to honor the integration. The rebirth.