Rebozo for closing the bones

 

Closing the bones is a south American physiological healing ceremony, which was created to nurture the mother after her passage through giving birth, and her journey into motherhood.  It is a celebration, a setting of sacred space, and a way to nurture mother and baby.  The intention is to provide a space as a nurturing and supportive environment in which healing can take place on many levels. 

 

 

 

 

 

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In a nutshell, the mother is relaxed using Rebozo (a Mexican scarf) massage techniques, her womb area and hip bones  massaged and pulled inwards using warming oils to promote healing.  The hips are wrapped tightly and sometimes the whole body too, covering all the chakra points.   

 

There is an energetic and spiritual aspect to the whole treatment, which provides a safe space for the mother to feel nurtured and release emotions associated with the birth and motherhood.  However,  it doesn't have to be a highly spiritual experience if that isn't your thing, or just as spiritual as you prefer it to be or find it to be.  There is a massage element to the treatment which can also depending on your needs, be hands off or on.

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A woman’s hips open during the pregnancy, becoming wider and wider, and that after the birth it is paramount to help close them back to their normal width, otherwise mothers can suffer from pelvic instability and energetic imbalance.  The hips support the weight of the spine and head and that they are often the seat of unresolved emotions and trauma.

 

Traditionally Closing The Bones in Ecuador involves blessing, anointing, massaging and wrapping the mother. There is a calling of her spirit back to herself as she has been a vessel for carrying new life.  She is viewed traditionally as a remarkable Warrior Woman who has stood before the birth altar and and has walked the threshold between worlds. A transformation has begun as the mother embraces new aspects of herself through this rite of passage into new stages of motherhood. The intention is to provide a space as a nurturing and supportive environment in which healing can take place on these many levels.

 

Our closing the bones ceremonies are provide by by qualified practitioners.  They begin with blessing the mother, then a variety of healing techniques are used involving Rebozo, massage, aromatherapy,, sound healing and body wrapping. Think utter relaxation and escape!

 

Using a rebozo in specific rhythms your pelvis will be rocked to help release lower vertebrae and re-activate the pelvis.  Combined with gentle abdominal massage the effect is to remove tension in the uterus and bladder and in the hip bones which take on enormous stresses during pregnancy and childbirth and after.  It is thought that the massage stimulates blood flow which in turn is thought to cleans, renew, and moves fluids (possibly including milk supply), moving hormones, immune system, toning muscles and tissue, repositioning the bladder and uterus.

 

Finally there is a ‘closing’ done, by gently wrapping the midsection and the pelvic area, helping to support the uterus to shrink and guide the pelvic bones back to their original positioning.  Once complete, you are allowed to lie quietly  to absorb your experience and all that your remarkable body has achieved in a relaxing and restoring environment. Think utter relaxation, goodness and escape!

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Releasing physiological tension enables trapped energy to escape, restoring holistic balance and leaving you feeling ‘whole again’, whilst reconnecting with yourself and promoting a feeling of being safe, nurtured and cared for : an intensely rewarding experience. Something many women are very good at providing endlessly to their children but often not investing time in for themselves.  It therefore makes for a wonderful, personal, and intensely rewarding new-mum gift. 

 

In Ecuador, women are given this massage very very soon after birth, and receive it again many times in the first 6 weeks after giving birth.  In traditional cultures, the 6 weeks of the postnatal period represents a sacred time. 

 

Our closing of the bones treatments are designed for mothers  (from hours after birth to decades later) who wish to find some physiological and emotional restoration, closure and/or healing for themselves and their body.  Babes in arms are very welcome and often soon after birth are an important addition to the ceremony.

 

Our closing of the bones treatments can also include luxury rebalancing and restoring body wrap massages and ceremonial belly binding (gently wrapping the head, the midsection and the pelvic area to give a full body wrap), according to your preferences.  The full ceremonial treatment also helps close the new mother energetically, as both pregnancy, and the intense process of birth, can be very impactful times for a woman, psychologically and physically.

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It is ideal but certainly not at all essential to have friends/relatives attend the ceremonial belly binding if you choose this option, for a truly complete, holistic, and spiritual experience.

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The reason we offer additional luxury body wraps with our closing the bones treatments is because body wraps are well known for stress relieving, detoxing the body, stimulation and increasing circulation, restoring balance and healing, often considered more relaxing and restoring than a massage alone.  Our wraps include massage and don’t require you to shower off products afterwards (in fact the products we use are best left on for optimum effect). 

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We only use luxury salon quality products from Babor, Voya, Neals Yard and Arbone (all 100% natural ingredients and products and their ingredients are 100% not tested on animals).  Products are suitable for sensitive skin types.

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All closing the bones treatments are available at Jude’s home or yours for a small additional fee to cover travel expenses.

 

Benefits of rebozo closing the bones treatments:

•Helps to move the pubic bone, uterus and bladder back to pre-pregnancy position

•Releases tension and trapped energy held in the hips

•Loosens the lower vertebrae which become compressed during pregnancy

•Provides valuable nurturing time and an opportunity to focus inwards and restore balance in mind as much as body

•Moves fluids (possibly including milk supply), hormones, immune system, toning muscles and tissue.

•Helps promote long term pelvic stability and prevent problems in older age

•Inclusion of luxury body wraps promotes stress relieving, detoxing the body, stimulation and increasing circulation, restoring balance and healing

 

What to expect:

We will discuss together your needs and preferences.  Aromatherapy oils, candles and a salon or holistic style environment are created to uplift emotions and enable the mind to turn inwards and restore.  Luxury creams and body massage will be included if you chose to include a body wrap in your treatment, which will enhance the effects of the rebozo massage itself and really treat your amazing body.  Our wraps don’t require you to shower off products afterwards (in fact the products we use are best left on for optimum effect). 

 

During the closing the bones treatment you are fully clothed lying on a mat and blanket on the floor, supported with cushions (unless you opt for the luxury body wrap addition when you will be enveloped in towels and body areas worked on sensitively and discretely).

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Neo Perinatal gift vouchers can be used towards these treatments.

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