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Across cultures and throughout history, life’s greatest transitions were honored through ritual.
The Closing of the Bones ceremony helps women release what has ended, integrate what has changed, and step fully into the next chapter of their lives.
Through Five Gates Ceremonies™, we honor this tradition while integrating modern approaches to healing and embodiment.
Modern life has removed the rituals that once helped women process life’s biggest transitions.
Ceremony is how we remember.
The Five Gates of Womanhood™
Ceremonies for Life’s Sacred Thresholds
Throughout history, women’s lives were marked by ceremony.
Major life transitions were not meant to be navigated alone. They were witnessed, honored, and integrated through ritual.
Across cultures, women gathered to support one another through moments of awakening, motherhood, transformation, grief, and spiritual leadership.
These moments were understood as thresholds — times when a woman was leaving one identity behind and stepping into another.
But in modern life, these passages are rarely acknowledged.
Women are expected to continue moving forward without pause, often carrying the emotional and energetic weight of these transitions alone.
The Five Gates of Womanhood were created by a shared vision to restore ceremony to these important moments.
Each of the Five Gates Ceremonies™ represents a stage of transformation that many women experience at different points in life.
The Closing of the Bones ceremony offers a way to complete these transitions with intention, care, and community.
Originally practiced as a postpartum ritual, this sacred ceremony has been adapted to support women through many of life’s initiations.
The Journey Through the Five Gates
Every woman’s path is unique, but many find themselves moving through these archetypal thresholds.
These gates are not rigid stages of life — they are energetic transformations that may occur more than once throughout a woman’s journey.
They represent moments when something within a woman begins to change, calling her toward deeper truth, healing, or purpose.
The Five Gates of Womanhood are key thresholds that shape a woman’s journey through life.
Each gate represents a moment when the old self is being released and a new self is emerging.
The Five Gates Ceremonies™ are designed to support women standing at these sacred thresholds:
Gate 1: The Awakening Woman — when a woman begins remembering who she truly is
Gate 2: The Initiated Mother — the powerful passage into motherhood and birth
Gate 3: The Woman Reclaiming Herself — healing and sovereignty after loss or endings
Gate 4: The Woman Between Worlds — navigating life transitions and identity shifts
Gate 5: The Emerging Wise Woman — stepping into wisdom, leadership, and legacy
Across cultures, these thresholds have been reflected through powerful feminine archetypes — women who walked these initiatory paths long before us.
On our altar and within our ceremonies, we honor these archetypal guides:
Persephone, Artemis, Lilith, Inanna, and Hecate.
Each one represents a sacred stage of the feminine journey and the transformation that lives within it.
We invite to explore more about the Closing of the Bones and the Five Gates to discover which threshold you may be standing at.
Across cultures, women gathered in circles to witness the moments when a life changed forever.
Ceremony was how the soul crossed the threshold.
An Ancient Tradition of Healing and Integration
The History of Closing of the Bones
The Closing of the Bones ceremony originates in traditional Mexican and Mesoamerican midwifery traditions, where it was offered to women after childbirth.
Birth was understood not only as a physical experience, but as a spiritual and emotional threshold.
During pregnancy and labor, a woman’s body opens. Her pelvis softens, her nervous system stretches, and her identity expands.
After birth, midwives would guide the mother through a ceremonial process using a rebozo shawl to gently wrap and support the body. This practice helped the body physically realign while also symbolically closing the energetic and emotional portal opened during birth.
But the deeper purpose of this ceremony has always been integration.
Across many cultures, similar rituals have been used to help individuals process major life transitions, grief, and identity shifts.
These ceremonies remind us that transformation is not meant to be rushed or experienced alone.
Why Ceremony Matters Today
The Missing Rituals of Modern Life
For most of human history, communities honored life’s major transitions with ceremony.
Birth
Coming of age
Marriage
Loss
Spiritual awakening
These rituals helped people move through change with support, meaning, and belonging.
In modern society, many of these sacred traditions have been lost.
Women are often expected to move through profound life changes without space to pause, process, or be witnessed.
The result is that many transitions remain unfinished within the body and nervous system.
Closing of the Bones creates a sacred container where women can release what has ended, integrate their experiences, and step forward with clarity and support.
This ceremony nurtures healing on the mind, body, and spirit level.
Which Life Threshold Are You Crossing?
The five gates of womanhood™
One: the Gateway of Awakening™
Persephone — The Initiate
In Greek mythology, Persephone begins as a maiden living in the safety of the known world.
But when she is drawn into the underworld, she undergoes a profound transformation. The descent awakens her power and ultimately crowns her as Queen of the Underworld.
Persephone represents the moment when a woman begins to wake up to herself.
This gate often appears when a woman begins questioning the life she has been living and feels a deeper call emerging from within.
She may be experiencing:
Spiritual awakening
Personal transformation
The unraveling of inherited beliefs
A longing to reconnect with intuition and truth
This stage can feel confusing, exhilarating, and disorienting all at once.
Ceremony helps the body release outdated identities and welcome the woman who is emerging.
The Persephone Ceremony honors the sacred moment when a woman steps onto the path of remembering who she truly is.
Two: Gateway of Birth™
Artemis — Protector of Birth
Artemis is known in mythology as the protector of women and children and the guardian of birth.
Though she herself remained independent and sovereign, she stood beside women during one of life’s most powerful initiations—the passage into motherhood.
Pregnancy and birth are profound thresholds that transform a woman physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
Yet many women move through this initiation without space to process the experience or integrate the imprint it leaves on their bodies.
This gate includes women who are:
Preparing for pregnancy
On the fertility journey
Pregnant
Postpartum
Integrating birth stories from years past
The Closing of the Bones ceremony was traditionally performed after birth to help the mother close the energetic and physical portal of pregnancy and return fully to herself.
The Artemis Ceremony honors the sacred transition into motherhood and supports women in releasing fear, grief, trauma, and exhaustion so they can reclaim their strength and wholeness.
three:
the Gateway of Sovereignty™
Lilith — The Sovereign Woman
In ancient myth, Lilith represents the woman who refused to surrender her sovereignty.
She chose exile rather than submission and became a symbol of feminine independence and self-trust.
This archetype arises when a woman is reclaiming herself after loss, betrayal, or the end of a relationship.
She may be navigating:
Divorce or separation
Relationship endings
Healing from betrayal or trauma
Reclaiming personal power and autonomy
These transitions often carry deep emotional residue that remains stored within the body.
The Closing of the Bones ceremony allows women to release the energetic ties of the past and step forward with clarity and strength.
The Lilith Ceremony honors the woman who is remembering her power and choosing herself again.
four: Gateway of Transformation™
Inanna — Descent and Transformation
In Sumerian mythology, the goddess Inanna descends into the underworld where she is stripped of her titles, her possessions, and even her identity.
She passes through seven gates before emerging transformed.
This myth reflects one of the most powerful stages of human life — the liminal space between identities.
The Woman Between Worlds often appears during moments such as:
Burnout or exhaustion
Career changes or life transitions
Identity shifts
Spiritual transformation
The sense of standing between who you were and who you are becoming
This stage can feel uncertain and disorienting, but it is also the sacred cocoon of transformation.
The Inanna Ceremony supports women in surrendering what no longer belongs to them so they can emerge renewed and aligned with their next chapter.
Five: The Gateway of Wisdom™
Hecate — Keeper of the Thresholds
Hecate is the ancient guardian of crossroads, magic, and liminal spaces.
She stands at the threshold between worlds, guiding those who are ready to step into deeper wisdom.
This archetype represents the stage of life when a woman begins to embody her role as a guide, mentor, and keeper of knowledge.
This gate often arises during:
Perimenopause or menopause
Children leaving home
Spiritual leadership or healing work
A desire to share wisdom and guide others
In many ancient cultures, this stage of life was deeply honored.
Women who had walked the path before became keepers of the community’s wisdom.
The Hecate Ceremony honors the transition into elderhood and spiritual authority.
It is a ceremony of completion, integration, and stepping into one’s role as a wise woman.
Step Into Ceremony
If you feel called to honor a life transition through ritual and guided healing, we invite you to step through the gate that resonates with your journey.
Ceremony offers the space to release the past, integrate the present, and step forward with clarity into the woman you are becoming.
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on the Altar
the archetypes
During our Closing of the Bones ceremonies, these archetypal energies are honored on the altar.
Each symbol represents a sacred stage of the feminine journey and serves as a reminder that the path a woman walks today has been walked by countless women before her.
Through ceremony, storytelling, and embodied healing, we reconnect with these ancient lineages of transformation.
You are not alone in your threshold.
You are part of a lineage of women who have crossed these gates for generations.
Why Modern Women Are Being Called Back to Ceremony
For most of human history, women did not move through life’s transitions alone.
Birth, loss, initiation, motherhood, and elderhood were held within community and marked with ceremony. These rituals allowed women to pause, to be witnessed, and to integrate the profound transformations happening within their bodies and lives.
But over the past several centuries, many of these rites of passage have disappeared.
As societies became more focused on productivity, independence, and efficiency, the sacred pauses that once honored life’s thresholds were slowly lost.
Women were expected to move forward quickly.
Return to work after giving birth.
Carry grief quietly.
Navigate identity shifts alone.
Hold the emotional weight of families without being held themselves.
Yet the human body still remembers the ancient rhythms.
Our nervous systems still long for witnessing, integration, and ritual.
This is why many women today feel a quiet but powerful call back toward ceremony.
Not because it is trendy or mystical, but because it meets a very real human need.
Ceremony creates space for the body and spirit to complete a transition.
It allows us to release what we have been carrying, honor what has changed, and step forward with greater clarity and wholeness.
The Closing of the Bones ceremony is one of the ways women across cultures have honored these thresholds for generations.
Through touch, prayer, ritual, and community witnessing, this ceremony helps a woman close one chapter of her life and consciously step into the next.
In a world that rarely slows down long enough to honor these transitions, ceremony becomes a powerful act of remembering.
Remembering that transformation deserves to be witnessed.
Remembering that healing happens in relationship.
And remembering that no woman was ever meant to cross life’s thresholds alone.
Our Approach
NOt all closing of the bones ceremonies are the same
While this ritual has roots in traditional postpartum practices from Mexican and Central American cultures, we recognize that modern American mothers often carry unique experiences shaped by medicalized birth, cultural pressure to “bounce back,” and little space to process what they’ve been through.
We honor the traditional ceremony while integrating subconscious reprogramming, nervous system regulation, sound healing with alchemy crystal singing bowls, and energy bodywork.
Together, these elements create a deeply restorative experience that supports the mother’s healing physically, emotionally, and energetically as she closes one chapter and steps into the next.
The Five Gates Ceremonies™ may include:
⇨ guided storytelling and witnessing
⇨ herbal bath, foot soak, or cleansing ritual
⇨ intuitive bodywork and massage
⇨ traditional rebozo wrapping or comfort measures
⇨ subconscious reprogramming and emotional integration
⇨ visualizations and embodiment
⇨ sound healing and chakra alignment
The intention is to support women in completing important life transitions with care, reverence, and embodied healing.
Not Sure Which Gate You Are Standing At?
Each gate represents a unique threshold of transformation.
You may resonate with one… or several.
Many women feel the call toward ceremony before they fully understand why.
If you're unsure which threshold you are navigating, we invite you to begin with a conversation.
Meet your Guides
These ceremonies are guided by two practitioners who come together with a shared intention: to create a safe, sacred space where women can move through life’s thresholds with support, care, and deep presence.
The Energetic foundation
This is not about release alone.
It is about expansion through integration.
You are not trying to erase your story.
You are anchoring it in sovereignty.
When a woman consciously seals a chapter, she reclaims her life force.
And when she reclaims her life force — her legacy ripples outward.
Each woman eventually stands at one of life’s sacred gates
Ceremony becomes the bridge between who you were and who you are becoming.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Closing of the Bones ceremony?
Closing of the Bones is a traditional postpartum ritual practiced in various cultures around the world, particularly in Latin American and Indigenous traditions. It was originally offered to mothers after birth to help the body and nervous system integrate the profound physical and emotional changes of pregnancy and delivery.
Over time, this ceremony has also been adapted to support women through many of life’s thresholds — including identity shifts, grief, relationship endings, spiritual awakenings, and major life transitions.
Through nurturing touch, rebozo wrapping, and intentional ritual, the ceremony helps a woman symbolically close one chapter of life before stepping into the next.
How often do you offer the ceremonies?
We hold a limited number of private ceremonies each week.
Currently, we offer two sacred spaces per week, held on:
Tuesdays and Thursdays
between 8:30am – 2:00pm
Why are there only a few spaces available?
This work requires deep presence.
Each ceremony is held by two experienced facilitators, and we intentionally keep our schedule spacious so that every woman receives the depth of care, attention, and energy this process deserves.
This is not something we rush or stack.
It is something we prepare for and fully arrive to.
Can I request a different day or time?
We understand that life doesn’t always fit into a set schedule.
While our primary ceremony days are Tuesdays and Thursdays, we may be able to accommodate special circumstances on a case-by-case basis.
If you feel called to this work but need a different time, we invite you to reach out and we will explore what is possible together.
Is this a private or group experience?
All ceremonies are private, one-on-one experiences.
This allows the space to be fully personalized to your journey, your threshold, and what your body is ready to move through.
What makes this different than a typical healing session?
This is not a single-modality session.
Each ceremony we offer weaves together:
ancestral ritual
body-centered care
subconscious integration
sound and energetic healing
These layers support transformation not just mentally, but physically, emotionally, and energetically.
Do I need to be at a certain stage to book a ceremony?
No.
Each ceremony is designed to meet you exactly where you are.
Whether you are:
just beginning to recognize a shift
moving through something deeply emotional
or integrating a major life transition
You are welcome here.
What happens after the ceremony?
The ceremony is not the end — it’s a threshold.
After your experience, many women notice:
a sense of emotional release
increased clarity
a deeper connection to themselves
Integration continues in the days and weeks that follow.
You will also have the option to continue your journey with support inside The Portal if you desire.
Do I need to be postpartum to receive this ceremony?
No.
While Closing of the Bones originated as a postpartum ritual, many women receive this ceremony during other major life transitions such as:
• spiritual awakening
• divorce or relationship endings
• grief or loss
• burnout or identity shifts
• menopause or entering a new life stage
Any moment when one chapter of life is ending and another is beginning can be supported through ceremony.
What is subconscious reprogramming?
Subconscious reprogramming is a gentle process that helps identify and shift limiting beliefs, perceptions, and emotional patterns stored within the subconscious mind.
Many of the ways we experience life are shaped by beliefs we developed earlier in life — often without realizing it.
Through guided nervous system regulation and subconscious integration techniques, the mind and body are supported in creating new perspectives that feel more aligned, empowering, and supportive.
This process is deeply collaborative and always honors the wisdom and readiness of the individual.
What is PSYCH-K® and how is it used in the ceremony?
PSYCH-K® is a modality designed to help facilitate subconscious belief change by working with the body’s natural intelligence and the nervous system.
In the ceremony, elements inspired by this approach may be used to help identify and shift internal patterns that may be connected to the life transition being processed.
The intention is not to “fix” anything, but to help the mind and body integrate new perspectives that feel supportive and empowering.
What are Crystal Tones® Alchemy Bowls?
Crystal Tones® Alchemy Bowls are handcrafted sound healing instruments made from 99.992% pure quartz crystal infused with precious metals, gemstones, and rare minerals. These materials are fused into the bowls during the manufacturing process, creating unique vibrational qualities and tonal signatures.
The bowls used in our ceremonies are part of the Alchemy Bowl lineage, meaning they contain combinations of materials such as:
• Rose Quartz – associated with heart opening and emotional healing
• Amethyst – often connected to calming the mind and supporting spiritual awareness
• Andara crystal – believed to amplify energetic sensitivity and transformation
• Aqua Aura Gold – gold-infused quartz that supports clarity and energetic expansion
• Palladium and Platinum – precious metals that enhance resonance and tonal depth
• Lemurian Seed Quartz – known for its distinctive crystalline structure and high-frequency resonance
• Pink Ocean Gold – a blend associated with nurturing and heart-centered vibration
Each bowl is tuned to a specific musical note that corresponds with energetic centers in the body.
For example:
• C# and D# tones are often associated with grounding and emotional integration
• F# tones may support heart-centered awareness
• G# tones are commonly connected with intuition and higher perception
• A# tones can support deep relaxation and spiritual connection
Because every bowl is made with different alchemical materials and tuned to a specific note, each produces a rich, layered harmonic vibration that moves through the body in a unique way.
How does sound healing support the body?
Sound healing works through vibrational resonance.
When the bowls are played, the sound waves travel through the air and into the body, which is largely composed of water and highly receptive to vibration. These frequencies can help guide the nervous system into a deeply relaxed state.
Many people experience:
• a sense of deep calm or emotional release
• a shift from stress response into relaxation
• enhanced meditation and visualization
• a feeling of energetic alignment or clarity
While sound healing is not a medical treatment, many people find that these vibrational practices help support the body’s natural ability to restore balance.
Why sound healing is included in the ceremony?
Sound healing is offered during the final phase of the ceremony to help integrate the shifts that have taken place throughout the experience.
After the body has been nurtured and the subconscious work has been completed, the tones of the crystal bowls help support:
• emotional integration
• nervous system regulation
• energetic alignment
• deep rest and embodiment
Many women describe this portion of the ceremony as the moment when everything begins to settle and harmonize within the body.
How does sound healing support the endocrine system?
The endocrine system regulates many of the body’s hormonal processes, including stress response, mood regulation, and reproductive health.
Deep relaxation practices — including sound healing — can help activate the parasympathetic nervous system, which allows the body to shift out of stress mode and into a state of restoration.
While sound healing is not a medical treatment, many people find that vibrational sound practices help promote relaxation and support the body’s natural balancing processes.
What happens during the rebozo wrapping?
The rebozo wrapping is one of the central elements of the Closing of the Bones ritual.
Using long woven cloths called rebozos, the body is gently wrapped and held in a series of positions that create a feeling of deep containment and support.
This process can feel incredibly grounding and nurturing. Many women describe it as a moment where the body is finally able to fully relax and release what it has been holding.
The wrapping also symbolizes the closing of an old identity and the integration of the new chapter that is beginning.
How long does the ceremony last?
Ceremonies typically last 4-6 hours, depending on how many enhancements you choose to integrate into your ceremony. This allows ample time for reflection, bodywork, subconscious integration, sound healing, and rest.
The pace is intentionally unhurried so that the experience feels nourishing rather than rushed.
Do I need to prepare for the ceremony?
Before the ceremony, you may be invited to spend a little time reflecting on the life transition you are navigating and the intention you would like to bring into the space.
Comfortable clothing and an open heart are all that is required.
Additional preparation guidance will be shared once your ceremony is scheduled.
Is this a spiritual or religious practice?
The ceremony is spiritual in nature but not tied to any specific religion.
It honors the universal human need for ritual, reflection, and support during life’s transitions.
Women of all spiritual backgrounds are welcome.
Can I receive more than one ceremony?
Yes.
Many women return for ceremony during different phases of life as they cross new thresholds.
Each ceremony is unique and reflects the stage of the journey the woman is currently navigating.
How do I know if this ceremony is right for me?
Many women feel drawn toward ceremony before they fully understand why.
If something about this experience resonates with you — even in a quiet or subtle way — it may be a sign that you are standing at a threshold that deserves to be honored.
You are welcome to schedule a consultation to explore whether this ceremony feels aligned for you.
Do I need to be located in Phoenix to receive a ceremony?
Most of our ceremonies take place in the Phoenix, Tempe, and Scottsdale area, either in our prepared ceremonial space or in the comfort of your home.
However, we understand that women feel called to this work from many places. If you are located outside the Phoenix area and feel strongly about working with us, please reach out through our contact form.
In some cases, we are able to travel for ceremonies or private group experiences. Travel requests are considered on a case-by-case basis depending on availability, location, and scheduling.
If this work resonates with you, we encourage you to connect with us and we will explore what may be possible.
When can I receive the Artemis Ceremony after giving birth?
For postpartum mothers, we recommend allowing your body time to heal before receiving the Artemis Ceremony.
If you had a vaginal birth, the ceremony can typically be scheduled 6 weeks postpartum.
If you had a cesarean birth, we recommend waiting at least 12 weeks postpartum and receiving clearance from your doctor before scheduling.
These guidelines help ensure your body has adequate time to heal before receiving the nurturing bodywork and ceremonial wrapping involved in the experience.
Can I bring someone with me to the ceremony?
Yes. Some women choose to experience the ceremony privately, while others feel supported by having a partner, close friend, or loved one present.
In certain ceremonies, such as the Blessingway enhancement, a small circle of women may gather to offer support and blessings for the mother.
We are happy to discuss what feels most aligned for your experience when you schedule your ceremony.
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