Closing the Bones
An Australian Directory of Practitioners
I am not currently offering Closing Ceremonies myself but earlier in 2023 I was delighted to bring Naolí Vinaver to Australia for the first time and she taught the traditional Mexican Postpartum Ritual (Closing the Bones) to nearly 80 dedicated and passionate birth workers who travelled from all corners of the country to learn from her. It was a remarkable and deep intensive learning experience for everyone involved. I am so thrilled to now be able to share with you this directly of beautiful women trained respectfully and authentically in the Mexican Postpartum Ritual under Naolí. Please note, these are not trainers, but practitioners of this ceremony. I hope you find someone who will hold you just the way you need to be held. There are lots more practitioners still adding themselves to the directory so be sure to come back and check again soon if you can’t find someone near you. I am excited to be bringing Naolí back to Australia in 2025 and she will again be teaching this ceremony, in Kyneton, VIC and Martinsville, NSW in May 2025. To get yourself on the waitlist to learn from Naolí, or from ‘source’, don’t miss this opportunity!
You won’t find anything like it in Australia.
1 | State | Suburb | Name | Website or Other | Preferred Contact | Notes about availability |
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2 | NSW | Ocean Shores - Byron Shire - Bundjalung Country | Prema Margot | www.premamargot.com.au | prema.margot@gmail.com 0434653683 | Available |
3 | NSW | MULLUMBIMBY | DANI TAYLOR | www.danitaylorbirthwork.com | Ph: 0405685513 or danitaylorbirthwork@gmail.com | |
4 | VIC | North East Melbourne and Mornington Peninsula area | Marina Stumpf | www.acaciasacredhealing.com | 0406105306 or acaciasacredhealing@gmail.com or IG @acaciasacredhealing | available until April 2023 then 2025 |
5 | VIC | Moonee Ponds | Cassandra Sternar | www.houseofhealthclinic.com.au | zywie@outlook.com | Available |
6 | VIC | Murrumbeena | Brigitte Benary | insta: @brigittebenary or fb: brigitte benary | 0417383177 or brigittebenary@gmail.com | available now for closing the bones, pre and post natal care |
7 | VIC | Preston | Sue Lee | www.manahealthpractice.com | ||
8 | VIC | Albury/Wodonga & Surrounds | Stevie Seymour | www.gentlelotusdoula.com.au | stevie@gentlelotusdoula.com.au | |
9 | NSW | Northern Rivers/Gold Coast | Liz Lemieux | www.slowbeginnings.com.au | liz@slowbeginnings.com.au | Available |
10 | QLD | Gold Coast/ Currumbin | Meaghan Amor | www.meaghanamor.com.au | hello@meaghanamor.com.au 0404051220 | Available subject to schedule |
11 | QLD | Brisbane (Northern subs) | Heidi Robinson | carevitality.com.au | heidi@carevitality.com.au | |
12 | SA | Adelaide | Dannii O'Donnell | www.florescencepostpartum.com.au | hello@florescencepostpartum.com.au | Available |
13 | QLD | Brisbane | Sami Stewart | www.theholddoulaco.com | Sami@theholddoulaco.com | Available subject to schedule |
14 | QLD | Gold Coast | Lee-Anna Keats | Insta: changing_birth_on_earth_ | Cocomoku@gmail.com | Available subject to schedule |
15 | NSW | Byron Bay | Jenny Vandewinkel | https://www.threemoons.com.au/ | Jenny@threemoons.com | Available |
16 | VIC | Thornbury | Debi Azubel | http://sacred-window.com.au/index.html | debi.azubel@gmail.com | Available for ceremony at mother's home or my home clinic |
17 | Qld | Sunshine Coast | Lana Bock | Www.belleandthewild.com.au | doula@belleandthewild.com.au | |
18 | NSW | Scott's Head/Bellingen | Sanna Coudoux | www.sanna-coudoux.com.au | hello@sanna-coudoux.com.au | Available from November for in home |
19 | VIC | Eltham North | Molly Gibson | www.embodyinnerharmony.com.au | embodyinnerharmony@gmail.com | Currently available |
20 | VIC | Pascoe Vale South | Tania Rahman | www.matrescence.co | matrescence.co@gmail.com | available |
21 | NSW | Caringbah South, Sydney | Virginia Maddock | www.naturalbeginnings.com.au/closing-the-bones | virginia@naturalbeginnings.com.au | Available |
22 | NSW | Northern Rivers | Tania Llanes | Text 0433990507 or llanestania@gmail.com | Available | |
23 | NSW | Northern Rivers | Caitlin PRIDAY | www.caitlinpriday.com | 0421414019 caitlinpriday@gmail.com | Currently on maternity leave |
24 | VIC | Reservoir | Fernanda Perez | https://www.cc-cuartocreciente.com/ | fernandat85@gmail.com | Available |
25 | QLD/NSW | Currumbin | Mel Rainger | www.motherseedbirthing.com | melinarainger@gmail.com | |
26 | VIC | Donnybrook | Simran Kaur | https://msha.ke/birthinoneness | simrankaur@birthinoneness.com.au Ph:0497258753 IG:@birthinoneness | Available |
27 | Tasmania | Hobart & region | Cate Grant | categrantdoula.com | categrantdoula@gmail.com | Available |
28 | VIC | Frankston & surrounds | Lilly Lowrey | www.soft-centre.com.au | Enquire through website | Available subject to schedule | On maternity leave from 1/1/2024 |
29 | VIC | Preston & Surroundings | Marina Ilijoska | templeofwellnessau@gmail.com | templeofwellnessau@gmail.com | Available |
30 | QLD | Sunshine Coast | Jessica Hawkins | herbaljessica@gmail.com | Available | |
31 | VIC | Torquay and Surf Coast | Megan Hollins | meganhollins@live.com.au | Available | |
32 | NSW | Bellingen + Coffs Coast | Nic Samson | nicsamson247@gmail.com | Available | |
33 | QLD | Sunshine Coast | Luciana Molina | www.innersacredpath.com | sacredalchemypath@gmail.com | Available |
34 | QLD | Maleny | Stephanie Lister | www.ceremonialembodyment.com.au | 0447196984 or ceremonialembodyment@gmail.com | Available |
35 | QLD | Sunshine Coast-Maleny | Rebecca Wong | becwong@proton.me | SMS 0422587513 or becwong@proton.me | Available |
36 | VIC | Thornbury | Sophie Jeffries | www.bearingwonder.com | Sophie@bearingwonder.com | Available |
37 | NSW | Sydney | Olivia Gieules | Backtonourishingmamas.com | Olivia@backtonourishingmamas.com | Available |
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