About Agata Mwende
Agata Mwende Tylkowska
My name is Agata Mwende Tylkowska. I am a passionate midwife, traveler, and global citizen. For over ten years, I served as the president of the Moyo4Children Foundation, dedicating my life to charitable and educational work for women, children, and medical professionals in different parts of the world.
As a midwife, I have accompanied countless births—intense, liminal, and transformative moments. Through this work, I learned how essential it is for the body to complete and close processes physically.
For many years, I have facilitated circles, sound baths, kirtan, cacao ceremonies, plant medicine gatherings, and kundalini activation sessions. Through my travels, I learned ceremonies and rituals passed down by indigenous teachers from various cultures around the world.
What is The Closing of the Bones?
The Closing of the Bones is not solely a spiritual practice. To a much greater extent, it is a physiological and somatic process, rooted in the body and the nervous system. It is a deeply embodied experience that allows the body to return to a sense of safety, regulation, and coherence.
It is a symbolic closure within the body—a gentle return to the boundaries of the skin, to the breath, to the present moment. It supports the body in completing what has remained unfinished: birth experiences, loss, prolonged stress, illness, trauma, or an intense life period.
It is a moment when vigilance can soften, and the nervous system receives a clear message: you are safe.
Who is This For?
Postpartum & Recovery
For those who are postpartum or after loss, illness, or surgery, seeking gentle closure and restoration.
Life Transitions
For those going through major life changes or crisis, needing support through transformation.
Stress & Exhaustion
For those experiencing chronic stress, tension, or exhaustion, longing for deep rest.
Embodiment
For those who have difficulty sensing their body or regulating emotions.
After Healing Work
For those who have completed intense therapeutic or spiritual processes.
Deep Rest
For anyone longing for safety, grounding, and the experience of being deeply held and cared for.
Wrapping and Closing Ceremony
The wrapping and closing ceremony, also known as Closing of the Bones, is a ritual found in many cultures around the world. It has traditionally been offered to women after childbirth, miscarriage, loss, initiation, or other profound life transitions.
Roots in Global Traditions
Although the contemporary name comes mainly from Latin American traditions (such as the Mexican cerrada and Rebozo practices), the meaning of this ritual is universal:
Morocco and Arab cultures — during the period of nifas, women were surrounded with care, warmth, massage, baths, and purification rituals that gently closed the postpartum time.
India and Ayurveda — body binding, oil massage, warm foods, and deep rest were used to “close” the space in a woman’s body after birth and restore balance among the doshas.
Indigenous cultures of the Americas — women after birth or initiation were wrapped, held, massaged, and protected from external stimulation so the transformation could fully integrate.
Traditional Europe — now largely forgotten, practices such as postpartum binding, corsetry, scarves, and home or church rituals symbolically welcomed women back into the community.
Across cultures, the common ground was clear: time, warmth, the presence of another woman, and conscious intention to close.
What the Ceremony Involves
The wrapping and closing ceremony is a gentle, attentive process that may include:
- • Massage (often oil-based)
- • Breathwork and embodied awareness
- • Ritual wrapping of the body with scarves or fabrics (most often in seven points: head, shoulders, belly/pelvis, thighs, knees, calves, and feet)
- • Silence, music, mantras, or spoken intentions
- • A symbolic closing of one stage and an invitation into the next
A woman’s body, which for months or years may have been “open” — physically, emotionally, and energetically — receives a clear signal of safety, containment, and completion. It is a return to the center, to alignment, to oneself.
Why This Mattered in the Past
Traditional societies understood that childbirth and major transitions expand a woman on many levels. Without closing, she could remain in a state of ongoing vulnerability, depletion, disorientation, or grief. The ceremony functioned as prevention — protecting health, emotional well-being, and relationships.
It was not a luxury.
It was essential.
Why It Is Returning Today
Modern women often move through birth and life transitions in isolation, speed, and without ritual. The body may be expected to “function again” quickly, while the soul and nervous system are still in process.
Experience the Ritual
Moments from the Ritual
The Ritual
Duration & Setting
The Closing of the Bones is a deep, individual ritual that lasts between 4 and 6 hours. Each session is held one-on-one, allowing for full presence, safety, and attunement.
The ritual takes place in Leirfjord, Norway, in a secluded and quiet setting far from crowds and daily distractions. The space is held in close connection with nature and the powerful presence of the sea, supporting deep regulation, grounding, and reconnection with the body.
Limited Availability
I intentionally offer a very limited number of sessions — no more than 11 per year. Each ritual requires extensive preparation on my part, including a specific preparatory diet, physical and energetic readiness, and dedicated time for integration.
What’s Included
The ritual includes, among other things:
- Body warming (bath or sauna)
- Exfoliation and massage
- Womb massage
- Wrapping in a shawl
- Sound bath
- Mandala making or similar
- Herbal infusions
- Nutritious and healthy meal
- Endemic cacao medicine (may be included)
Each ritual is unique and evolves naturally, depending on the intention, the person, the season, and the phase of the moon.
Preparation
No special preparation is required for the ritual. However, I recommend having a light breakfast on the day of the session.
You are welcome to bring your favorite massage oil or essential oil, which can be blended into a carrier oil and used during the ritual, if you wish.
A few days before our meeting, we will connect and establish a clear agreement (contract), during which we will discuss intentions, boundaries, and all practical details to ensure safety, clarity, and mutual understanding.
Cancellation Policy
If you have any doubts or concerns before the session, it is always best to share them and discuss rather than canceling immediately. This helps me ensure the process is safe, supportive, and aligned with your needs.
I will always approach any situation with care and find the best way to honor both your process and the integrity of the ritual.
It is best to cancel the session at least 3 days in advance. Cancellations made closer to the scheduled date may have consequences, as each ritual requires careful preparation and dedicated time.
Investment
Difficult Financial Situation
Payment in 2–3 installments possible
Minimum Contribution
Accessible option
Standard Price
Full value exchange
With Donation
Supporting less privileged women
Ready to Begin?
Step out of everyday time and into a space of slowness, safety, and embodied presence.
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