Bone Woman: Conscious Eldering
Image by Kathie Sarginson
The transition into the Eldering years through peri- menopause and menopause often comes with disruptive symptoms, akin to a shamanic dismemberment. The non essential breaks down, fracturing values and old default settings along with the questioning of accepted belief systems.
This stripping down to one's metaphoric Bones is the meeting with Bone Woman, an energetic principle that is there at major transitions, she is the ancient one, the voice of the Earth herself, who challenges us back to what is essential and authentic. This time offers an opportunity to integrate the past and re-story oneself on the journey into early Eldership and beyond.
By Yia Alias
How to use this website
This website contains content related to the inner journey through perimemopause, menopause and beyond. It is intended as a self-paced course.
One way to proceed through the material is to read Yia's story then go through all the sub-pages for each main heading starting with Bone Woman, then What's In the Harvest Basket, Ceremony, Bone Woman Wellbeing, and The Empty Nest. There is a link to the following step at the bottom of each page.
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Another way is to explore whichever heading, page, or exercise you are intuitively drawn to. There is no right or wrong way to approach this work.
Image: Ancestor Ceremony, Hearthground.
Copyright statement:
This work is a culmination of many years of research, sitting in circle, and holding space with women in my counsellor/mentor /facilitator role. It is my form of legacy making to share it here. While you may make copies of this writing and distribute, please credit the author and do not alter or charge it in any way.
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Started in 2023, the 'Close to the Bones' podcast features women's stories of transformation. Yia interviews in an empathic and conversational style, facilitating space for each guest to share deeply of their biography, challenges and transformations. It is a groundbreaking venture that highlights the often overlooked voices of older women.
