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An echo is the repercussion of a sound, movement, or action that rebounds and propagates through space or time. This phenomenon, often imperceptible, is the trace left behind by what once was—a resonance that lingers long after the moment has passed. This workshop is for those who wish to experiment with their communication and shibari techniques. We’ll tie on the floor, in partial suspension, and in suspension.
We will begin with a process of analysis and introspection around how we tie. We will explore both the conscious and unconscious choices expressed through our bodies and gestures. This process is essential for a deeper understanding of ourselves, as we observe how our ways of interacting, touching, managing space, silence, and words reveal aspects of who we are—and how these elements shape communication with our partner.
We will learn to listen to every gesture, tension, silence, sound, or touch, and understand how these elements create echoes—resonances in the person being tied. In addition to reflecting on our decisions and behaviors, the exercises in this first part will help us explore their impact on our partner, and how they influence us in return.
After this phase, participants will enter the “experimentations” phase, tying in a variety of sessions — from structured forms to freestyle — and explore how different ways of tying shape communication between partners.
We will also play with a range of intentions — such as torment, exposure, or objectification — not as goals to achieve, but as possibilities to explore depending on your comfort, dynamic, and desire. Each session will offer an opportunity to sense what resonates, what fades, and how subtle choices in technique, rhythm, or presence create different echoes in the body and mind of the person being tied.
Throughout the process, those being tied will be invited to observe what they perceive, feel, and how each decision by the rigger — conscious or not — resonates (or not) within them. This essential feedback will deepen our understanding of how dynamics between riggers and partners unfold through each action, silence, and word. Through these exchanges, participants will engage in collective reflection, enriching the practice for everyone involved.
Photo: Helios tied by Bänana, photo by Yankee
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