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Kick off the new year — and your rope journey — with a weekend that bundles our entire Rope Fundamentals series into one playful, beginner-friendly shibari workshop. We have reworked our rope curriculum, and you get to reap the benefits in this relaunch weekend.
Across two days, you’ll move from the simplest building blocks to a clear understanding of how harnesses work. Whether you’re brand new, brushing off old skills, or craving a solid base before exploring deeper techniques, this weekend is designed to set you up with confidence, creativity, and connection.
You can bring someone with you to tie with or come solo and find a partner at the workshop.
Join us for the full journey, or pick the day that suits you best:
Saturday gives you the tools that make shibari fun — or intense, or meditative, or horny, or whatever flavor of rope you want to create. Ceci will get you started with the most essential techniques: the lark’s head, the single column tie, clean wrapping, managing tension, and staying safe. Once those basics are in place, we spend the rest of the day putting them to use in playful, intuitive ways.
We’ll explore freestyle tying and improvisation to loosen the pressure of “doing it right.” Through one-rope exercises, wrapping, unwrapping, and re-wrapping bodies, you’ll learn to follow curiosity instead of memorizing patterns. Because rope isn’t static — people move — we’ll also practice guiding and responding to movement through levers, spirals, and simple transitions like sitting to standing or shifting limbs mid-tie.
Along the way, we dive into the emotional and psychological effects of rope: how body positions, pacing, tension, and proximity can shift headspace and shape intention. With just a few simple ties, you’ll learn to create sessions that feel impactful, intimate, and expressive.
Sunday is for the rope nerds (or for anyone ready to become one). Today we dive into the mechanics behind stable, comfortable, body-friendly tying. We’ll explore how to apply rope with intention, how to create structures that fit real bodies, and how to make your tying smoother, safer, and more efficient.
You’ll learn counter tensions, ladder structures, your first frictions, and how to wrap with flow and consistency. These building blocks are what allow harnesses to hold their shape. We’ll also cover ergonomics and hand techniques, like hooking and pulling rope, so you can tie for longer without soreness or strain.
With these tools in place, we’ll begin tying simple harnesses and, more importantly, understanding why they work. You’ll get a clear picture of the core components (anchors, stems, wraps, frictions, and cinches) and start recognizing the logic behind shibari structures. This modular thinking becomes the foundation for everything that comes after.
You can come alone or with a partner. You can tie yourself or your partner. Alternatively, you can partner up with another participant.
You can but do not need to bring any ropes as we will provide workshop ropes for you.
You can also spontaneously come by on the day and purchase a ticket online right up to the beginning of the class if there is space left.
Note:
The class starts at 1 pm sharp. Please arrive 15 minutes earlier so we can process your ticket and welcome you. Once the class has started we do not allow entry. You cannot transfer your ticket to another week. If you are not sure you can come, please purchase your ticket on the day as soon as you are absolutely sure you can make it.
This weekend will automatically fill in your discount card for rope classes – you will get a free Tuesday rope class after attending!
Our curriculum is divided into three main levels – Rope Fundamentals, Rope Structures, and Rope in the Air – and a multi-level Rope Lab, each happening monthly. In addition, we organize one-day level-ups, evening community events, and weekend intensives with international teachers to keep your rope game growing in all directions.
After this workshop, we recommend repeating any topics you need more practice with in our Rope Fundamentals classes, or continuing with learning harnesses in the Rope Structures classes. You will also have the skills to have some fun at the Rope Lab.
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