
Quick Info
- When:
- 19. June 2027, 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Where:
- KARA
- Format:
- workshop
- Who can join:
- LGBTQIA+ & Friends
- Constellation:
- solo, paired, groups - all constellations welcome (everyone needs a ticket)
- Language:
- English
- What to know:
- Solid foundations: single & double column ties, tension, frictions, safety. Harnesses: any suspendable upper body tie, booty basket or suspendable futomomo.
- What to bring:
- Ropes (or borrow ours), paper & pen, water bottle, snacks, lunch
- Questions:
- Message us via info@karada-house.de
- Add to calendar:
- Google Calendar / iCal / .ics file
Tickets
If our reduced tickets (low income & hardship) are sold out or still too expensive, write to info@karada-house.de. No one's left behind.
The first day of our suspension unlocked weekend is for technical nerdery, safety considerations, and gently easing into your first full suspension. You will get suspension right before getting it fancy.
We will walk you through the hardware and technical safety side: how to choose gear you can trust, how to attach suspension lines to a harness, and how to lock off main and secondary lines on rings, bamboo, and carabiners (including what to do when your rope jams).
Once the lines behave, we put them to work. You’ll practice attaching a harness to a main line, adding limbs with secondary lines, and working in partial suspension, solo or partnered. Then we ease into a gentle introduction to going completely airborne: how to protect the body from injury, what to do when things go sideways, how to communicate before, during, and after, and how the angle of the body changes the whole experience. The goal is the feeling of being suspended, not a heroic photo or acrobatic manouvers.
You can attend Lines & Lift-Off solo or with a partner. Ticket price is per person.
Take Aways:
- Suspension hardware and technical safety
- Attaching suspension lines to harnesses: single column tie, Y hanger, yuki knot bite saver
- Lock-offs on ring, bamboo, and carabiner
- Main and secondary lines
- Physical and emotional safety in suspension, and how to communicate
- Partial suspension practice
- Leaving the floor completely with a side suspension
Facilitator
More Information
LGBTQIA+ describes the full spectrum of non-mainstream sexual orientation and/or gender identity, meaning: lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, non-binary, genderqueer/fluid, queer, intersex, asexual, aromantic, agender.
Friends describe people of any and all kinds of gender and sexual identities who are aware and respectful of the necessity, needs, and boundaries of a queer space and its marginalized community.
When you consider yourself a friend you show acknowledgement to and are respectful of everyone's self-expression and do not assume, presume or project non-consensual ideas onto others. You actively request and use people's chosen pronouns. You remain mindful of the fact that Karada House is first and foremost a space for queer people that you are also invited to attend. You have a genuine concern for the well-being of LGBTQIA+ people and remain in awareness of heterosexual and gender-straight privileges.
Friends don't have to be perfect. None of us are. We request that we all proactively work and strive to be good friends and allies to marginalized people.
- Ground floor location with 3 steps at the entrance – a wheelchair ramp is always available
- A bell on ground level for people who need support with the stairs is available
- Accessible bathroom and no thresholds throughout the space
- Parking directly in front (please message if you want to use the spot)
- Chair seating, cushions, mats, couches available
- Fidget toys, visual clocks, quiet areas to retreat to available
- Psychological first aid tools available
- Workshop is held in spoken English, German available upon request
- Karada House is a sober space
- Please do not wear perfume
- Need more support? Message us at info@karada-house.de
- Please do not attend if you are feeling sick.
- The indoor areas will be constantly aired and two HEPA-14 filters will be running the entire time. We also have outdoor areas that are open during warmer days when it is not raining.
- We provide hand and surface disinfectant, please make ample use of it.
- All appliances, surfaces, blankets, etc. will be disinfected on a regular basis and before and after every class. Blankets, towels, etc. will be washed after every use.
- For workshops that require a partner, we encourage you to bring a person from your household, safe(r) Covid-19-bubble, etc. Working with someone you do not know is possible but at your own risk.
- We reserve the right to carry out mandatory Covid tests for large events. In case of testing positive you cannot enter the event and we need to ask you to leave for the sake of safety for the other participants.

