Bamboos can add a playful yet striking element to a rope session. By introducing rigidity and structure, they allow us to create unusual shapes, strong lines, and specific body constraints. For the person in ropes, the sensations can be gripping, intense, and sometimes surprisingly confronting. In this workshop, we will explore challenging ties using bamboos...
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In most Japanese-inspired styles, chest harnesses – especially TKs – are a central element: practical, aesthetic, and an ideal way to connect with the person in ropes. When designing this workshop five years ago, I asked myself: how can we tie the hands in a creative way while maintaining technical precision, aesthetic consistency, and a...
BIPOC Shibari Weekend
For three days, BIPOC folks are invited to gather for a BIPOC-led shibari weekend rooted in learning, connection, and shared practice. This gathering is intentionally created as a space for BIPOC participants to explore rope in community—with care, curiosity, and respect for the many ways we come to this practice. Across the weekend, we will...
Shibari is not just about what you tie, but how and why you build it. This workshop focuses on the underlying structures that make ties functional, adaptable, and expressive. Instead of learning one fixed pattern, you’ll develop a modular understanding of rope: how suspension harnesses are constructed, how frictions shape tension and stability, and how...
Shibari Structures Toolbox Weekend
A two-day deep dive into the building blocks of shibari: how structures are created, and how they shape bodies. This weekend brings together two complementary workshops based on our Rope Structures series, that move from understanding how ties work to exploring what they do. On day one, Building Blocks & Design Choices focuses on the...
This workshop explores how to use rope to create clear, intentional restrictions in the body — whether through tying limbs together, shaping posture, or connecting a body to itself, another person, or an object. We’ll work with positions such as hogties, folded and asymmetrical shapes, and tying to furniture, using accessible tools like single column...







