Wild Card Slots are peer-learning slots where participants of Queerope 2023 teach other participants. Shika offers: For safe(r) spaces I believe it is important to talk about glaring topics and develop community. Get in. If you talk the talk, then walk the walk. Format: wild card Minimum knowledge level: be open and willing...
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The workshop focuses on creating a tying session for trios (co-topping). We begin with a demonstration using intermediate-level ties and upline technique. As there is no obligation to strictly follow a pattern participants are invited to work on individual levels and intensities which feel appropriate to the constellation. Exercises will include playful tools for...
Caritia will guide participants in finding regulatory states to calm the nervous system and return to presence within their bodies and find clarity in their minds. Format: meditation Minimum knowledge level: Maximum amount of participants: 12 What to bring: Comfortable clothing and one piece of rope if someone wishes to Constellations: all constellations...
In this workshop we will be exploring how to practice uplines and understand suspension positions without lifting off the ground. Instead, we will be building shapes lying on the ground using points to the side to mimic the feeling of suspension. This class is suitable for those who are familiar with basic harnesses and...
Hang out anywhere in the house and chill or chat with people. Tie in the big space or garden area if you cannot get enough. Or cuddle on one of the mezzanines. Do whatever suits your needs. This space is not facilitated but we will hold space for you.
"Trauma-informed" is a buzzword we hear a lot these days, this session will give space to think about what it actually means and looks like to bring a trauma-aware lens to your rope practice. Format: talk & discussion Minimum knowledge level: Any interest in rope - any interest in self-exploration - no practical...
This experimental class for self-tying enthusiasts will be focused on how we can use a floating hashira as a new element to play around and be creative. Pauline will show you how to anchor your bamboo vertically, some up-lines anchors, and demonstrate a few tricks and ideas of how you can incorporate this new...
Wild Card Slots are peer-learning slots where participants of Queerope 2023 teach other participants. ADDIE offers: Arms-behind-the-back harnesses (TKs etc) are a sticking point for many people; nerve and circulation issues, joint flexibility, muscle tension, and pre-existing strains or injuries need to be effectively handled in order for the tie to feel safe and...
This discussion will be focused on debating how we can make Shibari more accessible to different types of people. Listen to folks who need accessibility for their rope journey while learning and sharing Shibari. This discussion is a door opening towards a new generation of Shibari practitioners, teachers, instructors, and students who share together...
This light intermediate technique class is for people who like to give their shoulders a rest from classical box harnesses. The hands front position allows for a longer, sexy play sessions on the floor without stressing nerves. To add intensity the lower body can lightly be suspended. Model: Eliko Format: hands-on workshop Minimum...
This hands-on workshop will offer simple techniques using rope to calm, soothe, and bring yourself or another person back into their body, to ground and center. Caritia will invite participants to seek practical ways to return to their bodies when a challenge or trigger arises using rope combined with other props and suggestions. No...
This jam is dedicated to being slow. Slowing down and indulging in a calmer way of engaging with people and rope will calm your nervous system and allow you to be in-tune with what you are doing. To round things up, we will play some very nice live music for you. Nom nom! This space...











