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Can You Breathe?

13. September 2024, 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm

 

During a bondage session, the breathing of the tied up person is often impacted. A simple chest harness can become real torture when breathing in certain positions.
The rope is a perfect tool for breath play. The rigger can play with his or her partner’s breathing on different spots: mouth, throat, ribcage, abdomen…

After we familiarize ourselves with the precautions to be taken, we’ll experiment with effective ways of obstructing the air column…

Breath play is a powerful means of communication in ropes. In this course, we’ll explore the reactions and emotions that breath play can induce on your partner, so that we can use it appropriately in a rope session.

Partner: Sixtine

 

Format: hands-on workshop & demo

Minimum knowledge level: person tying must know how to tie structured harness and tie uplines. Person getting tied must be used to floorwork at least. Bänana’s ropes style could be related to semenawa (ropes of torment). You need to be comfortable with this kind of dynamic. It’s important to have already discussed the framework of your practice (desires, intentions, limits, ways of managing consent)

Maximum amount of participants: 12 pairs

What to bring: 8-10 ropes, safety equipment

Constellations: partnered

Accessibility: Perhaps if you’re prone to claustrophobia or anxiety linked to lack of air, you should think carefully before signing up

Facilitator

Bänana (she/they)

Bänana, a ten-year bondage enthusiast, found her passion in shibari in 2017, drawn to its raw and authentic nature. As she has always been fascinated by the expression of emotions, shibari, and more specifically semenawa has opened up a new path of exploration to her. She began to follow Docvale’s teaching in November 2018, later partnering with him to co- manage Atelier Simonet in Paris until sum...

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https://www.eratobanana.com

Sixtine (she/her)

Sixtine has been a rope model since 2011, switch since 2013. She loves meeting people through their ropes, whatever their level or style. Discovering their universe and letting herself be drawn into the intentions that riggers can inspire is what she loves about this kink practice. For her, sharing her experience as a tied person is a mark of empowerment for the rope bottoms : a way of highlightin...

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