
12 (Saturday) 11:00 - 13 (Sunday) 18:00
English/German
Join us to take your very first steps in learning Japanese-inspired rope bondage within a closed group setting. This weekend intensive course is designed for absolute beginners with no prior knowledge
Join us to take your very first steps in learning Japanese-inspired rope bondage within a closed group setting.
This weekend intensive course is designed for absolute beginners with no prior knowledge whatsoever and gives more structure and time to learn than our drop-in classes.
Gestalta will be your guide and teacher and will encourage you to develop your skills, ground yourself in the fundamentals of tying and being tied, build muscle memory, and find inspiration on your rope journey.
Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday, November 12 & 13th, 2022, 11 am – 6 pm (1-hour lunch break in between)
Format: workshop
Audience: LGBTQIA+ & FRIENDS
Language: English
Minimum Knowledge Level: none
What to Bring: 1-3 ropes, towel, or blanket (we can provide workshop ropes if you have none, you can also buy ropes from us)
Solo or Partnered: solo or partnered (each participant must purchase a ticket)
Price: 100 Euros per person for the entire weekend
What we will teach you
The content of this workshop will most likely include (but is not limited to!):
– rope handling
– single & double column tie
– wrapping, tensioning & counter tension
– basic frictions
– health and risk awareness in rope
– Tying and thinking creatively
– One rope exercises for connection and flow
– Breath, space, intention
Safety Concept & Regulation
Please consult our safety concept and regulations for this event here.
Who is this event for?
LGBTQIA+ describes the full spectrum of non-mainstream sexual orientation and/or gender identity, meaning: lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, non-binary, genderqueer/fluid,
Friends describes 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 safe(r) space and its marginalized community.
When you consider yourself a friend you show acknowledgment 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 pro-actively work and strive to be good friends and allies to marginalized people.
My approach to shibari has evolved as the result of over a decade of practice on both sides of the ropes and a broad range of influences that I appropriate, mix and develop in my own practice. This has shaped my teaching style into one that seeks to reflect the experience of both tying partners on a deep level. I have a strong belief that shibari should not be prescriptive and encourage students to explore it as a flexible set of tools; adapting each tie to the body of the tied partner, and to their needs and desires within each individual situation. My teaching process aims to enable this by giving students a framework of the fundamental principles behind shibari; including safety efficiency and fluency, but also body awareness, communication, and conscious consideration of their own experiences and motivations.
I absorbed most of my technical rigging style a natural process of observation and experience from inside the ropes of the people I was tied by as a model. In this respect, I have been lucky to have had a broad range of influences.
Tickets are not available for sale any more for this event!