Tag: workshop-descriptions
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Workshop: Happily masochistic (2022)
Is the experience still masochistic if the protagonist is no longer the one in pain? During this time, we will explore the perversions and taboos of the dominant using the mutual trust built in our previous physical and emotional masochistic practices. I think there is a seed of curiosity planted after experiencing the vulnerability of…
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Workshop: Pleasure and… or pain (2022)
Welcome to this four-day retreat on the theme of pleasure and… or pain. BDSM and tantra offer different paths to ecstasy and away from the everyday mundane. By being a ritualistic framework, an intellectual toolbox, and a concrete practice with consent and consciousness at the core. At the same time, both pleasure and pain are…
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Workshop: Bonding rituals (2021)
Rope bondage is excellent for exploring power and surrender and provides many interesting technical challenges for suspensions. There is the Japanese heritage with its aesthetics, narratives, and patterns. And finally, there is the communal practice. To join together and explore the ritual practice of being bound.
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Workshop: Tantric Ropes for Couples (2020)
Did you do a beginner’s tantric rope workshop, and want to take the next step technically while still keeping the focus on the human connection? Do you enjoy Andy more philosophical and experiential approach to bondage? And think that BDSM is more about power then whips and chains? And do you prefer learning in small…
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Workshop: Rope bondage for bodyworkers (2020)
Do you want to include rope bondage in your sessions? How do you dominate someone while still serving them professionally? What are the seven keys to making a stranger trust you and surrender? I’ve been developing my therapeutic rope bondage for the past ten years. I often meet bodyworkers that have discovered the power of…
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Workshop: Four elements play party (2020)
We welcome you to celebrate the peak of summer with a play party. Together we will form a circle of love, where you represents one of the elements – Fire – Water – Air – Earth – that you want to invite into your life. Fire is wild and raving. Water is mysterious and dominating.…
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Workshop: Gathering of holy fools (2020)
On Saturday the foolish of May, we hereby invite you to participate in our Annual Gathering and Performance: the Dance of Fools.
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Workshop: Intimacy of a pattern (2020)
Rope bondage is often taught as a pattern, and schooling traditionally starts with the upper body harness called the Gote, or Takata Kote. I can remember my first lessons almost fifteen years ago. It was the same back then, and I was thrilled to learn the patterns of Osada Steve. Make a knot here, friction…
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Workshop: Shame and Predicament (2020)
In this workshop, we will move from the physical to the emotional, on a journey through pain and predicaments. I believe that many people start as physical sadists and masochists because it is safer to play with the body than the mind, but eventually, we are all curious to see what happens when we start…
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Workshop: Eroticism and Desire (2020)
In this workshop, the focus is the perverted desire of rope bondage, rather than engineering a technical experience. We will explore ties and theories that help the rigger to express this perverted desire on a journey through the darker path of eroticism. We will go into objectification, exposure, shame-play, forced serving and taking pleasure from…
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Workshop: Mask magic // seven deadly sins (2019)
The making of a mask is a time consuming and tedious process. It requires deep introspective and intense focus. Therefore it stands in contrast to the modern life-style with instant gratification and competitive mentality. We want to celebrate this contrast and approach our mask-making as a three-day ritual where we can dig deeper into the…
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Workshop: Perverted ol’ man rope (2019)
In this workshop, the focus is the perverted desire of the rigger, rather than engineering experiences for the bottom. And we will explore ties and theories that help the rigger to express this perverted desire. Through objectification, exposure, shame-play, forced serving and simply taking pleasure from our bottom beyond emphatically following along on their journey.…