Category: Beyond tying

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Making Money with Shibari

You may practice Shibari to enjoy a sensual and profound experience with your partner. Or you might be an artist, and the ropes are your vehicle. Or maybe you’re just helplessly kinky and delight in whatever practice provides you with the feeling of the unusual. However, there are also ways to make money with Shibari.…
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Shibari and Desire

Desire is part of the human condition. We all want something, and, once we get it, we want something else. Desires might be as basic as a cheeseburger and as complex as winning a Nobel Prize or becoming a member of Congress. Shibari is no stranger to desire. Actually, there’s a strong link between Shibari…
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Shibari and Common Fetishes

Shibari is one of the most flexible BDSM practices. It can be combined with almost any other interest within the kinky realm. Shibari and common fetishes mix up together very well. For this article, we conducted a survey online, and this is what our interviewees had to say. Blindfold. Being deprived of sight while you’re…
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Sexuality and Spirituality

Mac Mclaughlin, administrator of the “Free the Kink” Facebook group, posted this question: “Does spirituality play any part in your dynamic?”. There were over forty answers about the relation between sexuality and spirituality, and here we discuss the results. First of all, the answers were divided. This comes as no surprise since statistics consistently show…
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How to Handle CNC

CNC (Consensual Non-Consent) is the current fad in BDSM. It is a form of agreeing to disagree. In other words, partners agree to act as if they were engaging in forced activity. It is important to notice that CNC is not breaching consent. It is more of a roleplaying game in which you play a…
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Rope Restraint as Punishment Play

Punishment play stands as a prevalent BDSM practice, intricately entwined with dynamics of dominance and power. Similarly, the artful allure of Shibari, often associated with aesthetic beauty, can be repurposed for rope restraint as a form of punishment play. This unique convergence between artistic expression and disciplinary action harkens back to Shibari’s origins in Hojojutsu,…
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Shibari at College

Shibari at college is not a bad idea. After all, college students are young and beautiful. Moreover, they are not underage, and they have the stamina and the open mind to try almost any kink in the catalog. However, it is not exactly a bed of roses. That’s why, in this article, we offer some…
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Appreciation of Bondage

Standing in front of a Shibari scene or watching pictures of it for the first time can be an intimidating experience. At first, all you can see are bodies displayed in unusual positions. Moreover, you see a lot of ropes, twisted, and tied in unimaginable ways. However, if you take your time and follow the…
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Shibari and Recreational Drugs

We live in a time when most people accept the use of recreational drugs. It’s not unusual to see people shamelessly smoking weed or taking a psychedelic substance as they would take a regular drink. This naturally leads to the question of whether you should combine Shibari and recreational drugs. The spoiler is that you…
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Shibari for Meditation

Most people think of bondage that rushes your blood and emotions. While this may be true in many cases, it is also true that you can use Shibari for meditation. After all, while a person is tied up, they’re alone with their thoughts. And they can explore their ideas and their feelings, while time passes…
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