Body positivity is one of today’s buzzwords. It is part of a wider tendency toward acceptance of diversity. Now, since Shibari is evidently a physical activity, it is pertinent to ask if there is a relationship between body positivity and Shibari. And the short answer is yes. Shibari welcomes all kinds of bodies. Of course,…
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It’s not unusual for participants in a Shibari scene—especially tops—to reach a point of euphoria. Psychological literature defines it as a state of extreme happiness and an elevated sense of well-being. This, in itself, is not bad. Actually, we spend most of our lives striving to reach such a state. Feeling good and powerful, transcending…
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Nowadays, it is common to think of ourselves as limitless beings. We believe we can achieve any goal we set for ourselves. We see ourselves as unstoppable. However, there are physical and logical limits to what we can do. Moreover, each person works within a psychological frame, and this means that, for every activity we…
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Acceptance is not easy. We tend to believe that we accept ourselves, each other, and the world we live in. However, if we begin to question our relationship to ourselves, the others, and the environment we live in, we will see that things get complicated. Self-acceptance begins with the acceptance of your own body. This…
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People usually understand vulnerability as the possibility of being hurt or overpowered. So, for example, we say that a place is vulnerable when there are evident ways of trespassing. Likewise, we say of a person that they are vulnerable if we know their secrets or compromising information about them. Vulnerability, in its most basic sense,…
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Would you enjoy the most wonderful music if you were deaf? Certainly not. Well, some people watch and even participate in bondage scenes, and yet, it is as if they were somewhere else, for they don’t seem to realize what’s going on. This is due to their lack of awareness. The Oxford Dictionary defines awareness…
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The Oxford Dictionary defines a deviation as “the action of departing from an established course or accepted standard.” Colloquially, people use it as a synonym for the unusual, the weird, and the alternative. More importantly, the sense of deviation is the essence of kink. People used to think about deviations as something abnormal, wrong, or…
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Being the dominant partner comes with many risks, and one of the most serious ones is what psychologists call “power intoxication.” This term refers to an unhealthy psychological state in which a person loses control over their dominant role and becomes reckless and harmful to their partner(s). Power intoxication is a euphoric state that comes…
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Shibari is fun, sexy, and beautiful to see. However, if there is one aspect of Shibari that is absolutely undesirable, it’s rope shedding. Rope shedding is the result of using natural fibers for bondage. As any professional top will tell you, natural fibers are far superior to their synthetic alternatives in terms of performance, comfort,…
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Swinging couples have been in the kinky scene for decades now. The idea of exchanging intimate partners for providing excitement and surprise to relations that are falling into routine is nothing new. However, there is a new variation of the swinging trend: Shibari swingers. They are long term bondage couples who exchange partners with another…
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