Fear has always been there my whole life. I mean it. Since I was a kid, I’ve been afraid of a hundred things, from riding an elevator to travelling by plane, and from eating something unusual to going to the dentist. In other words, there are many things that scare me. And now I want…
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I’m not the only one who gets bored to death doing the same routine over and over again. I know. I’ve asked some friends, and most of them agree that working out for the sake of it is monotonous and dull. I mean, seriously, the whole idea of making the exact same thing twenty, fifty,…
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Normalization has become sort of a buzzword these days. Essentially, it means that something that used to be strange, unusual, or plain wrong, has now become widely accepted. Actually, people are seeing it as something ordinary. For example, videoconferences were a dream thirty years ago; now we all take classes via Zoom. Barely fifty years…
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The building of an identity is one of the main concerns in today’s society. Most people believe that everyone has the right to develop their own personality the way they want. How does Shibari come into the picture? Well, there’s a stronger relationship between Shibari and identity than you think. First of all, Shibari can…
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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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Shibari is a multi-layered experience. There’s the physical event of tying and being tied. Also, participants experience an emotional connection and a power dynamic among them. Anyone can see that there’s artistic value in any given scene. And, finally, there is also a spiritual dimension to the scene. In this article, we explore the relationship…
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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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