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A Couple of Open Letters

A woman, let’s call her Tiffany, has been a rope enthusiast since her teens. She’s now an experienced bondage enthusiast, capable of playing both rigger and bottom. And she loves every minute of every scene she does. Tiffany has a friend; let’s call him Zack. Zack is a hundred percent vanilla. Dirty talking is dirty…
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Shibari is Never Offline

The social media outage we had on Super Tuesday, when Facebook, Instagram, and some other platforms became unavailable, was a reminder of our excessive dependency on the web. We have gotten so used to online activities, that it’s hard for the younger generations to think of a world when most people had nothing to do…
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Shibari during Super Tuesday

This year’s Super Tuesday was different. Not because of the political results, which we will not discuss, but because there was a social media outage. And it lasted for several hours. For some, it was a traumatic experience; for others, it was an opportunity to reexperience the pre-Internet world. Each one of us found a…
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Ecofriendly Shibari – Survey

In our previous post, we discussed the new ecofriendly Shibari trend. As a follow up, we now present an ecofriendly Shibari survey, in which we interviewed a group of rope lovers who have adhered to this tendency. Here’s what they told us: “We always talk about scenes in Shibari. But the greatest scene of them…
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Ecofriendly Shibari

Everybody seems to feel a concern for the environment nowadays. So, it was just a matter of time before a rope lover who is also someone worried about climate change and pollution would try to combine these two passions. And that’s how ecofriendly Shibari came into the picture. What is ecofriendly Shibari? It’s basically the…
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Why Shibari Is an Art

In other articles, we have thoroughly discussed the various reasons why Shibari is an art. Although there are still some people who only see in bondage figures a bunch of ropes and an uncomfortable person, every day more people are beginning to appreciate the sheer beauty of a bondage scene. For this article, we gathered…
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Polyamory and Shibari

The dictionary defines “polyamory” as “the practice of engaging in multiple romantic (and typically sexual) relationships with the consent of all the people involved.” It’s a definition that contains some important elements that are worthy of separate discussion. First of all, it’s a practice, not a concept. As such, it is similar to other BDSM…
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AI and Shibari

In our previous article, we discussed the impact that AI could have on Shibari. Our expert, Donald Whitford, said that, despite all the buzz, bondage will remain basically the same. To take things to the next level and continue discussing the topic of AI and Shibari, we asked ChatGPT to “describe a Shibari scene.” Here’s…
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Shibari instead of Drugs

In this article, coach Hank Martines, who has helped many people deal with stress and anxiety, shares his thoughts on the use of Shibari instead of drugs to treat these ailments.  Disclaimer: coach Hank Martines is not a medical specialist, and consequently, his advice should not be taken as medical counsel. Stress and anxiety disorders…
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After the Change in the DSM

For decades, the DSM has been the most reliable and quoted reference for mental disorders. It has guided the research and therapy of thousands of psychology professionals all around the world. In its latest edition (the DSM 5-IV), it changes its perceptions of the paraphilias (including bondage) from something intrinsically wrong to an unusual preference.…
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