We usually think of Shibari as an erotic practice, and rightfully so. Few things are sexier than tying up your partner and experiencing first-hand the power dynamic between you. However, there is also room for Shibari and friendship. And this doesn’t mean using rope to take someone to the friend zone. Quite the opposite, bondage…
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I got friendzoned. Period. There isn’t a nicer way to put it. I asked my friend Melissa on a date, and her reply was a long monologue about what a good friend I was. It hurt. Period. It takes a while to be happy again being friends with someone you saw in a romantic light.…
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Alexander Ma and Natasha NawaTaNeko, a couple of passionate bondage performers from Berlin, will be teaching a weekend workshop. This is their third time in Madrid. This time, they bring their successful Bodies Under Pressure session. This intensive workshop will take a distinct approach focused on “Semenawa” (the way we tie). It will explore both…
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Some people never change, I can assure you. The greedy will be greedy, the jealous will be jealous… You get the point. My wife, Sandy, and I confirmed this old lesson when we attended a Shibari workshop last summer. We’ve been together for over ten years, and we both like bondage. Consequently, from time to…
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Shibari for beginners: have you ever thought about practicing this art with your partner? Nowadays more people than you can imagine are practicing it. Or, at the very least, reflecting whether doing it or not. In general, people do not usually have any idea of what it involves. The Most Basic of the Basics: a…
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