An exploration of breathplay in rope, using heavy tension, body positioning, and simple uplines for restriction and control.
The rope we see often takes our breath away, so let’s talk about how to do it in scene.
In this class, we’ll be discussing different modalities of breath restriction and breath control as they relate to rope. To begin, we’ll demonstrate using heavy tension, challenging positions, and simple uplines to restrict breathing. Then we’ll walk through a suspension sequence that implements all of these tools. This class will leave you gasping!
Pre-reqs: Tops must have knowledge of uplines and body movements in suspension, and must have a suspendable front- and back-loadable chest harness, as well as a suspendable futo.
Bottoms must be able to communicate under stress and have strong body awareness.
Supplies: Full suspension rope kit, we will be suspending off of bamboo.
Skill Level: Advanced
This event is open to all genders & presentations, and is in collaboration with Temple New York. The button below will take you to their website to book! The price shown is for a tying pair.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
Who’s teaching?
Nova (she/her) and Nevertheless (they/them) have been tying together since 2018, and really amped up their tying relationship in 2023. Together, they have taught in their local Orlando community at Rope Study Group, serving as one of the two primary educator pairs focusing on intermediate and advanced skills, and at national conventions, such as Tethered Together and Ropecraft. Nevertheless has been educating since 2020, mainly as a Top, but recently shifted focus to educating as a bottom. Nova has been educating since 2021 as a Top, synthesizing her experience as a medical professional to her rope and kink. This tying pair brings ample Neuro-Spicy Info Dumps, Dad Jokes, puns, and witty banter to add playful levity to otherwise information-dense instruction.
What is Shibari?
Shibari, or Japanese rope art, is the practice of using rope to create connection, sensation, aesthetics, restriction, and energy between two people, or amongst yourself. With origins in theatrical, visual, and erotic Japanese culture, Shibari is now a globally-spanning practice with growing familiarity in popular and niche cultures alike. Versatile in how it looks and feels from person to person, tying can take the form of performance art, playful experiment, intimate scene, somatic experience, and meditative state.