Bottoming

We all look, feel and move differently in bondage. Five rope bottoms share the unseen “limitations” that shape their practice and how they’ve learned to love their bodies in rope.

Nerve compression injury is one of the most common risks of shibari and, as one experienced rope bottom writes, recovery can be an emotional as well as a physical process.

When it comes to suspending in rope bondage, equipping yourself and your tying partner for a mutually successful outcome starts long before the first ropes are laid…

It’s been said that there’s no reward without risk – and there’s certainly no rope bondage without risk. To make the most of your practice as a rope bottom, understand where things could go wrong too.

How you end your rope scene is just as important as how you begin it – here’s why you should include some TLC in your BDSM…

Shibari can take us into simultaneously vulnerable, empowering and intense spaces, both physically and emotionally. For rope bottoms, reflecting on their bodies in rope is often part of the journey.

Taking up a new hobby for the new year or wanting to make some better-rope resolutions? Rope bottoms share their experiences for safer, enjoyable and more fulfilling rope bottoming.

Insights from the Shibari Study Discord community on what they wish they’d known at the beginning of their shibari journeys.

Tie, write, reflect, repeat: here’s how keeping a journal can help rope bottoms cultivate self-knowledge in and out of ropes.

A quick look at ‘rope space’ and the science behind the psychological peaks (and comedowns) of BDSM.