Community Insights

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11 min read

Focus On How You Feel: Body Image And Shibari

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. By Velventine

Velvetine
Two individuals engage in intimate shibari, one tied in ropes while the other gently embraces them.
10 min read

Things I Wish I Had Known As A New Rope Bottom

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.

Velvetine
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7 min read

Shibari Rope Resolutions For Every Practice

No matter your skill level, these five rope resolutions will make for better, more intentional and more connective tying in 2025 and beyond.

Shibari Study Team
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9 min read

Shibari Study Wrapped: The Team’s Top 2024 Class Releases

From rope bondage games to shibari safety essentials presented as you’ve never seen them before, here are the Shibari Study classes we loved in 2024.

Shibari Study Team
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7 min read

Starting A Rope Community Space From Scratch

Thinking of starting a dedicated local rope bondage space in your hometown? Read this for some lessons learned doing exactly that.

Astrid
10 min read

One Thing I Wish I Knew When I Started Rope Bondage

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

Mo Bights
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9 min read

My Journey To Opening The First Shibari Dojo In Africa

Reflections on building a dedicated rope bondage community space from scratch.

Astrid
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12 min read

What’s In My Rope Bag?

What are your rope kit essentials? Insights into the equipment members of the Shibari Study Discord community bring to tying sessions, rope events and social jams.

Mo Bights