Community Insights

Switching in shibari – that is, moving between the roles of tying or being tied – offers more than new rope skills or experiences. Instead, it might just shift your perspective entirely.

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.

Every rope session is an opportunity to welcome more intentionality into your shibari practice. If the new year has you feeling inspired, here’s how to start…

When established local scenes, reputable shibari educators and organized in-person learning are a literally-distant dream, how can we build rope skills in geographically isolated communities?

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.