How To

Sign up or stay clear? Finding a safe(r) and reputable shibari dojo, rope studio or BDSM dungeon starts here with our how-to for assessing if a space is right for you.

This Valentine’s month, let the lovers have their hearts and chocolates and allow shibari to be a tool to cultivate intimacy in the not-so-obvious romances in your life.

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…

For many kinky folks, shibari is a means to a (hopefully) sexy end but how do you actually do it while, uh, doing it? Consider this your ultimate guide to bringing rope bondage into the bedroom.

Co-founder of Embodiment Rope Space in Cape Town, Astrid shares her advice for hosting your first social rope events.

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

You’ve invested in your rope kit, now how do you care for it? Here’s how Shibari Study community manager Mo Bights cares for and conditions natural fibre rope…

Ready or knot? If you’re looking to learn shibari and don't know where (or how) to begin, read on…