Tying Different Bodies
Adapting a tie to the body in front of you, including everything a standard pattern quietly assumes.
NewRope Bondage & Chronic Pain: If You’re Not The One In Pain
9 min readTying with a rope partner who experiences chronic pain is a chance to advocate for accessibility and expand your own practice in the process. Here’s how to start showing up…
AdviceAlmond
To Box Tie Or Not To Box Tie? The Big Debate
14 min readUnfairly maligned icon or fallen-from-grace tie from days gone by? If you’re thinking of giving box ties another chance – or cutting them out of your shibari practice completely – read on…
AdviceFuoco
What You Don’t See: Getting Real About Bodies In Rope
11 min readWe 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.
CommunityTeddy
5 Handy Arms-Free Rope Harnesses
4 min readThink outside the box-tie, with these five upper body shibari harnesses that don’t bind the arms…
AdviceShibari Study Team
Focus On How You Feel: Body Image And Shibari
11 min readShibari 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.
CommunityVelvetine