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Tying Different Bodies

Adapting a tie to the body in front of you, including everything a standard pattern quietly assumes.

  • A wheelchair user in a slip rests a hand on the shoulder of a kneeling partner tied in a rope chest harness, in a pink duotone collage.
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    Rope Bondage & Chronic Pain: If You’re Not The One In Pain

    9 min read

    Tying 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…

    Advice•AAlmond
  • a man with hands bound behind back with a shibari takate kote (TK), set against a teal background.

    To Box Tie Or Not To Box Tie? The Big Debate

    14 min read

    Unfairly 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…

    Advice•FFuoco
  • Person suspended in rope harness while another gently supports them against a pink backdrop

    What You Don’t See: Getting Real About Bodies In Rope

    11 min read

    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.

    Community•TTeddy
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    5 Handy Arms-Free Rope Harnesses

    4 min read

    Think outside the box-tie, with these five upper body shibari harnesses that don’t bind the arms…

    Advice•SShibari Study Team
  • Close-up of a squished body bound in rope with lilies, set against a pink textured background.

    Focus On How You Feel: Body Image And Shibari

    11 min read

    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.

    Community•VVelvetine
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