A workshop for bottoms and riggers on techniques for tying dynamically together
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Improvised Tying
A workshop for bottoms and riggers on techniques for tying dynamically together
a 1-day workshop with Saara Rei & Swen Brandy

“Each celestial body, in fact each and every atom, produces a particular sound on account of its movement, its rhythm or vibration. All these sounds and vibrations form a universal harmony in which each element, while having it’s own function and character, contributes to the whole.” - Pythagoras (569-475 BC)

Our movement and emotional state can be deeply affected by sound. I am sure many have experienced music that makes them feel, dance, and act in certain ways depending on the rhythm, tempo, lyrics, tone, and pitch.

As well, sound and music can affect how we interact with each other. How we move, feel, and react to each other when there are different sounds around. Not just from music, but from our own bodies as well. Laughter, humming, screaming, sighing, breathing, and any kind of vocalization made can affect the atmosphere, movements, and reactions from all those present.

If we think of Japanese-inspired rope bondage as we way to interact and move with another person, a way of dancing with them, then we can also look at how sound can affect our way of tying and being tied. How does music affect a session? How does it affect our movements and emotional state? And how do the sounds we make affect the reactions of the person we are tying with? In this workshop, we will use improvisational techniques along these questions as a guide for exploring the different possible dynamics that can be explored between two people tying together.

As a rigger, you will figure out how to take the tools you already know from your shibari practice and apply them in an extemporaneous manner. As well we will practice rope and body handling so that we can train our muscle memory in order to act more freely during a rope session. As a bottom, you will explore different levels of physical and mental activity during a rope session as a way of learning to embrace your genuine reactions in a session and how you can act on them. As a pair, you will explore different dynamics between you via power, tempo, and feeling, and see what dynamics feel best for you and how you can work towards finding what feels right in the moment.

FACTS:
- Sa. 12.03. near Stuttgart
- Start ca. 10:30 H (6h)
- Price: 160,00 €/ 170,00 € Couple
- Max. 3 Paare

Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is appropriate for the beginner as well as the experienced, and both the bunny as well as the rigger will have a part to play in each exercise (in other words, bunnies will have something to learn and practice too). The intention of this workshop is to bring a greater awareness to how we interact with each other's bodies while tying and to begin building a toolbox for communicating better with our bodies (to complement our words).

Testimonials
saararei

“Saara is both analytical and passionate in her way of exploring and teaching rope dynamics. Her workshops always has an underlying structure that makes them constructive for the participants and she is also able to adapt and communicate really well to ensure that you feel validated. I might add that you're almost guaranteed to laugh while learning with her.” by musubi

“The workshop was absolutely wonderful! It was both physically and emotionally intense, reaffirming the insight into how much music and mood affect how we interact with each other, with or without ropes. The workshop is rather physical and playful, so please expect some rolling on the floor. Me and my partner truly enjoyed the workshop, and we would heartily recommend it to anyone who is interested in taking intimacy and closeness one step further.” by Spikyheels

“Lovely workshop. Happy, easygoing feel to it, I felt so free, liberated, and safe in the space. Interesting to experience the difference and impact sound/music can do to a session. Also, a good group of people. Love to participate again. Thank You! 🌟” by Lempicka

About the workshop leader

Saara Reiis a performance artist and workshop facilitator with a professional background in music, dance, education, and public speaking.

Saara Rei has been performing as a dancer and classical musician since early childhood. With that, performance has always seemed to be a natural part of life for her. Saara's performance style varies greatly depending on her audience and those she is performing with, as she views performance as a genuine collaboration between all those on stage and their witnesses. She has a personal taste for the absurd, the extreme, and the disturbing, and often likes to explore themes that aim to provoke dark and contradictory, dissonant feelings.


Swen - Carnivore Pictures (Photographer, Kink Educator, Martial Artist)

Swen Brandy has been active in BDSM photography as Carnivore Pictures for over 15 years. His special passion is play shooting, which combines BDSM & fetish with photography/films. His core topics are mind challenges, impact play, spanking / erotic hitting, rough body play, body guidance / body manipulation, as well as the design of creative game scenarios for private or professional use.


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