Being in rope can be an incredibly intense experience. The array of sensations and emotions that can be felt is limitless and often ever-changing within the experience of being tied. Processing, managing, and allowing these sensations and emotions requires a continuous, real-time evaluation of what we are feeling, and if we can accept the situation we are in or not. We need to be able to relinquish control and at the same time maintain absolute oversight so that we are able to react appropriately and responsibly. This level of balance is no easy task and exactly what we hope to develop a practice for during this workshop.
In this workshop, we will go through a series of hands-on tying exercises, practiced with a rigger, designed for those who are being tied to develop a personal bottoming practice. We will explore how to manage physical and emotional pain while in ropes as well as use techniques derived from dance and mindfulness meditation for developing body awareness. We will learn about body mechanics, including blood pressure, nerve compression, and muscle tension. We will practice following with our bodies so that we do not help, but rather enable the rigger to take the lead. And we will dive deep into our own personal strengths, limits, and weaknesses in order to develop a better understanding of what we are comfortable with, what we would like to work on, and what we would like to leave well-enough alone.
We will also work on the emotional body. We will seek to understand our own intentions for doing rope as well as our intentions for doing rope with others. We will look into what we hope to gain and explore emotionally, and what emotions can be challenging for us to face while in rope. For every exercise focusing on the body, there will also be an analogous exercise for the mind. We will hopefully see throughout this workshop that there is a feedback loop between the physical and emotional bodies that feed into each other through our thoughts and feelings. In this workshop, we hope to reach a place where we can understand how this feedback loop works for ourselves and how we can use this channel of communication within ourselves to allow the body and the mind to speak to each other.
By the end of this workshop, every bottom should hopefully leave with a better understanding of themselves in rope as well and an understand of how they would like to practice rope, from their intention to their fitness.
SKILLS / REQUIREMENTS
This workshop is for any rope bottom at any skill or experience level. The bottom should come with a rigger who is fluent with rope suspension so that there is little to no need to focus on tying technique during the workshop, allowing both to be able to fully concentrate on the conceptual content within this workshop. As usual, it is also best if both parties have tied with each other before and feel comfortable with each other. Booking only in couples!
Please contact us, if you have any doubts or questions on these topics.
A WORKSHOP BY >> SAARA REI
SCHEDULE
Sat, 02.07.2022 - 11-18 h
LANGUAGES
English
(Translation into German
may be possible on request)
PRICE PER COUPLE - Bottom & Rigger
CHF 240.00
Soli tickets
I - CHF 200,00
II - CHF 160,00
III - CHF 120,00
Supporter tickets
I - CHF 280,00
II - CHF 320,00
III - CHF 360,00
Why so many prizes? Are there offers for people with low-incomes? See below...
Please also read all further info below, too.
Further informations
REQUIREMENTS & WHAT TO BRING
This workshop is for any rope bottom at any skill or experience level. The bottom should come with a rigger who is fluent with rope suspension so that there is little to no need to focus on tying technique during the workshop, allowing both to be able to fully concentrate on the conceptual content within this workshop. As usual, it is also best if both parties have tied with each other before and feel comfortable with each other. Booking only in couples!
Please contact us, if you have any doubts or questions on these topics.
Please bring
• as many ropes as you need for your regular suspension tying practice
• the ring and carabiners that you need for it - there won’t be bamboos for tying
• blindfold – or a piece of all-purpose fabric
NOTES ON THE EVENT
- The goals of our events are to learn together in a group and to support joint processes as well as personal development. Couples and all other types of partnerships or constellations are welcome, but you should be aware and open to the fact that the courses are not designed as partnership experiences and that we address each person as an individual.
- Gender identity, sexual orientation, age etc. are not criteria when registering and selecting participants.
- We expect you to act in a careful, communicative, consensus-oriented and mindful way and we encourage you to respect your own boundaries and self-responsibility.
- Hate Speech will not be tolerated. Please bring "candy speech" with you.
- We reserve the right to ask participants to leave the workshop should their behaviour be hurtful or too problematic, and we reserve the right to do so without explanation - although we will probably try to explain. Workshop fees would then be refunded in full. Further claims are then excluded.
- We do our best to accommodate different needs, but our resources are limited. Contact us if you are in doubt.
You can read more about this topic here.
PRICES & WHEN SOLD OUT
As a result of the Corona crisis, many people had significant financial losses, while others were earning well and could continue to draw their salaries. We would like to give low-income earners the opportunity to continue attending our events with the Soli-TIckets. For the coming events, we cordially invite high earners to support the low earners with a higher contribution and thank you in advance for your understanding and solidarity. We are very much looking forward to future joint courses and events.
For PEOPLE WITH PARTICULARLY LOW INCOME - students, artists etc. - there may also be the possibility of even lower prices on request.
Is the event sold out at eventfrog? Write to us! There might be a waiting list or another possibility to participate.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations are free of charge up to eight weeks before the start of the course, up to four weeks before the start of the course a cancellation fee of 20% of the course fee is due, up to two weeks before the start of the course a cancellation fee of 50% is due. Later cancellations and refunds of participant fees are not possible. However, participants can find substitute participants who will take the booked places. In case of cancellation by the organizer, the course fee will be refunded in full. Further claims are excluded.