Beata Absalon introduces this practice of open-source problem-solving, devised by artist Valentina Desideri. The roles of therapist and patient are freely interchangeable. No solution or cure is intended. The sessions are for those who do not need or want to be “fixed.” By playing with the therapeutic setup, we will rethink the concept of (self-)care. Instead of hastily framing problems as such, we will first observe them with curiosity, without judgment, and with kindness—as an opportunity to unfold unexpected thoughts and images through touch and conversation.

Saying “no” isn’t always easy—but it’s necessary. Whether at work or in personal relationships, those who have learned to say “yes” out of (misplaced) politeness will sooner or later end up hurting themselves and others. Overwhelm, bitterness, and poor performance follow—or people resort to superficial solutions like excuses and “ghosting,” which, in the long run, do even more damage to self-esteem and relationships. In this workshop, we’ll explore our discomfort with saying “no” in a nonjudgmental, curious atmosphere. We’ll discover where our healthy boundaries lie and learn to assert them confidently…

serrat(u)s bodywork is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who’d like to tie others up, exchange ideas, or simply watch and gain some initial experience is warmly invited! The Japanese art of rope bondage is a fascinating physical practice that offers a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Shibari shares many similarities with dance, yoga, and meditation, and possesses a performative and deeply moving aesthetic…

This workshop offers an introduction to flogging and other forms of impact play, in which we explore not only techniques and safety considerations but also the physical and emotional processes experienced by both the giver and the receiver, as well as the relationship between pain and pleasure. We sharpen our awareness of the dynamic connections that flogging and impact play create between body and mind and among the participants. Body awareness and spatial perception, movement and rhythm, impulse and resonance, breathing and presence—we examine this play from a variety of perspectives, thereby creating the opportunity to shape a flogging session into a dance-like or meditative ritual that goes beyond mere striking.

Calm and vibration, silence and sound, coolness and heat… We discover the art of working with candle wax as a meditative experience—both in giving and in receiving. We begin by attuning our bodies and minds, heightening our awareness, and opening ourselves up to the experience. Finally, we create a ritual together, taking plenty of time for this intense experience—with plenty of calm and plenty of wax!

sihl13 is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who’d like to tie others up, exchange ideas, or simply watch and gain some initial experience is warmly invited! The Japanese art of bondage is a fascinating physical practice that offers a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Shibari has much in common with dance, yoga, and meditation; it has a performative and deeply moving aesthetic…

Rope Bondage for Beginners. On this day, we’ll provide an easy and playful introduction for beginners, as well as a refresher for those who have already taken a beginner’s course and want to brush up on their skills. The focus will be on the basics of Japanese-style rope bondage.

serrat(u)s bodywork is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who’d like to tie others up, exchange ideas, or simply watch and gain some initial experience is warmly invited! The Japanese art of rope bondage is a fascinating physical practice that offers a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Shibari shares many similarities with dance, yoga, and meditation, and possesses a performative and deeply moving aesthetic…

Do you feel me, sense me...? – The tactile and haptic sensibility of our bodies keeps us in a tangible connection—throughout our lives and without interruption—with our surroundings—and with ourselves. Touch is essential, vital, and fundamental to who we are and what we are, and to how we engage with the world and the other beings in it. Yet as central as it is to our identity and our coexistence with other people, in our everyday consciousness it usually appears more as a necessity—to achieve a goal, fulfill a formality, or bring about a result.

Rope Bunnies, have you ever found yourself without a rope when you really wanted to be tied up? Riggers, has a Bunny ever been so defiant that you just couldn’t tie them up, no matter how hard you tried? Have you ever been on a bus, at Migros, or somewhere in public and wanted to tie someone up somehow? Join us for the first 20 minutes after the jam opens to explore “tying without rope.” We’ll experiment with using our bodies to move and immobilize our partner, to give nonverbal signals, to control, restrict, and create sweet, precarious “ties.” After this introduction, tying with or without rope is welcome 😉

serrat(u)s bodywork is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who’d like to tie others up, exchange ideas, or simply watch and gain some initial experience is warmly invited! The Japanese art of rope bondage is a fascinating physical practice that offers a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Shibari shares many similarities with dance, yoga, and meditation, and possesses a performative and deeply moving aesthetic…

serrat(u)s bodywork is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who’d like to tie others up, exchange ideas, or simply watch and gain some initial experience is warmly invited! The Japanese art of rope bondage is a fascinating physical practice that offers a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Shibari shares many similarities with dance, yoga, and meditation, and possesses a performative and deeply moving aesthetic…

serrat(u)s bodywork is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who’d like to tie others up, exchange ideas, or simply watch and gain some initial experience is warmly invited! The Japanese art of rope bondage is a fascinating physical practice that offers a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Shibari shares many similarities with dance, yoga, and meditation, and possesses a performative and deeply moving aesthetic…

Rope Bondage is for everyone! However, this has not necessarily been the case with our usual Bondage Jam, because often things are quite conventional and heteronormative - and that does not fit for everyone.Therefore, there is now the WINTA BONDAGE JAM!WINTA stands for "Woman, Inter, Nonbinary, Trans, Agender" and this special Jam is primarily about creating a space where people who identify as WINTA can simply be among themselves. So basically it's very simple: people who don't see themselves as WINTA , please stay away from the event.

serrat(u)s bodywork is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who’d like to tie others up, exchange ideas, or simply watch and gain some initial experience is warmly invited! The Japanese art of rope bondage is a fascinating physical practice that offers a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Shibari shares many similarities with dance, yoga, and meditation, and possesses a performative and deeply moving aesthetic…

If we think of Japanese-inspired rope bondage as a way to interact and move with another person—a way of dancing with them—then we can also consider how sound can influence the way we tie and are tied. How does music influence a session? How does it affect our movements and emotional state? And how do the sounds we make influence the reactions of the person we’re tying with? Our movements and emotional state can be deeply influenced by sound. I’m sure many of you have experienced music that makes you feel, dance, and act in certain ways depending on the rhythm, tempo, lyrics, tone, and pitch. Likewise, sound and music can…

Being in a rope scene can be an incredibly intense experience. The range of sensations and emotions that can be felt is limitless and often constantly shifting throughout the experience of being tied. Processing, managing, and allowing these sensations and emotions requires a continuous, real-time assessment of what we are feeling and whether or not we can accept the situation we are in. We need to be able to relinquish control while simultaneously maintaining absolute awareness so that we can react appropriately and responsibly. Achieving this level of balance is no easy task, and it is precisely what we hope to develop through our practice during this…

The Latin root of “humiliation” is “humus,” which translates as “earth” or “dirt.” Humiliation is the public failure of one’s claims to status. In private, such feelings do not amount to humiliation but rather to painful self-realizations, such as embarrassment. Humiliation is not necessarily shameful. For instance, one could argue that Jesus was crucified and that this was humiliating, but that he did not feel shame (or so I was told—I wasn’t there). Shame, on the other hand, is a sort of subset of humiliation; it is a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the awareness…