EVENTS – ARCHIVE
QUEER BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – FIGURATIONS OF THE SACRED – with Newbie Intro
Bondage play all too often takes on heteronormative forms—which is fine, but we want to explore how we can get creative and experience something completely different for a change. “Queering”—as a verb—represents the joy of a whole spectrum of activities: questioning, refreshing, making visible, playing, unsettling, celebrating, experimenting, fluidifying, encouraging, expanding, inventing, showing solidarity, blending, being true to oneself, appropriating, becoming, transforming... At the QUEER BONDAGE JAMS, we therefore want to give creativity more space in general by…
“ENERGY FIELDS FOREVER” – THE PARLOUR – AN OPEN SPACE FOR MASSAGE EXCHANGES BETWEEN PROFESSIONALS AND PRACTITIONERS
THE PARLOUR is an experimental format—inspired by free bodywork and play spaces such as the Bondage Jams—dedicated to the diversity of massage styles and the joy of practicing and experiencing them. THE PARLOUR is not specifically intended for “ beginners ,” and there are no classes held there. Rather, we would like to welcome experienced and professional bodyworkers to come together and create a space where getting to know one another and exchanging ideas, giving and receiving, touching and being touched, experiencing and experimenting—all of this can take place outside the contexts of work, training, continuing education, and workshops, and…
TANTRA IN MOTION
This workshop brings movement to classical tantric massage. We’ll demonstrate and practice how different movement elements can be used to build sensual tension. Challenging stretches and powerful embraces, dynamic position changes, and the skillful use of gravity transform the massage into a horizontal dance. Clear, present guidance from the giver and the recipient’s willingness to be guided with pleasure and devotion are essential elements…
BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SERRAT(U)S
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…
BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SERRAT(U)S – with a Newbie Intro
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…
SHIBARI BASICS – PARTIAL SUSPENSION – PART II
In Japanese-style bondage, there is a technique called “suspension bondage,” in which the bound person is hoisted and suspended using ropes attached to a hook on the ceiling or a beam. While this technique is technically demanding and looks spectacular, it also offers a unique sensual experience, which we will explore in this course through partial suspensions. We’ll teach the basic technical knowledge and, through various exercises and tying patterns, explore the restrictive, playful, and aesthetic potential of this form…
SHIBARI BASICS – CHEST HARNESS & SUSPENSION LINES – PREPARATION & PRACTICE FOR PARTIAL SUSPENSION II
This workshop is designed for participants who have at least the basic knowledge gained from the INTRO DAY or have already taken a FLOORWORK course, but who have not yet mastered the use of an upper-body harness suitable for (partial) suspension (e.g., Takate Kote) or suspension lines. Both will be covered in a…
BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SIHL13
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…
(AN)OTHER INTIMACY - SPACE FOR CONSCIOUS & PLAYFUL ENCOUNTERS
Intimacy that breaks free from set patterns and conventions is fantastic, creative, and unpredictable—that’s what makes it so appealing, but also quite complex and challenging. In (AN)OTHER INTIMACY, we want to take this risk! What’s there to experience? How do I come up with ideas? How do I figure out what my deepest needs and longings are? And how do I put them into practice? What do I definitely not want—and how do I communicate between “Yes!” and “No”? The workshop aims to give participants an idea of what a playful and alternative “sex-positive” space could look like, and how we can create it together…
BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SIHL13
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…