EVENTS – ARCHIVE
QUEER BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – FIGURATIONS OF THE SACRED – with Newbie Intro
Bondage games all too often take 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: questioning, refreshing, making visible, playing, unsettling, celebrating, experimenting, fluidifying, encouraging, expanding, inventing, showing solidarity, mixing, standing by 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 open bodywork and play spaces like the Bondage Jams—dedicated to the diversity of massage styles and the joy of practicing and experiencing them. THE PARLOUR is not really intended for beginners there are no classes offered there. Rather, we would like to welcome experienced and professional bodyworkers to come together and create a space where we can get to know one another and exchange ideas, give and receive, touch and be touched, experience and experiment—all outside the contexts of work, training, continuing education, and workshops, and…
TANTRA IN MOTION
This workshop brings movement to classical tantric massage. We demonstrate and practice how sensual tension can be built through various movement elements. 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 feels like tying up with others, exchanging ideas, or simply watching and gaining 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 shares many similarities with dance, yoga, and meditation, and possesses a performative and touching aesthetic…
BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SERRAT(U)S – with a Beginner's Introduction
serrat(u)s bodywork is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who feels like tying up with others, exchanging ideas, or simply watching and gaining 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 shares many similarities with dance, yoga, and meditation, and possesses a performative and touching 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 up and suspended using ropes attached to a hook on the ceiling or a beam. While this technique is physically demanding and looks spectacular, it also offers a unique sensory experience, which we will explore in this course through partial suspensions. We will teach the basic technical knowledge and, through various exercises and bondage 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 up others, 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 shares much in common with dance, yoga, and meditation; it has a performative and touching 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 deep needs and desires 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 & alternative “sex-positive” space could be, 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 up others, 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 shares much in common with dance, yoga, and meditation; it has a performative and touching aesthetic…