Experience a transformative 6-hour Shibari workshop

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 Experience 6 hours of expert Shibari instruction with renowned artists Jonathan & Sappho. Learn the art of partial suspension and enhance your rope skills.

10AM-1PM Workshop Part 1

1PM-2PM Lunch

2PM-5PM Workshop Part 2

In this 6-hour workshop, we'll cover:

• Consent
• Anatomy & Safety Considerations
• Body Manipulation & Rope Handling
• Reliable Body Ties for Suspension
• Top Line Techniques & Line Management
• Tying Limbs
• Partial Suspension Body Positions and Play

Class Prerequisites:

People tying should be comfortable tying:

• Single Column Tie with a non-collapsing knot
• Basic Frictions & Lockoffs
• Tying either a chest harness or a structurally solid gote shibari (TK/box tie) in a timely and accurate fashion (8 minutes or less to tie a chest harness or 2-Rope TK)
• Futomomo Shibari
• Be aware of potential nerves issues associated with rope bondage, and have solid communication skills around same when working with their partner. If you do not wish to use a gote/TK/box tie for the course, it's fine to tie a hands-free chest harness, instead.

People being tied should be comfortable being tied in a gote shibari/TK or chest harness, be competent in monitoring themselves for nerve/circulation issues associated with rope bondage, & have solid communication skills around same when working with their partner.

Due to the detailed & time-intensive nature of this workshop, one person per duo will tie.

To ensure personal attention to each participant, class size will be limited to 4 tying pairs.

Please bring:

• (8-10) 8-meter lengths of 6mm jute, hemp, or nylon rope.
• (4) Pear-shaped or oval climbing carabiners. Your carabiners MUST be rated for climbing.
• Optional Gear: Steel Suspension Ring

Need Some Rope? We have jute shibari rope for sale that can be delivered to you at start of the workshop. Please contact us for details.

Questions about equipment or class prerequisites? contact the instructors at portlandshibari@gmail.com

About the Educators:

International rope artist Jonathan Ryan (Seattle Shibari) performs on stage, ties for photoshoots, and teaches the art of Shibari worldwide. He has taught & performed for sold-out audiences in 13 countries and 23 cities, including Paris, Rome, Tokyo, Barcelona, London, Shanghai, Los Angeles, & many more. 

Jonathan has been deeply involved in Japanese cultural arts for more than 40 years, and holds a high-level teaching license awarded to him by Kinoko Hajime of Tokyo, Japan. Jonathan’s personal style of rope combines his knowledge of body movement principles, psychology, and rope art to create his distinctive style of tying. His website is SeattleShibari.com.

Sappho is an unabashed lover of rope who brings expertise in Latin dance forms and a spirit of sensual inquiry to her kinbaku. She and Jonathan have taught & performed together in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. 

Sappho combines a methodical analysis of physical movement with a deep knowledge of neuro-anatomy in her approach to rope bottoming, and loves to share this knowledge with others. Together with Jonathan, she directs activities at the Portland Shibari Salon

For Jonathan & Sappho, rope is more than a beautiful & sensual art form; it is the invisible connection between two people made visible.