[SOLD OUT] Sensual Floor Tying with Tamandua and Olivia

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Join us at VoxBody on Friday February 3 as Tamandua and Olivia share a floor-based tying class!

The intention behind this class is to explore the erotic potential of floorwork.

It's no secret that shibari has an arousing pull that attracts a large number of people. Perhaps the most obvious element of attraction is the conscious act of giving and receiving control, and the heightened state created through focused attention of the act. A type of attention often described as objectifying in affectionate and cruel ways.

There are also the fetishistic qualities which are unique to rope; the way it grips and asserts force on the body, how it moves across the skin and in positions we associate with a certain emotional charge.

A few relatively simple ties will be taught, using 1-4 ropes each, to research the importance of choices in areas such as body manipulation and the quality of rope 'touch' to provoke and preserve sensual tension.

This workshop is not meant to tell truths about how to feel, or what dynamic an erotic tying session should contain, but to give tools and inspiration to play.

Requirements:

Tying couples should feel enthusiastic about exploring sensual and intimate rope together.

For safety reasons, you should know your tying partner prior to the class in order to feel confident about your ability to communicate with each other.

People tying need to know (at least) basic tying skills well, such as being able to make a single-column tie, double-column tie and simple harnesses without step-for-step instruction.

Switching is allowed between exercises but not within, in order to not rush through things.

* Please note this a floor-based class, no suspension experience or gear is needed.

* Please take some time to read our FAQ page and read and remain familiar with our studio policies (including photo policy) and etiquette page. If you have any questions or concerns please email us at voxbody@gmail.com

COVID policy Please stay tuned to this policy as the weekend approaches. It will change as the Alameda County mandates do.

Getting Here

About the presenters:

Tamandua is a Swedish rigger based in Berlin, Germany. He has been working with rope professionally, primarily through teaching and offering intimate sessions to clients, since 2016. Although topping in rope most of the time, he has significant experience bottoming for rope as well, and highly values the ability to relate to both perspectives. As a queer person, he appreciates tying with people of various gender.

'I am passionate about the semenawa aspects of kinbaku, to enjoy the heightened state when struggling to process torment, and to have the power to control it. I consider Kinbaku to be an erotic art form, consisting of aesthetic and empathetic expressions of attraction in the realm of power exchange. It is a thing of continuous exploration – where new doors open as you go deeper with a partner, over the course of a session or over the course of an ongoing partnership. Sometimes though, it all seems to boil down to that one alluring image that sticks with you, of a moment seemingly suspended in time.

My way of tying can be challenging for both the one tying and the one being tied, demanding a lot of technical clarity in order to be taught well. As a teacher, I attempt to consider the various needs of students, and the ways content can be adapted so that they can implement it into their tying in a meaningful way.'

Find Tamandua on IG @tamanduakinbaku and here: www.tamanduakinbaku.com.

Olivia is a rope model from Berlin, Germany and started her rope journey back in 2017. While knowing some rigging basics, her main experience is as a bottom. Her passion in aerial sports has positively influenced her strengths in ropes, as has skills obtained while modeling for various rope workshops.

'My biggest interest in ropes is the versatile engagement of body and mind, the mix of artistry and erotic elements and overall the intimate connection cultivated through deep trust and exchange of energies.'

Find Olivia on IG @olivialilith666