SHIBARI SUBSPACE /// AIBU NAWA ELEMENTS /// AISATSU NAWA

SHIBARI SUBSPACE /// AIBU NAWA ELEMENTS /// AISATSU NAWA

Greeting Shibari

Ki • Presence • First Contact in Rope

Every rope session begins long before the first knot.
Aisatsu Nawa, Greeting Shibari is the art of meeting and connecting through rope.

This 4-hour workshop is dedicated to the opening moment of a rope scene:
the greeting, the alignment, the tuning of Ki, breath, and intention between Bakushi (rigger) and Ukete (model).

This workshop explores how rope can become a ritual of arrival, and take your partner into Shibari subspace, a way to say “I see you, I am here, let’s begin.”

What Is Aisatsu Nawa?

Aisatsu means greeting.
In rope, it is the moment where connection is established, emotionally, energetically, and physically.

Aisatsu Nawa is about presence and listening.

Through slow, intentional rope placement, touch, and breath, the Bakushi sets the tone of the entire session, while the Ukete is invited into trust, receptivity, and embodied awareness.

What We Will Explore

1. Ki & Intention

• Understanding Ki as attention, direction, and emotional tone

• How Ki travels through hands, rope, body, and space

• Establishing energetic consent 

2. Aisatsu Nawa — Front cross

• A welcoming, open-facing greeting

• Creating safety, grounding, and orientation

• Establishing rhythm and emotional pacing

3. Aisatsu Nawa — Hishi Gote Version

• Greeting through containment and surrender

• Transitioning from openness to inward focus

• Breath-led tension and release

4. Aisatsu Nawa — Strappado-Inspired Version

• A deeper, more charged greeting

• Using elevation and angle to shift emotional state

• Safety, communication, and clarity in higher-intensity openings

5. Transition & Integration

• Moving from greeting into the rest of the session

• Reading the Ukete’s response

• When to stay soft, when to deepen, when to pause

Practical Focus

This workshop balances theory, demonstration, and guided practice, with space to repeat, feel, and refine.

You will work on:

• Rope placement with emotional clarity

• Listening through hands and rope

• Establishing trust without words

✨ Who Is This Workshop For?

• Bakushi(rigger) & Ukete (model) with basic rope experience

• Those curious about ritual, presence, and emotional depth

• Practitioners who want to slow down and deepen connection

• Anyone interested in Kinbaku as communication, not just technique

🧵 What to Bring

• 1 rope  (8–10 m)

• Comfortable clothing

• Openness, patience, and attention

🏳️‍🌈 Inclusivity 

Rope Jam Studio is proudly LGBTQIA+, FLINTA, POC, and kink-positive.
All bodies, identities, and dynamics are welcome.
Consent, care, and mutual respect are the foundation of every practice.

How to Find Us 

Unit 2
7 Fountayne Road
N15 4QL

Please make sure to go the right Fountayne Road in N15 not the one in N16!
Entrance on the road from Building Number 7 Courtyard black door
Please message on WhatsApp 07772955639 when outside and ring number 2
the ring only allows to know there is someone out but we can't open from inside.

Transport 

Victoria line
Tottenham Hale
Seven Sisters

Overground
South Tottenham ( Suffraggette line)
Seven Sisters (Weaver Line)

Stansted Express
from Stansted to Tottenham hale
from Liverpool Street to Tottenham hale

Attention

Your punctuality is respect for others, please arrive 10-15 min prior to the start of the event.

Unconditional rope Love to all