Beyond Bedroom Bondage: A Nerdy Intro to Western-style Rope with Shay & Angel

We hear your calls for more beginner rope classes, and are thrilled to have Shay and Angel back for more Beyond Bedroom Bondage: a nerdy intro to Western-style rope!

Taking a "fuck around and (safely!) find out" approach to bondage, this is a friendly, approachable, raw-beginner level introduction to rope. With an eye toward focusing on "why" rather than "how," attendees will learn versatile, foundational building blocks and core principles for Western-style bondage.

This class is dedicated to concepts, not specific pattern ties – come prepared to participate in an exploratory process and build a deeper understanding of rope bondage. In addition to technical tying, foundational topics for partnered bondage (such as negotiation, communication, and risk mitigation) will be briefly introduced.

Each ticket is per pair. While partnered bondage is the focus of this session, some of the participatory activities involve self-tying. Please come prepared to participate in focused discussion and to both tie and be tied!

Pre-requisites: 

No bondage experience necessary! Knowledge of consent and negotiation basics and awareness of you and your partners' preferences, limits, needs, etc. Body awareness to participate and interact at a level that is safe(er) and consensual for you and your partner.

Supplies: 

If you have rope, bring what you've got! The instructors will have lots to loan out. Either nylon or natural fiber rope works for this class; some activities will involve contrasting the two. Shorter (about 15 foot) pieces are ideal, but longer is also fine.

Doors open at 7:30pm. Class starts at 7:45pm. Doors are locked at 8pm. Please plan your travel and arrival time accordingly!

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About the instructors:

Shay Tiziano (she/her or they/them) is a dynamic bondage performer and renowned self-suspender known for their innovative, intense performances and friendly, attainable, and risk-awareness focused approach to kink education. She is the author of Tying & Flying, the first-ever book about self-suspension, and Creating Captivating Classes, the first-ever book specifically for kink, sexuality, and relationship educators. Based in San Francisco, Shay has over a decade of experience presenting across the US and internationally.

Angel (he/him) is a self-suspender and rope switch who brings an extensive background in sailing, physics, and general shenanigans to his bondage practices. He is a durable human who loves to experiment.