Sensual Rope Bondage
It's not what you tie but how you tie it

This rope bondage workshop will be a hands-on class with active participation.  The workshop is fully inclusive and open for individuals of all genders and skill levels. We will briefly analyze the methodology of sensual rope bondage highlighting rope bondage as a erotic process rather than a simple means to an end. To begin, we will summarize 4 elements of sensual rope bondage: Set up, Intent, Connection, Unravel. Following, we will focus on 4 rope handling skills/techniques for increasing tension, flow, and intimate connection with your partner/s.  At the end we will have the skills to tie both a fisherman’s harness and a spiral futomomo.  d

Prerequisites: None. This class is designed for all levels including new beginners. The ability to tie a “single column tie” is not required but will help you. Participants are encouraged to bring their own rope if they have some, however, loaner rope will be provided.
 

• No late entry will be allowed due to the intimate nature of this workshop. Doors will be locked at 10 minutes after the start time.
• Water available. Please bring your own cup or bottle.
• Open to all 18+
• Attendance is limited to 40 people.
• All sexes, genders, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, relationship orientations welcome and celebrated.
• Questions may be directed to: education@pan-eros.org
• Scholarships available. 
• Please let us know by email if you have any access needs or things that would aid in your learning.

About the Educator:

Shibari Shawn is a local gay shibari artist and rope bondage educator. He started working with rope bondage in 2016. He has taken rope workshops with Iowa Friction in Cedar Rapids, IA, Studio Friction in Denver, CO, VoxBody in Oakland, CA, and RopeBurn in San Francisco, CA. Shawn has participated in international shibari conferences including RopeCraft in Chicago, G.R.U.E in Wisconsin, Tethered to Wifi out of Rhode Island, and Meet The Master series with Hajime Kinoko by Avalon in Australia. In 2019, Shawn started teaching classes by organizing the Homer Shibari Dojo in Homer, Alaska. In November 2021, Shawn presented 2 rope bondage workshops at the CLAW21 conference in Los Angeles and participated in the Bound and Beautiful art installation. In Seattle, he organized a 6 class series with the Seattle Leather Service Corps and a 3 class series with the Seattle Men in Leather.  You can follow his work under the handle Bound To Be Knotty on social media. 

This event is presented by the Pan Eros Foundation. Please go to Pan-Eros.org for more information.