Bondage for Beginners

Interested in adding some bondage to your life but not sure where to start? This fun and accessible introductory class will introduce you to the basics of kink and rope bondage. By the time you’re done you’ll have all the skills you need to safely and confidently start exploring bondage on your own.

This is a bondage class rather than a knots class, so our focus is on teaching a small number of versatile techniques that you can use in all kinds of ways. All the ties in the class are easy to learn and can be used for many different play styles.

The point of bondage is to connect with your partner, so we’ll also cover fundamental kink concepts like consent, safewords, negotiation, and aftercare. To help you put it all together, we’ll have fun demos of the techniques in action, along with suggestions for how to figure out what kind of kink works best for you.

Single students are welcome, but this class is most fun if you take it with a partner. We’ll provide practice rope if you don’t have your own. The 38 page color handout includes all the class material as well as additional ties to practice at home.

COVID Protocols:

We will announce the masking policy four weeks before the class. If you buy tickets for a class before the covid policy has been finalized, please understand that masks may or may not be required.
 

Important details:

• Pay-what-you-can scholarships are available for all Pan Eros Foundation workshops. If you need financial assistance, please email Leah at education@pan-eros.org
• All sexes, genders, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, relationship orientations, bodies, body types, ability levels welcome and celebrated.
• No late entry will be allowed due to the nature of this workshop. Doors will be locked at 10 minutes after the start time.
• Open to all 18+
• Water available. Please bring your own bottle or cup.
• Attendance is limited to 24 people.
• Questions may be directed to: education@pan-eros.org

About the Educators:

Dan (Nerves of Purple) (he/him) is a queer, top-leaning rope switch based in Seattle. He has been active in the rope scene since 2017. His style of rope is best characterized as sensual, functional, and connective. With a medical background in neuroanatomy, he takes an analytical approach to rope, with an emphasis on nerve and body safety. He performs as a duo with Esjay the Dreamer. Their joint mission, with Esjay, is to promote shibari as a movement and performing art.

Esjay the Dreamer (they/she) is a queer, trans, bottom-leaning power switch based in Seattle. As a circus and flow artist, movement and physical fitness are their life, and are passions that they bring to their rope practice. Their educational style emphasizes body and emotional nourishment, as well as playfulness and fun. They perform shibari as a duo with Nerves of Purple, as well as various disciplines with other circus partners, including aerial and flow arts. Their joint mission, with Dan, is to promote shibari as a movement and performing art.

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