Masha and Mrghy offer this introductory class focused on basic skills both technically and relationally. We believe shibari is first and foremost a practice in connection, a deliberate conversation between vulnerabilities, and a possible place for growth.

In this interactive class, they cover the history and safer practice of Japanese-inspired rope bondage. They also discuss expectations on community accountability, consent-based interactions, ethical values, and mutual care, all seasoned with some basic rope skills learning.

This class is mandatory for anyone looking to take our core curriculum series: Roped-In, Beginners Rope Lab, Bound To, Flight Path, and Tied Up.

We view this 10-hours course as the beginning of the journey to begin an intentional, body-based, connective rope practice. While lots of time will be spent on rope handling and techniques, this course will focus on both ends of the rope, to serve both folks giving and receiving it. Switching is welcome but not necessary!

The classes will cover:

Basic tension, frictions and knots with some fundamental skills and drills;

Somatics for rope;

Body handling and affective rope skills;

Floor-based ties.

Each session includes a discussion, a short demo, and plenty of practice time.

The course is offered as a weekend intensive or as a four weeks progressive series.

This 10-hours course with Sydona is for those confident in their foundational skills who wish to explore both the technical aspects of rope bondage and the theoretical ones. Seeking to build rope interactions that exist at the intersection of thorough communication and intentional technique, this fast-paced but detail-oriented series will facilitate a deep dive into the “why’s” of rope, personal to each participant's needs and desires within their practice.

Each class will include lectures, group discussions, harness building, and hands-on exercises for learning technical rope skills and patterns. There will not be a designated time to switch.

The goal of this course is for each tying pair to…

Be well informed on safety and risk in floor rope and suspension

Be able to effectively communicate needs and desires during a rope scene

Understand how to build, adapt, and asses suspendable harnesses

Learn how to create and move through shapes on the floor

The course is offered as a weekend intensive or as a four weeks progressive series.

Sydona’s in-depth class for riggers and self-tiers on how to responsibly build and manage uplines. This class is for those confident in harness building and rope handling who are ready to start working on static partial suspensions, or experienced riggers who want a review. This class is for individual tyers, not pairs.

Prerequisites: All participants must know how to build and assess suspendable harnesses, know risk and safety in rope specific to suspension, and have excellent in-rope communication skills.

Tools: At least four ropes acceptable for suspension, safety shears, and something weighted with two straps to use for practice– such as a backpack or duffel bag.

This class with Sydona will explore static partial and full suspensions, geared towards riggers and models who are new to working in suspension. Each class will explore a new shape or concept. It’s not required to take the class more than once, but because the content will change each class, students are strongly encouraged to come as many times as they please. For every class, a detailed demonstration of the shape-of-the-month will be given, followed by plenty of time to try it under supervision, concluding with a discussion of what went well and what didn’t for each couple. Some classes will review harnesses and concepts taught in Bound To and others will not. Uplines specific to the harness being used will be reviewed during the demonstration, but this should not be the riggers first time learning an upline.

Riggers prerequisites:

Experience building suspendable harnesses, existing knowledge on how to build and assess an upline, confident in rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope.

It is strongly recommended that riggers take Bound To and Flight Path before moving on to Tied Up.