Temple strives to adhere to the Kink Educators and Producers Code of Conduct.
Community agreements can vary from event to event and we ask that you are mindful of them.
Similarly, we ask that you hold yourself, us, and the rest of the community accountable when incidents happen. You can always reach out to us directly, or fill out our Incident Report Form.
We are dedicated to working through incidents following the Transformative Justice Model whenever possible, and we hope to build shareable resources rather than canceling, punishing, shaming, or perpetuating harm.
Temple is located in Bushwick, NY
Upcoming events.
Rope0
Rope0: the first step in Temple’s progressive core curriculum
Masha and Mrghy offer a twice-monthly class focused on the preliminary understanding of risk management, consent, and the cultural context of rope bondage.
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.
Prerequisites: none
Material: none
RSVP is $30 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Harnessing: Strappado
Harnessing — Strappado
Level 2 with William
Upper Body: Tengu, Hands in Front, Strappado, Shinju (for Gote take TK Foundation!)
Lower Body: Hip Harness, Waist and Leg Binds, Futomomos, Foot Binders
For this offering we will be introducing and going into the details of upper and lower body harnesses. Each Class will focus on one type of upper body and lower body harness, we’ll let you know in the listing!
Our focus will be on learning these unique structures and understanding how to build them piece by piece to be sustainable for our bottoms and structurally sound for any kind of play between floor and suspension. As is always the case, a structure is just a plan until it is tailored to each person’s body who is receiving the rope. We will be examining anatomical considerations and also working to find the right “feel” within the bondage. Both bottoms and tops will gain useful somatic experience through repeating the tying patterns within a supported environment.
Prerequisites:
We strongly recommend that students have taken “Roped In”, or comparable foundational level classes before attending any level two classes. We require at least one partner of each pair to have taken Rope0.
Rigger prerequisites: some experience following patterns and building harnesses, confident in rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope
Bottom prerequisites: confident in-rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope, confident ability to monitor and communicate signs of nerve compression
Supplies:
One full rope kit.
RSVP is $65 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Gravity is the Enemy (My Friend)
An introduction to working in partial suspension – a class exploring the space between floor and air.
Taut & Bound
Taut & Bound
with Master R and Toolboi
This session will focus on adapting lower-body "Merman" ties.
Taut & Bound is a rope study session focused on tying male-identified, masc-presenting, and non-binary bodies often underserved by rope bondage instruction. We ask: How do anatomical differences of masculine bodies shift the way we tie?
Each session opens with introductions and house rules, and may feature a guest instructor sharing techniques informed by their experience with masculine bodies. Structured practice with support follows, closing with a brief group discussion and open tying time.
Attendees should have a foundational understanding of rope bondage, including rope safety, risks and a single-column tie. This may be gained through Rope0, other classes or events, mentorship, or self-directed study.
This session is not suitable for absolute beginners, rope bottoms without a regular tying partner, those who do not switch, or those who self-tie. Participants may attend individually, with the expectation of being flexible about switching partners, or attend as a pair with a regular tying partner.
Please bring rope and cutting tools. Wear clothes that are comfortable to tie in. No nudity is permitted in the space.
Facilitator Bios:
Tyler (he/him) is a queer artist whose work centers on rope bondage. He has been tying for ten years; his practice explores the internal and external dynamics of Dominant/submissive relationships through rope. Beyond performance, he is a community educator and organizer, producing events such as Bound Affairs: A Living Shibari Gallery and Out Young N Kinky (OYNK), a monthly kink education panel. He has taught at MMX Yoga, Knotty New York, Men Roping Men and serves as the instructor for shibari clubs at three colleges.
Zed Sheng aka Toolboi (he/him) is a performer, artist, educator, and academic pursuing a PhD in performance studies. He has had experience being tied for over a decade, and is learning how to tie and switch over the past four years. He is married to his partner Tom, also known as Thiktool, and they have been co-teaching at various gay-centric kink and leather events, including Kink Down South, Men Roping Men, and Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend. He can be found at toolboi on Instagram or at zedsheng.com
RSVP is $30 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Rope0
Rope0: the first step in Temple’s progressive core curriculum
Masha and Mrghy offer a twice-monthly class focused on the preliminary understanding of risk management, consent, and the cultural context of rope bondage.
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.
Prerequisites: none
Material: none
RSVP is $30 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Beginners Rope Lab: Upper Body Edition
Beginners Rope Lab: Upper Body Edition
With Masha & Mrghy
Just your regular Beginners Rope Lab, but focused on upper body ties, risk assessment, and customizing those ties for different bodies & preferences. This lab is led by both Masha and Mrghy.
Lab is meant as a space to practice together, learn basic skills, and put them to use. Tying the upper body simply means that we will work with partners. You are most welcome to come with one. If you don't have a tying partner, take this as an invitation to make friends for a couple of hours with another participant. For the sake of science! Lab will start with an opening circle so participants can get a sense of each other.
If you don’t have a partner and don’t want to join forces with someone new, you’re still welcome to join as an observer and practice on yourself when possible.
ALL SKILLS WILL FOCUS ON BUILDING UPPER BODY TIES.
We will review nerve safety and discuss body handling, and positioning for some common shapes used in rope bondage.
RSVP is $60 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Wheel of Consent
Wheel of Consent: Fall 2026 Series of Four Monthly Practice Circles
with Beth, Masha, and Rayn
How do we ask for what we want, express our limits, and stop simply “going along”? The Wheel of Consent, developed by Betty Martin, is a powerful framework that helps us tap into our desires and listen to our bodies. Each Monthly Circle will dive into a series of solo and paired exercises that explore a particular theme, along with foundational practices, like the 3-Minute Game. Come join us for one or all four, whether you are new to the Wheel or looking to deepen your practice every month!
Thursday, September 10: Noticing and Choosing: It’s a Practice!
This work begins with noticing first, and then putting it into practice. We will discuss and practice how to notice a yes and a no (and everything in between), and you will leave with actual tools you can use immediately to start choosing exactly what you want!
Wednesday, October 7: Why Don’t We Ask For What We Want? What Do We Do Instead?
We spend so much time and effort avoiding asking directly for what we want, for so many reasons. We are often left disappointed, or worse, doing something that we don’t actually want, and being out of consent with another or with ourselves. This circle is a collective experience in unpacking why that happens, and how we can release those patterns!
Thursday, November 12: Embodied NOs
Having a good NO makes a yes so much more accessible, and so much more delicious! Practicing saying and receiving NO helps us get it into our bodies, and releases the big feelings that we may hold. This is hard work, let’s do it together!
Thursday, December 10: It’s Good To Want!
This is our favorite circle! Tap into your deepest desires, practice wanting just for wanting sake, and notice how your body and brain start to light up with the possibilities!
Attendees are invited to participate by doing or observing, or request that the exercises be non-touch. Seating is mostly on the floor on mats (There are few seats available on a small couch.) We will have some cushions and pillows available. The space opens 15 minutes before the start of the circle.
PLEASE NOTE: Temple NYC is located on the second floor with no elevator and is not an ADA-compliant/accessible space. There are several sets of stairs and the bathrooms are not ADA compliant. Please let us know what accessibility needs you have and we will do our best to assist you.
Facilitators:
Beth (bethpoague.com) is a Certified Wheel of Consent Facilitator, trained in restorative practices and conflict resolution, including circle-keeping, transformative mediation, and group facilitation. Beth has a Master’s degree in Social Justice Educational Studies, with a focus on disability justice and inclusion.
Masha (theropejourney.com) is a rope organizer and facilitator that is inspired by the transformative potential of the consent-building aspects of the rope exchange. Wielding rope since 2018, her facilitation is informed by training in somatic trauma therapy and medicinal use of psychedelics, as well as many years of experience as a birth worker. Since 2022, she has been teaching consent in the context of rope and is moved by the possibilities of self-discovery and relational insight within the Wheel of Consent framework.
Rayn (she/her) is an inspired co-creator, space holder, seeker, and connector. As the Founder of Fireform, Rayn is interested in the interconnected power of the Feminine, and the relationship it has to our selves, our bodies, our pleasure, and the ways we move through the world. Rayn is an active member of the queer, kink, POC, and dance/rave communities, curious about the intersection of consent, mutual support, community care, and liberation in subversive spaces.
RSVP is $20 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Bänana: Strappado(s) + 3rd ropes
Strappado(s) + 3rd ropes
Model : Soft Armor
The strappado is a position where the arms are tied straight behind the back. Building one that is viable, safe and as comfortable as possible requires a high level of precision in rope placement and tension.
This workshop will focus on the detailed construction of a strappado, as well as on adding a third, and sometimes a fourth rope. These additional ropes can be particularly useful in different situations, depending on the body, the position and what you want to do with the harness.
We will explore several variations of the harness and how to adapt them to different body types. We will also look closely at body mechanics, rope placement and tension, and how these choices affect the person in the ropes.
For bottoms, a strappado can be a challenging position to get comfortable in. It can take time and experience to get used to the sensations it creates, and the way the harness is built and adjusted can make a significant difference. Throughout the workshop, we will pay attention to these sensations and to the information given by the person in the ropes, so that both sides can better understand what makes a strappado work for them.
Bios:
Bänana (she /they) has been practicing bondage since she was young and discovered shibari about ten years ago, drawn to its raw and authentic nature. Fascinated by the expression of emotion, she sees rope as a space for exploration, intensity, and creativity.
As a switch in her personal practice, she brings both the rigger’s and the rope bottom’s perspectives into her teaching, paying close attention to the experience of both sides of the rope. She explores rope beyond fixed roles and expectations, making space for different bodies, experiences, and ways of practicing.
As a teacher, Bänana emphasizes understanding the reasons behind techniques rather than simply learning them by rote, encouraging students to develop a deeper understanding of what they practice.
Drawn particularly to semenawa and emotional exploration, she regularly teaches internationally in both French and English, while remaining deeply attached to her cozy Paris space, La Cabäne.
Soft Armor (They/Them) is a NYC based rope bottoms and self-tier who travels and ties in LA, Paris, and beyond. They found rope later in their life and immediately fell in love with the ways rope allows for explorations in their body-trust, art making, and interpersonal connection. As a queer, chronically ill rope model, they love to nerd out about pain processing, internalized ableism, and the ways that the containers we make together in rope can feel like "aftercare" for vanilla life.
RSVP $120 per pair
[Payment will be as alwasy with international Guests, online deposit and cash balance. $60 online, $60 cash]If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Bänana: Beyond the Shapes
Beyond the Shapes
Model : Rae
Some bondage shapes in semenawa have become iconic, not only because of their intensity, but because they offer endless variations. They will be our inspiration.
What happens when we stop treating a familiar shape as a goal, and start playing with the ideas behind it? What can emerge when we take a known shape as a starting point for freestyle?
This workshop is an invitation to play around familiar shapes: to explore their ideas, move away from them, build them in unconventional ways, and break out of our usual habits. We will explore ways of modifying, combining and adapting familiar bondages, not just to make something different, but to see what these changes create and where they can take the scene.
The goal is to develop tools for freestyle and build our own vocabulary from familiar shapes.
Prerequisites:
This course is suitable for riggers who are comfortable tying in suspension. Having already been tied several times in suspension is necessary for the models. Communication being a central element in shibari it is always preferable to come with a partner with whom you already practice in order to allow a good experience. It's important to have already discussed the framework of your practice (desires, intentions, limits, ways of managing consent)
Bios:
Bänana (she /they) has been practicing bondage since she was young and discovered shibari about ten years ago, drawn to its raw and authentic nature. Fascinated by the expression of emotion, she sees rope as a space for exploration, intensity, and creativity.
As a switch in her personal practice, she brings both the rigger’s and the rope bottom’s perspectives into her teaching, paying close attention to the experience of both sides of the rope. She explores rope beyond fixed roles and expectations, making space for different bodies, experiences, and ways of practicing.
As a teacher, Bänana emphasizes understanding the reasons behind techniques rather than simply learning them by rote, encouraging students to develop a deeper understanding of what they practice.
Drawn particularly to semenawa and emotional exploration, she regularly teaches internationally in both French and English, while remaining deeply attached to her cozy Paris space, La Cabäne
Rae (They/Them) is a rope bottom and aerialist focused on creating work and community that centers Queerness, disability and hope. They have been an enthusiastic performer and producer in NYC’s professional aerial and performance communities for nearly two decades, and when they finally dove headfirst into bottoming in 2022 after a lifelong obsession with rope, it was a revelation and a gift.
RSVP $240 per pair
[Payment will be as alwasy with international Guests, online deposit and cash balance. $140 online, $100 cash]If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Bänana: Crafting transition sequences
Crafting transition sequences
Model: Soft Armor
In shibari, a transition is the movement from one position to another. When tying, it is easy to fall back on familiar sequences and repeat paths we already know, rather than exploring what else might be possible or making our technical choices match our intentions.
This workshop is about developing the ability to build transitions as we go, rather than following a predetermined sequence. Through a series of exploration exercises, we will create transition sequences and analyse them in real time. Starting from the sensations and reactions of the person in the ropes, we will look at body mechanics and how each technical choice changes the situation and how it can open or close different possibilities for what comes next. We will also explore how a sequence of transitions can have its own progression and narrative, and how technical choices can contribute to what we want to express.
The goal is not to learn a set of transitions, but to develop a broader toolbox and a more efficient way of thinking while tying: observing, making choices, adapting, and finding new paths instead of automatically returning to familiar ones.
Prerequisites:
This course is suitable for riggers who are comfortable tying in suspension. Having already been tied several times in suspension is necessary for the models.
Communication being a central element in shibari it is always preferable to come with a partner with whom you already practice in order to allow a good experience. It's important to have already discussed the framework of your practice (desires, intentions, limits, ways of managing consent)
Bios:
Bänana (she /they) has been practicing bondage since she was young and discovered shibari about ten years ago, drawn to its raw and authentic nature. Fascinated by the expression of emotion, she sees rope as a space for exploration, intensity, and creativity.
As a switch in her personal practice, she brings both the rigger’s and the rope bottom’s perspectives into her teaching, paying close attention to the experience of both sides of the rope. She explores rope beyond fixed roles and expectations, making space for different bodies, experiences, and ways of practicing.
As a teacher, Bänana emphasizes understanding the reasons behind techniques rather than simply learning them by rote, encouraging students to develop a deeper understanding of what they practice.
Drawn particularly to semenawa and emotional exploration, she regularly teaches internationally in both French and English, while remaining deeply attached to her cozy Paris space, La Cabäne.
Soft Armor (They/Them) is a NYC based rope bottoms and self-tier who travels and ties in LA, Paris, and beyond. They found rope later in their life and immediately fell in love with the ways rope allows for explorations in their body-trust, art making, and interpersonal connection. As a queer, chronically ill rope model, they love to nerd out about pain processing, internalized ableism, and the ways that the containers we make together in rope can feel like "aftercare" for vanilla life.
RSVP $240 per pair
[Payment will be as alwasy with international Guests, online deposit and cash balance. $140 online, $100 cash]If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Floored
Floored
An open rope night with live musical accompaniment
Floored is a sonic rope jam for people interested in working on their floor game. No suspension, no hard points, but rather, an invitation to be carried away by the sound of live improvisational music. All skill levels are welcome, come partnered or solo. Come to tie or just to watch. Some rope is available to borrow, but bring your own if you can. This unstructured but supervised peer rope event will be hosted by Masha and musician Alexander Sovronsky.
Doors open at 6:45pm and we will start with an opening circle for introductions and house rules at 7:30pm, followed by 2.5 hours of open tying with live violin.
Hosted by Temple members and friends
RSVP is $35 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Flight Path
An in-depth course for riggers on how to responsibly build and manage uplines.
The Share
The Share
with Mira and Mylo
The Share is a collaborative space led by you and your peers. Topics will change and develop based on who is present and the interests of the group for the evening, no two Shares will look the same. Participants are encouraged to come ready to learn and/or share.
Based on an “un-conference” model like NARIX and Studio Friction’s Rope Practicum, The Share invites participants to shape the night and collaborate, tapping into peer knowledge and decentralizing education.
At the beginning of The Share, participants will be given a handout where they can write a topic they wish to either learn more about or something they would like to offer knowledge on that night. All things rope related are welcome, and no topic is too small. Depending on the size of the group there may be 2-3 topics running simultaneously, giving participants an opportunity to focus on their areas of greatest interest.
The Share welcomes everyone, including self tiers, solo attendees, and pairs.
Important note: This event is not a class with formal education. The organizers act as facilitators and guardians, but the learning opportunities are peer-led.
Prerequisites: This class is meant to be accessible to all skill levels. When topics are above your skill level we ask participants to observe or ask for support.
Materials Needed: Pen & paper. A few hanks of rope, although you may want to bring more (8-10) as topics can range from single column ties up to suspension.
Facilitator Bios:
Mylo Nex (He/Him) is a rope bottom and kinkster who brings his background in circus arts and somatics to his BDSM lifestyle. Mylo focuses on how bottom education and communication can contribute to the development of safe and rewarding relationships and tying dynamics. Mylo also brings his training as a restorative justice circle keeper to inform conversations around harm and repair in kink community.
Mira (she/they) is a Brooklyn based queer, poly, switch who has been passionate about rope since first being tied in 2021. A rope bottom- turned- switch, Mira enjoys playing with sadomasochism in rope. She works as a professional dominatrix and as a union advocate and has a background in organizing. They have a particular interest in creating spaces for rope bottoms and switches to share collective knowledge, prioritizing collaborative learning in classes. She can be found on socials as switchy.little.thing or at her website www.worshipmira.com
RSVP $10 per person
RSVP $15 per person
RSVP $20 per person
Please choose the tier that is accessible to you
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
All charges will appear as Porter Cycles LLC in your statements. Please do not dispute charges.
Temple is currently working through an ongoing accountability process, and restructuring according to those needs. You can read about that process here.
If they’re screaming, They’re breathing
If They’re Screaming, They’re Breathing
This class is in collaboration with Fireform, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit centering women's & femme empowerment, education, and community care.
An exploration of breathplay in rope, using heavy tension, body positioning, and simple uplines for restriction and control.
The rope we see often takes our breath away, so let’s talk about how to do it in scene. In this class, we’ll be discussing different modalities of breath restriction and breath control as they relate to rope. To begin, we’ll demonstrate using heavy tension, challenging positions, and simple uplines to restrict breathing. Then we’ll walk through a suspension sequence that implements all of these tools. This class will leave you gasping!
Pre-Reqs - Tops must have knowledge of uplines and body movements in suspension, and must have a suspendable front- and back-loadable chest harness, as well as a suspendable futomomo. Bottoms must be able to communicate under stress and have strong body awareness.
Supplies - Full suspension rope kit
Skill Level - Advanced
Bio:
Nova and Nevertheless have been tying together since 2018, and really amped up their tying relationship in 2023. Together, they have taught in their local Orlando community at Rope Study Group, serving as one of the two primary educator pairs focusing on intermediate and advanced skills, and at national conventions, such as Tethered Together and Ropecraft. Nevertheless has been educating since 2020, mainly as a Top, but recently shifted focus to educating as a bottom. Nova has been educating since 2021 as a Top, synthesizing her experience as a medical professional to her rope and kink. This tying pair brings ample Neuro-Spicy Info Dumps, Dad Jokes, puns, and witty banter to add playful levity to otherwise information-dense instruction.
RSVP is $95 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Group Project
Group Project
Level 4 Lab with Syd
A monthly study group for advanced folks working in suspension wishing to hone their skills in a collaborative setting, facilitated by Syd.
Each month, the group will be presented with a new shape, sequence, concept, or pattern to work on. The class will work through the “project”, with the collective support of the group for ideas and problem solving. In the last part of the class, the group will come together to discuss what worked well and what didn’t, reviewing and discussing successes, changes, adaptations, and so on.
Prerequisites:
We strongly recommend that both rigger and model have taken FORMS, or a comparable suspension level class, several times before proceeding to this class. We require at least one partner of each pair to have taken Rope0.
Rigger prerequisites: experience building and assessing suspendable harnesses, experience building multiple static uplines, confident in rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope
Bottom prerequisites: confident in-rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope, confident ability to monitor and communicate signs of nerve compression
Pairs should have tied together multiple times.
Supplies:
One full rope kit. This class will be taught on bamboo, no additional rigging gear is required.
RSVP is $40 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Beginners Rope Lab
Beginners Rope Lab
Level 1 with Mrghy
Beginner Rope Lab is intended for new-to-rope people who have taken Rope 0 at Temple and desire supported practice time for foundational rope techniques.
The first hour will be spent on breaking down basic techniques including single and double-column ties, collapsible and non-collapsible knots, counter-tensions, basic frictions and structures, and lock-off techniques. Each session will have a different focus, so people are encouraged to come as many times as they want to practice with guidance and company.
The second hour will be for practicing these skills with hands-on support. Different experience levels might have different assignments, and practice can be self-led.
All Beginners Rope Lab, except the Upper Body Focus session, are designed to be practiced with or without a partner, though we encourage new practitioners to build relationships if they’re interested in moving forward in the core curriculum.
Prerequisites: Rope 0
Supplies: at least one rope.
RSVP is $25 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Very Hot Weekend: Brooklyn Edition
A full weekend of very hot, super sexy, downright steamy shapes and concepts
Beginners Rope Lab
Beginners Rope Lab
Level 1 Lab with Mrghy
Beginner Rope Lab is intended for new-to-rope people who have taken Rope 0 at Temple and desire supported practice time for foundational rope techniques.
The first hour will be spent on breaking down basic techniques including single and double-column ties, collapsible and non-collapsible knots, counter-tensions, basic frictions and structures, and lock-off techniques. Each session will have a different focus, so people are encouraged to come as many times as they want to practice with guidance and company.
The second hour will be for practicing these skills with hands-on support. Different experience levels might have different assignments, and practice can be self-led.
All Beginners Rope Lab, except the Upper Body Focus session, are designed to be practiced with or without a partner, though we encourage new practitioners to build relationships if they’re interested in moving forward in the core curriculum.
Prerequisites: Rope 0
Supplies: at least one rope.
RSVP is $25 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
The Hang
The Hang
with William
The Hang is temple's rope jam. An unstructured but supervised opportunity for shared rope shenanigans.
This is not an educational event, and all experience levels are welcome to join. Please be mindful of tying within your skill level or asking for support if needed.
Bring your own rope and rigging equipment if you plan on suspending. We will set up suspension points both on bamboo and rings.
Doors open at 7pm and we will hold a brief circle for introductions and basic house rules at 7:30. The circle is not mandatory, but highly encouraged.
RSVP $25 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Floored
Floored
An open rope night with live musical accompaniment
Floored is a sonic rope jam for people interested in working on their floor game. No suspension, no hard points, but rather, an invitation to be carried away by the sound of live improvisational music. All skill levels are welcome, come partnered or solo. Come to tie or just to watch. Some rope is available to borrow, but bring your own if you can. This unstructured but supervised peer rope event will be hosted by Masha and musician Alexander Sovronsky.
Doors open at 6:45pm and we will start with an opening circle for introductions and house rules at 7:30pm, followed by 2.5 hours of open tying with live violin.
RSVP is $35 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Roped-In
Roped-In
Level 1 with Mrghy and Masha
A weekend intensive: October 24th and 25th, 12pm-6pm.
Join Mrghy and Masha on this journey to begin an intentional, body-based, connective rope practice. While lots of time will be spent on rope handling and skill building, this course brings attention to most of the “soft skills” of bondage, and to bottoming education and input, to support folks on both ends of the rope. Switching is welcome but not necessary!
The classes will cover:
Session 1: Basic tension, frictions, and knots; collapsible and non-collapsible single-column ties. Risk assessment and mitigation, nerve safety overview. Body handling and affective rope skills; how to move a body; how to use rope to move a body. Double-column ties.
Session 2: Somatics for rope; Hojo cuffs and Yuki fix; One-rope practice (Ipponnawa.) Floor-based ties; how to use rope to bind a body in a shape for play.
Each session includes a discussion, a demo, and plenty of practice time, and the course leads to building a full, floor-based rope scene.
Registered pairs should remain the same throughout (learning buddies are the best!).
Prerequisites: Rope 0
Material: at least 2 ropes.
RSVP is $280 per tying pair for both days
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Pick Me Up
Pick Me Up
Level 3 with Mrghy and Mahsa
You learnt your basic wrapping and frictions. You have spent time playing on the ground with one rope or many. You gathered some body-manipulation skills and figured out that we tie people, not knots.
In this class we explore the very first steps towards partial suspensions.
We will work with simple structures to focus on upline building and lock offs and how to explore being in the space between flight and floor. We review anatomical considerations, nerve pathways and impingement, circulation impairment, risk of injury.
In true Masha and Mrghy style, this class will also center soft skills and bottoming education: moving a body via uplines, position, tension, intention, and impact.
Technical skills:
Introduction to Uplines: top and bottom lock offs, securing to bamboo, Y hanger, double bight and other attachments to the body.
Prerequisites:
We strongly recommend that students have taken several level two classes, or comparable floor level classes, before attending this level. We require at least one partner of each pair to have taken Rope0.
Rigger prerequisites: some experience following patterns and building structures, confident in rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope.
Bottom prerequisites: confident in-rope communication skills, understanding of safety and risk in rope, ability to monitor and communicate signs of nerve compression.
Supplies: 6 ropes minimum.
RSVP is $65 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Rope0
Rope0: the first step in Temple’s progressive core curriculum
Masha and Mrghy offer a twice-monthly class focused on the preliminary understanding of risk management, consent, and the cultural context of rope bondage.
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.
Prerequisites: none
Material: none
RSVP is $30 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Hogtie Rodeo
Hogtie Rodeo
Level 2 with William
It’s a hogtie ho-down! Want to turn your bottom into a suitcase? We can do that. Want to immobilize someone so they can be your prey? Yes, we do.
William will be demonstrating a variety of hogties ranging from single rope (ipponawa) to fully structured variations. During these escalating ties, we will be going over body movement techniques, rope handling tips and tricks, and how to combine single and double column ties with hojo cuffs while employing a variety of frictions. If you’re new to futomomos (leg binds) we’ll be going over simple versions that are great for floor ties and partials.
Prerequisites:
We strongly recommend that students have taken “Roped In”, or comparable foundational level classes before attending any level two classes. We require at least one partner of each pair to have taken Rope0. We require at least one partner of each pair to have taken Rope0.
Rigger prerequisites: some experience following patterns and building harnesses, confident in rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope
Bottom prerequisites: confident in-rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope
RSVP $65 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Beginners Rope Lab
Beginners Rope Lab
Level 1 Lab with Masha
Beginner Rope Lab is intended for new-to-rope people who have taken Rope 0 at Temple and desire supported practice time for foundational rope techniques.
The first hour will be spent on breaking down basic techniques including single and double-column ties, collapsible and non-collapsible knots, counter-tensions, basic frictions and structures, and lock-off techniques. Each session will have a different focus, so people are encouraged to come as many times as they want to practice with guidance and company.
The second hour will be for practicing these skills with hands-on support. Different experience levels might have different assignments, and practice can be self-led.
All Beginners Rope Lab, except the Upper Body Focus session, are designed to be practiced with or without a partner, though we encourage new practitioners to build relationships if they’re interested in moving forward in the core curriculum.
Prerequisites: Rope 0
Supplies: at least one rope.
RSVP is $25 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Let Yourself be Moved
Let Yourself be Moved
with Bondagious & Thumper
To maintain safety while navigating toxic cultural norms, we’re often quick to put on a good face while enduring difficult circumstances. Kink offers a space to potentially put down our public-facing masks and allow ourselves to be expressive. Yet what often shows up is a different version of performativity, where we squeeze to fit into fixed roles cast by internet culture and porn in order to feel successful and accepted.
Find ways to drop rote performative gestures and lean into fantasy that feels credible and motivated in the moment. Drawing on their backgrounds in performance, Bondagious & Thumper will explore strategies to show up emotionally and be expressive in play.
Prerequisites:
This class is oriented for advanced beginner level and up: partners who are familiar with various tying techniques and who wish to explore elements of emotional intimacy and intensity. It is not a pattern-focused workshop and we will not teach nor review technical elements of tying.
Materials:
Nothing specific beyond the materials participants deem necessary for their involvement.
Instructor Bios
Bondagious (he/him) snared Thumper (they/he) on a rope date in 2019, and have been tying tangible and intangible bonds ever since. Based in Montreal, Canada, they are influenced by Akechi Kanna and Yukimura Haruki styles (Japan), approaching rope as a tool for communication and connection. Drawing on the dynamic, high-impact minimalism of Tifereth (Toronto) as well as their own backgrounds in performance, they aim to surprise and delight audiences—and each other.
Since 2022 they have presented workshops and performed across North America, including the inaugural editions of Men Roping Men (San Francisco) and Tying Masc Bodies (Chicago) conferences. In 2019 they founded Men’s Rope Night in Montreal, a monthly community event for GBTQ+ men.
RSVP is $95 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Strategic Upline Management
Strategic Upline Management
with Bondagious & Thumper
After a recent performance review, your supervisor has identified you for an advanced seminar! Join Bondagious & Thumper for a deep dive into single point upline management in order to sharpen your decision-making skills while improvising in suspension.
Participants will:
assess the merits of different lock-off types and positions, and when to use them
apply decision-tree thinking to track which opportunities are opened—or foreclosed— by each choice
make purposeful use of available rope without burning future options
identify and maintain viable emergency exit strategies
refine rope handling while raising, lowering, braking, managing multiple lines, and unblocking jams.
People in rope will deepen their understanding of risk mitigation in suspension, strengthening their ability to critically assess technique and communicate with potential partners.
Gain nuanced skills and frameworks while drilling efficient rope handling to build muscle memory and impress your enemies!
Prerequisites:
This is a skill-refining masterclass for people with significant prior suspension experience. We will not cover foundational techniques; rather, we focus on tying off and managing multiple lines in both static and dynamic contexts. This is not an introduction to uplines.
Materials:
Please bring hardware for single point suspension: carabiners, rings, plates, etc, as well as all rope you deem necessary for static and dynamic suspension.
Instructor Bios
Bondagious (he/him) snared Thumper (they/he) on a rope date in 2019, and have been tying tangible and intangible bonds ever since. Based in Montreal, Canada, they are influenced by Akechi Kanna and Yukimura Haruki styles (Japan), approaching rope as a tool for communication and connection. Drawing on the dynamic, high-impact minimalism of Tifereth (Toronto) as well as their own backgrounds in performance, they aim to surprise and delight audiences—and each other.
Since 2022 they have presented workshops and performed across North America, including the inaugural editions of Men Roping Men (San Francisco) and Tying Masc Bodies (Chicago) conferences. In 2019 they founded Men’s Rope Night in Montreal, a monthly community event for GBTQ+ men.
RSVP is $95 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Taut & Bound
Taut & Bound
with Master R and Toolboi featuring guest facilitators Bondagious & @tie.me.thumper
A monthly rope study group focused on masculine bodies, Taut & Bound welcomes guests Bondagious and Thumper (Montreal), who will lead an exploration of fetishistic objectification for our October edition.
Through guided observation, we will investigate what catches the eye, what sparks longing, what stirs up insatiable thirst. Setting aside technical mindsets, we will explore ways to use rope to bind the meat that provokes our thirst. This is not simply about being taken and consumed but about choosing to be seen—weighed, assessed, admired.
This class is suitable for advanced beginners familiar with tying patterns and principles and who have previous experience in rope.
Facilitator Bios:
Tyler (he/him) is a queer artist whose work centers on rope bondage. He has been tying for ten years; his practice explores the internal and external dynamics of Dominant/submissive relationships through rope. Beyond performance, he is a community educator and organizer, producing events such as Bound Affairs: A Living Shibari Gallery and Out Young N Kinky (OYNK), a monthly kink education panel. He has taught at MMX Yoga, Knotty New York, Men Roping Men and serves as the instructor for shibari clubs at three colleges.
Zed Sheng aka Toolboi (he/him) is a performer, artist, educator, and academic pursuing a PhD in performance studies. He has had experience being tied for over a decade, and is learning how to tie and switch over the past four years. He is married to his partner Tom, also known as Thiktool, and they have been co-teaching at various gay-centric kink and leather events, including Kink Down South, Men Roping Men, and Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend. He can be found at toolboi on Instagram or at zedsheng.com
RSVP is $30 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
One Thing After Another
One Thing After Another
Level 4 with Syd
This class is for advanced students confident in their static suspension technique, ready to level up their skillset.
In this monthly class, students will work on dynamic sequences with multiple transitions.
We’ll focus on:
In-air body handling
Multiple upline management
Quick decision making
Ability to identify, assess, and solve in-air problems
Adaptability and customization of patterns and sequences
Awareness of safety and risk considerations
Prerequisites:
We strongly recommend that both rigger and model have taken FORMS, or a comparable suspension level class, several times before proceeding to this class. We require at least one partner of each pair to have taken Rope0.
Rigger prerequisites: experience building and assessing suspendable harnesses, experience building multiple static uplines, confident in rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope
Bottom prerequisites: confident in-rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope, confident ability to monitor and communicate signs of nerve compression
Pairs should have tied together multiple times.
Supplies: One full rope kit. This class will be taught on bamboo, no additional rigging gear is required.
RSVP $65 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Ipponawa
Ipponawa/ 1 Rope
Level 1 with William
Let’s strip it down to the bare essentials: two people, one rope. Let’s explore how we communicate, how we interact, how we engage with one another without relying on elaborate harnesses or uplines. Instead of focusing on the rope and the knots, can we focus on our partner with intentional quietude enough to actually listen and perceive? Ipponawa is an essentialist style of tying that relies on the fundamental element of connection with ourselves and with our partners.
We will be working through a series of exercises designed to achieve maximal restriction with minimal means, playing with tempo and gusto to affect our experiences of tying and being tied, while learning how to better convey our intentions through the rope directly.
This is a great opportunity for couples who tie together often to go deeper into their communication skills and dynamic. And for couples getting to know each other, this may be a guide or a good entry point to building intimacy.
Prerequisites:
Rigger prerequisites: confident in-rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope. We require at least one partner of each pair to have taken Rope0.
Bottom prerequisites: confident in-rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope, confident ability to monitor and communicate signs of nerve compression
Supplies: two people, one rope
RSVP is $65 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Wheel of Consent
Wheel of Consent: Fall 2026 Series of Four Monthly Practice Circles
with Beth, Masha, and Rayn
How do we ask for what we want, express our limits, and stop simply “going along”? The Wheel of Consent, developed by Betty Martin, is a powerful framework that helps us tap into our desires and listen to our bodies. Each Monthly Circle will dive into a series of solo and paired exercises that explore a particular theme, along with foundational practices, like the 3-Minute Game. Come join us for one or all four, whether you are new to the Wheel or looking to deepen your practice every month!
Thursday, September 10: Noticing and Choosing: It’s a Practice!
This work begins with noticing first, and then putting it into practice. We will discuss and practice how to notice a yes and a no (and everything in between), and you will leave with actual tools you can use immediately to start choosing exactly what you want!
Wednesday, October 7: Why Don’t We Ask For What We Want? What Do We Do Instead?
We spend so much time and effort avoiding asking directly for what we want, for so many reasons. We are often left disappointed, or worse, doing something that we don’t actually want, and being out of consent with another or with ourselves. This circle is a collective experience in unpacking why that happens, and how we can release those patterns!
Thursday, November 12: Embodied NOs
Having a good NO makes a yes so much more accessible, and so much more delicious! Practicing saying and receiving NO helps us get it into our bodies, and releases the big feelings that we may hold. This is hard work, let’s do it together!
Thursday, December 10: It’s Good To Want!
This is our favorite circle! Tap into your deepest desires, practice wanting just for wanting sake, and notice how your body and brain start to light up with the possibilities!
Attendees are invited to participate by doing or observing, or request that the exercises be non-touch. Seating is mostly on the floor on mats (There are few seats available on a small couch.) We will have some cushions and pillows available. The space opens 15 minutes before the start of the circle.
PLEASE NOTE: Temple NYC is located on the second floor with no elevator and is not an ADA-compliant/accessible space. There are several sets of stairs and the bathrooms are not ADA compliant. Please let us know what accessibility needs you have and we will do our best to assist you.
Facilitators:
Beth (bethpoague.com) is a Certified Wheel of Consent Facilitator, trained in restorative practices and conflict resolution, including circle-keeping, transformative mediation, and group facilitation. Beth has a Master’s degree in Social Justice Educational Studies, with a focus on disability justice and inclusion.
Masha (theropejourney.com) is a rope organizer and facilitator that is inspired by the transformative potential of the consent-building aspects of the rope exchange. Wielding rope since 2018, her facilitation is informed by training in somatic trauma therapy and medicinal use of psychedelics, as well as many years of experience as a birth worker. Since 2022, she has been teaching consent in the context of rope and is moved by the possibilities of self-discovery and relational insight within the Wheel of Consent framework.
Rayn (she/her) is an inspired co-creator, space holder, seeker, and connector. As the Founder of Fireform, Rayn is interested in the interconnected power of the Feminine, and the relationship it has to our selves, our bodies, our pleasure, and the ways we move through the world. Rayn is an active member of the queer, kink, POC, and dance/rave communities, curious about the intersection of consent, mutual support, community care, and liberation in subversive spaces.
RSVP is $20 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Rope0
Rope0: the first step in Temple’s progressive core curriculum
Masha and Mrghy offer a twice-monthly class focused on the preliminary understanding of risk management, consent, and the cultural context of rope bondage.
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.
Prerequisites: none
Material: none
RSVP is $30 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Group Project
Group Project
Level 4 Lab with Syd
A monthly study group for advanced folks working in suspension wishing to hone their skills in a collaborative setting, facilitated by Syd.
Each month, the group will be presented with a new shape, sequence, concept, or pattern to work on. The class will work through the “project”, with the collective support of the group for ideas and problem solving. In the last part of the class, the group will come together to discuss what worked well and what didn’t, reviewing and discussing successes, changes, adaptations, and so on.
Prerequisites:
We strongly recommend that both rigger and model have taken FORMS, or a comparable suspension level class, several times before proceeding to this class. We require at least one partner of each pair to have taken Rope0.
Rigger prerequisites: experience building and assessing suspendable harnesses, experience building multiple static uplines, confident in rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope
Bottom prerequisites: confident in-rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope, confident ability to monitor and communicate signs of nerve compression
Pairs should have tied together multiple times.
Supplies:
One full rope kit. This class will be taught on bamboo, no additional rigging gear is required.
RSVP is $40 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Harnessing
Harnessing— Upper Body Bondage: Tengu
Level 2 with William
For this offering we will be introducing and going into the details of upper body harnesses. Our focus will be on learning these unique structures and understanding how to build them piece by piece to be sustainable for our bottoms and structurally sound for any kind of play between floor and suspension. As is always the case, a structure is just a plan until it is tailored to each person’s body who is receiving the rope. We will be examining anatomical considerations and also working to find the right “feel” within the bondage. Both bottoms and tops will gain useful somatic experience through repeating the tying patterns within a supported environment.
Prerequisites:
We strongly recommend that students have taken “Roped In”, or comparable foundational level classes before attending any level two classes. We require at least one partner of each pair to have taken Rope0.
Rigger prerequisites: some experience following patterns and building harnesses, confident in rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope
Bottom prerequisites: confident in-rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope, confident ability to monitor and communicate signs of nerve compression
Supplies:
One full rope kit, Temple will supply body bamboo for use during class.
RSVP is $65 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Forms
Forms
Level 4 with Syd
Through in depth guided instruction and hands-on practice we will examine the artistry and function of static shapes in suspension. Emphasis will be placed on creative expression, sustainability in suspension, and awareness of safety and risk considerations. Students will refine their rope handling, tension, control, precision, and flow, while continuing to build the scaffolding of their rope technique.
This class is best suited for tying partners who have a strong grasp of fundamentals, who have some experience in partial suspension (see prerequisites below) and tie together frequently. This class is not recommended as anyone’s first suspension.
Prerequisites:
We strongly recommend that both rigger and model have taken several level three classes, or comparable partial or beginner suspension level classes, before proceeding to FORMS. We require at least one partner of each pair to have taken Rope0.
Rigger prerequisites: experience building and assessing suspendable harnesses, some experience building static uplines, confident in rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope.
Bottom prerequisites: confident in-rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope, confident ability to monitor and communicate signs of nerve compression
Pairs should have tied together multiple times.
Supplies:
One full rope kit. This class will be taught on bamboo, no additional rigging gear is required.
RSVP $65 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Beginners Rope Lab
Beginners Rope Lab
Level 1 Lab with Mrghy
Beginner Rope Lab is intended for new-to-rope people who have taken Rope 0 at Temple and desire supported practice time for foundational rope techniques.
The first hour will be spent on breaking down basic techniques including single and double-column ties, collapsible and non-collapsible knots, counter-tensions, basic frictions and structures, and lock-off techniques. Each session will have a different focus, so people are encouraged to come as many times as they want to practice with guidance and company.
The second hour will be for practicing these skills with hands-on support. Different experience levels might have different assignments, and practice can be self-led.
All Beginners Rope Lab, except the Upper Body Focus session, are designed to be practiced with or without a partner, though we encourage new practitioners to build relationships if they’re interested in moving forward in the core curriculum.
Prerequisites: Rope 0
Supplies: at least one rope.
RSVP is $25 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Dynamic Minimalism
Dynamic Minimalism — The Art of Intensity
A two day workshop with Boshai and Simply Diane
Dynamic Minimalism is an approach to rope that steps outside of traditional shapes or rigid patterns. Instead, it prioritizes function, responsiveness, and the evolving dialogue between top and bottom.
This workshop explores:
• Minimal rope structures that support dynamic motion
• Continuous transitions between tying and untying
• Rope as a tool for guiding, resisting, and amplifying movement
• The relationship between breath, pacing, and tension
• Flow states and improvisation within intentional structure
Participants will be invited to shift their perception of rope from static form to living language that honors change, adaptability, and the beauty of the ephemeral. Equal emphasis is placed on untying as an active, expressive process. The class is directed at both members of the tying pair - switching permitted.
Prerequisites and materials:
This workshop is well-suited for those interested in movement-based practice, performance exploration, or a more fluid, somatically-informed relationship with rope. Participants should be comfortable with basic suspension under supervision as a minimum level. The workshop is also suitable for advanced tying pairs interested in exploring a different style. Every exercise can be performed to the comfort level of the tying pair.
Pairs should bring 4x rated carabiners, 6-8x typical bondage ropes (6mm Jute or equivalent), and 2x synthetic ropes, reinforced uplines, or new natural fiber ropes (demo will be performed with paracord). Significant dynamic load will be placed on the uplines, so worn-in kit ropes will not be suitable.
Presenter Bios
Boshai: Based in Boston, Boshai brings over a decade of experience informed by both sides of the rope. Her practice draws on extensive study across various martial, fiber, and visual arts, integrating technical rigor with structured improvisation. She approaches rope as a medium for creative expression and meaningful interpersonal connection. She continues to engage with rope as an evolving artistic discipline that invites curiosity, presence, and transformation.
Simply Diane: Diane began her journey as a rope bottom in NYC in 2015. She is an advocate for active bottoming, empowering the bottom to embody their agency and voice in the co-creation of a shared experience. Outside of rope, Diane works in the mental health space as a somatic trauma therapist, and brings a trauma-informed lens to kink and rope dynamics. She loves playing with the qualities of movement, flow, stillness, transition, and energy pathways.
RSVP is $280 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Rope0
Rope0: the first step in Temple’s progressive core curriculum
Masha and Mrghy offer a twice-monthly class focused on the preliminary understanding of risk management, consent, and the cultural context of rope bondage.
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.
Prerequisites: none
Material: none
RSVP is $30 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Body Bamboo
Body Bamboo
Level 2 with William
Body bamboo is a wonderful way to add structure and intensity to your rope play especially if you don’t have access to hardpoints on a regular basis. In this workshop, William will demonstrate multiple ways to incorporate a bamboo pole quickly and securely and show ways to manipulate the body using the bamboo as leverage.
We will create ties that replicate “spreader bars” for legs and “yokes” for arm binds. There will be time to experiment and make your own creative twist on the themes.
Prerequisites:
We strongly recommend that students have taken “Roped In”, or comparable foundational level classes before attending any level two classes. We require at least one partner of each pair to have taken Rope0.
Rigger prerequisites: some experience following patterns and building harnesses, confident in rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope
Bottom prerequisites: confident in-rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope
Supplies: One full rope kit, Temple will supply body bamboo for use during class.
RSVP $65 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Beginners Rope Lab
Beginners Rope Lab
Level 1 Lab with Mrghy
Beginner Rope Lab is intended for new-to-rope people who have taken Rope 0 at Temple and desire supported practice time for foundational rope techniques.
The first hour will be spent on breaking down basic techniques including single and double-column ties, collapsible and non-collapsible knots, counter-tensions, basic frictions and structures, and lock-off techniques. Each session will have a different focus, so people are encouraged to come as many times as they want to practice with guidance and company.
The second hour will be for practicing these skills with hands-on support. Different experience levels might have different assignments, and practice can be self-led.
All Beginners Rope Lab, except the Upper Body Focus session, are designed to be practiced with or without a partner, though we encourage new practitioners to build relationships if they’re interested in moving forward in the core curriculum.
Prerequisites: Rope 0
Supplies: at least one rope.
RSVP is $25 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
The Share
The Share
with Mira and Mylo
The Share is a collaborative space led by you and your peers. Topics will change and develop based on who is present and the interests of the group for the evening, no two Shares will look the same. Participants are encouraged to come ready to learn and/or share.
Based on an “un-conference” model like NARIX and Studio Friction’s Rope Practicum, The Share invites participants to shape the night and collaborate, tapping into peer knowledge and decentralizing education.
At the beginning of The Share, participants will be given a handout where they can write a topic they wish to either learn more about or something they would like to offer knowledge on that night. All things rope related are welcome, and no topic is too small. Depending on the size of the group there may be 2-3 topics running simultaneously, giving participants an opportunity to focus on their areas of greatest interest.
The Share welcomes everyone, including self tiers, solo attendees, and pairs.
Important note: This event is not a class with formal education. The organizers act as facilitators and guardians, but the learning opportunities are peer-led.
Prerequisites: This class is meant to be accessible to all skill levels. When topics are above your skill level we ask participants to observe or ask for support.
Materials Needed: Pen & paper. A few hanks of rope, although you may want to bring more (8-10) as topics can range from single column ties up to suspension.
Facilitator Bios:
Mylo Nex (He/Him) is a rope bottom and kinkster who brings his background in circus arts and somatics to his BDSM lifestyle. Mylo focuses on how bottom education and communication can contribute to the development of safe and rewarding relationships and tying dynamics. Mylo also brings his training as a restorative justice circle keeper to inform conversations around harm and repair in kink community.
Mira (she/they) is a Brooklyn based queer, poly, switch who has been passionate about rope since first being tied in 2021. A rope bottom- turned- switch, Mira enjoys playing with sadomasochism in rope. She works as a professional dominatrix and as a union advocate and has a background in organizing. They have a particular interest in creating spaces for rope bottoms and switches to share collective knowledge, prioritizing collaborative learning in classes. She can be found on socials as switchy.little.thing or at her website www.worshipmira.com
RSVP $10 per person
RSVP $15 per person
RSVP $20 per person
Please choose the tier that is accessible to you
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
All charges will appear as Porter Cycles LLC in your statements. Please do not dispute charges.
Temple is currently working through an ongoing accountability process, and restructuring according to those needs. You can read about that process here.
Group Project
Group Project
Level 4 Lab with Syd
A monthly study group for advanced folks working in suspension wishing to hone their skills in a collaborative setting, facilitated by Syd.
Each month, the group will be presented with a new shape, sequence, concept, or pattern to work on. The class will work through the “project”, with the collective support of the group for ideas and problem solving. In the last part of the class, the group will come together to discuss what worked well and what didn’t, reviewing and discussing successes, changes, adaptations, and so on.
Prerequisites:
We strongly recommend that both rigger and model have taken FORMS, or a comparable suspension level class, several times before proceeding to this class. We require at least one partner of each pair to have taken Rope0.
Rigger prerequisites: experience building and assessing suspendable harnesses, experience building multiple static uplines, confident in rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope
Bottom prerequisites: confident in-rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope, confident ability to monitor and communicate signs of nerve compression
Pairs should have tied together multiple times.
Supplies:
One full rope kit. This class will be taught on bamboo, no additional rigging gear is required.
RSVP is $40 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Floored
Floored
An open rope night with live musical accompaniment
Floored is a sonic rope jam for people interested in working on their floor game. No suspension, no hard points, but rather, an invitation to be carried away by the sound of live improvisational music. All skill levels are welcome, come partnered or solo. Come to tie or just to watch. Some rope is available to borrow, but bring your own if you can. This unstructured but supervised peer rope event will be hosted by Mrghy and musician Alexander Sovronsky.
Doors open at 6:45pm and we will start with an opening circle for introductions and house rules at 7:30pm, followed by 2.5 hours of open tying with live violin.
RSVP is $35 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
TK Foundation
TK Foundation
(AKA: the Takate Kote, Gote or Box Tie)
Leven 2 with William
Who’s afraid of the big bad Tekate Kote? Me too.
This tie is seminal to the practice of Shibari, legendary and ubiquitous, but it is also well known for being dangerous for a variety of reasons. Rather than avoiding this iconic tie, let’s study and practice it together in order to have it as a functional part of our harnessing skillset.
In this workshop, we will be working on the first two ropes that form the essential foundation of almost any variation of Tekate Kote. Most importantly, we will be focusing on setting our bodies to their optimal posture for receiving these ropes. We will also be discussing nerve pathways and inherent risks of over-arm ties as well as introducing an up line in order to “load test” the ties. This class will set you up to have a much better understanding of the basic form, ways to create optimal tension, and how to mitigate and manage risk. Participants will be able to learn a wide variety of TK structures building on this essential foundation. William will offer variations to suit people with less flexibility as well as hypermobile/ hyper flexible bodies.
Prerequisites:
We strongly recommend that students have taken “Roped In”, or comparable foundational level classes before attending any level two classes. We require at least one partner of each pair to have taken Rope0.
Rigger prerequisites: some experience following patterns and building harnesses, confidence in rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope.
Bottom prerequisites: confident in-rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope.
Supplies: One full rope kit
RSVP $65 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Cosmic Frequencies
Cosmic Frequencies: An Immersive Journey through Sound
with Megumi
Cosmic Frequency is a gathering where Megumi explores her relationship with Japanese culture through sound.
Over the past year, Megumi has welcomed small groups into intimate listening experiences, inviting guests to lie down, slow their breathing, and simply listen and rest.
Using her voice, tuning forks, chimes, and other resonant instruments, she creates a one-hour live performance inspired by her ongoing exploration of Japanese culture, nature, and the relationship between sound and presence.
The gathering closes with Japanese tea, snacks, and conversation.
Presenter Bio
Megumi Toyama is a musician, vocalist, and vocal coach from a small village in Tamba Sasayama, Japan, between Kyoto and Osaka. She moved to NYC at the age of 19 with a dream of singing at Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater. She holds a Master’s degree in Jazz Vocal Performance from the City College of New York and has spent years performing, composing, teaching, and exploring the expressive possibilities of the human voice. Her work bridges music, culture, and presence, reflecting her ongoing exploration of sound as a means of connection and expression.
RSVP is $30 per person
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Wheel of Consent
Wheel of Consent: Fall 2026 Series of Four Monthly Practice Circles
with Beth, Masha, and Rayn
How do we ask for what we want, express our limits, and stop simply “going along”? The Wheel of Consent, developed by Betty Martin, is a powerful framework that helps us tap into our desires and listen to our bodies. Each Monthly Circle will dive into a series of solo and paired exercises that explore a particular theme, along with foundational practices, like the 3-Minute Game. Come join us for one or all four, whether you are new to the Wheel or looking to deepen your practice every month!
Thursday, September 10: Noticing and Choosing: It’s a Practice!
This work begins with noticing first, and then putting it into practice. We will discuss and practice how to notice a yes and a no (and everything in between), and you will leave with actual tools you can use immediately to start choosing exactly what you want!
Wednesday, October 7: Why Don’t We Ask For What We Want? What Do We Do Instead?
We spend so much time and effort avoiding asking directly for what we want, for so many reasons. We are often left disappointed, or worse, doing something that we don’t actually want, and being out of consent with another or with ourselves. This circle is a collective experience in unpacking why that happens, and how we can release those patterns!
Thursday, November 12: Embodied NOs
Having a good NO makes a yes so much more accessible, and so much more delicious! Practicing saying and receiving NO helps us get it into our bodies, and releases the big feelings that we may hold. This is hard work, let’s do it together!
Thursday, December 10: It’s Good To Want!
This is our favorite circle! Tap into your deepest desires, practice wanting just for wanting sake, and notice how your body and brain start to light up with the possibilities!
Attendees are invited to participate by doing or observing, or request that the exercises be non-touch. Seating is mostly on the floor on mats (There are few seats available on a small couch.) We will have some cushions and pillows available. The space opens 15 minutes before the start of the circle.
PLEASE NOTE: Temple NYC is located on the second floor with no elevator and is not an ADA-compliant/accessible space. There are several sets of stairs and the bathrooms are not ADA compliant. Please let us know what accessibility needs you have and we will do our best to assist you.
Facilitators:
Beth (bethpoague.com) is a Certified Wheel of Consent Facilitator, trained in restorative practices and conflict resolution, including circle-keeping, transformative mediation, and group facilitation. Beth has a Master’s degree in Social Justice Educational Studies, with a focus on disability justice and inclusion.
Masha (theropejourney.com) is a rope organizer and facilitator that is inspired by the transformative potential of the consent-building aspects of the rope exchange. Wielding rope since 2018, her facilitation is informed by training in somatic trauma therapy and medicinal use of psychedelics, as well as many years of experience as a birth worker. Since 2022, she has been teaching consent in the context of rope and is moved by the possibilities of self-discovery and relational insight within the Wheel of Consent framework.
Rayn (she/her) is an inspired co-creator, space holder, seeker, and connector. As the Founder of Fireform, Rayn is interested in the interconnected power of the Feminine, and the relationship it has to our selves, our bodies, our pleasure, and the ways we move through the world. Rayn is an active member of the queer, kink, POC, and dance/rave communities, curious about the intersection of consent, mutual support, community care, and liberation in subversive spaces.
RSVP is $20 per person
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.
Intermediate Rope Lab
Intermediate Rope Lab
Level 2 Lab with William
This lab space is designed for those who have taken any of William’s classes including Hogties, HishiLogic, Ipponawa, TK Foundation and Body Bamboo who now want to practice and play with the techniques and themes we covered. William will be providing feedback on details of harness construction, rope handling, body manipulation and support in honing your skills. This is an opportunity to ask questions, discuss finer points of ties and techniques and to gain higher confidence incorporating these elements into your play.
Prerequisites:
We strongly recommend that students have taken at least one level two class before attending this lab. We require at least one partner of each pair to have taken Rope0.
Rigger prerequisites: some experience following patterns and building harnesses, confident in rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope
Bottom prerequisites: confident in-rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope, confident ability to monitor and communicate signs of nerve compression
Supplies: One full rope kit
RSVP is $40 per pair
If the event is sold out, you can sign up for a WAITLIST HERE.
Two 40% discount tickets are available per event for PoC, sex workers, and trans folks. Please reach out for the code. If cost is prohibitive and you are not part of these communities please reach out for volunteer opportunities.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please provide at least 48h notice via email to refund or reschedule a ticket. A 5% processing fee will be subtracted from refunds.