Surrender in Rope— A Talk
with Natasha NawaTaNeko
In this talk, Natasha will share the story of her personal journey in ropes as well as her ideas about surrender as a way of living experience of semenawa (tormenting rope) style. Natasha will talk about:
conditioned tendencies and resistance,
habits of control and tolerance,
skill of finding and communicating limits
integrating the impact of the rope and containing our experience without freezing or flying away,
reconnecting with our sense of safety.
Natasha is a Russian-born, Berlin-based experienced rope bottom, performer and educator. In Kinbaku she searches for true emotions and authenticity and sees rope bondage as a deeply intimate and erotic practice that also has a profound potential for personal transformation.
Drawing on her background in Sexological Bodywork, a decade of rope bottoming experience, and her studies in bodywork and movement, Natasha brings various somatic aspects such as breathing, sound, posture, non-verbal communication and placement of attention into her teaching.
In 2020, Natasha published a book about rope bottoming and its potential for personal, intimate self-exploration: "Somatics for Rope Bottoms". The book consists of 12 essays - somatic inquiries - that inspire readers to seek the answers within their own bodies and reclaim their agency over the most important decisions that arise when we choose to explore kink.
After the talk, there will be time for Q&A.
More information about Natasha and her work can be found here:
Website: www.discoverkinbaku.com
IG / Fetlife @nawataneko
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