Ichinawa: thoughts from the receiving end of the rope
The other week we did Ichinawa class, at the special request of our students. I was skeptical first, as for me personally a lot of […]
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Somatics vs. Dogmatics :)
In our workshop in VoxBody I was asked how somatics influences my rope bottoming / teaching approach. Whilst there was no space for lengthy discussion […]
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Shrinking Spaces
For me, and for Merriam-Webster, “Bondage” means slavery, it means restraining someone, taking away their freedom, their power. This is a criminal act unless it’s […]
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On tension
I failed to write this week. But I still like to show up and say “hi”. I wanted to write so much about surrender after […]
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My book shelf
Today, I would like to introduce you to my somatic bookshelf at home and express my respect for some of my influencers and teachers. I […]
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“I feel like I’m missing something”
I got a question from someone, who wants to explore getting in touch with their emotions and triggering releases while in ropes. Observing all the […]
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About surrender, trust and trust “repair”
Preparing for my talk on “Surrender in ropes” in KOR Berlin, I reached out on socials and asked for questions. Much to my surprise, I […]
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On fantasies and honesty
Last weekend we taught the “Mythos Showa” workshop in Kinbaku Lounge which was very transformative for us, leaving behind some inhibitions, daring to show ourselves […]
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My Rope Studies, Part Five
Coming back to that “passive” idea of bottoming, my rope journey just started when I shifted the focus from my partner to myself. And started […]
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My Rope Studies, Part Four
Another discovery I made in my rope journey was learning about my limits. And when I say that, this is not really about “what I […]
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