On holding power as a rope bottom
The other week, I was invited as a guest to the podcast by euni (coming soon!) We had a super interesting exchange discussing all things […]
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Discernment
Discernment… the ability to judge well. Who can say as much about themselves? Discernment in the realm of felt feelings and emotions… even more complex. […]
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Tying a Gote
Have you ever just slowed down and watched two people tying Gote? If you really look, you can see the whole relationship on display. Rope […]
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“my model is bored”
During one of the last Semenawa Labs in KOR Berlin a lovely couple caught my attention: they are practicing some floorwork, and yet keeping the […]
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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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Semenawa Couples: stories we write together
Personally, I love to watch long term couples tie. They are the best players. It is as if they already have a “foundation”, a thick […]
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Tying as Inquiry vs. Imposition
This is something that I pondered about alredy for a while and finally was able to pin it after hearing Steve James talking about something […]
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You do not have to be good
It came as a shock when a friend of mine shared with me her insecurities, about how she feels “not good enough”. “Not good for […]
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Difficult to let go…
Here is my answer to a question I received from someone on social media. I was asked about the difficulty of letting go (of control) […]
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On intimacy…
…or what we really do when we do ropes? In our studio, a beginner couple is practicing. Tension exercise. One hour into the class, Alexander […]
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