June 15, 2024June 15, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko Breathe, my dear… It will be short today. I have gone through a period of anxiety and I feel a bit drained. I wanted to take this opportunity […] Read more
June 9, 2024June 9, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko Seeking liberation in restraint My teacher Joseph Kramer found it humorous that I’m seeking liberation in restraint. Well, the rope – the restraint – is just a vehicle. The […] Read more
June 2, 2024June 2, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko 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 […] Read more
May 19, 2024May 19, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko 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 […] Read more
May 11, 2024May 11, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko Kinbaku Rituals: how to create a space where play and intimacy are welcomed? I’m not into DS, and neither is my partner. Role-playing was never my thing. But Kinbaku space is not casual for me. It is sacred… […] Read more
April 27, 2024April 26, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko Too much There is so much I want to say about “too much”. We often do too much. We are a culture of too much. Too much […] Read more
April 20, 2024April 20, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko 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 […] Read more
April 14, 2024April 14, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko How do we cope? That was an interesting talk we had with Anna Noctuelle during EURIX that was supposed to become a workshop together, but we couldn’t get a […] Read more
March 16, 2024March 16, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko Nerve safety in rope bondage Nerve safety is a difficult topic to write about because it is so subjective what people feel inside of themselves and also it is a […] Read more
March 9, 2024March 9, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko Do you want to feel more? I take weekly somatic classes with FlourishSomatics. This week in class Jess said something that stuck with me and I’ve been pondering about it ever […] Read more