somatic learning – Somatics for Rope Bottoms

January 18, 2025January 18, 2025By Natasha NawaTaNeko

On center

I’ve heard from several people that the chapter on Center from my book was the most difficult to understand. It makes total sense. Actually I […]

January 11, 2025January 11, 2025By Natasha NawaTaNeko

On practice and patience

Here is the question I got from a friend who is also a rope bottom, and I think it is relatable to many of us: […]

December 7, 2024December 7, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko

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 […]

October 5, 2024October 5, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko

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 […]

September 28, 2024September 28, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko

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 […]

September 21, 2024September 19, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko

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 […]

September 14, 2024September 14, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko

“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 […]

August 24, 2024August 24, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko

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 […]

August 17, 2024August 17, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko

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 […]

August 10, 2024August 17, 2024By Natasha NawaTaNeko

My Rope Studies, Part Three

So I went on my rope journey, and I made some discoveries. And the first thing I discovered was my resistance. I have this general […]