Healing Our “Yes”
In a personal healing process, often the focus goes on healing our “no”, and for a good reason. It’s a necessary life skill, being able […]
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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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Growing as a rope bottom
I often hear rope bottoms say, “I started as a rope bottom, but then I wanted to grow, so I started to tie.” While there’s […]
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“Where did you go?”
As I was preparing for my safety class in KOR Berlin, one perspective came up that I would like to share with you today. It’s about […]
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About Gote
A couple of weeks ago we had (very inspiring, and thought-stimulating <3) private students over and there was a whole day nerding about Gote. There […]
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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: […]
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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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