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A story about one of our photo sessions at one of the most visited shrines in Japan

Have you ever heard of shibari meditation? It's a unique form of meditation that combines the use of simple knots with breath work and an focus on the sensations in the body.

Photo project about connection

In this post you can find all the press about Voudou Ropes shibari artist, and see the previous big workshops. 

Hand doesn’t move after suspension, what do you do now? Dealing with nerve damage and avoiding drop hand and other painful situations.

We all want colourful rope sometimes. But in many places stores don't have any good colored rope. So what? Let's just make it!

It's ok to get your rope wet, if you know how to do it properly ;)

Hello my curious friends! You probably are wondering, if there is any good reading about shibari. Yes, there is! Here is a starter list of books about shibari with my very short descriptions. You can also watch this video, where I describe these books.

Self-tying is about your ability to connect with yourself and turn the rope into an extension of your hands, so you can give yourself a great cuddle.

It got back to me only when I got to the university. I majored in Japanology, and I had an amazing Japanese history teacher, who once told us about Japan-Korea war. I happened to be the only student present at the lecture, because our group was 5 people and 4 of them were sick.

Shibari 縛り - this noun is coming from the verb Shibaru, which means to tie (anything), not exactly in a pretty way. Kinbaku 緊縛 - tight binding. 緊 kin — tight/tough, 縛 baku — binding—same kanji (character) that is SHIBARU.