Time: Doors open 30 minutes before. Please be on time. Most locations don’t allow late acces.

Group: We try to keep the groups small. Often you can stay with you duo. We encourage to change things up. But it’s really up to your own preference.

Accessibility: Please let us know if you have accessibility needs or concerns.

What to wear: Please wear comfortable clothing that you can move in easily. Please bring a water bottle and a towel or blanket. We will provide all necessary equipment and materials for the workshop.

We will provide water, tea, and some snacks during the workshop.

Safety & consent

Our top priority is creating a safe and consensual environment for all participants. If you have any questions or concerns about the activities involved in this workshop, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

Do I have to do every exercise in a workshop?

We want to make it clear that there will never be any pressure to participate in activities that make you uncomfortable. You are welcome to attend the workshop and choose to keep your clothes on and refrain from touching others if that is your preference. Additionally, if at any point you feel uncomfortable or begin to have doubts during an exercise, you are free to skip it. Your comfort and consent are of the utmost importance to us. We will regularly check in with you during the exercises to ensure that what you are doing or receiving is still what you desire.

What do I wear to a workshop?

You do you. You can wear whatever you want. You might want to wear multiple layers so you can take clothes if you’re feeling warm.

What do I eat?

We will provide water, tea, and some snacks during the workshop. You’d like to eat something specific? Please bring it yourself.

What if I can’t come anymore?

Tickets are not eligible for a refund. You are free to give your ticket to someone else. Please let us know upfront who took over your ticket.

🍓 Your ticket includes water, tea, sodas and snacks during the workshop.

👕 Please wear comfortable clothing that you like to wear for a Shibari workshop. You do You! We will provide all necessary equipment and materials for the workshop. If you have your own ropes, feel free to bring them!

🌈 All forms are welcome at our workshop: singles, couples, friends, trios, and individuals of all genders and sexual orientations. We embrace diversity and provide an inclusive space where everyone can feel comfortable, respected, and celebrated.

Your website/social media is all in English. Is that the same in the workshops?

Our workshops are mostly given in English, since we have a lot of non-Dutch-speaking attendees. All of our facilitators speak both English and Dutch, so if you have a question that can be better asked (or answered!) in Dutch, we can do that as well. 

I want to join your workshop but don’t have a set (play)partner. How does that work? Would I be partnered with another single?

In general, our workshops have a mix of couples and singles. Couples can choose to stay together, but we encourage participants to also work with different people during the various exercises. There’s regular switching — both of partner and of role. This allows you to practice with different dynamics, as the connection with one person can be completely different from the connection with someone else! 

If you’re coming as a single, we do expect a certain openness to practicing with different people, and possibly different genders. Our workshops are focused on kink and connection, not explicitly on sensual or sexual contact (although there is certainly room for that, should it naturally arise). If you do have a strong preference for a specific type of person (in terms of age, gender, etc.), we recommend bringing a practice partner with you 🙂 

Your dresscode says ‘comfortable kink’ – what do you mean by that?

We want to encourage people to be as comfortable as possible in our workshops – while still able to express themselves through the clothes they wear. In our workshops, we spend parts seated or laying down, but we will also move around (and especially giving impact can be quite intense!). During exercises we also give people the opportunity to remove as much clothing as they like: bare skin gives a different experience of impact and rope play than covered skin and it can be interesting to experience both. We advise to gather your outfit around the following points:

–          Something that you can move around in, but is also comfortable enough to sit/lay down in. Jeans, very tight harnesses and sexy but uncomfortable lingerie & straps might not be your best pick for a workshop.

–          Something that expresses your kinky side: bodysuits, fishnets, latex/leather/PVC, sheer/mesh/shiny fabrics… BUT – and this is a big but: make sure you feel empowered by your outfit, not uncomfortable. If latex gives you the ick, then don’t! And if you have no clue yet how your kinky side would like to dress… then see if you can find something that makes you feel sexy, or pretty, or strong. Everything is welcome, but you don’t have to do anything.

–          Layers – and possibly an extra pair of socks 😉 It can be nice to remove some clothing – both because of the temperature and because of the exercises, but of course it is not mandatory. If you are someone who gets cold easily, it can be nice to pack an extra sweater and socks just to be comfortable

 

What’s the level of experience in your workshop? How beginner-friendly are you?

In our workshops we find all different types and levels of kinksters: from the people taking their first exploring steps to the people who have been in the scene for several years but have a longing for more connection. To follow our workshops NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IS NEEDED – not even for the rope workshops. 

It can be good to know that our workshops are a combination of theoretical background and explorative exercises. We take our time to create a safe container together – so we can play and explore more freely during the exercises. We are aiming to teach ‘kink from the heart, from the start’. To us, that means that we focus on creating and maintaining the connection with your practice partner – and for that you do not need to have previous experience or even a relation to pain or rope.