Bound to Rise: Bound to Breath - A Somatic Rope Experience

🪢 Workshop: Bound to Breath - A Somatic Rope Experience

In this class, we will explore the intersection of psychology, connection, body & breath, and how it intertwines in the nuances of rope.

About Harper:

Harper is a rope instructor, and BDsM enthusiast. Their rope style blends years of rope experience, technical Shibari skills, with their modalities of healing, such as modern postural yoga, Reiki, and massage to better guide their students into deeper awareness of breath and embodiment. Their work is grounded in curiosity and care, inviting participants to tune in, slow down, and explore the subtle intelligence of the body in connection.

🎟️Ticket pricing:

- Super Early Bird: $40 by Sat, June 7th

- Early Bird: $45 by Sat - June 14th

- Regular Ticket: $50

Low-income tickets are available at $15 off the ticket price at the time of registration. Write "btr" in the venmo transaction description. Tickets only refundable in case of sickness or emergency.

Partiful link for tickets:

https://partiful.com/e/vxGmBS7CvmuPEjHVvjLU

To be admitted, apply "get on the list", then pay to get approved. venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/cryptograthor paypal: https://paypal.me/thorck

💜 Event Details 💜

Bound to Rise is a rope workshop & jam started by Glory Dang and Daniel Moreh in Santa Cruz, blending presence, connection, and rope bondage into one delightful evening. Rooted in community, learning, and respect, it offers a container where people can engage in experiential learning at a gentle pace. By practicing presence and attunement, people are encouraged to be active, conscious participants in their exploration of self and other in rope.

The evening begins with an all-levels workshop to learn foundational skills for creating a fun and meaningful rope experience. Then, we transition into an open jam with space for socializing, snacking, dancing, rope labbing, and rope scenes. During the jam, a House Top will be available to tie participants and help create a magical night. ✨🌌

Whether new to rope or experienced, come and see what rope community can mean to you: attuned presence, nervous system regulation, embodied connection, dominance and submission, shadow work, and more. ☀️🌙

✨About Bushy✨

bushy is a small community house in lower pacific heights. in hosting events for our friends, we aim to create a cozy community space allowing for exploration of present connection for the nerds and artists of this beautiful corner of the bay area. bushy aims to be a schelling point for dancing, getting weird, and breaking reality with friends.

**💙Community Guidelines💙**

🐛This is a place of practice.** Come and learn new skills, meet people, and share what you can. We hope to cultivate a community centered around practicing rope in a safe and supportive container.

🐒Take really good care of yourself.** Giving or receiving "no" can be a challenge in our wider culture. Let's use this as a space to practice being honest about what we want, what we don't want, and what we're not sure about. Having boundaries is how we can be in good relationship with one another.

🐝 Let's take care of one another.** By practicing together, in community, we can be a source of support for people around us, and receive support from them as well. We're not strangers here, or at least not for long. SF is small. Say hi.

🌱 Play within your skill level.** There's a wide range of what's possible with rope. It takes training—more than you might initially think—to build awareness of all the possible risks. Aim to play within your risk tolerance. Be safe and take it slow.

🐙We all make mistakes.** If you experienced a consent violation, a consent oopsie, or anything that just made you feel a bit uncomfortable for any reason, please let us know. Seriously—no matter how small or big! Having that information helps us understand what's happening in the space, recognize where we as a community could use more awareness, and help individuals understand their impact and potentially change their behavior for the better.

**💛Schedule💛**

7:00PM - 7:30PM – Arrival

7:30PM – Opening Circle

7:45PM – All-levels Workshop

9:15PM – Open Jam

10:50PM – Closing Circle

11PM – Low key hang out, until around 1am

Offerings and Definitions:

✨ All-levels Workshop:

Workshop for newbies, beginners, and intermediates to learn relational and tactical aspects of rope.

🍓Snack lounge:

Potluck-style social space. Bring a snack to share with others and connect with like-minded folks. Pro tip: Bring finger food that can be easily fed to others who are tied up, like chocolate or cherries!

🧪 Rope lab:

Place and practice for experimentation. Unlike in a rope scene, rope labbing is informal and encourages dialogue for learning about knots, sensations, boundary exploration, and more.

🌟Rope scene:

Negotiated rope experience. People outside the scene are welcome to observe, but please refrain from chatting nearby.

🎩 House top:

Experienced rope casters who are available to tie with participants during the jam. This is a great opportunity for folks who are new to rope to be tied.

🙏 Love for Bound to Rise 🙏

“I felt very safe and held in the beautiful and clearly stated container you created... I walked away feeling nourished on so many levels. I love the deep healing that I am experiencing in this space.” - J.M.

"I loved the way you taught. Each step was accessible, and it was amazing how much connection and enjoyment was possible in the first part before we learned any knots. Masterful facilitation." - A.P.

“Thank you so much for hosting such an amazing event last night! I am still feeling the effects today... I feel grounded, connected, embodied... truly transformative." - J.G

receive texts about other Bushy events:

cuecumber.com/invite/oULFYI or check out the Bushy events page: https://partiful.com/u/KOINyh36rBwSCb6o7LbV please be respectful to our downstairs neighbor: be gentle with the door and pls no stompy stomp