Thoughts on Thursdays - a shibari virtual roundtable

Thoughts on Thursdays

This will be our first 100% virtual roundtable discussion and usually held every THird THurdays of the month. This month, we will be discussing emotional connection. Specifically, how a top's emotional state can affect their bottom and the overall scene.

For Tops:

1. How does your bottom interpret your emotions in rope? What are they sensing from you?
2. Has your bottom ever walked away with a different impression of what you were trying to do?
3. Have you ever entered play with one emotion and left with another?
4. Did you ever feel like what you were trying to do wasn’t getting through to your bottom?

For Bottoms:

1. What in your top's body language or rope tells you what emotional state they are in?
2. What kinds of touch/mood is reassuring? what kinds are not for you?
3. Have you ever walked into play with one emotion and left with another?

Joy, anger, sadness, love, and more are brought to the table when we meet each other in rope. Join us to share how these affect you in your rope scenes and hear from other members in the rope community. Bring your thoughts and an open mind!

This roundtable is open to and appropriate for all members of the rope community. Because this is virtual, it does not qualify as a vetting event.

About Thoughts on Thursdays:

Our roundtable approach includes all rope practitioners of all skill and interest levels! We invite all rope tops, bottoms and curious parties to join together to discuss a topic and share your perspective. This will usually occur on every Third Thursdays of the month.

Our goal is that you walk away with increased confidence in your own practice and your relationship to rope and with your own partners, present and future.

Get to know the people in our community and learn more about who they are, how they feel about rope, what draws them to it and what their process is.

Tickets

1. $15 + processing fee
2. Each ticket is per person
3. obtain them on our website
4. no vetting required
5. attendance does not qualify as vetting for in-person studio events
6. Admission is verified with the name/email you provide
7. Refundable if cancelled 72 hours before the event

Logistics

1. Thursday May 15, 2025 7:30-9:30pm EST
2. Zoom link will be sent the morning of the event to the email you sign up with
3. Will not be recorded

Facilitator

Hallabackgirl (she/her)

Hallabackgirl is an experienced rope bottom who has more recently been branching out and learning to top. She views each opportunity to learn about others' experiences in rope as a unique privilege and is excited to deepen her understanding of her community through round table moderation.

FL: @hallabackgirl