Generally speaking, I do not think it is necessary to have a formal education to enjoy ropes. Naturally from birth, we all have the capacity to feel what is going on, to enjoy what we like, and to refuse what we don’t like. There are non-verbal communication cues that we would naturally send out and our partners would naturally pick up. In the ideal world, taking bottoming workshops is not necessary.
Unfortunately, in the real world, we are all not so natural, as many of us growing up picked up a great deal of unnatural behavior along the way. Many of us learned not to listen to our body’s own wisdom, but to comply and tolerate… Many of us learned to hold our emotions down, to control, and to resist the flow. Many of us carry memories of trauma in our body.
My work—whether in group settings or one-on-one—is about creating a space where your body’s wisdom is valued and heard. Where you’re supported in unlearning what no longer serves you, and reconnecting with what does. I focus on the body as the foundation for rope bottoming: it’s through deepening body awareness and cultivating trust in yourself that your rope experience can become more conscious, internal, and safe.
