OCTOBER 6, 2024

2:20pm- 3:30pm Single $35

3:50pm- 5:00pm Couples $65

Wrap & Release invites you into somatic exploration of the sensations of being held. This embodied journey incorporates somatics, rope play, and mindfulness.

Popular culture currently describes most offerings that involve rope and bodies as bondage. Often called rigging, self tying, erotic rope, Shibari, or Kinbaku, playing with rope can be used for more than erotic stimulation. This is not a rope class, this a sensation exploration container. W&R does not include any complicated knots, so you can focus on communicating with your body. Wrapping the body can be a resource for relaxation, processing, and ritual.

Nervous about using rope in your practice? We can provide a piece of "silky" fabric as an alternative.

Wrap and Release participants have reported:

-experiencing new sensations in the body

-feeling excited about using the tools to help process anxiety, overwhelm, and grief

-an easing of symptoms related to touch deprivation

-enhanced curiosity to explore new sensations

-deeper connection to self and others

Objectives:

-Explore the felt sense of being held from perception to restraint, using The Held Scale

-engage interoceptive and proprioceptive awareness

-learn easy techniques that can support relaxation, grounding, or pleasure using rope or a scarf by yourself or with a partner

-hear about historical and cultural use of “bondage” in ritual

-introduce participants to basic rope handling without complicated language or knots

We provide:

-Blindfold

-Choice of practice implement: rope or fabric

You are encouraged to bring:

-Yoga mat or blanket

-Water bottle

-Journal and pen

This offering is for folks of all genders and sexualities over the age of 21.

Container Agreements

-No nudity, but you are encouraged to wear something that allows some skin contact.

-No touching anyone or anything without explicit consent.

-No transphobia, homophobia, fat phobia, racism, or any other relics of colonization.

-Take care of your body's needs while in class. This includes taking bathroom breaks, drinking water, and stepping outside if you need.

-No late entry. The container closes 5 minutes after start time.

-No phones or pictures during class.

-Do not disclose the names of anyone you see in the class without consent.

Email any questions to thepleasuremissionary@gmail.com.