A couple weeks ago, they announced that free bondage classes would be available to all employees at my work!
I thought this was especially rad, considering they were being taught by world famous rigger (and all around nice guy) Lew Reubens.
I immediately signed up, and I’m glad I did since the class filled in 10 minutes!
We all got paired off into teams, so we can take turns both tying and being tied. Of course, it’s easy to practice on yourself, but it’s good to experience getting tied by someone else, so you know what they’ll feel like when you’re doing it.
We’re learning all kinds of knots, and also how to make the rope both aesthetically pleasing and comfortable.
We’re also learning about safety. I know how to cut someone out of a hogtie as well as I know how to put someone in one. I’m learning about circulation, endorphins, and shock. It’s really interesting to be thinking about the body and how it reacts chemically in this sort of context. As interested as I was in the more, er, unconventional, aspects of taking a class like this…I’m finding I’m more fascinated in the medical/sciencey aspects.
Normally I’d go on about this a bit longer, but The ladies of Behind Kink have turned out a rad piece about the class that would explain more than me talking about it. I’m in it for a little bit at the beginning. (NSFW!)
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I’ll update you all when I’ve finished the course!
