Events
The Rope Jam
Every Thursday
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.
Nocturnes: Red Lily & Ziggi
Nocturnes: Intimate Shibari Salons at Daruma
with Red Lily & Ziggi
In seeing other people play, we learn about our own tastes and desires. In this salon evening you will experience an intimate performance of shibari between Red Lily and Ziggi, where you are free to take notes, move around and observe closely. Then, after a short break, you will get to ask every question you want - and they will do their best to explain what just happened in front of your eyes.
From Aibunawa to Semenawa: As the Water Shapes the Rocks
2 day workshop | with Red Lily & Ziggi
Challenge and rethink traditional shibari norms by exploring the space between Aibu and Seme, from minimalism to maximalism, and develop your own expressive approach to rope.
Gestalta's Study Group
This study group is an opportunity to delve into the intricacies of Gestalta’s personal rope style; their techniques, thought processes and aesthetics, and receive feedback and coaching on both the minute details and overarching principles of shibari from a practitioner with more than 16 years of extensive experience on both sides of the rope.
The Rope Jam
Every Thursday
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.
Hashira Floor Play
with Ztella & Moir
Hashira-tying has a reputation for being technical, risky, and a little static, which can make it feel like it’s only for experienced practitioners. By working on and with the floor, this class takes a different approach and becomes more accessible, more playful, and (we think) a fair amount hotter. We’ll explore how to use these two perpendicular surfaces together, how they offer support, how they challenge, and how to move fluidly between them.
Shibari for Beginners: Elements (Step 1 - Weekend Intensive)
2 day workshop
This weekend intensive offers a complete introduction to Japanese-inspired rope bondage in an immersive, hands-on format — perfect for absolute beginners or for returning students wanting to refresh their basics before moving on to more advanced classes.
Gestalta's Study Group
This study group is an opportunity to delve into the intricacies of Gestalta’s personal rope style; their techniques, thought processes and aesthetics, and receive feedback and coaching on both the minute details and overarching principles of shibari from a practitioner with more than 16 years of extensive experience on both sides of the rope.
The Rope Jam
Every Thursday
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.
Gestalta's Study Group
This study group is an opportunity to delve into the intricacies of Gestalta’s personal rope style; their techniques, thought processes and aesthetics, and receive feedback and coaching on both the minute details and overarching principles of shibari from a practitioner with more than 16 years of extensive experience on both sides of the rope.
The Rope Jam
Every Thursday
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.
Rope Speed Dating & Unpartnered Jam
Finding friends and community within the rope scene can be challenging—finding new rope partners even more so. Our wish is to break down the barriers of shyness, fear of rejection, and social awkwardness. We want to make it easier for you to meet new people, find someone to tie with and enjoy an exciting evening.
Pain & Impact Play
with Saara Rei
In this workshop, we will explore techniques for processing pain - both physical and emotional - in order to access suffering, release, and excitement, while staying grounded in presence and awareness.
Open Practice: All Levels
This open practice session is an opportunity for you to refresh your rope skills with guidance and feedback from one of our in-house teachers. You are very welcome to practice ties from our step 1-3 classes, study groups, or from other classes, or things that you are developing yourself.
The Rope Jam
Every Thursday
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.
Shibari for Beginners: drop-in class
with Gestalta
Curious about shibari but not quite ready to commit to a full 6-week course? This drop-in class for absolute beginners offers a welcoming introduction to the foundations of shibari—exploring both the technical craft of rope and its potential for connection, movement, and play.
Towards Suspension: Uplines, partials & crafting a rope session (Step 3 - Weekend Intensive)
2 Day Workshop | Uplines, Partials and Crafting a Rope Session
Designed for those who are ready to start learning (partial-)suspensions.
Shibari for Beginners+: Structures (Step 2)
6 Week Course
Our Step 1, 2 and 3 courses form a pathway from the very beginning of your shibari practice through to the basics of suspension. regular, structured practice that goes deep rather than broad, giving you a firm grasp of the rope bondage basics, time to build muscle memory, and a group of people you get to know well enough to keep practising with.
Shibari for Beginners: Elements (Step 1)
6 week course
The goal of our 6-week beginner’s classes is to facilitate regular, structured shibari practice that aims to go deep rather than broad, helping you to develop a really firm grasp of rope bondage basics, build muscle memory, and get to know other participants.
Towards Suspension: Uplines, Partials and Crafting a Rope Session (Step 3)
6 week course | Uplines, Partials and Crafting a Rope Session
Designed for those who are ready to start learning (partial-)suspensions. This closed-group format fosters a supportive learning environment, allowing you to build connections with peers at a similar skill level.
Gestalta's Study Group
This study group is an opportunity to delve into the intricacies of Gestalta’s personal rope style; their techniques, thought processes and aesthetics, and receive feedback and coaching on both the minute details and overarching principles of shibari from a practitioner with more than 16 years of extensive experience on both sides of the rope.
The Rope Jam
Every Thursday
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.
Turning Point - Surprising Transitions
with Mie Neko
Let’s bring more surprise and dynamism into your transition practice. In this workshop, we will explore concepts that allow for sudden, visually striking transitions from one shape to another.
Predicaments
with Mie Neko
A predicament in Shibari describes a situation in which the tied person can choose between several body positions, each of which brings its own challenges or forms of strain. The goal is not necessarily pain, but rather to create a playful balance between different options and their consequences.
Gestalta's Study Group
This study group is an opportunity to delve into the intricacies of Gestalta’s personal rope style; their techniques, thought processes and aesthetics, and receive feedback and coaching on both the minute details and overarching principles of shibari from a practitioner with more than 16 years of extensive experience on both sides of the rope.
The Rope Jam
Every Thursday
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.
Dirty Words: Verbal Skills and Mindfuckery
with William
Let’s open up the space of verbal interaction, using words, our language and our tone to create deeper impact within our scenes.
Strings & Stings: Rope for Impact
with William
The nervous system loves a cocktail of sensations, not to be left in a monotone drone of play. In this workshop, we will be exploring sensational pathways to light up the neurons and elevate the blood flow.
The Ordeal Path: Scene Building in Role and Narrative Arch
with William
Every great story contains a complex set of circumstances and a not so complicated arch, a rise and fall (Decent), or fall and rise (Ascent). This workshop is a space in which to explore our own self identity, our desires, our perceived and true challenges and to face them bravely head on, to go into the darkness fearfully but willingly.
Gestalta's Study Group
This study group is an opportunity to delve into the intricacies of Gestalta’s personal rope style; their techniques, thought processes and aesthetics, and receive feedback and coaching on both the minute details and overarching principles of shibari from a practitioner with more than 16 years of extensive experience on both sides of the rope.
The Rope Jam
Every Thursday
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.
Rope Speed Dating & Unpartnered Jam
Finding friends and community within the rope scene can be challenging—finding new rope partners even more so. Our wish is to break down the barriers of shyness, fear of rejection, and social awkwardness. We want to make it easier for you to meet new people, find someone to tie with and enjoy an exciting evening.
Open Practice: All Levels
This open practice session is an opportunity for you to refresh your rope skills with guidance and feedback from one of our in-house teachers. You are very welcome to practice ties from our step 1-3 classes, study groups, or from other classes, or things that you are developing yourself.
The Rope Jam
Every Thursday
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.
Shibari for Beginners: drop-in class
with Gestalta
Curious about shibari but not quite ready to commit to a full 6-week course? This drop-in class for absolute beginners offers a welcoming introduction to the foundations of shibari—exploring both the technical craft of rope and its potential for connection, movement, and play.
Rope Hangout & Jam
Back on Sundays!
This is a space to practice new things you've learnt, lab, exchange & socialise. Share snacks, chat with someone new, or catch up with familiar faces. Fine-tune a harness, finally figure out that Summerville bowline, practice your hashira, or dive into the session you've been putting off.
Gestalta's Study Group
This study group is an opportunity to delve into the intricacies of Gestalta’s personal rope style; their techniques, thought processes and aesthetics, and receive feedback and coaching on both the minute details and overarching principles of shibari from a practitioner with more than 16 years of extensive experience on both sides of the rope.
Beyond Intermediate: Finding Your Voice
3 day workshop | with Kirigami & Tenshiko
This workshop is designed for those who have been stuck at intermediate for a while and are struggling to break free from recreating the ties they’ve been taught. We will reflect on the concept of kata, trying to grasp the difference between "saigen" and "hanpuku" in order to help each participant find their voice.
Needles and Rope
with Sallie and NoxKnot
In this workshop, we will discuss risks specific to combining ropes with needle play, provide our perspective on best practice regarding safety and hygiene, offer ideas for scene building, and provide a walk-through demonstration and guided exercises. Participants who have taken the Intro to Play Piercing workshop or who have demonstrable experience in sharps use and management will have the opportunity to pierce as part of the exercises, though alternatives will be offered to practice without piercing.
Open Practice: All Levels
This open practice session is an opportunity for you to refresh your rope skills with guidance and feedback from one of our in-house teachers. You are very welcome to practice ties from our step 1-3 classes, study groups, or from other classes, or things that you are developing yourself.
Rope Hangout & Jam
Back on Sundays!
This is a space to practice new things you've learnt, lab, exchange & socialise. Share snacks, chat with someone new, or catch up with familiar faces. Fine-tune a harness, finally figure out that Summerville bowline, practice your hashira, or dive into the session you've been putting off.
Shibari for Beginners: drop-in class
with Gestalta
Curious about shibari but not quite ready to commit to a full 6-week course? This drop-in class for absolute beginners offers a welcoming introduction to the foundations of shibari—exploring both the technical craft of rope and its potential for connection, movement, and play.
The Rope Jam
Every Thursday
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.
Gestalta's Study Group
This study group is an opportunity to delve into the intricacies of Gestalta’s personal rope style; their techniques, thought processes and aesthetics, and receive feedback and coaching on both the minute details and overarching principles of shibari from a practitioner with more than 16 years of extensive experience on both sides of the rope.
Towards Suspension: Uplines, Partials and Crafting a Rope Session (Step 3)
6 week course | Uplines, Partials and Crafting a Rope Session
Designed for those who are ready to start learning (partial-)suspensions. This closed-group format fosters a supportive learning environment, allowing you to build connections with peers at a similar skill level.
Shibari for Beginners+: Structures (Step 2)
6 Week Course
Our Step 1, 2 and 3 courses form a pathway from the very beginning of your shibari practice through to the basics of suspension. regular, structured practice that goes deep rather than broad, giving you a firm grasp of the rope bondage basics, time to build muscle memory, and a group of people you get to know well enough to keep practising with.
Shibari for Beginners: Elements (Step 1)
6 week course
The goal of our 6-week beginner’s classes is to facilitate regular, structured shibari practice that aims to go deep rather than broad, helping you to develop a really firm grasp of rope bondage basics, build muscle memory, and get to know other participants.
Rope Speed Dating & Unpartnered Jam
Finding friends and community within the rope scene can be challenging—finding new rope partners even more so. Our wish is to break down the barriers of shyness, fear of rejection, and social awkwardness. We want to make it easier for you to meet new people, find someone to tie with and enjoy an exciting evening.
Intro to Play Piercing
with Sallie and Dahn Luca
Note: This workshop starts at 10am!
In this workshop, you will learn the basics of play piercing. From risks and hygiene to aesthetics and technique, you will be provided with crucial knowledge in practicing this form of play according to your own risk profile.
The Rope Jam
Every Thursday
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.
Gestalta's Study Group
This study group is an opportunity to delve into the intricacies of Gestalta’s personal rope style; their techniques, thought processes and aesthetics, and receive feedback and coaching on both the minute details and overarching principles of shibari from a practitioner with more than 16 years of extensive experience on both sides of the rope.
Hashira: Flow & Transition (Level 2)
2 day workshop | with Ztella & Moir
This class delves deeper into the art of Hashira, emphasising full suspensions and inversions. While Hashira suspensions often involve fixing someone to a pole, which can seem static, this class will teach you techniques to introduce more movement and fluidity. Participants will explore a variety of shapes and techniques off the ground, enhancing their ability to create dynamic sessions on a hashira.
The Rope Jam
Every Thursday
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.
Gestalta's Study Group
This study group is an opportunity to delve into the intricacies of Gestalta’s personal rope style; their techniques, thought processes and aesthetics, and receive feedback and coaching on both the minute details and overarching principles of shibari from a practitioner with more than 16 years of extensive experience on both sides of the rope.
Shibari for Beginners+: Structures (Step 2 - Weekend Intensive)
2 day workshop
This weekend intensive offers you a chance to continue your shibari learning in an immersive, hands-on format; perfect if you already have the absolute basics and want to expand on what you’ve learned.
The Rope Jam
Every Thursday
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.
Gestalta's Study Group
This study group is an opportunity to delve into the intricacies of Gestalta’s personal rope style; their techniques, thought processes and aesthetics, and receive feedback and coaching on both the minute details and overarching principles of shibari from a practitioner with more than 16 years of extensive experience on both sides of the rope.
Rope Hangout & Jam
Back on Sundays!
This is a space to practice new things you've learnt, lab, exchange & socialise. Share snacks, chat with someone new, or catch up with familiar faces. Fine-tune a harness, finally figure out that Summerville bowline, practice your hashira, or dive into the session you've been putting off.
Shibari for Beginners: drop-in class
with Gestalta
Curious about shibari but not quite ready to commit to a full 6-week course? This drop-in class for absolute beginners offers a welcoming introduction to the foundations of shibari—exploring both the technical craft of rope and its potential for connection, movement, and play.
The Rope Jam
Every Thursday
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.
Open Practice: All Levels
First Wednesday of every month
This open practice session is an opportunity for you to refresh your rope skills with guidance and feedback from one of our in-house teachers. You are very welcome to practice ties from our step 1-3 classes, study groups, or from other classes, or things that you are developing yourself.
Introduction to Hashira: Techniques for Tying (in)to Upright Objects (Level 1)
2 day workshop | with Ztella & Moir
Tying to a hashira can be restricting like almost no other way of tying; when tied effectively, hashiras offer unparalleled opportunities for intimacy, dominance and eroticism.
The Rope Jam
Every Thursday
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.
Gestalta's Study Group
This study group is an opportunity to delve into the intricacies of Gestalta’s personal rope style; their techniques, thought processes and aesthetics, and receive feedback and coaching on both the minute details and overarching principles of shibari from a practitioner with more than 16 years of extensive experience on both sides of the rope.
Rope Hangout & Jam
This summer, spend your Saturday afternoons at Daruma for a cozy hangout and rope jam.
This is a space to practice new things you've learnt, lab, exchange & socialise. Share snacks, chat with someone new, or catch up with familiar faces. Fine-tune a harness, finally figure out that Summerville bowline, practice your hashira, or dive into the session you've been putting off.
The Rope Jam
Every Thursday
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.
Gestalta's Study Group
This study group is an opportunity to delve into the intricacies of Gestalta’s personal rope style; their techniques, thought processes and aesthetics, and receive feedback and coaching on both the minute details and overarching principles of shibari from a practitioner with more than 16 years of extensive experience on both sides of the rope.
Towards Suspension (Step 3)
Uplines, Partials and Crafting a Rope Session
A 6-week shibari course designed for those who are ready to start learning (partial-)suspensions. This closed-group format fosters a supportive learning environment, allowing you to build connections with peers at a similar skill level.
The Rope Jam
Every Thursday
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds (beginners are super welcome!) to practice, play, chat, or just to watch.