The Sensual Rope
Retreat

Learn the art of conscious bondage in an intimate weekend retreat.

Want to learn the art of conscious rope bondage?

The Sensual Ropes Retreat is a shibari/kinbaku immersion, focusing on intimacy, connection, ritual, sensuality and play while working with the versatile medium of shibari rope.
Luna has run many sold out rope workshops and retreats over the last years, and our full weekend experience has been hugely in demand.

The workshop is great for various levels, whether you’re a beginner or someone with shibari experience who is seeking to deepen their practice and add a new layer of intimacy and connection to their rope exploration.
Perfect for people just starting out to build the foundations they need to safely and confidently step into the world of shibari, or for people with some basic rope skills looking to dive deeper into the intimate and sensual side of ropes, this will help you build on your skills and take them to another level.
If you are a little more advanced we can also offer some additional drills and ties to explore in the class, though everything we teach will be floorwork based.

We focus on simple and effective rope techniques that can be used in an infinite amount of ways, as well as communication tools, desires and boundaries, bodywork and energy play, so that you can create a safe and intimate experience for your partner. You will learn some techniques for breath and somatic awareness to deepen the experience, and the power of ritual and intention in rope scenes.

A lot of rope classes focus on just the rope techniques and people leave without really knowing how to take the skill into their play, this workshop aims to give even beginners the confidence to guide their lovers and friends through a really beautiful, blissful, sensual experience they won’t soon forget. We finish with a Sensual Rope Ritual, so you can play with what you have learned and have an embodied experience to bring home with you.

We also focus on moving bodies and using bodywork and breath to deepen the experience for tops and bottoms. This is a 'Tantric' approach to rope- taking the experience into a conscious, mindful and deep experience capable of create deep shifts in the unconscious and liberating hidden aspects of the psyche. We explore how conscious BDSM and exploring polarities and power dynamics can become a practice of embodied shadow work.

THE WEEKEND

SATURDAY

10am-12pm Arrival & camp setup

12pm- Opening the container and introductions

12.30pm-Safety, foundations and communication

2pm-Lunch break

3pm- Intuitive tying and basics harnesses

6pm- People not staying overnight leave, dinner for those staying and relaxed evening.

SUNDAY

Breakfast and morning warmup for those staying overnight

10am- EARTH ELEMENT- Getting grounded with rope

12pm- WATER ELEMENT- Contact improv and flow with rope

1.00pm- Lunch break

2.00pm- FIRE ELEMENT- Semenawa/pain play with rope

3.30pm- Break and prep for final ritual

4.00pm- Cacao ceremony and Rope Ritual

6pm- Closing circle.

Safety and Trauma-awareness

The workshop also includes trauma awareness, as working with BDSM can bring up a lot of emotions and past trauma, and has potential for incredible healing when it is done in a safe(r) way. Many of us struggle to surrender in our life, and using this practice with a strong foundation of safety, trust and consent, we can experience a unique type of letting go which has powerful effects on the psyche. Often after a rope class people will share that they feel very much in their body, connected, trusting, blissful and at peace. With solid safety and communication tools taught in the workshop, you will feel safe to communicate your wants and desires so that you can have the experience you desire!

Before the final Rope Ritual we will have a cacao ceremony. Cacao is a heart opening, energizing plant medicine. Cacao has been used with sensuality, romance and love connections for thousands of years and it is a beautiful addition to rope play

THE LOCATION

Just 45 minutes from Perth in the beautiful and serene Kalamunda area, we have a private property for the retreat. With a beautiful swimmable dam and lots of shaded spaces for camping, it's a lovely weekend getaway.

You can either pitch your tent/swag or we have some matresses and a sofa-bed that can be put in the communal area for the night if you prefer. Please bring your own sheets, towels etc.

Come alone or bring a partner!

You can come to the workshop with someone you know or you can be paired up with someone in class, if you find you're not comfortable working with a stranger it is best to bring someone you know to partner with.

Images from the last retreat

To give you a taste of the beautiful connection and intimacy experienced!

The pricing options

Choose between a camping or no-camping option, for those who would prefer to go to their own home for the night and return the next day.

Camping option includes a light dinner and a breakfast on Sunday.

LOW INCOME HELPER OPTION.

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COVID POLICY- If there is a lockdown, the event will be moved to a new date. If you're not able to attend the new date you can get a full refind minus $30 admin fees.

What to bring

Sarongs/blankets recommended to bring for laying on and aftercare..
We have a few yoga mats but not enough for everyone so please bring one if you have one!
Any ropes of your own that you have or play toys for sensation play (spankers, ticklers, fun bits. We will have some but the more the better! Sound healing tools are also amazing like chimes and singing bowls) We have loads of practice ropes so bringing your own isn't necessary, only if you want!
If you have a huge appetite, are uncomfortable with an entirely vegan diet or like to snack a lot its recommended to bring a little extra food for yourself.

More detailed list sent to attendees before the class!

Luna Agneya

Luna Agneya from Sensual Artistry- www.sensualartistry.com
Perth born and word travelling nomad, Luna has been working between the adult industry and the spiritual communities for 10 years. Her passion is fusing the conscious communities and the kink and sex positive spaces. Luna has been doing yoga, tantra, meditations and all kinds of spiritual healing modalities over the years, getting certified as a Yoga instructor in 2016 and studying at the Tantric Institute of Integrated Sexuality, specializing in Tantric sexuality and relationship transformation. She has been practicing shibari for 6 years, mostly studying in Berlin with the contemporary rope scene as well as at dojos and with various amazing teachers around the world. Luna has created her unique style of sensual, tantric and flowing rope play that has been popular in workshops and festivals around the world.

Check out her website

Tristen Tan

Tristen will be assisting Luna with the retreat and rope demos.

Tristen discovered the bliss of tantra a few years ago and has been exploring its depths solo and with partners ever since. He has spent many days in containers practicing tantric arts which have given him an abundant appreciation for the vast pleasure, deep connection and lasting peace that it can bring. He brings plenty of exuberance, lots of care and tonnes of love with him wherever he goes and is excited to share it with you on this journey together.

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