Whether it’s your first Rope Convention or your fiftieth, this interview combines with articles that GoodMostTimes, Ojipan, and BaconAndrew created full of helpful suggestions for making them GREAT. Read more at http://ropecraft.net/firstcon or check out the show notes at http://libsyn.com/graydancer to download PDFs . This episode was brought to you courtesy of Twisted Monk ([…]
Coming from Australia, Eternal Angel talks about finding the “edge” of your play, how pro-domming intersects with kink community, and gives us a taste of her new class “Consent & Navigation”, coming soon to a ROPECRAFT near you! This episode was brought to you courtesy of Twisted Monk http://twistedmonk.graydancer.com use the code “ROPECRAFT” to get a[…]
This episode is an interview where you can get to know Chicago-based kinkster WhiskyTangoFoxy. She talks about self-suspension, photography, collaboration, DIY kink, and why having a Statement of Principles such as the one at https://ropecraft.net/principles/ is a good thing for an event – plus a lot more! This episode was brought to you courtesy of[…]
“Mindfulness”, “Awareness”, “Connection” ? these are all words that are used a lot in the rope bondage community. This class goes beyond the buzzwords and into practical ways that your rope scenes can be hotter, safer, and taken “next level” (wherever that is for you). Combining Naiia’s woo with Graydancer’s skepticism the class includes meditation[…]
Closing out the year, Gray talks about some hard lessons learned during POC Listening Sessions. Then he answers a listener question: how do you get out of a slump when you’re tying? This podcast is sponsored by http://TwistedMonk.com and http://LeeAllure.com Please visit their sites and let them know you appreciate their help! You can also[…]
In part two of this class, Dr. Eaves and Graydancer talk more about how to manage power exchange and polyamory in the day-to-day and even to the hopefully-not-so-bitter end. This podcast was sponsored in part by http://TwistedMonk.com and http://SpiralEyeSoap.com Please let them know you appreciate their help! You can be a supporter to via http://patreon.com/graydancer […]
Both polyamory and power exchange relationships have complexities that can be wonderful, frustrating, or even both at the same time. In this class Dr. Eaves and Graydancer ? two people who are enthusiastic about poly, D/s, and each other ? will talk about some of the tools to manage these kinds of relationships in nurturing[…]
Ozma of Oz wrote an essay about preparing yourself for what to do if you or someone you care about gets accused of a consent violation. The essay is nuanced and useful, and Ozma gives some great commentary on her writing. It can be found in full in the show notes at http://KinkSexCulture.com. This episode[…]
Gray interviews Victoria Blue from her studio ( http://voxbody.com ) talking about how a rope space is created. Then Naiia joins him as they tackle the difficult subject of consent from “the other end” – combining it with a primer for anal sex play to talk about negotiation, lube, and other important ideas for sexual creatures.[…]
Naiia has serious kink presenter cred: she is part of Midori’s Rope Dojo cadre, a Consent Rocks Crew lead, President & founder of Madison Women of Leather, Kink Academy instructor, and RambleGRUE facilitator along with her own classes on bottoming, power exchange, sexuality, and mindfulness. In this episode she talks about her personal journey dealing[…]