Flexibility and Mobility for Bondage and More!
Learn about sustainability, mobility, and flexibility while in or out of bondage!
This class discusses the fundamentals of mobility and flexibility as they pertain to Topping and bottoming in bondage and other held positions.
Students will learn how to evaluate the safety and sustainability of a shape that tests the bottom’s flexibility through their negotiation, observation, and in-the-moment tests, as well as what sort of warm-up is necessary to help mitigate risks to the muscles and joints.
We will finish with a short functional mobility sequence bringing us through our full range of motion, paying particular attention to the wrist and shoulder movements involved in topping.
Participants who want to participate in the hands-on portion of the class should make sure they have a clear space on the floor at least the size of a standard yoga mat. Cameras can be on or off depending on openness to feedback.
vahavta began her kink journey about a decade ago and has been grateful to get to teach, play, and learn in communities in North Carolina, Chicago, St. Louis, and Israel along the way. Today, she serves in a 24/7 CNC-based Total Power Exchange with heavy elements of emotional play and service and is often found sporting large bruises, writing, or enjoying a good beer.
vahavta is disabled, Jewish, and femme, and believes in approaching kink with a firm understanding of intersectional context. As an educator, she aims to give honest and risk-aware information that applies to the realities of human behavior, focusing largely on the "how" and asking people to consider their personal capabilities, interests, and readiness. Passionate about community collaboration, vahavta is proud to run the Risk Evaluation Database (RED) and contribute regularly to kink blogs and her own Fetlife writing index. In all aspects of her life, she strives to be a work in progress.
