Shibari Foundations - September

This weekly class series will give you the tools to build a strong, safe, and playful foundation in the art of Shibari. This is an excellent way to connect with a partner, express creativity, and connect to ourselves on a somatic level.

This class meets on Wednesdays in July:
Wed September 9th 7p-9p
Wed September 16th 7p-9p
Wed September 23rd 7p-9p
Wed September 30th 7p-9p

It is a beginner level class, and requires a tying partner. This person can be a friend, romantic partner, etc.

Inside This Class We’ll Cover:

• Core safety relating to Shibari
• Different types of tools and equipment (studio provides equipment to use in class)
• Basic level of negotiation and communication skills for Shibari
• Learn the building blocks of a variety of harnesses and how they work
• Begin to build your repertoire of flavors of scenes
• A variety of ties to play with

Who can take this class?

• No experience required - we provide all equipment, etc.
• Absolute beginner or advanced can take this class
• Anybody over the age of 18
• Any gender
• Both monogamous people, poly people, curious, swinger, etc. anybody!
• You do NOT have to be a member of Feather & Flame to take this class :) Anybody can buy a ticket

What to bring:

• If you have your own Shibari rope, feel free to bring it! Otherwise we have plenty of rope at the studio for everyone in the class to use. Please do not bring Home Depot rope and other variations.
• If you have your own safety shears, feel free to bring them! We also have several pairs of shears at the studio if you don’t have your own
• A water bottle with a spill-proof lid (we have cups at the studio if you forget)
• Notebook and something to write with
• Attire is typically yoga clothes. Nudity/lingerie is NOT allowed. This is a class, not a play party.
• We provide 1” thick yoga mats, but you are welcome to bring your own if you prefer

Water/Snacks:

• We will have an assortment of snacks available (fruit, baked goods, etc.)
• We also provide hot tea, filtered water, and an assortment of soft drinks.

About the Instructor: Goddess Lazarus

Goddess Lazarus is a queer, Boston-based foot fetishist, femdom, and rope top with 13 years of teaching experience. She especially likes high-femme hijinks and dynamic suspensions. As an engineer, she comes to rope work and suspension from a technical point of view. When she isn’t spending time with her partners, she’s usually making colorful costumes, art, and things for space.

About the Instructor: Princess_Raven

Princess_Raven has been a Pro Domme and BDSM instructor for 10 years, and recently opened Feather & Flame in Burlington, MA - an education center focusing on alternative relationships. She works full time as a Professional Dominant, BDSM educator, and relationship coach, where she helps people connect both with others and within themselves. Raven loves sharing her skill sets to help empower people to live healthy, sensual, happy lives!

Cancellation policy:

• 48 hrs - use Forbidden Tickets to get your refund (the ticketing platform that you purchased your ticket through)
• Please do not come if you are sick. Even if it’s “not Covid, just a small cold.” We are happy to roll your ticket over to a different class if you are sick

About Feather & Flame

We are a new studio located in Burlington, MA that opened in fall of 2025. We offer classes and social events for the BDSM and alternative relationship community.

Our exact address is sent out to ticket holders about 2 days before your class; this is for safety and security reasons.

Parking: We have plenty of free parking in our lot!

Accessibility: there is a flight of stairs to our unit, and our bathrooms are not large enough to accommodate a wheelchair, unfortunately. Service dogs are of course welcome, but we do request a heads-up please. If there are any other reasonable accommodations that we can make for you, please reach out!

Financial Accessibility: If you would like to help us out with set up and breakdown for the class, we are happy to offer you a discounted ticket! Simply select "volunteer ticket" at checkout.

Privacy: For all in-person events, we require to check everyone's ID and everyone must sign a liability waiver for each class. This is standard at most facilities and ensures the safety of our community. If you are unwilling to unable to comply with either of these, then unfortunately our events are not a good fit for you!

• ID's are checked in person, upon arrival, and are not scanned, photographed, or kept on file in any way. Just like walking into a bar. Your ID cannot be expired, and we need the real thing - a photo of an ID is not legally acceptable ID.
• Raven is typically the person who is checking IDs, and if it is another staff member - they have signed an NDA as part of working at our facility, which lasts for many years after finishing working with F&F. We only hire staff who respect privacy and discretion.
• Liability waivers are emailed in advance so that you can review it, and is facilitated by a trusted, 3rd party software that is used by several large-scale kink conventions.
• if you have any questions, reach out to us at Info@FeatherAndFlameConsulting.com

Visit our website at: www.FeatherAndFlameConsulting.com to see our other events, or apply to become a member! Membership is free and gives you exclusive access to social events and advanced level classes (many of which are hidden, invite-only classes)