this is your

shibari experience

intuitive bodywork

A space to create. An experience that allows your everyday constrictions to release. Adjust to suit your body as we go through the rope work. Uncover what is lying just beneath the surface. Movement is key to a healthy life.

Polyfinda Shibari Lounge performance July 2022 - starlove & little_blue_incognito

Rope can be quite intimate. It is an exchange of energy between two humans. Finding a practitioner you can trust, makes it readily difficult to experience the art of being tied first hand.

The imagery created online, can not be achieved overnight. Tying someone takes care, patience and discipline. A connection is built over many session of working in rope together. Each session allows us to go a little deeper with the bodywork.

  • Have you been wanting new experiences in your life?

  • Seek to uncover the mysteries of intuitive body work over time?

  • Maybe you just need a rope fix?

  • or, looking at ways to improve your confidence …

Now is the time!

“As a rope practitioner, I love the physical, mental and soul based transformations in tying different types of bodies. I’ve worked with many genders, disabilities, and body shapes. I get such enjoyment through the creativity of pretty patterns on a persons body. Watching them relax (or constrict) into the rope, is extremely rewarding. Using the modality of rope as a conduit for bodywork, is really powerful. Its an honour to be able to facilitate people’s individual experiences.”

Jess ☆♡

A self tie

What is the experience?

  • Non-sexual rope tying experience by starlove☆♡ .

  • Pre-negotiation (20 Questions) to understand our risk profile for the sessions.

  • All genders and body types encouraged.

  • Ongoing client sessions available.

  • Body awareness and mindfulness practice.

  • Muscle strengthening & resistance training.

  • Release and reset from everyday life.

  • Practitioners’ continued understandings of bodywork since 2016.

  • Additional Offerings: Sound therapy, Aromatherapy sensory, Somatic Alignment, Psycho-social coaching, Group Based Peer Support Workshops.

Outdoor Bondage

What is required?

  • 10min vibe check and booking via phone and/or video call.

  • 50% non-refundable deposit to start pre-negotiations via online forms.

  • Preferred 2 weeks advance bookings.

  • Final 50% payment on arrival prior to session start.

How much does it cost?

  • First session $265 (vibe check, pre-negotiation and 1.5hrs shibari experience)

  • Every hour booked after first session $195 (10 min pre-negotiation and 50mins shibari experience)

Suspension Rope

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Hello lovers ♡♡♡

☆ Student

Jess found shibari back in Brisbane, 2016. I began attending Peer Rope events. I spent four years being tied by others through dedicated class work in Kazami-Ryu. I began to learn the nuances of receiving rope and applying my own bodywork practices. I was very honoured to experience education from some of the best rope practitioners in Brisbane.

In 2019, I began learning how to tie. Schools I have learnt from since:

Nawa Musubi (Kinoko Ryū)

Evil Girls HQ (Kazami Ryū)

Red Rigger Rope School (Yukimura inspired)

In 2021, i moved to Melbourne and continue my learnings with:

Zen Rope, Melbourne Community Rope, Soul Rope classes, Adalia Shibari and Rope Dojo.

I have done privates with various Australian tutors and attended dedicated workshops from international shibari artists:

  • Kazami Ranki 2018 weekend workshop EGH (rope bottom)

  • Kasumi Hourai 2019 weekend workshop EGH (rope bottom)

  • Ren Yagami 2020 day workshop Peer Rope Melb (rope top)

  • Supaku 2021, 2022, 2024 privates plus weekend workshops (rope top)

  • Von_Riga 2022/23 privates (rope top)

  • Ren Yagami 2023 day workshop Rope Dojo (rope top)

  • Hajime Kinoko Weekend Intensives Sat/Sun OzKinkFest 2023 (switch)

I am currently enrolled at Tensegrity Training completing a Graduate Diploma in Somatics and Dance Movement Therapy, due for completion 2025.

☆ Teaching

I have certifications as a Trainer and Assessor writing and facilitating workshops and training material since 2013. I am certified as CPR/AED/First Aid Responder (exp 2026).

  • Peer Rope Melbourne Beginner 1 & 2 classes and Intermediate classes

  • Shibari workshop at Confest 2023 approximately 80 people.

  • Shibari Soundscapes: Melbourne May 2023, Sydney Nov 2023, Melbourne Feb 2024, Brisbane March 2024, Sydney May 2024.

  • The 6th Sense: Melbourne April 2024,

☆ Performance

I began my life journey in the arts. Attending various dance schools, performance academies and dramatic arts institutes. I was raised in a family who were in the arts industry. I have done the follow rope performances:

  • Black Rabbit - Bushfire Fundraiser Jan 2019

  • Polyfinda Shibari Lounge - June 2021, Dec 2021, April 2022, July 2022, April 2023, May 2023, Sept 2023.

  • Black Spark Cultural Centre - Tethered Afterdark Sept 2022

  • Repulse Tribal Gathering Nov 2022

  • OzKinkFest Fetish Expo 2023

  • LoveX Kink Studio 2023

I enjoy the performance space immensely and open to any requests to perform at your event.

☆ Spiritual

My grandparents practiced Buddhism. I resonate with its philosophies. My spirituality and creativity has been a heavy undertone of my life’s existence albeit contradictory to prior successes in the corporate world.

I've confronted personal trauma, transformed physical illness, and challenged mental health narratives. Dance and yoga have been part of my life since a young age. I have attended various meditation retreats & specialised classes. I consider myself an intuitive in nature, Being connected to the earth is important to me. Meditation, aromatherapy, energetic work, and oracle card readings are a source of my own self care that I also enjoy sharing with others. I have now begun to incorporate this work into my shibari practice.

☆ Service

I’ve come full circle. The universe has given me an opportunity to practice more art and spirituality in my life. Shibari is a modality that i love to use to transcend this.

Being a facilitator of your Shibari Experience is a service i now provide. Each human that i work with presents a new challenge. Listening carefully to your body’s responses will help me understand where i can go next. I continue to learn this beautiful artform with each new experience.

I tie to my skill level and yours. Spending time together prior to a tie will help me uncover any risks involved in tying you. Rope is edge play and I take our safety as top priority.

This is a unique experience for you. Over continued sessions, we can also grow together to further explore the intuitive side to how your body responds in rope.

I look forward to meeting you.

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