Ever wonder why people do the things we do?

3/6/10 UPDATE: There is a last-minute change of venue for the workshop discussed in this post. It will be at The Little Red Studio Gallery, 410 Dexter Avenue North, Seattle.

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Over the last few weeks I have been serving as a stunt bottom for someone who is taking private lessons from Max of BondageLessons.com. (“Bottom” meaning the person inside the ropes, and “Top” meaning the person applying the ropes.) Doing this has given me a very special opportunity to really focus on what it is like to be inside the ropes, and to try and articulate my experiences. I have been writing about some of that here on this blog.

I have found that rope bondage brings an amazing range of experiences, and I am becoming more and more passionate about it.

Granted, rope bondage (or whatever kink) might not be for you. (Uh heck, it didn’t used to be for me …)

But if you are curious to explore and are lucky to live in the Pacific Northwest, there are many opportunities. One, coming up in about two weeks, is Max’s workshop, “Bondage from the Bottom’s Perspective,” exploring the question:

What happens in someone’s head when they’re restrained?

This workshop starts with the bottom’s headspace and works backwards to technique. We’ll discuss different types of bottoms, the scenes most appropriate to them, and how tops and bottoms can maximize the likelihood of getting what they want out of a scene.

There’ll be demonstrations of bondage and discussions of what it is like to be in bondage.

This will be a nice chance for people who are curious about bondage–whether as a “bottom” or a “top”–to easily explore this realm. You won’t have to “risk” getting tied up, or bumble about tying up someone, but you will get a lot of information to contemplate, and you will meet people you can learn from if you decide you want to explore this more (including Max).