At The Rope Temple, every offering is created with the same intention - to hold space for curiosity, connection and craft. Whether you are stepping into rope for the very first time or bringing years of practice with you, there is a place for you here.
From intimate one to one sessions to immersive theatrical experiences, everything I offer is rooted in safety, trust and a genuine love for this art form.
Explore what calls to you.
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A Sensual Rope & Nervous System Regulation Workshop — Bristol
There’s a place underneath all the noise — underneath the to-do lists, the performing, the holding-it-together. A place where the body knows things the mind hasn’t caught up to yet.
This Shibari workshop in Bristol is an invitation to drop into that place.
Over four hours, we’ll explore the sensual art of rope not as technique to master, but as a doorway into presence. Rope becomes the container; your nervous system becomes the terrain. Through breath, sensation, and the quiet architecture of being tied, we’ll practice what it feels like to actually arrive in your body — slowly, safely, and without needing to perform anything at all.
This isn’t a technical rope-tying class. It’s a practice of surrender, sensation, and nervous system regulation — for anyone curious about rope as a path back to themselves, whether you’re rope-curious, nervous-system-curious, or simply tired of living in your head.
What you’ll explore:
• Nervous system basics — what regulation actually feels like in the body
• Consent and negotiation as a felt, embodied practice
• Sensual rope as a tool for presence and surrender
• Time to simply be in rope — held, breathing, present
What’s included:
• 4-hour guided workshop
• The Rope Temple ebook on consent, negotiation & safety in rope practice
• All rope and equipment provided (Yoga Mats, Blankets and Tea)
Sometimes you just need to talk it through with someone who genuinely understands Shibari. The Thread Session is a one to one consultation where we sit down and map out exactly where you are in your rope journey and where you want to go.
Want to book a performance for your event? We can also chat about this here.
Available virtually for up to 30 minutes.
This is not a workshop. This is not a class. This is not about learning knots or mastering technique.
The Be Held experience is a deeply personal and intentional Shibari session designed for one thing only, to allow you to fully receive the rope. To feel supported, present and completely held in a way that most of us rarely experience in everyday life.
No experience necessary. No performance required. Just you, the rope and a safe pair of hands that know exactly how to hold you.
You are curious about Shibari but not ready for a workshop setting. You want to experience the feeling of rope without needing to learn anything. You are seeking a deeply embodied, meditative or sensory experience. You want to feel truly held - physically, emotionally and presently. You are processing something and need a safe, intentional space to just be.
What to Expect:
Every Be Held session begins with a conversation. We talk about you, your body, your boundaries, your intentions and anything you want me to know before we begin. Nothing is assumed. Everything is discussed.
From there we move into the session itself. I will guide you into the rope slowly and intentionally, checking in throughout, reading your body and your breath and adjusting as we go.
You do not need to do anything except breathe and receive.
After the session we move into aftercare, time to come back to yourself gently, with warmth, presence and no rushing.
You will leave feeling something. Most people describe it as a profound sense of calm, deep relaxation and a feeling of being truly seen.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours including consultation and aftercare
Location: Private studio in Bristol and Wiltshire or by arrangement
Experience needed: None whatsoever
What to wear: Comfortable clothing you feel at ease in
What to bring: Just yourself
I created the Be Held experience because I kept meeting people who were deeply drawn to Shibari but were not ready for a workshop. People who needed to feel the rope before they could understand why it called to them.
This session is my way of creating a door for those people. A gentle, safe and profoundly intentional entry point into one of the most transformative practices I know.
If something in you is saying yes , trust that.
When did you last truly feel something?
Not think about it. Not anticipate it. Not perform it. Just feel it.
Feel Everything is a guided rope and sensation play experience designed to bring you back to your body completely. Through the intentional combination of rope, texture, temperature, sound and touch, I create a journey that awakens every sense and leaves you feeling more alive than you have in years.
This is conscious play at its deepest level.
Feel Everything is a one to one or couples guided experience led by Iris, founder of The Rope Temple and practitioner with over five years of experience holding space for people in rope and sensation.
This is not a performance. This is not a demonstration. This is a completely personal and deeply intentional experience built entirely around you and what your body needs.
You are curious about sensation play and want to explore it safely with an experienced guide. You want to deepen your connection to your own body or your partner’s. You are drawn to the idea of rope combined with other sensory experiences. You want to experience something genuinely transformative in a completely safe and held space. You are ready to feel everything.
What Does the Experience Include?
Every Feel Everything session is unique because every person is unique. Together we weave:
Rope : intentional Shibari ties that ground, hold and heighten awareness of the body
Texture : soft, rough, smooth and unexpected surfaces that awaken the skin
Temperature : warmth and coolness used deliberately to shift sensation and presence
Sensory deprivation : our signature silk eye mask removing sight so everything else intensifies
Sound : carefully chosen music and atmosphere that holds the whole experience together
Touch : present, intentional and always within your agreed boundaries
We begin with a full consultation. We talk about your body, your boundaries, your curiosities and your intentions. Nothing is assumed. Everything is agreed before we begin.
Iris guides you through the experience at a pace that is entirely yours. You are held throughout — physically by the rope and energetically by the space Iris creates around you.
Afterwards we move into aftercare. Time to come back slowly, with warmth, presence and absolutely no rushing.
Most people describe the experience as deeply meditative, profoundly relaxing and genuinely unlike anything they have ever felt before.
Duration: Approximately 2 to 3 hours including consultation and aftercare
Location: Private studio in Bristol and Wiltshire or by arrangement
Suitable for: Solo individuals and couples
Experience needed: None whatsoever
What to wear: Comfortable clothing you feel completely at ease in
What to bring: Just an open mind and a willing body
Solo Feel Everything
A deeply personal journey into your own body and senses. Profound, meditative and completely transformative. Many people describe this as one of the most intimate experiences they have ever had with themselves.
Couples Feel Everything
An extraordinary way to deepen connection with your partner. To experience sensation together, guided by someone who knows how to hold space for two people at once. Couples consistently describe this as a turning point in their relationship with each other and with their own bodies.
Full pre-session consultation. Two to three hour guided experience. All rope and sensation tools provided. Silk eye mask included to keep. Full aftercare. A space that holds you completely.
Sensation play changed how I experience my own body. It taught me to slow down, to pay attention, to stop performing and start feeling.
I created Feel Everything because I wanted other people to have that experience in a space that felt completely safe. Where curiosity was celebrated, where boundaries were sacred and where the only agenda was to feel.
Whatever brings you here , you are welcome. Come as you are. Leave as someone who has truly felt something.
Most of us have never truly seen ourselves.
Not like this.
See Yourself is an immersive Shibari photography experience created for the person who is ready to be witnessed. To be seen in rope, in their body, in their full and unapologetic self, and to have that moment captured forever.
This is not a standard photoshoot. This is an experience that happens to be documented.
See Yourself is a one to one or couples Shibari photography session led by Iris, founder of The Rope Temple and Shibari practitioner with over five years of experience holding people in rope.
Every session is a collaboration between you, the rope and the camera. We create something together that is entirely yours, intimate, artistic, empowering and completely unlike anything you have ever done before.
You want to reclaim your relationship with your body through art. You are ready to be seen in a way that feels powerful rather than vulnerable. You want images that capture something real, not posed, not performative, not ordinary. You are curious about Shibari and want to experience it in a creative and deeply personal way. You want to create something beautiful with your partner that you will keep forever.
Every See Yourself session begins with a conversation, about you, your body, your vision and what you want to walk away with. We talk about comfort, boundaries and intentions before anything else.
From there we move into the session itself. Iris ties with intention and care while the camera captures every moment naturally, no stiff poses, no manufactured expressions. Just you, exactly as you are, in the rope.
The result is a collection of images that are raw, artistic and genuinely breathtaking. Images that show you something about yourself you may never have seen before.
Full aftercare is included. You will never be rushed out of the space.
Duration: Approximately 3 hours including consultation, shoot and aftercare
Location: Private studio in Bristol and Wiltshire or by arrangement
Suitable for: Solo individuals and couples
Experience needed: None whatsoever
What to wear: We will discuss this together — bring options you love
What you receive: A curated gallery of edited digital images delivered within 14 days
Solo See Yourself
Just you and the rope. One of the most powerful things you will ever do for yourself. A love letter to your own body written in rope and light.
Couples See Yourself
You and your partner, held together in rope. An intimate, artistic and deeply connecting experience that creates images you will treasure for the rest of your lives.
I created See Yourself because I kept watching people step into rope and discover something about themselves they had never seen before. A strength. A softness. A beauty they had spent years not believing was there.
I wanted to find a way to give that moment back to people. To say - look. Look at yourself. Really look.
This is that way.
If you have ever looked in a mirror and struggled to see what others see, this session is for you.
Your first steps into rope - guided, personal and completely at your own pace.
Everyone who ties was once someone who had never touched rope before.
This is where your story begins
Learn the Rope is a private one to one rope learning experience designed exclusively for complete beginners. No prior knowledge needed. No experience required. Just you, the rope and two to three hours of dedicated, personalised guidance from someone who genuinely loves teaching this craft.
This is the safest, most personal and most effective way to begin your rope journey.
Learn the Rope is a private one to one session led by Iris, founder of The Rope Temple and rope practitioner with over five years of experience teaching beginners from the ground up.
Unlike a group workshop where the teaching is shared between many people, this session is entirely yours. Every moment, every question, every knot and every conversation is focused completely on you and your unique starting point.
This session is for you if:
You have always been curious about Shibari or rope but never known where to start. You want to learn in a private, intimate and completely judgment free space. You want personalised guidance rather than a one size fits all group experience. You have a specific goal , tying a partner, being tied, creating art, and want to move toward it with expert support. You simply want to understand rope before you go any further.
Every Learn the Rope session is tailored to you but will always cover the foundations that every Shibari practitioner needs:
Rope handling and care: how to work with rope, coil it, store it and prepare it for use
Consent and negotiation: how to have the conversations that make rope safe and meaningful
Safety essentials: nerve placement, circulation awareness, communication signals and what to do if something does not feel right
Your first foundational ties: the basic knots and patterns that form the building blocks of all Shibari
Aftercare: how to look after yourself and your partner when the rope comes off
Your next steps: a clear and personal roadmap for where to go from here
We begin with a conversation. I want to know what brought you here, what you are hoping to learn and anything I should know before we begin. This is not just admin, it is the foundation of everything that follows.
From there we move into the session itself. I teach slowly, clearly and with enormous patience. There are no stupid questions here. There is no rushing. We go at exactly the pace your body and mind need.
By the end of the session you will leave with real foundational knowledge, hands on experience and the confidence to keep going.
Most people leave wanting to book again immediately.
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Private studio in Bristol and Wiltshire or by arrangement
Who it is for: Complete beginners only
Maximum: One person or one couple per session
What to wear: Comfortable clothing you can move in
What to bring: Nothing, all rope and materials provided
What you leave with: Foundational skills, personal guidance notes and your next steps
Teaching beginners is my absolute favourite thing to do.
There is nothing quite like watching someone pick up rope for the first time and feeling it click. That moment when it stops being intimidating and starts being exciting, I live for that moment.
I have taught hundreds of people to tie and every single one of them started exactly where you are right now. Curious. A little nervous. Not quite sure if they could do it.
They could. You can too.
Come and learn. I will be with you every step of the way.
There is a moment in every Shibari performance when the room goes completely quiet.
No one is talking. No one is looking at their phone. Every single person in that space is watching, held by something they cannot quite name but cannot look away from.
That is what The Rope Temple brings to your event.
Live Shibari performance that is not just visually extraordinary, it is genuinely moving. Art in real time. Connection made visible. Something your guests will be talking about long after the night is over.
The Performance is a live Shibari theatre experience brought to your event by Iris, founder of The Rope Temple and Shibari artist with over five years of performance and practice experience.
Performed with a model, every performance is a carefully crafted piece of live art, part theatre, part ritual, part pure visual spectacle. The rope moves. The bodies tell a story. The room holds its breath.
Available for:
Clubs & Nightlife: an unforgettable centrepiece for alternative nights, fetish events, cabaret evenings and club performances
Arts & Gallery Events: a live art installation that elevates any creative or cultural event into something truly memorable
Private Events: hen parties, birthday celebrations, private members events and bespoke gatherings that demand something extraordinary
Corporate & Brand Events: for the forward thinking brand or organisation that wants to create a genuine moment of wonder for their audience
Every performance is discussed and designed in advance. We talk about your event, your audience, your atmosphere and your vision, and we create a performance that fits perfectly within it.
On the night Iris and her model arrive fully prepared, professionally presented and ready to deliver something extraordinary.
Performances typically run between 20 and 45 minutes depending on your brief. We can also offer multiple shorter sets across an evening if preferred.
Everything is choreographed with safety, artistry and audience impact at the forefront. Your guests are in safe hands, and they are about to see something they will never forget.
Club nights and alternative evenings. Burlesque and cabaret events. Private members gatherings. Art gallery openings and installations. Hen parties and celebrations. Festival and immersive theatre events. Shibari theatre productions.
I have been performing Shibari since the early days of my practice and it never gets old.
There is something about live rope that no photograph or video can capture. The tension. The breath. The moment the tie lands and the model surrenders into it. The audience feeling something shift in the room.
I bring all of that to every single performance, regardless of the venue, regardless of the audience size. Every performance gets everything I have.
If you want your event to have a moment, a real moment; this is it.
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