Do you want to learn more about the origins of shibari? Have you wondered about its place in Japanese culture?

How are BDSM and rope different in Japan than in North America? What is the “Kimono Conundrum”?

Join Midori for another fascinating discussion on the historical and cultural influences that have brought us to Shinshibari, or modern kinbaku.

Ask questions or just listen. Will she explain what flaming Christians, pink train cars, the virtue of Gaman, and bonsai trees have to do with Shinshibari?  

We encourage you to listen to her first episode, so you can catch all her references.
Episode 1 available here until October 5th 2021

Style: Lecture + Q&A
Props: note-taking tools
Duration: 90-120 minutes

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MIDORI’S + SHIBARI

2021 is the twentieth anniversary of her book, “Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage” – the groundbreaking first English instruction book on Shibari. She teaches classes such as “Pink Japan: Sex and Taboo in Japan Today”. 

She also penned the eye-opening essay, “The History & Myths of Japanese Bondage: Censorship, Sex Work, and Othering in the World of Shibari” for Spectrum Boutique Journal < https://spectrumboutique.com/journal/article/the-history-myths-of-japanese-bondage/  > and participated in the RopeCraft panel “Tangled: Asian American Women and Rope Communities”

Daughter of a Japanese Literature Professor, Midori was born and raised in Japan deeply loving the cultural complexity. She emigrated as a teenager to the US to pursue better opportunities. As a multicultural global citizen and a thinker in the realm of kink, she brings a unique perspective. Midori shares her personal truth as a world traveler and educator on the international stage with over 25 years of experience. 

She is also the Co-Director of the newly launched program Kink Informed Certification for mental health and helping professionals. https://sexualhealthalliance.com/kink-informed-certification-program