Why Rope Therapy?

Where normally we can run away from difficult or painful feelings, subjects, emotions, and trauma (by literally removing ourselves from the situation or by distracting ourselves on our phones, watching Netflix, drinking, using drugs, etc), in a Rope Therapy Session you simply can’t. It forces you to stay inside your body where emotions can be felt and transmuted. Instead of pushing them down or numbing them only for them to pop up again when we get triggered.

Being tied can bring up emotions that can be felt through because we can’t run away from them when our physical bodies are held by rope. This way old emotions, trauma, and other feelings we don’t allow to surface can be worked through. Catharsis is the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. Rope can be the perfect tool to reach catharsis.

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What does a Rope Therapy Session look like?

A Rope Therapy Session starts with a short 1-on-1 video call to see if Rope Therapy is the best way to deal with your specific situation.

I will check your motivations, physical and mental state, and intentions for the session and if we are a good match we proceed to make an appointment for a session. 

A session takes 1,5 hours in total. We first do a check-in on the day itself to see how you are feeling (physically, emotionally, and mentally) and negotiate your level of comfort for that day. This can differ per day so we will always have this talk! This will take about 15-20 minutes. The session itself will take about 45 - 50 min and after the tying, we will have a moment for integration.

 

During the session, it is advised to wear a blindfold so that it’s easier to turn inward and not be distracted by anything outside of you. This is not mandatory, so also feel free to keep your eyes closed or even open them if you don’t feel comfortable wearing one.

I will not tie knots but use the rope more to wrap around your body, giving you the feeling of being held or wrapped (like sometimes babies become calm when they are tightly wrapped or people who like weighted blankets. The wrapping can be as tight as you feel comfortable with. The pressure it creates on the body brings your awareness there. So you drop out of your head and into your body and that’s where the emotions are felt. 

During the session, we will speak through situations or trauma and be in silence from time to time so you get the chance to feel what the experience awakens in your body. I might also press certain points on your body to help release emotions (usually on the back or shoulders). 

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Aftercare

After the session, you will have some time to come back to your surroundings and we can talk through things that came up for you.

You can have a drink and rest a bit before you step out of the space. 

I will check in with you via WhatsApp one day after our session to see if anything comes up that needs our attention.