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Essays Tagged: Bondage



Hair bondage by Author Unknown
Filed in: how-to, bondage

Incorporating the hair in your bondage is appealing to many and for many different reasons. It dramatically increases the feeling of being restrained, it's incredibly intimate and personal, it can be painful, humiliating and it often is very effective.

All Wrapped Up In Myself Part 1: Safety Issues With Mummification by Norische
Filed in: health and safety, bondage, mummification

With the right amount of creativity, sensory deprivation may also be a unique twist that may be added to this wondrous experience. If done properly this form of bondage can provide the slave/sub an intense experience with power exchange, and an extremely emotional experience.

All Wrapped Up In Myself: Mummification Part 2, Safety and Wrapping Choices by Norische
Filed in: health and safety, bondage, mummification

The time expended for a full mummification is extensive, and with out the senses to rely on, ones mind tends to wander, fantasize or play horrible tricks. As dramatic as mummification may be psychologically there are only five major safety issues when it comes to mummification.

All Wrapped Up In Myself: Mummification Part 3 - The Adventure Begins by Norische
Filed in: how-to, bondage, mummification

Now that you have explored all the safety issues and to some degree you have ventured into the realm of possibilities where wrappings are concerned, now the adventure begins.

A Top's Guide to Bondage Bottoms by Michael Nelson
Filed in: general knowledge, bondage

The author has done an excellent job of "categorizing" the different type of bondage players that one is likely to find in the pansexual BDSM scene, as well as in the leather scene. This article is also an excellent primer for the psychology of bondage.

Selecting Rope for Japanese Bondage by Unknown
Filed in: how-to, bondage, rope

People frequently ask me what kind of rope I recommend. As with buying a computer, the answer is always "that depends on what you're trying to accomplish with it." There are a variety of asp[...]

Doing It Yourself by David Stein
Filed in: how-to, bondage

Self Bondage

Strict Self-Bondage by David Stein
Filed in: bondage

If nothing else, self-bondage has the advantage (as an anonymous wit once said of masturbation) that you don't have to look your best. You needn't impress or arouse anyone else.

Healthy Breast Bondage by Susan Wright
Filed in: health and safety, bondage, breasts

This document brings together information available on breast trauma and hypoxemia, usually quoting verbatim from the sources. Most of the information in Healthy Breast Bondage was found on the intern[...]

Shibari History by Calais
Filed in: bondage, rope, shibari, history

ShibariHistory of originMost of Japanese culture was in fact brought in from it's surrounding countries, through invasion or by trade routes, including India, Korea and China. It is not known whether [...]