KOR berlin
Queer community space with a strong shibari focus alongside embodiment and mental-health programming. It runs a weekly Wednesday beginner class, a bottoming class, a skill-building series, online self-tie meditations and a jam on most Friday evenings.
KOR berlin presents itself as a queer brave space for body and mind. Shibari is the center of its program, which sets out to give room to sensual practices that often go unspoken and to support growth and connection in the queer community. Alongside rope it offers breathwork, tantra, embodied consent, yoga and meditation, performances and concerts, and events on kink, trauma and mental health.
Rope classes
The beginner class meets weekly on Wednesday evenings. It is taught by Marcos, who has tied for more than six years, and consists of four classes that can be taken in any order, either solo through self-tie and switching or with a partner. Those who have finished the beginner series can continue with Skill Building every second Thursday, which works on rope handling, tension, transitions, communication and foundational harnesses; students are encouraged to bring their own rope. A separate beginners’ class for rope bottoms, described as a bi-monthly class on Tuesdays, covers breathing, mental stamina, body awareness and communication. Marcos also gives individual rope sessions centered on trust and surrender.
Jams and online
The in-person rope jam takes place on almost every Friday from 19:00, with a welcome round at 19:30 and tying until 23:00; it is open to all levels. Online, KOR offers Tied to Presence, a two-hour self-tie and meditation journey on Zoom with a recording available for seven days; a breath class for bottoms; and Room to Tie, described as a fat rope gathering, with discussion, a demonstration and an optional facilitated online jam. Besides Marcos, the team page lists the trauma therapist Tut, who teaches rope, and the shibari teachers Mercia and Tsubi.