Serrat(u)s Bodywork Zürich
Bodywork studio (yoga, massage, breathwork) that has opened its doors to the shibari community since 2016.
Serrat(u)s Bodywork is a studio for body practices in central Zurich that has welcomed visitors since 2002; its regular program is yoga, massage, breathwork, meditation and sauna, plus workshops and rituals. Rope arrived in 2016, when the studio began opening its rooms to the shibari community. The rope program is organized by Matís d’Arc of the label luhmen d’arc, who has lived and worked in Zurich and Berlin since that year.
Jams
The center of the program is the Bondage Jam Zürich. The organizers compare it to a milonga in tango: there is no instruction and no fixed structure, and people come to tie, be tied, talk about rope or simply watch, from the merely curious to professionals. In late 2026 the jam ran on Sunday afternoons, roughly every two weeks. On alternating dates a two-hour newbie intro comes first and covers first basics with a focus on safety and consent; the studio presents it as an orientation and points anyone who wants to learn properly to its workshops. The room has eight to nine hang points, some fitted with bamboo, so suspension is possible at jams. Events run in German and English.
Every two to three months a special jam replaces the regular one: either a FINTA (later FLINTA) jam reserved for women, lesbian, inter, non-binary, trans and agender people, or a QUEER jam meant for actively queering the often heteronormative patterns of bondage play. The December 2026 FLINTA jam, hosted by Marin, also began with a newbie intro.
Workshops and lessons
The studio also lists a one-day Intro Day for complete beginners or as a refresher, a weekend Shibari Basics workshop on floor work (basic and improvised techniques, classic patterns, body awareness and partner communication) and a follow-on course in partial suspension. No dates for these were published in November 2026. Private lessons and individual sessions are offered as well.
Prices
In November 2026 jam tickets used a self-assessed sliding scale: CHF 35 standard, three reduced tiers of CHF 24, 15 and 8, and three supporter tiers from CHF 44 to 60. The newbie intro, including the jam, cost CHF 35 or CHF 17.50 reduced, and the organizers say even lower prices can be arranged on request.