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We are so exited about co-creating again with Andy Buru, rope artist from Sweden. Andy was a teacher at the Tantric Joy Festival Amsterdam in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and 2025. Since then Andy already gave 3 workshop weekends in Amsterdam. In October 2022 Andy introduced us to Bonding Rituals, in November 2023 we enjoyed the On Power weekend and we had an amazing weekend in December 2024 On Desire followed by the last of the Cycle On Shame.. Coming April we will return to: ON SURRENDER, but this time SKY.
SURRENDER - is to trust, to let go and to fall — trusting that one will be caught by life, by love, by wonder, by another. Surrendering brings great pleasure when one learns to let go of controlling the body, the emotions, and the ego and devote oneself to something greater. It’s as applicable in lovemaking as well as in life in general. But unfortunately, there is an overvaluation of power in today’s society, and everyone is fighting for it, while surrender is undervalued.
Moreover, surrender touches upon masochism, physically enjoying endorphins rushing through the body and emotionally letting go of shameful limiting beliefs. The most basic idea I learnt from Zen Buddhism is that bliss emerges when we stop fighting and accept life as it is, and then there is no suffering. Before psychology considered masochism a disease, religion thought it to be the cure. And I think there is something to that when it’s conscious and consensual. In my experience, anyone can enjoy or at least find this exploration meaningful when it’s slow enough and well-balanced between safety and bravery.
Surrender traditionally belongs to the feminine aspect of the esoteric erotic polarity, but I’m convinced that it’s essential for everyone of any (and no) gender. Incorporating it into oneself can simply tickle one’s curious approach to life or become a life-long artistic endeavour, critical self-development, or passion for lovemaking. While teaching surrender, I also indirectly teach how to hold space for another’s process of letting go. Participants describe it as intimate, vulnerable and trusting. And it makes them more resilient to the hardships of life.
SKY AND EARTH
As rope bondage is the primary modality for my way of teaching surrender, I offer it in two different variations, earth and sky. The difference is in the technicalities of patterns and positions. The sky variation always works with an external anchoring point, like a pillar, beam or piece of furniture, and more closely mimics the aesthetics of the late 20th-century Japanese masters. It invites the intensity of gravity and the exploration of physical distance with emotional intimacy, where the rope, as a material, becomes the third lover in this ménage à trois. In the earth variation, on the other hand, the rope is the cord tying two hearts together, philosophically speaking. There is no use of external anchoring points, and every movement is solely a power play, a reenactment of the eros between two beings, so instead, the aesthetics are more that of tango meets butoh meets aikido. It uses body weight and pressure for intensity and emphasises physical intimacy. Both variations are available to beginners after a short, free online course, but of course, knowing how to tie beforehand will unravel more subtle details and advanced interpretations.
✨ WHAT TO EXPECT
During the weekend we will work with shibari, tantra, rituals and BDSM. In case you don’t have any experience in ropes, it is mandatory to join the half an hour free online workshop with Andy:
https://andyburu.se/online-school/ (see Free Stuf Tying on Yourself, you can also follow Surrender). There will be only partial nudity during the evening ritual (if everybody gives consent about it). Undies stay on. 60%ROPE, 10%RITUAL, 20%SM, 10%PARTY
👘 ABOUT ANDY: Andy loves that the world is allowed to be complicated because that makes every meeting unique. His time in Japan engraved into him the presence, passion and embrace for the glimpse of zen that exists in every movement of life. In the stillness between moments, life happens. Pause, witness.
" My work aims to create magical rooms where people can rest, heal and grow. My tools, spirit and experience spring from neuro-semantic team building, medical massage therapy, European theatre and Japanese rope bondage. is a student of theater and tea, a medical massage therapist, a former organizational coach, a conscious kinkster, and a teacher of European and Japanese rope bondage. Living in Stockholm, Sweden and working around northern Europe."
🌍 LOCATION AND TIMES:
Amsterdam, Broedplaats Het Salon
Saturday 11 April (10:00-22:00) & Sunday 12 April (12.30-17.30)
💛 PRACTICALITIES:
* Accommodation and meals are not included in the ticket. Bring your own lunch as there are no nearby cafés or restaurants.
* On Saturday doors are open at 9.30 so we can begin on time at 10.00
* Two weeks before the event you will get a participants letter with all the information about what to bring.
If you have any question, please send us an email: growinglovingrelations@gmail.com
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