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Tantra and Shibari workshops in Gent and Flanders

There are two tracks that feed each other. In the lessons you learn shibari technically: knots, harnesses, semi-suspensions. Step by step in three levels. In the workshops shibari and tantra meet each other: Less technique but an experience of leading and being followed, of being present with someone else through rope, touch, and attention.

Workshop or lesson: what to chose?

Workshops are thematic experiences around a specific theme: tantric shibari, primal play, surrender. You learn the basics and immediately step into the experience itself. Ideal as a first introduction, we have the free introductory workshop Shibari that takes place monthly at Freefall in Ghent.

Lessonsare there to master the knots and harnesses in shibari technically, structured in three levels (L1, L2, L3). They provide you with a solid foundation in knots, harnesses, and ultimately semi-suspensions.  Bekijk het volledige lesaanbod.

What types of workshops are there?

I offer four types of workshops. InShibari meets Tantra Massagerope and touch meet each other, giving surrender and receiving a new depth. WithUn-Shamewe explore, inspired by Existential Kink, what happens when you embrace that part of yourself that you have always hidden.Shibari meets Tantra - Primal Playinvites the animal, untamed layer in you to breathe again through play, instinct, and archetypes. And theBind Me Loose Weekendis a two-day temple experience where we together make the journey from shame to surrender through rope, breath, and touch.Read more below.

What participants experience

""It was a blissful, calming workshop with challenging knot tying and new massage techniques. I enjoyed it immensely. Very professional setting and teacher.""

Jonathan, 2026

"With patience, humor, skill, and passion, the workshop was given by Michael. Shibari as the art of connection…a must-try!"

Leen, 2026


"Michael is the perfect person to inspire you even more to explore this wonderful world. Beautiful structure of the workshop, clearly explained, with the right focus and attention to safety. Thank you very much."

Filip, 2026


"Enjoyed a delightful, playful, connecting, shameless, and sacred weekend with Michael as the inspiring spaceholder!"

Paul, 2026


Safety first

In every workshop and lesson, we work with continuous check-ins. We never work towards positions that cause pain. You do not need experience, and you do not have to be flexible or strong. There is always space for aftercare afterwards. Read more about safety and consent.

Slowness as consent

What distinguishes my workshops is the focus on slowness. We consciously slow down so that you can feel what is happening and whether it is going in a direction you desire, allowing you time to indicate a maybe. The rope is a means to be more present with the other, and for that, we need slowness. Read more about the power of slowness.

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Types of workshops

Shibari meets Tantra Massage

Learning to receive more deeply. Rope brings surrender, massage touches what lies beneath.

Brings: the body that remembers how to receive.

When surrender can take you deeper into allowing..

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There is a place in you that longs to stop doing. To be held without questions. To finally receive. Completely.

In this day-long immersion, shibari and tantra massage meet. The ropes bring you into a state of surrender. The massage touches what lies beneath. Together they open your gate.

Un-Shame Step out of your shame

What is holding you back from being fully yourself?

Where existential kink and heart meet

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Schaamte is misschien wel de stilste gevangenis die er bestaat. Ze houdt je klein zonder dat iemand het ziet. Ze fluistert dat jouw verlangens te veel zijn, te donker, te vreemd.

Un-Shame draait het om. Geïnspireerd door het gedachtegoed van Existential Kink onderzoeken we wat er gebeurt wanneer je precies dát deel van jezelf omarmt dat je altijd hebt verstopt. Niet door erover te praten — maar door het te belichamen. Door het aan te trekken, te spelen, te dansen.

Shibari meets Tantra - Primal Play

The animal in you that gets to breathe again. Playfulness through animal archetypes, hunting/being hunted, instinct over control.

Brings: access to your raw energy, shadow as ally.

When the animal in you gets to breathe again

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Er leeft iets in je dat ouder is dan woorden. Een honger die je netjes hebt weggestopt achter beleefdheid en controle. Een speelsheid die je als kind nog kende — wild, onschuldig, ongeremd.

In Primal Play, we invite that part back. Through animal archetypes, from playful cat to hunting wolf, you discover what happens when your instinct gets to take the lead. You learn to hunt and be hunted. Feeling boundaries from your body, not from your head. Experiencing dominance that is not about power, but about presence.

Bind me Los tantra retreat.

Bind Me Loose: a temple weekend full of passion and rope. A two-day journey from desire to pure surrender. Two days of intense touch, breath, and play. Learning to follow and lead. Being bound is the most powerful path to pure, escaped freedom.

Bind me los / Prague / Solstice edition : 

From shame to surrender, in a weekend that feels like a week

Some things need more than a day. More space. More time to land, to open, and to really sink in.

Bind Me Los is a two-day tantra retreat with surrender as the central theme. We work with breath, touch, voice, play, and rope. Shibari, the Japanese rope art, is one of the ways I use to bring you out of your head and back into your body. The rope provides structure so you can let go. But the weekend is bigger than just the rope: it is a complete immersion in trust, connection, and presence.

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On Saturday we unravel where shame resides in your body. Through shibari, tantric exercises, and consent work, you discover how rope does not limit but liberates. Saturday evening opens the Temple of Surrender: a sacred space where you may feel, follow, and be further. On Sunday we anchor everything in the body, so you carry the experience home.


This brings you: an immersion that goes deeper than what one day can offer. The space to open layer by layer. And what participants describe as "a journey that seemed to last a week" — in which everything could be seen, without judgment.
Some tantra experience is required. More info about the bind me los weekend

What a journey you can offer as a couple

If you combine the private session with the workshops and Bind Me Los, you build something that goes beyond a one-time experience:

  • A shared language for desire, surrender, and polarity.
  • A way to see each other anew, even after years together.
  • The discovery that shame is not something to hide, but something that can transform into strength through experience.
  • An experience of the animalistic, vibrant layer within yourself that gets little space in daily life.
  • A relational foundation where vulnerability is not a weakness but a place of meeting.

Ready to go beyond one experience?

One workshop opens a door. A program allows you to truly go through it. Those who choose multiple experiences receive a package discount that increases with the depth of the program.

Couple Program Basic

To test the waters.

Two workshops of your choice. 400 € → 360 € (10% discount)

Couple Program Deepening

When the first experience opens up more than you expected.

Three workshops of your choice + one private session. 840 € → 714 € (15% discount)

Full program: From functioning to feeling

For couples who do not want to learn something, but want to become something.

Three workshops + Untie Me tantra weekend + one private session. 1.240 € → 992 € (20% discount)



Hipsy Reviews

It was a delightful, calming workshop with challenging knots and new massage techniques. I enjoyed it immensely. Very professional setting and teacher.

Jonathan V. , 2025 - Shibari meets Tantra

"I participated in this shibari-tantra day with Michael, and I especially noticed how good it felt to approach shibari not from "technique" but from connection. The day felt like an invitation to slow down, to feel, and to truly attune: to myself, to the other, and to what was right at that moment.

What I found powerful was how the guidance read the group and adapted the day to the level of the participants. There was a mix of people with and without experience in shibari, with and without a tantra background, and yet it felt safe and coherent. That gave me peace: I had nothing to prove, just to be present.

I did not come as a couple, and I appreciated how there was space for different ways of participating: you were gently invited to practice with other partners, but it was also made clear that those who preferred to work with a fixed partner had just as much space.

I went home with a deeper sense of my body and the realization that "good" is not in the knots, but in the attunement. Highly recommended for those who want to explore shibari and tantra from safety, connection, and experience.

Wim H. , 2025 Shibari meets Tantra

Enjoyed a wonderful, playful, connecting, shameless, and sacred weekend with Michael as an inspiring spaceholder!

Paul A. 2026 — Bind Me Loose

"*The artwork in the ropes* 

I stood there in the middle, surrounded by warm hands, as my heartbeat rose and my fear began to burn.

 my body started to shake, it took control itself, an unprecedented flow of suppressed energy

I cried: 'I am so scared' and completely froze 
my armor was made of iron, my heart was made of metal.

My head said: 'Act normal' and fought a hard battle
I was so deeply ashamed of my own vulnerability. 

why couldn't I simply lean on others? why did I keep fighting instead of supporting?

I am not used to it, that warmth and that strength
being carried by others, so tender and so soft

Michael said: 'you are strong, you carry a heavy burden',
'you hold on so tightly to that masculine role'.

those words touched me, I was overwhelmed by much sadness
I so want to be that pure woman, but I can't (yet).

who am I still if there is really nothing more to do?
if I don't have to play a role, am I doing it right?

am I even worth choosing my own path? 
without losing myself in caring for others?

In the knots of the rope, I found my femininity again
the burden of 'having to' finally slipped off my back. 

the fear of trusting was still very great at first,
as I slowly closed myself in surrender.

I wanted to be carried, but I didn't allow it myself. '
k Didn't know what to do anymore, when, where or how?

but hanging in the rope I felt the strength
of the calm and the support I had waited so long for.

Every body is a work of art, a beautiful still life
it was a pleasure to weave the rope around the body. 

It tastes like more, like wanting to be carried 
freed from the eternal must and all that other pain.

no longer just the woman who has to carry everything
but she who dares to rest, without asking for it.

because I am worth it, I truly see my shine now
I am a work of art and I give myself a chance!"

Lies , 2026 Surrender workshop in women's program

What does a workshop look like?

My workshops follow a familiar pattern: we start with a welcome circle to land and share intentions. Then we lay the foundation: safety and consent, not as a formality but as the basis of everything that follows. We ensure that everyone knows the concepts of the wheel of consent. After that, I demonstrate the first techniques, and you practice in pairs or in a group with my guidance. Then we will feel with the technique you have learned.

You don't need to bring anything. I provide POSH ropes — they are pleasant to use and easy to clean after each workshop. Clothing: comfortable and loose. 

Frequently Asked Questions


We start from scratch for shibari. For the shibari meets tantra workshops, a basic understanding of consent is needed. Read more: Slowness and consent in workshops. For the bind me loose weekend, a basic experience in tantra is required. 

Yes. The workshops include a series of short exercises to start and get to know each other better. As the workshop progresses and exercises become longer, you already know better with whom you would prefer to work. 

No. We never work towards pain. These are not BDSM workshops. 


Shibari has historical roots in Japanese rope art (kinbaku) and is sometimes practiced within a BDSM context, but it doesn't have to be. At Shibari-Tantra, we approach shibari from connection, trust, and tantric principles. There is no pain, no coercion, and no sexual acts. The focus is on surrender, presence, and the art of loving.
The best start is our monthly free introductory workshop in Ghent (Freefall). There you will learn the basics of shibari in a safe environment with guidance. You don't need any experience and you don't have to bring anything: ropes are provided. After that, you can progress to the L1 Basic classes or thematic workshops.
Shibari literally means 'to bind' in Japanese and is used internationally as an umbrella term for Japanese rope art. Kinbaku means 'tight binding' and refers to the more traditional, emotionally charged Japanese style that comes from hojojutsu (the samurai binding art). In practice, the terms are often used interchangeably. At Shibari-Tantra, we combine the technique of shibari with tantric principles of presence and surrender.
Shibari can involve risks if not practiced correctly, especially with suspensions and pressure on nerves or blood vessels. Therefore, at Shibari-Tantra, we work with continuous check-ins, avoid painful positions, and build technique step by step in three levels (L1, L2, L3). Safety and consent are always a priority. We never work towards positions that cause pain, and there is always room for aftercare afterwards.
Absolutely. At Shibari-Tantra, that is exactly the core of what we do. Shibari brings structure, surrender, and physical presence. Tantra adds conscious breath, intention, and energetic work to that. Together they create a powerful experience of connection, trust, and intimacy. Our workshops Shibari meets Tantra Massage and the Bind Me Loose weekend are specifically focused on this.
A rigger is the one who ties the ropes, the 'binder'. A rope bunny (or rope partner) is the one who is bound. At Shibari-Tantra, we approach these roles as an equal play of leading and being followed. Both roles require presence, trust, and attunement. In our workshops, you often switch roles so that you can experience both sides of the experience.
Bind Me Loose is a two-day tantra retreat with surrender as the central theme. It is a full-fledged tantra retreat, not just shibari with a tantric twist. We work with breath, touch, voice, play, and rope. On Saturday, we unravel where shame resides in your body through shibari, tantric exercises, and consent work. Saturday evening opens the Temple of Surrender. On Sunday, we anchor everything in the body. Basic experience with tantra is required.