Saara has been practicing kinbaku since 2014. She believes that it's impossible for two people tying together to hide what's truly there between them, and that this guarantied vulnerability is what's truly special about ropes. Saara is a seasoned rope bottom, and has tied with many internationally known riggers, each one giving her new insights on how to be in rope. Her love for being tied has lead her to tying, and she finds her style to be deeply influenced by Tamandua, Pilar, Felix Ruckert, Nicolas Yoroi, and Akita Naka. Her over a decade of dance experience has given Saara a strong base of body awareness knowledge and experience that transfers over to her rope practice and teaching. To dance is to communicate with your body, and with that, there is no question that we are all dancing with our ropes.

Through semenawa, or kinbaku that creates a feeling of helplessness and endurance, often with the use of pain and discomfort, Saara has come to understand that suffering comes from the comparison of what has been or could be to the present moment. And with that, one cannot suffer when they are truly present. This deep realization has been a main driving force for her when doing rope, and has aided her in maintaining deep peace in even some of the most difficult of situations. With the knowledge Saara has gained from the practice of semenawa, she enjoys teaching about how to use pain as a path to meditation, serenity, and pleasure.

Saara offers a wide variety of shibari workshops that are tailored to the group and their needs. Saara offers both workshops focused on the bottom’s learning as well as the top’s learning. But no matter the intended focus, of course, those in both roles learn a lot regardless, as you can’t have one without the other. Saara has given many workshops on ichinawa (one rope), suspension lines, improvised structures for suspension, bottoming skills, pain management in ropes, semenawa, body mechanics and rope bondage, beginner skills, and self suspension. If you are interested in taking a shibari workshop with Saara, then don’t hesitate to contact her to discuss exactly what kind of workshop you are interested in, the group and skill level it would be intended for, and what you would hope to get out of the experience - it can be crafted for you!

If you are interested in booking a shibari workshop in a part of the world near you, then please send an email.