Daruma is a Berlin-based shibari space that offers classes and community events, and aims to foster a high level of technical skill in an approachable learning atmosphere.
Daruma opened in January 2024. This website is still a work in progress, but you can register for regularly scheduled events below, or sign up for the mailing list to be kept updated!
Upcoming events
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Playful Pleasures
PARTY & WORKSHOP
4 MAY 2024
with ELLALeave your ‘could’s, ‘should’s, and ‘have to’s at home and embrace your messy human whims! This is a space for community-building and free expression of pleasure!
In order to be comfortable enough to ask for those wild adventures, we will start the day with discussions and group exercises that explore how to negotiate play scenes, how to end a scene and walk away, and how to feel into and ASK FOR what you want.
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Introduction to Shibari: Weekend Intensive
1-2 JUNE 2024
with GESTALTATake your very first steps in learning Japanese-inspired rope bondage. This weekend intensive is thoughtfully designed for absolute beginners, providing a comprehensive and supportive framework for learning shibari.
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Introduction to Suspension: Weekend Intensive
8-9 JUNE 2024
with GESTALTAJoin Gestalta for an immersive weekend workshop designed specifically for those ready to take their first steps into the air.
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The Atmosphere of Rope // An Expansive Space for Shibari Play
22-23 JUNE 2025
with HUA HUAThis two-day workshop series challenges and expands typical approaches of rope practice. Day 1 focuses on the subtle psychological realm and energetic exchange of tying, while Day 2 pushes beyond the typical top-down geometry of Shibari, extending the space of the tie into side points, multiple suspension points, and 3D composition.
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Introduction to Hashira
SOLD OUT!
25-26 MAY 2024
with ZTELLA & SHIRINTying to a hashira can be restricting like almost no other way of tying; when tied effectively, hashiras offer unparalleled opportunities for intimacy, dominance and eroticism.
Regular Program
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Nuance of Consent
EVERY 2nd & 4th MONDAY: 7:30–10pm
Beginner-friendly bi-weekly consent deep-dive that treats consent as an ideology or everyday way of life rather than a set of rules to follow. This Everyone is welcome to slow down, take a breath, and check in with yourself.
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Elements: Beginner Shibari Class (Step 1)
EVERY TUESDAY: 6–8pm
The goal of this class is to facilitate regular, structured shibari practice, that aims to go deep rather than broad, helping you to develop a really firm grasp of the basics, build muscle memory, and get to know other participants. -
Floorwork: Beginner Shibari Class (Step 2)
EVERY TUESDAY: 8:15–10:15pm
So you’ve learnt some basic elements – now what to do with them? This class takes a deep dive into floorwork, from harnesses and shapes, to movement and one rope play. The aim is to help you develop solid technical skills, but also to learn to have fun and express yourself through rope. -
Suspension Fundamentals: Study Group
EVERY 1st & 3rd WEDNESDAY: 7–10pm
Regular, structured shibari practice, for those who are just starting out with suspension – this class is aimed at building a thorough understanding of the technical principles of suspension, and of the body in suspension.
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Gestalta's Study Group
EVERY 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAY: 7:30–10pm
This study group is an opportunity to delve into the intricacies of Gestalta’s personal rope style; their techniques, thought processes and aesthetics, and receive feedback and coaching on both the minute details and overarching principles of shibari from a practitioner with more than 16 years of extensive experience on both sides of the rope.
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The Rope Jam
EVERY THURSDAY: 7-11.30pm
The Rope Jam at Daruma welcomes shibari enthusiasts of all levels and backgrounds to practice, play, chat, or just to watch. Beginners and curious newcomers are super welcome, and you don’t need to come with a partner in order to attend.