with Anna Noctuelle | This workshop is taught in English
This week, Anna Noctuelle will be taking over Study Group.
Anna will be sharing a practical framework for transforming the way you handle and apply rope, for creating emotionally rich, deeply connected scenes with minimal technique but maximal impact.
The ”5 Elements” are the foundation of Anna's rope teaching. They form the logic of how she approaches all building blocks for scenes - from rope handling to harnesses to transitions and why choosing floor, semi-suspension or suspension. These Elements of Touch guide her and function as building blocks for shaping emotional landscapes. Understanding them gives you the tools to design rope experiences that make sense not only technically, but emotionally and somatically.
No advanced techniques are required - this is about how you tie.
Perfect for all levels - it’s great for beginners as it will enable you to play in a rich and varied way without having to resort to complex technique and it’s great for the more advanced practitioners as it will allow you to understand my logic of creating rope sessions that make emotional and somatic sense and maybe eventually tie the heart and the soul with minimal or no rope.
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Anna Noctuelle is a highly experienced Shibari practitioner with over twenty years of dedication to the art. Her practice has evolved into a multifaceted international work encompassing teaching, modelling, and performance.
Since 2016, Anna has taught, co-taught, and performed across multiple Shibari lineages and styles. This breadth of experience has given her technical, emotional, and somatic understanding that spans Aibunawa, Semenawa, and contemporary rope practices—allowing her to bring nuanced, cross-traditional insight to her teaching.
Grounded in classical dance, choreography, and authentic movement, Anna brings grace, precision, and deep somatic awareness to her work. Her approach is profoundly influenced by embodiment, somatics, and emotional attunement, treating rope as exploratory space for deepening connection with oneself and others. Informed by studies in Yoga, Tantra, and Movement, her work carries contemplative and ritual quality where movement becomes meaning and connection becomes expression.
As an educator, Anna is known for embodied, mindful teaching that honours both physical and emotional dimensions of tying. Drawing from extensive collaborative work across diverse traditions and disciplines, she offers students an integrated perspective rather than a single dogmatic approach. At the heart of her teaching is creating space where people are free to express what they are afraid to express—welcoming fears and insecurities alongside curiosity, discovery, and growth.
Anna is a linguist and the creator of Shibari Score Notation (the first comprehensive notation system for rope). She co-hosts the podcast Model Behaviour and co-founded Studio Ma, London's tatami room and dedicated Shibari space. She creates environments that are safe, inclusive, playful, and rooted in consent.
Anna's wider offerings extend into Tantra, Reiki, intimacy and couples coaching. Her work is informed by lived experience met with deep empathy and holistic understanding.
Across all modalities, Anna's work is rooted in safety, compassion, and authentic connection, supporting each individual's unique path toward healing, intimacy, and growth.
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30€ per person / 25€ low income / 35€ supporter
A flexible 5-class-pass option is available for 140€ (use any time within 3 months).
The same passes are free to be used at study groups and open practices with both Gestalta & Ztella.
If you prefer to pay via bank transfer or cash rather than using the payment options in the booking system below please contact us to do so.
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Please wear comfortable, flexible clothing that is easy to move in.