You might call it Shibari. I call it playing with rope.
Seriously playful rope art - for the curious, the open, and the willing to be surprised.
About Jonathan
My name is Jonathan.
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I tie people up - and I mean that in the best possible way.
​I studied Shibari, practiced it, and then chose a different path. Not out of disrespect - out of curiosity about what rope could become when you let go of the rulebook.​
My work is chaotic in the best sense. Imperfect on purpose. Joyful, surprising - and yes, frequently funny.
Where do you want to start?
What women say
Sam Jones, the Netherlands​
"I'm a single mom of two, and a lifelong control freak who learned to surrender - not easily, but genuinely.
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When perimenopause hit, I found myself looking for new experiences in surrendering. Rope felt like one worth exploring.
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I trusted Jonathan completely from the start. I wasn't nervous - mainly just curious.
When the rope went on for the first time, my reaction was simple: curiosity, excitement. Yay, a new thing!
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I was surprised how connected I felt. It was very safe and very intimate. It was as if the rope was following me - my movements, my body. Very playful. Like someone holding you very close.
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I ended up feeling wonderful. And very tired.
To any woman thinking about it: just try it. It feels so safe and comforting.
I've heard people talk about rope as healing - and I completely get that."
Oksana Grinchak, London, United Kingdom​
"I'm a yoga teacher in London with over twenty years on the mat. Day job in finance - my guys on the trading floor used to call me 'the Buddhist Bitch.'
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I'd seen Jonathan's photos before I said yes. The bodies in his ropes didn't look tied up. They looked held - almost cozy.
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Before every session I was nervous. I thought the poses and suspensions would be painful or impossible to hold. They weren't. Most of the time I didn't want to come out. I felt like I could stay there forever.
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In yoga, our bodies are sneaky - we cut corners when a pose gets hard. The rope doesn't let you. And when you're quite flexible, it gets hard to advance your own practice further on your own. The rope changes that. It takes you deeper than you can take yourself.
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It feels lonely when the last rope leaves your body. I noticed it straight away and thought it was strange - the rope is just an object. But the feeling is real. Jonathan stays present after the ropes come off. That matters as much as the rest.
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I'm very far from the obvious person for this. I'm private. I don't like exposure. I wouldn't take a towel off in a sauna. If you're hesitating because you think rope is for bolder people, I'm proof it isn't.
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If you trust the person tying you, the rest is easy."