This month, it's a guest workshop! There will not be a 101 session. Please make sure to familiarise yourself with our refund and waitlist policy rules event etiquette anti-abuse policy and ourCOVID-19 policy before attending. This event will take place in Studio 1, which is up a narrow flight of stairs and is therefore not wheelchair accessible. Please refer to ouraccessibility guidance for details. Tickets will become available at 1:00pm on Sunday, 24th of August. Please arrive at 1pm for a sharp 1:15pm start. We will then go through housekeeping so that everyone is on the same page during our events. We usually go out for a meal after each event. This month, we will be at Rosa's Thai. Suspending Bigger Bodies Suspension isn't just for small bodies it's for every body. This comprehensive workshop challenges the harmful myth that only certain body types belong in suspension, providing practical, empowering techniques specifically designed for bigger bodies and their partners. Led by MouseInRope, a fat-positive educator who centres bigger bodies in rope education, and co-taught with Tallulah, this class offers a unique teaching partnership. Mouse brings lived experience as a fat rope human, whilst Tallulah contributes perspective as a straight-sized rigger working with bigger bodies. This combination allows for comprehensive instruction that addresses both the bottom and rigger experience across different body types. This class creates a perfect judgement-free space for bigger bodies to try their first suspension, surrounded by understanding and expertise specifically focused on making the experience positive and empowering. You'll learn multi-point loading systems, gradual weight transfer techniques, and sustainable rigging approaches that use physics and smart technique instead of brute strength. This isn't about "overcoming" bigger bodies or making suspension "work despite" size it's about celebrating diverse bodies and creating incredible suspension experiences that honour each person's unique physicality. We'll cover the specific considerations that make bigger body suspension not just possible, but amazing. Pre-requisites This is an intermediate-level class requiring solid foundational skills: Harness Competency: Ability to tie at least one upper body and lower body harnesses independently and securely (no specific pattern required) Upline Knowledge:Understanding of basic upline attachment and suspension principles. Partial Suspension Experience: Previous experience with partial suspensions and weight transfer ideal. Safety Protocols: Solid understanding of basic suspension safety and emergency procedures Equipment Familiarity: Comfortable working with load-bearing equipment (carabiners, rope, suspension points Who this class is for Riggerswho want to expand their skills to work confidently with bigger bodies Rope bottoms who want to explore suspension in a body-positive environment Anyone interested in making rope more inclusive and accessible Partnerships where size differences or bigger bodies have created suspension challenges Community builders working to create more diverse and welcoming rope spaces Bring with you Rope (8+ lengths per pair) Safety shears and carabiners Water and snacks Open mind and willingness to challenge assumptions about bodies in rope Excitement about making suspension more inclusive! About out guest teacher MouseInRope Mouse (she/her/it) is a queer, mixed race, fat femme rope bottom and accidental rigger from London who has been teaching for over four years. What began as a journey into rope as a bottom with a passion for torture and predicaments in 2018 evolved into a deep love for tying as well, making her an educator who truly understands both sides of the rope. As a disabled educator living with fibromyalgia, Mouse brings a distinctive perspective to rope education that centres accessibility and body diversity. Her teaching philosophy is grounded in creativity over convention, using technical knowledge to break traditional moulds whilst maintaining safety and connection. She channels what she calls Chaotic Toddler Energy into increasingly innovative and sadistic ties, always with a focus on bodily manipulation and authentic connectivity. Mouse's international teaching has established her as a passionate advocate for body and racial diversity in rope and kink scenes. Her approach emphasises body neutrality, fat positivity, and inclusive sexuality - firmly standing by her belief that rope is truly for everyone, whether their interest is sexual, platonic or artistic. She creates safe, intuitive learning spaces that help people discover their own connections and feelings through rope, adapting all techniques to work with diverse body types and abilities. With her fusion teaching style that draws inspiration from various rope archetypes, Mouse makes complex concepts accessible whilst never compromising on the fundamental truth that all bodies are rope bodies. Other guidance Please arrive promptly to allow everyone to settle into the space before we begin. There will be some mats, though you may want to also bring a yoga mat and a blanket. Dress code: anything you would wear to a dance class or exercise class will work fine. Otherwise your cute little gay outfit (non-lingerie) will be both noticed and appreciated. If you have a vision or hearing impairment and would value a spot closer to the demonstrations, please let us know on arrival. Similarly if you would value any other accommodations, and we'll do our best to help. COVID-19 policy We have put a lot of thought into balancing the needs of those more vulnerable to COVID-19 with other accessibility needs. Our solution isnt perfect, but we will continue reviewing it as time goes to hopefully facilitate the safest space we can. We ask that you only attend our events if youre fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (unless medically exempt) AND take an LFT on the day of the event, with a negative result. We will check this on the door. We have LFTs you can use, please arrange to meet us before the event to do so if you wish. It is up to you whether you wish to wear a face mask, but if you do, please facilitate accessibility for our lip-reading crew and attendees by temporarily removing your face mask before speaking to anyone wearing a lip-reader sticker. It is up to you whether you choose to tie with multiple attendees or only one partner. If you come solo, please bear in mind that we cant guarantee you will find a partner at our event. Pricing Any profit we make on crew-led workshops is used to make our guest-teacher workshops more affordable for our attendees while still making sure we pay our guest teachers fairly. We offer flexible pricing for those with less expendable income, to ensure they can participate. We want everyone to be able to learn rope. This flexibility also allows those with disposable income to offer more, which will be used to offset the price for those who cannot, and continue running sustainably. This month we are also offering half-price 'observer' tickets, as we only have a limited number of suspension points available for people to tie on. Observers won't have the opportunity to do suspension in this session. Helping Out If you share our vision of bringing rope education to all, please get in touch at [email protected]. Whether it's help during the event, creating artwork, social media posts, or something else, any and all assistance in making ROH the best it can be is welcomed.