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Somatics for Rope Bottoms: 12 embodied inquiries for transforming your experience in rope bondage is a book about rope bottoming and its potential for personal, intimate self-inquiry.
The professional background and practical experience in both somatics and rope bondage give the author a unique interdisciplinary perspective into the life of the body bound by rope.
The book consists of 12 essays – Somatic Inquiries – inspiring the readers to look for the answers in their own body and re-claim their agency for the most important decisions that come up when we decide to explore kink.
Somatics for Rope Bottoms
Book, English
Stare nelle corde
Book, Italian
*Available via the Bologna Project*
Upcoming Editions:
E-Book, English
*Coming soon in 2026*
Book, German
*Planned for 2027*
"Natasha NawaTaNeko has authored a beautiful book which takes a unique, holistic approach to self-education for rope bottoms. With a foreword by Red Sabbath, this small volume contains 12 questions intended to guide rope bottoms through an exploration of their feelings and desires. Something less than a map, but more than bare questions, this book offers a serious and well reasoned approach to topics every rope bottom is sure to encounter"
"Somatics for Rope Bottoms would make a great addition to any rope top’s kinky educational arsenal. Just as there is much for rope bottoms to dive into and explore within its pages, Somatics offers a great deal for riggers to benefit from…"
- Demasque Magazine, Issue 12
"This is the first book on rope bottoming I’ve found that was just as useful to me as to the bottom. I heartily recommend riggers to read it too"
"Natasha gave voice to an internal conversation – sometimes more conscious, sometimes less so – that many of us have had and are having. Until I read this wonderful book, I didn’t realise how important it is to verbalise, discuss and pass on these internal lessons"
"Natasha Nawataneko is an accomplished Kinbaku model and Certified Sexologocal Bodyworker who does not give us easy answers or create a how-to manual. Instead she delves into the metaphysics of it all, and provides us with an enhanced vocabulary for us to understand this journey and find our own deeper meanings"
- Darkside Magazine, Issue 32
"The book is a fellow companion for rope bottoms exploring what makes their experience meaningful, and the answer is often found in the body"
Natasha NawaTaNeko is a Russian-born, Berlin-based embodiment researcher, rope-bottom, intimacy coach and educator with more than a decade of experience in Kinbaku (erotic Japanese rope bondage). She sees the experience in rope as deeply embodied—a practice of intimate connection, erotic intensity, and true emotions, one which can open doors to profound personal liberation.
Her perspective is rooted in a somatic approach: inviting awareness of breath, movement, sound, silence, posture, and subtle shifts of attention. Each element becomes part of a dialogue, a non-verbal language between partners, opening the possibility to experience rope as a ritual of presence, awareness, and vulnerability.
Natasha's professional training as a Certified Sexological Bodyworker (2015) set her on a path of exploring life as lived through the body. Joseph Kramer remains her main teacher and mentor, while she has also studied with Betty Martin and Staci Haines. Since 2021, Natasha has been practicing Hanna Somatics with her coach Jess Lefebvre, alongside years of exploring contact improvisation and other forms of bodywork and movement. This diverse background allows her to teach not only from the perspective of a model, but from the depth of embodied practice—recognizing the body’s internal language, navigating limits, and integrating impact in a sustainable and enriching way.
She published Somatics for Rope Bottoms in 2020. The book has since inspired practitioners worldwide and contributed to a new discourse around rope bottoming, embodiment, and consent.
At Discover Kinbaku, Natasha works alongside her partner Alexander MA to create workshops, performances, and publications that bridge tradition with contemporary expression. Their teaching is known for being technically precise, emotionally intelligent, and artistically inspired.
For students, audiences, and readers alike, Natasha’s work is an invitation: to breathe, to feel, to listen—and to discover the transformative potential of ropes.
Find coaching and workshops with Natasha and her partner Alexander MA at Discover Kinbaku.
Read Natasha’s weekly blog exploring the body, somatics, and rope bottoming.
Somatics for Rope Bottoms: 12 embodied inquiries for transforming your experience in rope bondage is a book about rope bottoming and its potential for personal, intimate self-inquiry.
The professional background and practical experience in both somatics and rope bondage give the author a unique interdisciplinary perspective into the life of the body bound by rope.
The book consists of 12 essays – Somatic Inquiries – inspiring the readers to look for the answers in their own body and re-claim their agency for the most important decisions that come up when we decide to explore kink.
Somatics for Rope Bottoms
Book, English
Stare nelle corde
Book, Italian
*Available via the Bologna Project*
Upcoming Editions:
E-Book, English
*Coming soon in 2026*
Book, German
*Planned for 2027*
"Natasha NawaTaNeko has authored a beautiful book which takes a unique, holistic approach to self-education for rope bottoms. With a foreword by Red Sabbath, this small volume contains 12 questions intended to guide rope bottoms through an exploration of their feelings and desires. Something less than a map, but more than bare questions, this book offers a serious and well reasoned approach to topics every rope bottom is sure to encounter"
"Somatics for Rope Bottoms would make a great addition to any rope top’s kinky educational arsenal. Just as there is much for rope bottoms to dive into and explore within its pages, Somatics offers a great deal for riggers to benefit from…"
- Demasque Magazine, Issue 12
"This is the first book on rope bottoming I’ve found that was just as useful to me as to the bottom. I heartily recommend riggers to read it too"
"Natasha gave voice to an internal conversation – sometimes more conscious, sometimes less so – that many of us have had and are having. Until I read this wonderful book, I didn’t realise how important it is to verbalise, discuss and pass on these internal lessons"
"Natasha Nawataneko is an accomplished Kinbaku model and Certified Sexologocal Bodyworker who does not give us easy answers or create a how-to manual. Instead she delves into the metaphysics of it all, and provides us with an enhanced vocabulary for us to understand this journey and find our own deeper meanings"
- Darkside Magazine, Issue 32
"The book is a fellow companion for rope bottoms exploring what makes their experience meaningful, and the answer is often found in the body"
Natasha NawaTaNeko is a Russian-born, Berlin-based embodiment researcher, rope-bottom, intimacy coach and educator with more than a decade of experience in Kinbaku (erotic Japanese rope bondage). She sees the experience in rope as deeply embodied—a practice of intimate connection, erotic intensity, and true emotions, one which can open doors to profound personal liberation.
Her perspective is rooted in a somatic approach: inviting awareness of breath, movement, sound, silence, posture, and subtle shifts of attention. Each element becomes part of a dialogue, a non-verbal language between partners, opening the possibility to experience rope as a ritual of presence, awareness, and vulnerability.
Natasha's professional training as a Certified Sexological Bodyworker (2015) set her on a path of exploring life as lived through the body. Joseph Kramer remains her main teacher and mentor, while she has also studied with Betty Martin and Staci Haines. Since 2021, Natasha has been practicing Hanna Somatics with her coach Jess Lefebvre, alongside years of exploring contact improvisation and other forms of bodywork and movement. This diverse background allows her to teach not only from the perspective of a model, but from the depth of embodied practice—recognizing the body’s internal language, navigating limits, and integrating impact in a sustainable and enriching way.
She published Somatics for Rope Bottoms in 2020. The book has since inspired practitioners worldwide and contributed to a new discourse around rope bottoming, embodiment, and consent.
At Discover Kinbaku, Natasha works alongside her partner Alexander MA to create workshops, performances, and publications that bridge tradition with contemporary expression. Their teaching is known for being technically precise, emotionally intelligent, and artistically inspired.
For students, audiences, and readers alike, Natasha’s work is an invitation: to breathe, to feel, to listen—and to discover the transformative potential of ropes.
Find coaching and workshops with Natasha and her partner Alexander MA at Discover Kinbaku.
Read Natasha’s weekly blog exploring the body, somatics, and rope bottoming.
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Die Goldbomben GbR
An independent imprint for curated publications
Founded 2025 by A. Madl & N. Balabanova-Madl
Publications
KSB Magazine
- KSB Submission Guide
Somatics for Rope Bottoms
More Coming Soon...
Customer Service
Contact
My Account
Shipping
Refunds & Returns
Cancellation Policy