Common Rope Mistakes: What We Often Get Wrong

I wrote this list a while ago now but it still feels true today

1. Rushing into suspension too early.
2. Misunderstanding bondage as just knots instead of connection and restraint.
3. Attempting advanced ties with little knowledge and understanding of risks.
4. Lack of education for rope bottoms 
5. Believing rope bottoming is passive.
6. Underestimating the difficulty and pain of rope bottoming.
7. Not attending classes/workshops.
8. Underestimating the dangers of rope.
9. Having unrealistic expectations or goals about rope.
10. Mismatched intentions between rope top and rope bottom.
11. Dismissing input and copying techniques.
12. Not recognizing and communicating boundaries and bodily responses.
13. Being shy about expressing discomfort.
14. Not checking in and encouraging communication.
15. Confusing rope safety with personal safety.
16. Fixation on specific skills/techniques, missing the broader journey and deeper aspects of rope, such as connection, energy, presence, focus, and intention.