ABOUT RINA
Rina, Austin's premier shibari instructor, brings over a decade of experience as a New York City dominatrix to her transformative rope sessions. Combining tantric practices, shibari mastery, and diverse certifications including an MBA and expertise in trauma-informed therapy, Rina guides clients on profound journeys of self-discovery. Through her online course, Underline | World, she shares her wisdom to help others explore their deepest truths.
ABOUT Tati
Tati is a Ukrainian shibari artist and instructor. She studied in Europe and Japan. Among others, her teachers were Naka Akira, Ren Yagami, Kinoko Hajime, and Nicolas Yoroi. She also studied the Yukimura style. She has a background in aikido, tango, contact improvisation, femdom, tantra and other practices. She is currently studying to obtain a third higher education degree in psychology.
Tati is the organizer of international events in Ukraine and Poland and a regular contributor to Shibari Theatre in Asia and around the world. Tati is also a traveler. She currently lives in Thailand.
Over the course of 12 years, Tati Limati has not just been training her rope skills, but researched many techniques and practices to integrate in her shibari practice. She combines elements of martial arts, contact improvisation, tantra, qi gong and Thai massage with the purpose of adding depth and sincerity to her own shibari work.
In her teachings, she intends to help participants explore their underlying motivations and add deeper layers to their shibari play. With her techniques she aims to develop an understanding and the use of improvisation, making her students actively establish their own identities in rope play, instead of copying others without questioning.