What is ritual work?  By definition, a ritual is a set of actions performed for their symbolic value, but in the realm of BDSM, the ritual punctures the symbolic. 

Our rituals may include the bowing of a submissive to their Dominant’s feet, the locking of a collar, the methodic and humble licking of the boot.  It may be the lacing of a tight hood against one’s face, the immersion into a sensuous leather body bag, zipped, belted, cinched tight, and then lifted into weightless suspension to rock in a dark cradle in midair.  Or it could be the slow deepening of the breath, as needles are stitched under the skin and then laced into strands for the Top to pull with encouraging fingertips.  It is the counting of cane strikes, the careful pull of silk stockings over one’s shaven skin, the building storm of floggers against your back, breaking in to where emotions erupt.  It is the lightening crack of the single tail whip, as it sears a perfect line between the shoulder blades.  It is the gentle kiss of a mouth against a soft foot.  Our rituals are not merely symbolic, they are of our passion and desperate need.  They give us order so that we may plunge into our inner chaos.  Our rituals alight our lives.

In Ritual Work, I invite you to begin with a consultation to establish the intention for our session together.  It could be a personal test of will, to fuel your spirit with the endurance of physical strain.  It could be the marking of a time of loss or a time of affirmation (or both), a rite of passage.  For couples, I can help guide ceremonies of connection, of collaring and dedication.  Ritual work can also simply be a time that you allow yourself to just be-- to meditate in bondage, to unify with your fetish, to exalt in pain.

Ritual Work can be an ongoing process or it can be a singular event.  Dependent upon the situation and with your approval, it may include assistance from one or more of my colleagues.  If you are seeking a deeper understanding and acceptance of your kink, our sessions may also interwork with therapy done with a kink specialized, licensed Psychologist or therapist.  I can offer recommendations if you do not already have one.  Your discretion is assured.

The kinds of activities that are explored in our ritual are determined during the consultation. 

I offer skilled service in these specialized areas:

-Percussive Play

Percussive Play can be done in a various manners, from light to heavy, with a rhythmic sensuality

that warms the body into a transcendental high, or it may be administered in a stricter style, known

formally as corporal punishment, coupled with discipline training.

Flogging, whipping, single tails: Flogging can be like a sensual dance.  You open your shoulders and

chest to the massaging pound of deer skin or buffalo hide. Your body becomes a drum.  Multi strand whips of various textures and substance are used to strike harder, lashing into the skin.  Single tail whips, signal whips and snake whips...they can playfully snake across your body, flicking like soft kisses at precise points, then sear into the flesh in a decisive bite.  I use floggers from Heartwood and Sarah Lashes and whips by David Morgan, Joe Wheeler, and Tella.

Spanking, paddles, caning:

Whether the impact is applied in a mesmerizing

beat that hypnotizes the receiver into welcoming

compliance or in a manner of strict discipline,

the very act of striking another person with hand

or instrument is one that solicits the tabboo, and

unearths deep emotions.  I am a fan of bare hand

and leather gloved spanking, but one of my

favorite implements is the cane.  I order exquisite

pieces from an artisan in England.  The studio is

also supplied with paddles and canes of various

elements--steel, hard cherrywood, etc-- to fit

the particular scene of your ritual.

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1. -Bondage
   

Rope: My style combines Eastern and Western techniques.  I can practice in pure Shibari form upon request.  Rope is one of my favorite elements of play, as it is unique to each body and the rapport between the Top and Bottom is woven through the very act of tying.  The possibilities include (but are not limited to) inescapable, predicament situations, immobilization, and suspension.

Leather: From introductory to extreme sensory deprivation, GLINT studio is fully stocked with Mr.S Leather and LeatherMan collars, cuffs, hoods, arm & leg binders, hand & foot mitts, straightjackets, suspension body bag, and hanging leather cage. 

Latex: Rubber equipment includes DeMask straightjacket, inflatable body bag, catsuits, various rubber hoods, gas masks, and inflatable breathing masks.

Metal: GLINT studio is endowed with custom bondage furniture, by MetalBound, including a suspension unit, complete with a trolly lift, that was “made to fit” the 14 ft ceilings and expansive loft space and a solid, inescapable cage.  I also have a range of metal bondage devices including mummification body boards, inversion racks, stocks, fist globes, and metal head containers.

1. -Piercing & Pulling:
   

With expert care, fine, sterile needles are pierced under the skin.  String is wound around the needle and then pulled taut to create a fiery sensation.  The ends may be ties to a fixed point so that you might conjure your own tension or I may hold them to encourage the fire.  This is a technique of ritual play that I learned from Madame Cleo Dubois.  It stems from a rite of passage practiced in South East Asia, called Tai Pu San.  The catharsis that is generated from this practice can be inexplicably powerful.  Piercing rituals can also be done without the pulling technique.

1. -Power Exchange & Discipline training:
   

As a guide, I can help you communicate what you are seeking as a bottom and to feel safe in exploring your fantasies.  We can engage in power play in session, stepping into roles for the encapsulated time.  For experienced players, I can help you refine the role in which you wish to assume, whether it be a service maid, a chivalrous slave, a kept pet, etc.  Again, through consultation, we determine the details of the kink that thrill you and then explore them in scene.  I enjoy stepping into roles as Sadistic Dominant, Trainer, or Bondage Abductor.  I do not engage in Mother, Governess, or Dominatrix/Mistress/Owner roles, but please see the list of my colleagues for excellent practitioners in those areas.  I do offer cathartic humiliation sessions that strip away the ego through a long process of psychological and physical torture so that the primal may be bared, but this type of session must be approved after I have met you for a full consultation and initiation session. 

1. -Gender Bending:
   

Persons of all sexual orientation welcome.  Whether it is for light kink or for the deep exploration of identity, I welcome you to a safe space to define your own sexual persona.  Rituals can include (but are not limited to): Assistance with Transformation, Rites of Passage around Body Evolution & Reclamation, role play, etc.

-Fetish Adoration

In Fetish Rituals, I encourage you to delve into your own personal fetish, to smell, caress, adore, and care for that particular fetish, whether it be shoe/boot/foot, leather, rubber, shaving, etc. During consultation, I encourage you to find ways of sharing your fetish with other adults with similar interests.  Fetish does not necessarily erase the humanity that exists behind it; it can act as the connecting nerve between lives. 

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                                                                                adoration and/or transformation

For more information, please contact Ms Yin Quan with an email of introduction, including your interests and experience (if any) in BDSM and what you are seeking to achieve in ritual work.  A phone consultation will be set up prior to meeting.  If I feel that I am not a fine match for your personal exploration, I may be able to refer you to a colleague that specializes in your interest.  Your discretion is assured.

Email Ms YIN Quan at [email protected]

                       

                                                                                            

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