I’ve heard of a lot of unusual activities taking place in a dungeon space but never a ‘sound bath’. Apparently this is a ‘a meditative practice where participants are exposed to resonant sounds, like those from singing bowls, gongs, or other instruments, to create a sense of relaxation and deep relaxation.’ It’s a regular thing at LAs Dungeon East.
I gained this new information via this mashable article on Plura. That’s a new dating/meet-up/event app for people into polyamorous, kinky and generally non-traditional relationships. I’ve covered similar apps before – I think the last was FeelId – but they’ve never quite broken through to the mainstream. Hopefully, Plura will have better luck.
Mentioning Dungeon East does give me an excuse to feature it’s fabulous owner – Justine Cross. This is from her Bluesky account and is obviously shot in the aforementioned Dungeon.
It didn’t have a name, as far as I’m aware, but over 30 years ago I visited a dungeon for a session with a lovely Australian Mistress and she did something very similar. Unfortunately I was an impatient young man and I’m afraid I viewed it as a distraction from what I saw as the main business which was tying me up and beating me. These days I’m more open to a meditative session and whilst none of the Mistresses I visit do anything like this we do take our time and there’s more to it than just discipline and bondage.
I’ve done scenes that suppress sounds, sensory deprivation style. Never done one where they amped them up intentionally. Interested idea.
One of the joys of getting older is getting to enjoy the more meditative side of life :-). You know the beating and bondage will always be there when you need it!
-paltego