# Event Details - **Event Name**: HELD - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 23 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 am (-04:00) - **Event Description**: A facilitated cuddle container built around one rope suspension, witnessed from inside the nest. Clothing-optional, nonsexual.About this Event**Keeping with Eventbrite guidelines, this event is not sex based, explicit or pornographic. This is an educational workshop with lecture, guided massage and communication practice, theory, and practical elements as explained in details below.Why this eventAlmost every rope performance is watched sitting upright, at a remove, as spectacle. This one is watched lying down, from inside a cuddle nest, with the rig in the middle of the room. That single change turns a performance into a shared somatic experience: you are being held while you watch someone else be held. The person in the rope is doing, in an extreme and beautiful form, exactly what everyone on the floor is doing in a small one — giving their weight to someone who has them.What happensWe open in circle with agreements and introductions, then work through four relating games that escalate gently — conversation, then noticing, then eye contact, and finally asking for something you actually want and hearing a real yes or a real no. By the time the nest forms, the room is not strangers any more; the relaxation is earned rather than requested.Then the lights drop, bodies come down onto the floor, and the suspension happens in the centre of the room, staged low and mid so that people lying on their backs get the actual picture rather than the underside. Afterwards the floor stays open for a long, slow hold, then a closing circle and aftercare.What you get out of itPractice asking for what you want and hearing no without it costing anything.Non-sexual touch in a room that has been prepared for it properly.A rope performance seen from a vantage almost nobody gets to see one from.A nervous system that has spent five hours down-regulating in company.YOUR FACILITATOR https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/a29aed60-bb0c-11f1-b3b2-49ce17995ad7-rimg-w1200-h675-dc080808-gmir.jpg Sir Pocketz is a Houston-based facilitator, coach and performer, and the founder of Dark Tantra Temple — a consent-forward, trauma-informed community for adults exploring tantric practice, somatic embodiment and conscious intimacy, with roughly 500 members across Texas and nationally.He works where rope, somatic bodywork and nervous-system awareness meet, a practice he calls Bondage Directed Somatic Medicine. He has taught and performed in rope, aerial and immersive spaces. This October, Dark Tantra Temple's four-event weekend tours Houston, Washington DC, Boston and New York.Agenda🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:45 PMDoors, settling in, water, robes by the door🕑: 07:45 PM - 08:35 PMWelcome circle — agreements, introductions, consent warm-up🕑: 08:35 PM - 08:45 PMBreak🕑: 08:45 PM - 10:00 PMFour relating games, escalating from conversation to asking🕑: 10:00 PM - 10:15 PMLights drop, the nest forms, framing the piece🕑: 10:15 PM - 11:00 PMThe suspension, then stillness, then rope-down🕑: 11:00 PM - 11:35 PMThe long hold — open cuddle in the nest🕑: 11:35 PM - 12:00 AMClosing circle and aftercare - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/held/100002002256438908 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Entertainment, Workshops, performances - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 5 hours - Location: Private Loft (Check your Confirmation Email for address) - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 57, max: 97, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Private Loft (Check your Confirmation Email for address) - **lat**: 40.7136487 - **long**: -74.0087126 - **full address**: Private Loft (Check your Confirmation Email for address), ADDRESS PROVIDED IN CONFIRMATION EMAIL, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: HELD - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/1424fdf227182374d10e33a652a6a158d33878a75c3f7868e5630ff2e1adb062-rimg-w1200-h800-dc181818-gmir.jpg?v=1790579840 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is HELD being held? - **A:** HELD takes place on Fri, 23 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 am at Private Loft (Check your Confirmation Email for address), ADDRESS PROVIDED IN CONFIRMATION EMAIL, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing HELD? - **A:** HELD is organized by The Tantra Institute. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at The Tantra Institute's events? - **A:** Attendees have given The Tantra Institute a rating of 4.06/5 based on reviews from 18 verified attendees on AllEvents. The Tantra Institute has 458+ followers on AllEvents, reflecting a trusted and active community of event-goers who follow their events. The Tantra Institute has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** HELD is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in New York, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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