Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Hypno Bondage

So for about a year or two now I would consider hypnosis to be under the category of things I had marginal interest in. Sure it seemed interesting, but I think I was a bit too skeptical to express a real interest. Maybe 6 months ago I had spoken briefly to a guy into hypno and we had gotten lunch, but there was no chemistry at all so nothing ever came of it.

About a week or two ago a friend of mine told me about a hot hypno Daddy he had been talking to on recon who lived in New York, and I had made up my mind to poach him hehe. I checked out his profile and really liked what I saw, so I sent him a fairly long message telling him about my interests, my experience, and my apprehensions. I was glad to discover not only was Neil interested, but also he had actually been a long time reader of this very blog!

After a few online interactions, Neil stopped by last Tuesday to talk about what went into a hypno scene, do some exercises with me, and possibly do a scene. So first we talked about the theory of hypnosis, or at least the one he believes in (apparently there are many). We then talked about what we actually do in a practical sense to experience a trance. Finally, we discussed the erotic possibilities of hypnosis including hypno bondage (which had interested me the most).

First we started with a simple exercise, which I am glad we did, because it took away a large chunk of the fleeting skepticism I had been holding onto. In it, he basically used a simple suggestion to my subconscious to make me feel a pulling force on my hands and make them come together. And I have to say, it worked 100%. I could TOTALLY feel the pull on my hands, and I was rather surprised at how strong it was.

We then went into some basic trance inducing exercises to get me used to going under. During this time, Neil would implant my subconscious with suggestions that I would later react to even when not in trance. Now in all honesty, this was a bit harder for me than I had anticipated. There were times when I let my mind really wander and go “deep” as Neil called it, but they were few and far between. I think it will take a few more sessions for me to really get there.

Because of this, there were things that I elected to do because Neil told me to, and not because of an automated reaction (which was the desired goal), such as when he told me to remove my clothes or raise my left hand. NOTE: Neil had told me ahead of time that the conscious mind had a tendency to rationalize things, and because of that I may THINK I wanted to do these things, but I really had no choice. To be honest, this is the only part of hypnotism I still find slightly suspect. Not to say that he or the whole process is fraudulent in any way, but the only times I experienced this I truly feel like I was acting under conscious decision-making. I more see these at times when I had not gone deeply enough into a trance to accept his suggestion.

However, the majority of things that resulted from the hypnosis I DID either feel compelled to do, or just felt more natural doing them than usual. For example, after my last trance (not including the closing one), Neil could put my hands together and say “Cuffs”. And what do you know; I really couldn’t move my hands from that position. It is actually a weird feeling. I wondered if I was just faking it for my own benefit, and if I tried I could get out. But to be honest, I don’t know if I could. It is really hard to explain. There is a large strain on your muscles because your mind is forcing them to maintain a position. What’s interesting is I tried doing it on my own after Neil had left, to see if I could naturally force myself into the exact feeling I had experienced under Neil’s suggestion. I put my wrists together and tried to force my muscles to experience what they had before, and I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t get to the muscle tension that had kept my wrists so firmly together. Also, he would say statue and I wouldn’t be able to move my body. Again, at the time I don’t know how foolproof this was, but my limbs did feel a certain solidity to them that helped me maintain each position.

I have trouble writing about it all, because frankly it is a very confusing process to go through. I intend to do more sessions with Neil, and hopefully overtime I will be able to offer a bit more insight into the process. For now, I highly recommend you check out his website at http://erotic-hypno.com/.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Moved in

I'M ALL MOVED IN TO MY NEW PLACE IN NYC!!!!!!

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Thanks

Thanks to a very special reader for today. I feel like the luckiest boy in the whole wide world. ^ _ ^

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

New York Bondage Club

So here is a fun spot of news. I will be doing a trial run as a junior partner at the New York Bondage Club. Loyal readers will remember, fondly I hope, that I used to go there every week when I first moved to NYC two summers ago. I quickly befriended the staff, or more accurately, they quickly befriended me and welcomed me into the group (which I couldn’t have appreciated more as a new boy in the big city).

About a month ago, Brian from the NYBC was down in DC for the weekend and he stopped by for my rope bondage demo for SIGMA. Impressed with my work, and open to the idea of hiring a young capable top, we started talking about the possibility of me working at the club. What we decided on was a trial run with me working there for a few months to see how it works. If I’m not a good fit (as decided by either me or the staff), then I will stop working there with no hard feelings (and still probably attend frequently).

So starting this Sunday, until whenever, I will be part of the crew that runs the club. I’ll be mingling with guests, talking to people, getting them to open up, and also putting on scenes. As I usually do at the club, I will mostly be topping the scenes as opposed to bottoming. Part of that has to do with comfort levels (playing with a top I barely know), and part of it has to do with snobbery haha. The bondage club is just that, a bondage club. Sex happens, but its all about the bondage. And if there is one thing that turns me off, its when an incompetent top tries to keep me roped. All I do is just sit and think about how poor of a job he is doing, making it impossible for me to reach any level of sub headspace.

So, if you have never been to the club, check out OUR website at www.nybondageclub.com and consider swinging by some Sunday night. And if you’re a reader, make sure you find me and let me know. Love meeting the people who read me! Who knows, maybe you’ll end up bound and gagged ;-).

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Weekly training

So as my most loyal of readers will remember, for the past few months I have undergone weekly training session with a DC Sir named Larry who I have known for a few years now. We have played before, and I had already learned a lot from him about play and submission in general when I agreed to commit to once-a-week meetings. I had told him I wanted to learn more about submission, and he agreed to me explore if I was willing to treat it like a serious endeavor.

Some of you have asked why I didn’t document these weekly sessions, and there are a few reasons for that. For starters, not every week involved kinky (or any) play or sex. Some weeks were perfectly non sexual, and some were sexual without any kink. Also, what I learned through my training I learned gradually throughout our relationship as opposed to at a specific instance.

So what did I learn? Well, where people think “training sessions”, they probably think I learned how to sit, stay, etc…. To give a Dom a massage, to clean for him, to cook for him, etc… Basically, “training session” connotes learning a behavior. But frankly, I didn’t really learn any particular behavior. I already knew how to do all the aforementioned things.

No. What I learned was how to interact intimately with a Dominant man, and how to really BE submissive. This is two pronged. Learning about the interaction mostly refers to learning about communication. How to appropriately speak to and with a Sir. This includes not only how one speaks to Him, but also how to bring up problems and concerns in a way that emphasizes your trust in Him. I even talked to him about how to avoid being too pushy. More accurately, we talked about how to be just pushy enough for a Sir to find it charming. Hehe

As mentioned earlier, I also learned about how to actually be submissive and serve. Don’t get me wrong, I have plenty of experience serving men (sexually and domestically). But ALL of it has been from a self-serving place. Now sure, I have done things for men because I was crazy about them and just wanted to do something sweet, but even then it always suited my own desires as well. Having this weekly schedule with Larry made me force myself to push through the times when I wasn’t really up to it. I had made a commitment to serve Him, so even when I was feeling a bit blahh I had to remember that it was really about Him.

There were also some very hot sexual scenes, but these are the two areas in which I grew the most during my training. In just a few short months, I feel like I gained some invaluable insight into and understanding of what it means to serve a man.