“Growing into yourself” means maturing into a more confident, authentic person who embraces their true personality, quirks, and values, often shedding the need to please others. It is a process of becoming comfortable in your own skin, developing self-assurance, and aligning actions with your inner self. (At least that’s what the internet told me!)

These words speak to me and my rope journey at All Tied Up San Diego. I have found community here and events like the Dark Circus Menagerie “Garden of Indulgence” give me the opportunity to explore connections with the people I have met, deepen relationships, and grow in my knowledge of rope play. If you haven’t attended one of these fabulous events yet, make sure you do, soon! The themes are spectacular, the decorations are perfectly chosen and displayed, and the food is always delicious.

Come for the rope, stay for the people, return again and again to learn something new about yourself each time.

First time at ATU new facility.. beautiful layout, clean and professional with all kinds of fun to be had definitely will be returning..

For first time players, especially anyone who might feel vulnerable trying to enter kink space alone, this group really does an excellent job of creating safety through structure. I have felt scare to enter certain spaces by myself before as a single female. My experience in the swinger space was that I was grabbed at and expected to just play with whoever, and it deterred me from continuing my journey.

I really appreciated the beginner course that clearly laid out the expectations, etiquette, and how to keep myself safe through vetting. I appreciate the education I’m getting around complication and boundaries. I appreciate the spaces set up for practice and mingling, and the slack to encourage the ability to vet potential play partners. It’s obvious Dan and Renee put a lot of thought into how they wanted to educate and foster this experience, and while I’m still very new, it’s really made me feel safe to explore and grow.

Fantastic class, it surpassed any expectations we may have had. Love the enforcement on the importance on consent. My wife and I are looking forward to going again. Thank you!

I had a great afternoon in the class. The presentation was well presented and both Dan and Renee presented the information with a confidence that can only be gained fom experience. The material was so interesting and well presented that the time flew by. I will defenently be attending more training wit ATU SD.