While some people can be fine with a self-suspension using only the horizontal bands of a chest harness, Shay prefers having a couple of bands going over the shoulders and weaving in the front for better support. She teaches how to not only add them but the neat tricks involved in tying literally behind your own back. As she finishes off the chest harness it turns out to be both functional and aesthetic, and she covers variations for people with different types of chest tissue as well.

Rope bondage can be extremely dangerous. Self-suspension is an aerial activity with many inherent risks. Never tie alone or without appropriate instruction. Consult your doctor before attempting potentially strenuous activities like self-suspension.

This video is closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Self Suspension with Shay

1. Self Suspension: Spotters
2. Self Suspension: Spotter’s Perspective
3. Self Suspension: Vector Forces
4. Watching Self Suspension
5. Self Suspension: Chest Harness Part 1
6. Self Suspension: Chest Harness Part 2
7. Self Suspension: Adding Rope
8. Self Suspension: Hip Harness
9. Self Suspension: Hanger for Chest Harness
10. Self Suspension: Adding Hip Harness Support
11. Self Suspension: Hanger for Hip Harness
12. Self Suspension: Uplines – What Not to Do
13. Self Suspension: Uplines – How to Do Them Effectively
14. Self Suspension: Set Up for Your Scene
15. Self Suspension: Getting Off the Ground
16. Self Suspension: Body Awareness
17. Self Suspension: Transitions & Inversions
18. Self Suspension: Head Support
19. Self Suspension: Inversion Variations
20. Self Suspension: Coming Down