Working at the intersection of tantra, shibari, and embodied presence, Olivier is a rope artist and tantric practitioner offering performances, workshops, and private sessions in Berlin and Geneva.
His work centres on surrender, safety, and conscious connection, inviting people to explore intimacy not as an idea, but as a lived, somatic experience.
In this interview, Olivier reflects on his path into tantra & shibari, how vulnerability is his biggest turn on, and why creating spaces for vulnerability and truth feels more necessary than ever.
How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Tell us more about yourself and what you do…
Hi, I’m Olivier.
I offer tantric and shibari-based sensual experiences through performances, workshops, and private sessions.
My intention is to create spaces where surrender can be explored safely, consciously, and with pleasure.
I enjoy sharing this work with couples and individuals of all genders, supporting the exploration of intimacy, play, and depth through the body.
What services do you provide on Sensuali?
On Sensuali, I offer two main types of sessions.
The first are private tantric and shibari-based sessions focused on surrender. These are sensual, embodied experiences where pleasure, presence, and safety come together. They invite a deep letting go, not toward another person, but toward yourself, through the body.
I also offer holistic bodywork sessions inspired by somatic therapy and ISTA methodologies. This work is more therapeutic in nature and supports the embodiment of emotions, patterns, or experiences that may be holding someone back. It is a process-based approach that helped me profoundly, and that I now offer to others seeking depth, integration, and grounded healing.
What turns you on?
Shyness turns me on. So does hesitation, embarrassment, and that moment when someone realises they’re exposed. Vulnerability is where desire becomes real for me.
What do the first 60 minutes of your day look like?
It depends. Some mornings are slow and intimate. If I wake up next to my partner, the first hour is about closeness. Cuddling, shared warmth, taking the time to make her morning beautiful. I cook breakfast, move gently, then get ready quickly.
Other mornings are more practical. One week out of two, I have my two children with me. Then the day starts with efficiency, coordination, and care. Getting everyone ready, holding the rhythm, making sure there’s space for connection without losing momentum.
What matters to me is not a fixed routine, but presence. Whether the morning is sensual or functional, I try to meet it fully and adapt to what life asks that day.
What was your journey to being a tantric shibari practitioner?
I once lived a very conventional life. Everything looked right from the outside. Stable, respectable, well-structured. But somewhere along the way, I had completely abandoned my body, my desire, and my inner world.
Then something cracked. I realised I was following rules that had nothing to do with who I actually was. That realisation changed everything.
A book crossed my path, The Ethical Slut. A few weeks later, almost without fully understanding why, I found myself stepping into a shamanic, sexual, and spiritual retreat. That experience opened doors I didn’t even know existed. It felt like walking into a hidden room inside myself.
What I discovered there wasn’t shocking. It was familiar. It felt like home.
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Since then, I’ve been exploring spiritual sexuality, BDSM worlds, and other embodied paths as a way to live from the inside out, guided by sensation, truth, and presence rather than expectations.
Why do you do what you do in the realms of tantra & shibari?
I do this because intimacy doesn’t live in ideas. It lives in the body. What I share helps people come back to that truth.
What is an unexpected pleasure you discovered in your work?
An unexpected pleasure has been discovering what it means to truly serve.
Witnessing the intensity of my seekers’ pleasure can be demanding, and there is something raw and deeply beautiful in being moved by another’s surrender.
What should more people know about your work as a tantric shibari practitioner?
If you’re hesitating to book a session with someone on this platform or with me, don’t wait for the perfect day, the perfect moment, or some imaginary alignment of planets. Come as you are.
The experience will meet you exactly where you are, and that is usually what’s needed most.
What’s your superpower?
Making people feel safe enough to be real.
Who are your sensual inspirations?
Marquis de Sade, for the way he pushed fantasy beyond morality and revealed desire as something unsettling and untamed.
Georges Bataille, for linking erotic intensity with spiritual ecstasy, showing how pleasure can become a threshold to something larger than itself.
And all the people who dare to step into the sex-positive world. Whether it’s for one night at a party or as a performer, I’m endlessly inspired by those who dare to seek their own way.
Closing thoughts?
Yes. Gratitude.
Platforms like Sensuali feel increasingly necessary today. Across the digital landscape, sex-positive voices, body-based work, and artistic exploration are being quietly pushed aside, flagged, shadowed, or erased. Algorithmic moderation, often powered by AI, has made it easier than ever to exclude anything that doesn’t fit a narrow definition of acceptability.
Spaces like Sensuali matter because they give bodyworkers and artists the right to exist, to speak, and to be seen without distortion or shame. Thank you for holding that space and for supporting those who dare to work with the body, intimacy, and truth.
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Aether Olivier
Olivier is a rope artist, tantric practitioner, and body-based facilitator working at the intersection of sensuality, surrender, and embodied presence. Through performances, workshops, and private sessions, he explores intimacy as a lived, somatic experience grounded in consent, safety, and nervous system awareness. His work draws from tantra, shibari, and ISTA-inspired practices, with a focus on helping people reconnect with themselves and others through the body.
