February 2020
Erotic Bondage
Learn how to arouse, tempt and tease your partner! In this partner-oriented class, we’ll go over the basics for how to restrain your partner then Up the Level by adding the nuances that make bondage Sexy and Hot. In the first half of the class we’ll be going over the techniques of how to tie and restrain someone. Solo participants can partner up to learn. In the second half we’ll be kicking it into intimate gear so Top/bottom Dom/sub pairs…
Find out more »Kinking Critically
Kink spaces are meant to be safe havens for exploring ourselves and our desires, but the privileges and oppressions we live with in the wider world follow us through that bedroom or dungeon door. This workshop offers exercises for thinking critically about how your kinks may be influenced by white supremacy, racism, sexism, ableism, fatphobia, homophobia, transphobia and/or other forms of oppression along with ways to challenge these power dynamics in kink spaces.
Find out more »People of Color Panel
Join us for a candid discussion about the intersection between race and kink. POC and allies are welcome!
Find out more »Mentoring: Flexing Our Community Muscles
Mentoring is defined as giving guidance to someone on their personal or professional journey. A mentor has a consulting specialty. In a 90-minute presentation with discussion you will learn specific fundamentals of successful mentorship, how the role of mentorship feeds community building and community strength, and an understanding of what distinguishes mentorship from teaching or coaching.
Find out more »Aging and BDSM Sexuality: We were Always the Cool Kids
“Senior”: knowledgeable and much improved. This is a slideshow presentation that is meant to be descriptive of what real people are doing as they age. Every adult at every age faces a changing body, shifting abilities, and evolving desires. The point is that desire continues for as long as you want it. Sexual expression is in your hands for as long as you want and that’s a beautiful thing.
Find out more »Fur, Feather, Fangs, Fetish: Primal Animal Play as Shamanic Totem Working
Having an “animal side” can sometimes lead you to looking at the actual life of that animal in the wild, and that’s one step away from working with the spirit of that animal species. The line between “sex fetish” and “shamanic fetish” can get pretty thin on this ground! Let’s talk about what happens when animal play becomes spiritual communion.
Find out more »Whoa! I think that was Spiritual
You’re not the sort of person who generally has anything to do with so-called “spirituality,” but Something Just Happened in a scene, and you aren’t sure what to do with it. This class is a non-judgmental discussion of many ways the numinous can intrude on our BDSM or power exchange, even with those who are suspicious of such things. No proselytizing, no need to Believe in anything; just acknowledgement. Come share your experiences, or just listen and know you are…
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