Hello kinksters -

My biggest recommendation this week? Connect with the people and things that matter to you. Get out there, be with friends, and make some new ones.

This weekend is the first of the month. If you’re in San Francisco, that means Wicked Grounds will have a range of live, in-person classes for you. If you’re in the Bay Area, come out to learn new things and make new friends!

If you’re not in San Francisco, we still have plenty going on for you!

If you’re at the intersection of kink and woo and want to spend the next few weeks strongly connecting with your own power and agency through play, I strongly encourage you to join us for our intensive Pentacles of Power, launching Sunday.

Here are a few things to consider for this week:

This week!

Thursday 1/30

Brats! Love them or . . . don’t love them as much . . . brats have a strong reputation in kink communities. But what’s real, and what’s a misconception? That’s what we’ll explore tonight with Princess Rara in Bratting Beyond Make Me: Navigating Misconceptions and Embracing the Brat. Learn how to embrace and incorporate brat behavior into your scenes safely and responsibly! Advanced ticketing required, so get those through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Friday 1/31

No live classes today, but you can always check out our video classes and other digital downloads over at WickedGroundsAnnex.com​

Saturday 2/1

We have two in-person Kink 101 classes today in San Francisco, including a rare live session of our BDSM Negotiation Basics! Both classes will be at our offices at Trellis, near 5th and Mission in downtown San Francisco. We’ll also have just a few books that might help you along on your journey!

Curious about getting involved in the public BDSM scene in San Francisco? Join us at noon for Welcome to the SF Bay Area Kink Scene with Miriam Green. You’ll learn all about the culture, organizations, venues, parties, and people that make the SF Bay Area scene so special, and walk away knowing exactly which resources and events might be the best fit for you! Advanced ticketing recommended; door ticketing available. Get advanced tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Then stick around for our 2:30 pm class BDSM Negotiation Basics. You’ll learn everything you need to know about the basics of consent, how to negotiate for BDSM scenes, and how to stay in great communication with your partner(s) before, during, and after a scene. Advanced ticketing recommended, or you may get door tickets starting at 2pm Pacific. Make it easy and get advanced tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Sunday 2/2

If you’d like to go deeply into the intersection of magick and power, join us in February and early March for Pentacles of Power: A Sex-Magick Intensive for Kinky People. Find more information and registration here. Our six-week journey officially launches on Sunday, Feb 2 and our first live session will be on Monday evening, Feb 3.

Join us in San Francisco for two classes at Mukunda Studios near Folsom & 8th Street:

At 11am, get your moves on with Alexandria from Click Your Heels, with Lap Dancing 101. You’ll learn all the basics of lap dancing for your partners or anyone else! Advanced ticketing strongly recommended – this class usually sells out! Get yours through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Then we’ll host our Submissives in Solidarity discussion group from 2pm - 4pm. All s-types are warmly invited, whether you identify as a bottom, switch, submissive, or any other s-type dynamic. Advanced ticketing through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Monday, 2/3

This evening, Pentacles of Power will hold our first live session from 6-7:30pm Pacific. This will mark the last date of registration available for the course – so get those tickets now if you want to join! Find more information and registration here.​

Or, join us only from 6-8pm Pacific for The Sensation of Touch with Keiden Bren. Explore all the ways we can use our hands and bodies for impact play, and extend those ideas to our impact play with toys. Advanced ticketing through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Tuesday, 2/4

Kink is for everyone! But kink is not one-size-fits-all. There are a variety of factors that might influence how we think about play and engage with it in the most satisfying and supportive ways, and age is definitely one of those factors. If you are – or love – an aging kinkster (whatever that means to you), please join us for Cellaring: Refining Your Skills as an Older Kinkster with our own kinkster-of-a-certain-age Miriam Green. Advance ticketing through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Wednesday, 2/5

If you’re in San Francisco, join us for the most fun you can have on a Wednesday night. It’s SpankLab! with your intrepid impact instructor impossiblepain. SpankLab is a hands-on playshop including a demo, social time, and time for mentored hands-on impact play practice. Advance ticketing through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. (Want more fun afterward? Head up to the Cat Club for PlayXLand after!)

Thursday, 2/6

Want to get more out of writing erotica? Interested in exploring writing as a form of erotic self-expression? Join author, anthology editor, and educator Sinclair Sexsmith for a two-week workshop on Writing Spicy this and next Thursday evening at 6pm Pacific. This online workshop has advance ticketing through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Friday, 2/7

No live classes today, but you can always check out our video classes and other digital downloads over at WickedGroundsAnnex.com​

Saturday, 2/8

As much as we want to avoid it, and as good as our intentions are, accidents and consent collisions happen. Let’s make some good strategies to avoid them when possible and address them when they occur in From Harm to Healing: A Guide to Community Accountability with Adam and Ash of Consent Academy. This online class meets at 11am Pacific today. Advance ticketing through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

Sunday, 2/9

When engaging in age play, it’s a good idea to use a trauma-informed perspective. That perspective can be approached from a variety of perspectives. Draven will be exploring these in a series of age play classes starting at 11am Pacific today and over the next couple of weeks, and each class can be taken individually. Today, join us for Age Play through the Lens of Compassion. Advance ticketing through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.

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Warmly,
Mir & The Wicked Grounds Team

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