This Week with Wicked Grounds (10/22 - 11/1)


This Week with Wicked Grounds

Howdy kinksters -

If you're at ​Dark Odyssey: Surrender​, you'll see a lot of us! We'll be offering several classes and events there, which you'll find in this week's roundup below. Day passes have just become available, so if you see something of ours you'd really like to attend, ​sign up for that day or the weekend​! Registration ends any day now, so get those tickets lined up if you've been on the fence!

We also have a lot of great programming for you kinksters all over the place and online.

And don't forget: our annual Diving Deep: Discovering & Voicing Your Erotic and Kink Desires six-week intensive launches Sunday, Nov 1 with our first live session on Monday, Nov 2. Now is the time to mark your calendars and ​reserve your spot​!

Now, let's look at all the cool things going on this week:

This Week!

Online: Backdoor Basics: A Guide to Anal Play

Thursday, October 22

Want to start exploring anal in your play? Let's find all the ways to incorporate pleasure from a variety of positions with Lilithfoxx.
​​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

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San Jose, CA: Ecstasy for Asexuals

Friday, October 23

​Join us live this weekend at the ​Dark Odyssey: Surrender​ conference in San Jose, CA for the debut of brand new class Ecstasy for Asexuals. We've conducted extensive research on how to get the most of non-sexual BDSM play.

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San Jose, CA: SpankLab! on the road at Dark Odyssey

Saturday, October 24

Spanklab! Our monthly impact work shop, a Dark Odyssey special edition​. Plus, meet for Morning Meditation at 8:30am before the Lab. The time is unlikely to change, but double-check your schedule for the location. ​More information here.​​

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​A Full Day of Dark Odyssey: Surrender​

Sunday, October 25

Join us live this weekend at the ​Dark Odyssey: Surrender​ conference in San Jose, CA! This morning is packed with activities!

8:30am: join Miriam Green for our daily Morning Meditation. The time is unlikely to change, but double-check your schedule for the location. ​More information here.​​

9:30am: our Miriam Green will be one of the members of Midori's panel "Glory or Gone? We Need to Talk About Age. ​Find out more here​.

11:30am: join impossiblepain for their new class "Bottoming for Pain and Pleasure in Impact Play, with demo topping by Miriam Green. ​Find out more here​.

Online: Safe and Sexy Impact Play with Blood

Monday, October 26

Make an impact that positively spatters! Join Miss Mackenzee for Safe and Sexy Impact Play with Blood. You may attend this online class with us live, or watch the recording within seven days Tickets via Plura​ or ​Forbidden Tickets​

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Online: High Protocol for D/s

Tuesday, October 27

Want to take your D/s relationships to the next level? Join Sinclair Sexsmith for High Protocol for D/s. Please note that Sinclair's classes with us are not recorded, so you'll need to both get advance tickets and mark your calendars to join us live at 6pm Pacific / 9pm Eastern. Tickets are available from ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​​

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Online: Spicy Tarot: Introduction to Tarot for Kinksters

Wednesday, October 28

Want some new inspiration for your kinky scenes? Join H G Wyndell and discover creative new tools for unearthing your desires and new forms of immersive narrative scenes! Tickets via Plura​ or ​Forbidden Tickets​.

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SF: Power Exchange with Rope

Wednesday, October 28

Curious about mixing D/s with your rope play? Join us live with legendary rope artist Lee Harrington. Please bring one length of 25' - 30' rope and your safety shears, and plan to arrive between 6:30 - 7pm, as late arrivals may not be accommodated.Tickets from ​Forbidden Tickets​ orPlura​.

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Online: Dark Roleplaying

Thursday, October 29

You want it darker? Join us online for Dark Roleplaying with Lee Harrington. Advance tickets will allow you to attend live with us online or watch the recording within one week of the class. Get yours from ​Plura​ or ​Forbidden Tickets​!

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Online: Kink, Trauma Play, and Healing: A Research-Informed Deep Dive

Saturday, October 31

This class brings together community insight and current research tidbits to offer a clearer picture of the patterns, mechanics, and meanings people often find in trauma play. Advance tickets allow you to attend live online to ask all your questions, or to watch the recording within one week of the class. Get yours through Plura​ or ​Forbidden Tickets​.

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Online: Consent, Accountability, and Neurodivergence

Sunday, November 1

Join us online for the first class in a two-class series on Consent, Accountability, and Neurodivergence with Adam. We'll meet today and on Saturday, Nov 7th, and you can attend either session online or through the recording within seven days. Get your advance tickets fromForbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

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Online: Diving Deep: Discovering & Voicing Your Erotic Desires

Sunday, November 1

Today is launch day for our next six-week intensive ​Diving Deep: Discovering & Voicing Your Erotic Desires​ with Miriam Green, and our first live session will be tomorrow, Monday, November 2! This is a full six weeks -- about thirty hours total -- of live instruction, coaching, and lots and lots of individual homework. It's time to lock down those tickets with us for this life-changing intensive. You may do that through our site onTeachable​

Intensives!

We offer several intensives throughout the year, both in person and ​online​.

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