We are a queer-centered educational and community building space for sex-positive adult education, including relationships, dating, BDSM, kinky, polyamory and more. Posts mostly written by Mir (that dude in the chair) on behalf of the Wicked Grounds team. Welcome aboard!
This Week with Wicked Grounds (2/22 - 3/2)
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Hello kinksters - What are you doing to take care of yourself this week? The deep work of our sex magick intensive and juicy conversations with our coaching clients have given me a lot of hope as I’ve navigated the last few weeks. I’m so grateful to every single person reading this for giving Wicked Grounds the opportunity to keep exploring the intersection of kink and self-knowledge. We are in genuinely weird times. I’m looking forward to the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom annual meeting in a couple of weeks so that we can partner with other organizations to help protect the rights of queer, kinky, and poly folks over the next few years. Here are some events to look forward to in the coming week: This week!Saturday 2/22No live classes today, but check out our digital download classes on WickedGroundsAnnex.com! Sunday 2/23At 11am Pacific, our trauma-informed age play series continues with Trauma-Informed Age Play: Through the Lens of Consent with Draven. Get your advance tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Monday 2/24Want to get great with a flogger? Join us online Monday at 6pm Pacific for Flogging With Style: From Basics to Brilliance with Miss Mackenzee. Unlock the secrets to providing a massage-like warm up that will stimulate the production of pleasurable brain chemicals to get your partner tingling in all the best ways. Get your advance tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Tuesday 2/25Join us online tonight for Polyamory and Power Exchange Relationships with Laura Boyle. This class breaks down some common problems encountered when combining D/s dynamics and polyamorous relationship styles, and offers strategies for working through those pitfalls. Advanced ticketing required. Get yours through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Wednesday 2/26Looking for out of the box ways to dream up new kink scenes and fantasies? Join H G Wyndell online tonight for Spicy Tarot! Come and join a discussion on how we can mix the art of tarot with our kinky adventures. Advance ticketing available through Forbidden Tickets and Plura. Thursday 2/27Sensation play can be complicated! Some people love it, but others might need modifications or changes to have it really feel okay. Join us tonight for Featherlight: Neurodivergent-Friendly Sensation Play with Lilith Foxx for strategies on making sensation play more friendly for everyone! Whether you’re new to sensation play or looking to refine your skills, this class offers a gentle, inclusive approach to exploring erotic touch in a safe and exciting way. Ticketing available through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Friday 2/28No live classes today, but check out our digital download classes on WickedGroundsAnnex.com! Saturday 3/1Interested in making new friends and finding safe resources in the public BDSM scene? Miriam Green is here to help! Join us today at 11am Pacific for Welcome to the Public BDSM Scene! You can get advanced tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. If you’re in the SF Bay Area, you might also consider joining us in April for our Bay Area focused class, which is taught live in SF. Tickets for that Saturday 4/5 class are already available through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Sunday 3/2Want to keep all your leathers shiny? Lady V can help! Join us at 11am Pacific today for So Fresh & So Clean: Bootblacking & Leather Care 101. You’ll learn all the basics of leather care for yourself and others! Advance ticketing available through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Support. Follow. Share.
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Wicked Musings
We are a queer-centered educational and community building space for sex-positive adult education, including relationships, dating, BDSM, kinky, polyamory and more. Posts mostly written by Mir (that dude in the chair) on behalf of the Wicked Grounds team. Welcome aboard!
Fresh out of the oven, it’s another batch of fresh-baked classes! Can’t attend live? Many of our online classes are recorded for viewing within seven days of the class. Just check the “ACCESS” section at the bottom of each listing to see if the class is recorded. Read on for an assortment of classes in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and online! (Psst: if you’re in San Francisco and want to get in on our Kink Self-Exploration Deep Dive this Saturday, we’re down to the last four seats!) The...
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Hey there - The summer season can feel so busy! There were a variety of kinky campouts and conferences last weekend, and it’s been wild to keep up with everyone’s afterglow, even as the folks from Dark Odyssey are ramping up for their next two big campouts! If you’re go-go-going the way we have been, be sure to take breaks to rest, breathe, reflect, and relax. While it’s wonderful to have lots of play and connection, it’s equally important in kink to take breaks to integrate all of those peak...