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 (6/11 - 6/21)
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Howdy kinksters - I had a fantastic time last night in San Francisco watching dozens of brave kinksters connect and make new friends. As we head into this Pride month, I hope that you get out and have fun being yourself a LOT, no matter where you are in the world. We have a lot of great classes for you this week on the techniques, relationship styles and cultures that make the kink and BDSM world so vibrant. We have one live Lap Dancing Fundamentals workshop in Oakland this week, and all the other workshops are online for you to check out from anywhere! For those if you in the Bay Area, be sure to take a peek at the Intensives section! I’ve just set a date to bring our daylong Kink Self-Exploration Deep Dive to SF on July 25th, and space is limited to only 16 total attendees. This is likely to see out quick, so you might want to grab tickets early from FT or Plura. Let’s take a peek at what’s going on this week, shall we? This Week!Thursday, June 11Online: Join us online tonight for Building Confidence in the Bedroom: Own Your Energy with Dolly Diatima. You’ll learn how to let go of shame, tap into your desire, and step into your own erotic power! Advanced tickets are required to attend live or by recording. Get yours through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Friday, June 12We have no live programming today, but check our WickedGroundsAnnex.Teachable.com for a wide range of pre-recorded classes and digital downloads. Saturday, June 13Join us today for a special day of sex magick in theory and practice! Attend one class or spend a half-day with Miriam BatAsherah Green. Both sessions can be attended live or through the recording. Online: Join us online at 11am Pacific time to explore the theory and background of sex magick in Sex Magick for Kinksters. You’ll learn why sex magick emerged as a practice, the basics of how it works, and basics of the ethereal body and ritual theory in this two-hour session. Tickets: Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Online: Then, join us online at 2pm Pacific time to explore all of the basics of how to create simple and effective sex magick spellwork in Put a Sigil On It! You’ll walk away with all the information you need to engage in solo or partnered sex magick that works! Tickets: Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Sunday, June 14Oakland, CA: Ready to get really into your body and practice erotic empowerment and self-expression? Join us in Oakland today for our three-hour Lap Dancing Fundamentals with body empowerment coach and educator Alexandria from Click Your Heels. Find out all about the noon - 3pm workshop and get your tickets through Plura or Forbidden Tickets. Monday, June 15Online: Ready to take your impact play skills to the next level? Join Jamie Joy online tonight for Heavy Hitter: Advanced Impact Play. From the cruel sting of a cane to the rhythmic thud of a boot, we’ll explore high-intensity techniques including punching, kicking, stomping, bruising, and spiked implements. Advanced ticketing lets you attend live or through the recording. Get yours through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Tuesday, June 16Online: Attachment theory helps us understand our relationships, but what about D/s dynamics? Join Sir Panda online tonight to explore BDSM and Attachment Styles. This presentation will examine the basics of Attachment Theory, how attachment styles are expressed, and how they are manifested in different BDSM identities and roles. The class will also touch on how to encourage secure attachment in ourselves and in our relationships with others. Attend live or through the recording with advanced tickets through Plura or Forbidden Tickets. Wednesday, June 17Online: Want to start exploring D/s in your relationships or play, but not sure where to start? Join Mel & Memi online today for Intro to Dominance/submission (D/s) and learn all the basics. This three hour workshop will cover types of power dynamics and how to play with them. We will discuss how to create scenes that fulfill your dominance and/or submission fantasies and needs, as well as what style of D/s works for you. Attend live or by recording with your tickets from Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Thursday, June 18Online: Are you interested in learning about the future of Black kink and where we’re headed? Tonight’s presentation on The Future of Black Kink with Marla Renee Stewart will help you learn the history of kink from a Black perspective and to see how the present will shape the future for Black kinky folks. Attend live or through the recording with your tickets from Plura or Forbidden Tickets. Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20No live programming today, but check out our growing list of video classes and other useful information at WickedGroundsAnnex.Teachable.com. Sunday, June 21Online: It’s Father’s Day, so of course we’re doing classes on DD dynamics! Join Lady V online today for Daddy Issues: Daddy Dynamics & You. Learn about Daddy Dynamics in this workshop dedicated to the Daddy who understands from the inside & out! Can’t attend live? We’ll record it for you! Tickets are available from Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Online: Yes, of course submissives make excellent community leaders! Join Hannah The Scribe online today for The Literal Servant Leader. In this class, we’ll cover being a successful community leader for those on the right side of the slash. Join live or through the recording with advanced tickets through Plura or Forbidden Tickets. Intensives!We offer several intensives throughout the year, both in person and online.
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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!
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