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 (9/10 - 9/20)
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Howdy kinksters - It's always back to school season at Wicked Grounds! Whether you're brand new or want to deepen your kinky skills, we've got you covered. This week's class lineup has a big focus on various aspects of power-exchange and D/s, and we also have a lot of gear and skills based classes for you. If you're in the Los Angeles area, check out our newcomer's orientation and impact play lab tomorrow in DTLA! And if you've been meaning to join our sex magick intensive Pentacles of Power, you'll want to get on that. The six-week course is already in session, and late registration closes on Monday 9/14. We only offer this course every two years, so we'll be aiming for 2028 for the next one. Now, let's dive into this week! This Week!Thursday, September 10Online: The last time we offered Dating as Shadow Work: Turning Emotional Triggers into Pathways of Growth with Marie Thouin PhD, it was one of the most popular classes of 2026. Come find out why! Through guided reflection, dialogue, and practical tools, we’ll look at the emotions we most want to avoid — abandonment, disappointment, shame, embarrassment, insecurity, grandiosity — and learn how to work with them skillfully. Join live or through the recording within one week with your advance tickets from Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Friday, September 11Tonight, we offer two classes back to back in downtown Los Angeles! Los Angeles, CA: Wondering what awaits you in the mysterious land of kink and BDSM? Looking to explore, but not quite sure where to start? Join our own Killmeat Nick for Back to School! Bring your questions and queries to this judgement-free space. Let's unpack our perverse desires with care and curiosity. Learn all the basics in this orientation style class! Advance tickets required to attend this live class at 6pm Pacific. Get yours through Luma, Forbidden Tickets, or Plura. Los Angeles, CA: Join us at 8pm in downtown LA for our monthly Play Lab! This week, we'll cover impact play with Killmeat Nick. We start with a short demo or discussion, then consent discussions, and then you'll have plenty of time for learning-by-doing in a structured environment. Bring your toys and bring your curiosity to this live, hands-on playshop! Advance tickets required through Luma, Forbidden Tickets, or Plura, and please be on time -- late arrivals more than 15 minutes past start time cannot be admitted. Saturday, September 12Online: Kinky with more than one partner, or want to be? Join us online today for Polyamory and Power Exchange Relationships with Laura Boyle of Ready for Polyamory. 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. Join live online or by recording within one week with your advance tickets from Plura or Forbidden Tickets. Online: Join Mel & Memi online this afternoon for Bratting and Brat Taming. We will be talking about roles, care, consent and tips for a good bratting and brat taming scene! Attend live or through the recording with your advance tickets from Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Sunday, September 13Online: Join us online today for Autism and Kink, a look at the neurodivergent experience in kink with UK kink educator and coach John Pendal. In this workshop we look at the overlap of autism and kink, and to a lesser degree other forms of neurodivergence and kink. This workshop isn't just for autistic folk, it can help anyone who feels like an outsider or would like to create a more inclusive environment. Please note that this class will not be recorded, so mark your calendars for 11am Pacific time/ 2pm Eastern and get your advance tickets from Plura or Forbidden Tickets. Monday, September 14Online: Active engaged negotiation is a critical skill for everyone in a scene! If you're an s-type and have faced challenges speaking up, you'll want to join us tonight for Negotiation for Subs and Bottoms with Faun. In this workshop, we'll examine the do's and don'ts of effective negotiating communication, how to navigate the kink scene, ways to identify important traits in compatible play partners, & guide kinksters of all levels! Join live or by recording with your advance tickets from Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Online: Today is the last day to join late registration for Pentacles of Power: A Six-Week Sex Magick Intensive for Kinky People with Miriam BatAsherah Green, and the date of our second live session. Tuesday, September 15Online: Let's talk about D/s as spiritual and magickal people! Whether you identify as kinky or not, consciously shaping the dynamics between people can open doors to life force, intimacy, and the energetic dance that lives between individuals or groups. Tonight, join author and educator Lee Harrington for Arcane D/s: Energetic Feeding and Conscious Inequality. Attend live or through the recording with advance tickets from Plura or Forbidden Tickets. Wednesday, September 16Online: Have you ever wanted to smack your partners balls around like a speed bag? Then you'll want to join Lady V online tonight for Ballbusting & Testicle Play! Your advance tickets will let you attend live or within one week through the recording. Get yours from Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Thursday, September 17Online: Interested in rubber or latex? Join Dolly Diatima online tonight for Latex 101. You'll learn about the history of latex as a fetish, how to care for latex and rubber gear, and fun idea for scenes. Attend live or through the recording with advance tickets from Plura or Forbidden Tickets. Friday, September 18No live programming today, but check out all of our digital downloads and other resources at WickedGroundsAnnex.Teacahble.com! Saturday, September 19Our whole weekend is about D/s and power exchange dynamics! Online: Join us online today for Receiving Service Well: Is This Meaningful to You? with Aidan Sunassee. This class is for anyone who wants to better understand what service actually means to them. We will discuss different forms of service, how to identify what you genuinely enjoy receiving, how to communicate preferences and standards clearly, and how service-oriented submissives can better understand what makes an act feel meaningful to the person receiving it. Attend live or by recording with your advance tickets from Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Online: Join us online tonight for Ownership Dynamics with AncillaL. Yes, it's a Saturday evening class so that we can bring you this amazing instructor live from India. This class is about ownership as a concept in relationships and as a power-dynamic. Ownership can look different depending on the relationship you are in and can also be a tricky situation to navigate, so we will cover it from lots of different perspectives. Attend live or through the recording with your advance tickets from Plura or Forbidden Tickets. Sunday, September 20Online: Join us online today for Power Points: Power vs. Authority in BDSM Relationships with Sir Panda. Sir Panda breaks down the legitimate sources of power, formal versus informal authority, and the essential roles of reason and empathy in healthy, enlightened dynamics. Whether you lead, submit, or are simply curious about power exchange, join us live or through the recording to explore how balancing these forces creates safer, more fulfilling relationships. Tickets: Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Online: Have you ever packed for time with your D-type and tried to fit everything and the kitchen sink into one bag “just in case”? Join us online today (or within one week through the recording) for Is it Hypervigilance or Anticipatory Service with Oak. We'll explore how hypervigilance develops and differs from grounded & intentional service. Tickets: 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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