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Hello kinksters – One of the earliest lessons I learned is that world confidence and sexual confidence are inseparable. But at first I got it all backwards. I had this idea that to be a great dominant or sexually-awakened person, I’d first have to gain lots of confidence in the world. And of course, that doesn’t hurt. But I learned something unexpected and life-changing as I dove into the world of polyamory and kink. I discovered that finding the confidence to unearth and ask for my own desires, to play without shame and fear, to build community on my own terms – all of those helped me throughout the rest of my life. As I stepped into my sexual self-awareness, I also learned to speak up for myself in the rest of my life. As I gained the confidence to play (and later teach) in public, I also gained the confidence to take my relationships, creativity, and former career to new levels. Eventually, I gained the bravery to take custody of a beloved community space and forge a new direction for it. I believe strongly that what we learn in the world of kink is not separate from the rest of our lives. What we learn here carries over into transforming all the rest of our lives. I’m not sure what your journey is right now, and I’m not sure what all your challenges are. I know that the world at large is throwing challenges at all of us. What I suspect is this: often, in hard times like these, it’s tempting to assume that our relationships, celebrations, and sexuality are a side-project, something we’ll get back to when the world isn’t on fire. And what I know from my own experience and from watching thousands of others over the years: we are best able to find resilience when we continue to tend our own life-force. That means keeping our sexuality, our vitality, our relationships, and our communities strong. Wicked Grounds is committed to sexual health and kink adventurers for the long term. Whatever we can do to help you on your journey, please let us know. And now, for this week’s agenda! This Week! Wednesday, May 21 Join us online at 6pm Pacific for Anarchy! In Your Relationships! (A Relationship Anarchy 101) with Laura Boyle. Maybe you’re attracted to someone who practices RA and you want to know more, or perhaps you’re considering it for your own relationships? Maybe you just keep hearing this term around polyamory and sex-positive circles and you want to know what the heck it is! Join us! Tickets through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Thursday, May 22 We have both an online and a San Francisco class tonight! Join us online at 6pm Pacific for Unfuck Your Relationship Escalator: (Re)Building Healthy Relationship Foundations with Lilith Foxx. Join one of our favorite sex-positive therapists to look at relationships through a new lens. Tickets are available through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Are you in the SF Bay Area? Want to shore up your beginner’s rope skills ? Join us at 7pm at Folsom Street Community Center for Getting Started with Rope with Psychokitty Ryan. You’ll walk away with confidence in rope safety, ergonmics, and how to easily structure your single- and double-column ties and a few other basics. Space is limited, and advanced ticketing is recommended! Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Saturday, May 24 These times are weird! For some of us, budgets are tight and it’s hard to justify mad money for kinky toys. The good thing is, you don’t have to! Toys are everywhere, if you know where to look. Join Princess Rara online today at 2pm Pacific for Budget Friendly BDSM: Big Kink, Small Budget. Even if you have all the money in the world, the creativity in this class will help you enjoy kink more and see new possibility in everyday items and resources. Get your tickets through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. And yes, of course we offer sliding scale. 😉 Monday, May 26 Join us online tonight for an online rope class with Miss Mackenzee,Boundless Creativity: Innovative Ways to Use Rope in Play. This class will educate and inspire newbies and experienced players alike! Join us online at 6pm Pacific. Advanced ticketing required. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Tuesday, May 27 Using toys isn’t always easy, but there are ways to get very confident when using a strap-on! Join us for ideas, strategies, and fun in tonight’s Cock Confidence workshop with Sinclair Sexsmith! Advanced ticketing required, and this online class will be offered live only. Get your tickets through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Wednesday, May 28 Long distance relationships are a challenge. Polyamory is a challenge, sometimes. Combine them? That takes creativity, empathy, self-awareness, and planning! Let’s talk about it! Join us online tonight for Long Distance Polyamory with H G Wyndell. Advanced ticketing required. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1 Both days this weekend, we’ll be offering a three-hour long workshop on some of the most critical questions in building kink relationships and community. It’s never the same discussion twice, so you can attend one or both! Our friends at Consent Academy will offer Consent, Accountability, and Neurodivergence each day starting at 11am Pacific time. For Saturday, May 31, you may find tickets here for ​Forbidden Tickets​ and ​Plura​. For Sunday, June 1, you may find tickets here for ​Forbidden Tickets​ and ​Plura​. Support. Follow. Share. Join our ​Patreon​ for personal benefits and to stabilize our long-term trajectory. Annual memberships now available! Book ​with us​ for coaching and consulting time with Mir. Use our ​Venmo​ for one-time donations toward our sustainability, and to help specifically with scholarship tickets. Warmly, Mir & The Wicked Grounds Team (Do you find this weekly roundup helpful? If this newsletter has saved you time, or given you a great idea, feel free to leave a little something ​in our tip jar​)

Howdy kinksters! We have a lot of great classes and social events this summer. Take a look! The list is updated regularly as we add new classes. Links below are to our primary ticketing via ​Forbidden Tickets​. If you’re a Plura member, check the ​Plura​ app for ticketing there as well. We usually have Plura ticketing available 2-4 weeks before each event. Need personal coaching & guidance for those sticky issues around sex, kink, and relationships? Reach out for one-time or ongoing coaching sessions at ​WickedGroundsAnnex.com​. Not sure if coaching is the right fit for you? We now offer ​10-15 minute exploration sessions​ to learn more or answer the quickest of questions. A huge thank-you to our Patreon supporters!!! We <3 you and salute your efforts to keep us going and growing. If you value what we do, please make a ​monthly membership contribution​. (VIPs get some particularly sweet benefits, like discounts and even some free classes!) The Roundup! Multi-week Intensives ​Stepping into Pride: A five week workshop to discover your own pride in your LGBTQ+ identity – July 2025​ 8/10 – 9/20: ​The Pentacle Path: A Six-Week Online Tarot Intensive with Miriam Batasherah Green​ ​Diving Deep: Discovering and Voicing Erotic Desires – November – December 2025​ ​Month of Mindfulness for Kinksters 2026​ S/m & the physical side of play 5/24 2pm PDT: ​Budget Friendly BDSM: Big Kink, Small Budget with Princess Rara​ (ONLINE) 6/4 7pm PDT: ​Wicked Grounds Presents: SpankLab!​ (San Francisco, CA) 6/14 11am PDT: ​Wax Play 101 with Sarah Butcher​ (ONLINE) 6/18 6pm PDT: ​Pedi Pain: Impact and Pressure Points for Feet with HG Wyndell​ (ONLINE) 6/21 11am PDT: ​Feel the Impact with Sarah Butcher​ (ONLINE) 6/22 11am PDT: ​Dungeon Disasters with John Pendal​ (ONLINE) NEW 7/2 7pm PDT: Wicked Grounds Presents: SpankLab! (San Francisco, CA) 7/3 6pm PDT: ​Impact Play 101: A Blind Top’s Perspective with Mistress Jaiyde​ (ONLINE) 7/31 7pm PDT: ​Fetish Games with Psychokitty​ (San Francisco, CA) NEW 8/6 7pm PDT: ​Wicked Grounds Presents: SpankLab! with impossiblepain​ (San Francisco, CA) Polyamory & ethical non-monogamy 5/21 6pm PDT: ​Anarchy! In Your Relationships! (A Relationship Anarchy 101) with Laura Boyle​ (ONLINE) 5/22 6pm PDT: ​Unf*ck Your Relationship Escalator: (Re)Building Healthy Relationship Foundations with Lilithfoxx​ (ONLINE) 5/28 6pm PDT: ​Long Distance Polyamory with HG Wyndell​ (ONLINE) 6/10 6pm PDT: ​Polyamory 101 with Laura Boyle​ (ONLINE) Bondage & Fetish 5/22 7pm PDT: ​Getting Started with Rope Part 1 with Psychokitty Ryan​ (San Francisco, CA) 5/26 6pm PDT: ​Boundless Creativity: Innovative Ways to Use Rope in Play with Miss Mackenzee​ (ONLINE) 6/19 7pm PDT: ​Getting Started with Rope Part 2 with Psychokitty​ (San Francisco, CA) NEW 7/30 6pm PDT: ​What’s Your Fetish: Objects, Body Parts, and Materials of Desire with Lee Harrington​ (ONLINE) D/s, role play & the mental side of play 6/8 12pm PDT: ​Leading and Following: Nonverbal D/s with Alexandria​ (San Francisco, CA) 6/15 11am PDT: ​Daddy Issues: Daddy Dynamics & You with Lady V​ (ONLINE) 6/16 6-9pm PDT: ​Erotic Humiliation with Mel and Memi​ (ONLINE) 6/23 6pm PDT: ​Blurring the Lines: Consensual Non-Consent with Miss Mackenzee​ (ONLINE) NEW 7/13 11am PDT: ​Holy Cow! – Intro to Hucow & Bovine Play with Lady V​ (ONLINE) NEW 7/22 6pm PDT: ​High Protocol for D/s with Sinclair Sexsmith​ (ONLINE) 7/26 11am PDT: ​Discipline & Punishment with Sarah Butcher​ (ONLINE) 7/26 2pm PDT: ​Stories We Can Play: Narrative Age Play with Laura Boyle​ (ONLINE) 8/9 11am PDT: ​Rules and Rituals for Power Play with Sarah Butcher​ (ONLINE) 8/16 11am PDT: ​Consensual Non-Consent with Sarah Butcher​ (ONLINE) Movement workshops 6/8 12pm PDT: ​Leading and Following: Nonverbal D/s with Alexandria​ (San Francisco, CA) Sexy Times 5/27 6pm PDT: ​Cock Confidence with Sinclair Sexsmith​ (ONLINE) 6/17 & 6/24 6pm PDT: ​Writing Spicy: A Two-Part Workshop with Sinclair Sexsmith​ (ONLINE) 6/26 6pm PDT: ​Safe(r) Play: Navigating STI/STD Safety in BDSM with Lillith Foxx​ (ONLINE) NEW 7/24 6pm PDT: ​The Art of the Blowjob with Lilith Foxx​ (ONLINE) Self-knowledge, negotiation & consent 5/22 6pm PDT: ​Unf*ck Your Relationship Escalator: (Re)Building Healthy Relationship Foundations with Lilithfoxx​ (ONLINE) 5/31 11am PDT: ​Consent, Accountability, and Neurodivergence: Pt 1 with Adam and Draven​ (ONLINE) 6/1 11am PDT: ​Consent, Accountability, and Neurodivergence: Pt 1 with Adam and Draven​ (ONLINE) 6/14 Noon PDT: ​Kink 101: Diving Deep – Discovering and Voicing Kink Desires with Miriam Green​ (San Francisco, CA) 6/26 6pm PDT: ​Safe(r) Play: Navigating STI/STD Safety in BDSM with Lillith Foxx​ (ONLINE) 7/7 6pm PDT: ​Risk Profile with Mel and Memi​ (ONLINE) NEW 7/10 6pm PDT: ​Dealing with Drop with Miriam Green​ (ONLINE) NEW 7/23 6pm PDT: ​Grounding and Centering for Kinksters: An Introduction to Defining Space and Self with HG Wyndell​ (ONLINE) 7/27 11am PDT: ​From Harm to Healing: A Guide to Community Accountability with Adam and Ash​ (ONLINE) 7/28 6pm PDT: ​Thriving Together: Relationships and Chronic Illness with Miss Mackenzee​ (ONLINE) NEW 7/30 6pm PDT: ​What’s Your Fetish: Objects, Body Parts, and Materials of Desire with Lee Harrington​ (ONLINE) NEW 8/14 6pm PDT: ​ONLINE: Navigating Your Reputation in BDSM with Princess Rara​ (ONLINE) Community: Friends, dating, relationships & kink culture! 6/11 7pm PDT: ​Wicked Grounds + Plura Present: Kinky Speed Friending​ (San Francisco, CA) 6/14 2:30pm PDT: ​Welcome to the SF Bay Area Scene with Miriam Green​ (San Francisco, CA) NEW 7/17 6pm PDT: ​Starting Out in Kink: Navigating Your First Munch with Princess Rara​ (ONLINE) 7/27 11am PDT: ​From Harm to Healing: A Guide to Community Accountability with Adam and Ash​ (ONLINE) 7/28 6pm PDT: ​Thriving Together: Relationships and Chronic Illness with Miss Mackenzee​ (ONLINE) Spirituality, Magick, and Occult (with Magickal Crossroads) 6/22 2pm PDT: ​Sex Magick for Kinksters with Miriam Green​ (ONLINE) 8/10 – 9/20: ​The Pentacle Path: A Six-Week Online Tarot Intensive with Miriam Batasherah Green​ Self-Directed Digital Downloads ​Diving Deep (video class)​ ​KINK 101: BDSM Negotiation Basics (video class)​ ​KINK 202: Advanced Negotiation for Dynamics & Relationships (video class)​ ​Private Joy: Sadomasochism for Solo & Distance Play (video class)​ ​Kink Self-Discovery Workbook (self-directed template)​ ​Aftercare Kit Checklist​)

Hello kinksters – You might have noticed that things are mildly . . . weird in the world right now. Our little kink bubble is not immune from the weirdness. One thing on our minds this week is ​Mike Lee’s recently introduced anti-obscenity bill​. While there have been many, many attempts to reduce access to sexual content online over the years, they’ve been hit-and-miss in their success rates. That said, even legislation short of a full ban can cause disruptions to the entire rage of sexual content online – including education & therapy. (The enacting of ​SESTA/FOSTA​ caused major disruptions to several adult content creators, including Wicked Grounds’ early membership programs.) We continue to keep an eye on all this, and we’re grateful for the work of organization like the SF Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District and the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom. And: I’d like to strongly encourage you to think about getting into direct contact with the educators and content creators you value. For example, for us you can easily sign up for our ​newsletter​ or ​Patreon​ so that you can hear from us directly even if there is a disruption to social media platforms like Meetup or FetLife. If you care about what we do, and you’re getting this post on social media, please consider signing up so that we can always be in touch. And now, for the events coming up this week! We have a slightly lighter schedule this week while many of our staff and instructors are working through this year’s Kink Class Incubator to develop lots of new classes and programs for you! This Week! Wednesday, May 21 Join us online at 6pm Pacific for Anarchy! In Your Relationships! (A Relationship Anarchy 101) with Laura Boyle. Maybe you’re attracted to someone who practices RA and you want to know more, or perhaps you’re considering it for your own relationships? Maybe you just keep hearing this term around polyamory and sex-positive circles and you want to know what the heck it is! Join us! Tickets through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Thursday, May 22 We have both an online and a San Francisco class tonight! Join us online at 6pm Pacific for Unf*ck Your Relationship Escalator: (Re)Building Healthy Relationship Foundations with Lilith Foxx. Join one of our favorite sex-positive therapists to look at relationships through a new lens. Tickets are available through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Are you in the SF Bay Area? Want to shore up your beginner’s rope skills ? Join us at 7pm at Folsom Street Community Center for Getting Started with Rope with Psychokitty Ryan. You’ll walk away with confidence in rope safety, ergonmics, and how to easily structure your single- and double-column ties and a few other basics. Space is limited, and advanced ticketing is recommended! Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Saturday, May 24 These times are weird! For some of us, budgets are tight and it’s hard to justify mad money for kinky toys. The good thing is, you don’t have to! Toys are everywhere, if you know where to look. Join Princess Rara online today at 2pm Pacific for Budget Friendly BDSM: Big Kink, Small Budget. Even if you have all the money in the world, the creativity in this class will help you enjoy kink more and see new possibility in everyday items and resources. Get your tickets through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. And yes, of course we offer sliding scale. 😉 Support. Follow. Share. Join our ​Patreon​ for personal benefits and to stabilize our long-term trajectory. Annual memberships now available! Book ​with us​ for coaching and consulting time with Mir. Use our ​Venmo​ for one-time donations toward our sustainability, and to help specifically with scholarship tickets. Warmly, Mir & The Wicked Grounds Team (Do you find this weekly roundup helpful? If this newsletter has saved you time, or given you a great idea, feel free to leave a little something ​in our tip jar​)

Howdy kinksters! A huge thank-you to our Patreon supporters!!! We <3 you and salute your efforts to keep us going and growing. If you value what we do, please make a ​monthly membership contribution​. (VIPs get some particularly sweet benefits, like discounts and even some free classes!) Links below are to our primary ticketing via ​Forbidden Tickets​. If you’re a Plura member, check the ​Plura​ app for ticketing there as well. We usually have Plura ticketing available 2-4 weeks before each event. Need personal coaching & guidance for those sticky issues around sex, kink, and relationships? Reach out for one-time or ongoing coaching sessions at ​WickedGroundsAnnex.com​. Not sure if coaching is the right fit for you? We now offer ​10-15 minute exploration sessions​ to learn more or answer the quickest of questions. The Roundup! Multi-week Intensives ​Stepping into Pride: A five week workshop to discover your own pride in your LGBTQ+ identity – July 2025​ NEW 8/10 – 9/20: ​The Pentacle Path: A Six-Week Online Tarot Intensive with Miriam Batasherah Green​ ​Diving Deep: Discovering and Voicing Erotic Desires – November – December 2025​ ​Month of Mindfulness for Kinksters 2026​ S/m & the physical side of play 5/24 2pm PDT: ​Budget Friendly BDSM: Big Kink, Small Budget with Princess Rara​ (ONLINE) NEW 6/4 7pm PDT: ​Wicked Grounds Presents: SpankLab!​ (San Francisco, CA) 6/14 11am PDT: ​Wax Play 101 with Sarah Butcher​ (ONLINE) 6/18 6pm PDT: ​Pedi Pain: Impact and Pressure Points for Feet with HG Wyndell​ (ONLINE) 6/21 11am PDT: ​Feel the Impact with Sarah Butcher​ (ONLINE) 6/22 11am PDT: ​Dungeon Disasters with John Pendal​ (ONLINE) NEW 7/3 6pm PDT: ​Impact Play 101: A Blind Top’s Perspective with Mistress Jaiyde​ (ONLINE) 7/31 7pm PDT: ​Fetish Games with Psychokitty​ (San Francisco, CA) Polyamory & ethical non-monogamy 5/21 6pm PDT: ​Anarchy! In Your Relationships! (A Relationship Anarchy 101) with Laura Boyle​ (ONLINE) 5/22 6pm PDT: ​Unf*ck Your Relationship Escalator: (Re)Building Healthy Relationship Foundations with Lilithfoxx​ (ONLINE) 5/28 6pm PDT: ​Long Distance Polyamory with HG Wyndell​ (ONLINE) 6/10 6pm PDT: ​Polyamory 101 with Laura Boyle​ (ONLINE) Bondage 5/22 7pm PDT: ​Getting Started with Rope Part 1 with Psychokitty Ryan​ (San Francisco, CA) 5/26 6pm PDT: ​Boundless Creativity: Innovative Ways to Use Rope in Play with Miss Mackenzee​ (ONLINE) NEW 6/19 7pm PDT: ​Getting Started with Rope Part 2 with Psychokitty​ (San Francisco, CA) D/s, role play & the mental side of play 6/8 12pm PDT: ​Leading and Following: Nonverbal D/s with Alexandria​ (San Francisco, CA) 6/15 11am PDT: ​Daddy Issues: Daddy Dynamics & You with Lady V​ (ONLINE) NEW 6/16 6-9pm PDT: ​Erotic Humiliation with Mel and Memi​ (ONLINE) 6/23 6pm PST: ​Blurring the Lines: Consensual Non-Consent with Miss Mackenzee​ (ONLINE) 7/26 11am PDT: ​Discipline & Punishment with Sarah Butcher​ (ONLINE) 7/26 2pm PDT: ​Stories We Can Play: Narrative Age Play with Laura Boyle​ (ONLINE) 8/9 11am PDT: ​Rules and Rituals for Power Play with Sarah Butcher​ (ONLINE) 8/16 11am PDT: ​Consensual Non-Consent with Sarah Butcher​ (ONLINE) Movement workshops 6/8 12pm PDT: ​Leading and Following: Nonverbal D/s with Alexandria​ (San Francisco, CA) Sexy Times 5/27 6pm PDT: ​Cock Confidence with Sinclair Sexsmith​ (ONLINE) 6/17 & 6/24 6pm PDT: ​Writing Spicy: A Two-Part Workshop with Sinclair Sexsmith​ (ONLINE) 6/26 6pm PDT: ​Safe(r) Play: Navigating STI/STD Safety in BDSM with Lillith Foxx​ (ONLINE) Self-knowledge, negotiation & consent 5/22 6pm PDT: ​Unf*ck Your Relationship Escalator: (Re)Building Healthy Relationship Foundations with Lilithfoxx​ (ONLINE) 5/31 11am PDT: ​Consent, Accountability, and Neurodivergence: Pt 1 with Adam and Draven​ (ONLINE) 6/1 11am PDT: ​Consent, Accountability, and Neurodivergence: Pt 1 with Adam and Draven​ (ONLINE) NEW 6/7 Noon PDT: ​Kink 101: Diving Deep – Discovering and Voicing Kink Desires with Miriam Green​ (San Francisco, CA) 6/26 6pm PDT: ​Safe(r) Play: Navigating STI/STD Safety in BDSM with Lillith Foxx​ (ONLINE) NEW 7/7 6pm PDT: ​Risk Profile with Mel and Memi​ (ONLINE) 7/27 11am PDT: ​From Harm to Healing: A Guide to Community Accountability with Adam and Ash​ (ONLINE) 7/28 6pm PDT: ​Thriving Together: Relationships and Chronic Illness with Miss Mackenzee​ (ONLINE) Community: Friends, dating, relationships & kink culture! 5/14 7pm PDT: ​Wicked Grounds + Plura Present: Kinky Speed Friending​ (San Francisco, CA) NEW 6/7 2:30pm PDT: ​Welcome to the SF Bay Area Scene with Miriam Green​ (San Francisco, CA) 6/11 7pm PDT: ​Wicked Grounds + Plura Present: Kinky Speed Friending​ (San Francisco, CA) 7/27 11am PDT: ​From Harm to Healing: A Guide to Community Accountability with Adam and Ash​ (ONLINE) 7/28 6pm PDT: ​Thriving Together: Relationships and Chronic Illness with Miss Mackenzee​ (ONLINE) Spirituality, Magick, and Occult (with Magickal Crossroads) 6/22 2pm PDT: ​Sex Magick for Kinksters with Miriam Green​ (ONLINE) 8/10 – 9/20: ​The Pentacle Path: A Six-Week Online Tarot Intensive with Miriam Batasherah Green​ Self-Directed Digital Downloads ​Diving Deep (video class)​ ​KINK 101: BDSM Negotiation Basics (video class)​ ​KINK 202: Advanced Negotiation for Dynamics & Relationships (video class)​ ​Private Joy: Sadomasochism for Solo & Distance Play (video class)​ ​Kink Self-Discovery Workbook (self-directed template)​ ​Aftercare Kit Checklist​)

Hello kinksters – What world do we get to live in? Most often: the one we create. Over the past two weeks, I’ve been thrilled to see many examples of kinksters creating strategies for resilience, resistance, and maybe even thriving in these times. Several groups came together to host a Unity party in San Francisco, and there are several new outings, adventures, and retreats planned for the area. Later this month, San Francisco’s ​Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District​ has planned a workshop for ​Advocacy, Action, and Safety​ and even my teeny, tiny coastal town is abuzz with plans for this year’s Pride celebrations. I’m also delighted at the creativity and innovation bubbling up in just the first week of this year’s Kink Class Incubator, and can’t wait to see what this crop of instructors brings to the world. This week, we have some great opportunities to learn the fundamentals of D/s and maybe even make new friends. Read on for details! This week! Thursday 5/8 and Friday 5/9 No live classes tonight, but you can get our digital downloads and video classes or even explore one on one coaching at ​Wicked Grounds Annex​. Saturday 5/10 Curious about D/s but not sure where to start, or how to get the most of it? This is your weekend! Join us at 11am Pacific for Sarah Butcher, joining us all the way from the UK to present An Introduction to Submission. You’ll learn all the basics of how to engage in safe, hot, consensual D/s play. This class is open to people on both sides of the slash who want a deeper understanding of submission. Get advanced tickets through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Sunday 5/11 Join Sarah Butcher online at 11am Pacific for Domination 101. Whether you’re a new or aspiring dominant, or your experiences so far just haven’t lived up to your hopes and expectations, join us to make the most of your journey in domination! Advanced ticketing required. Get yours from ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Monday 5/12 and Tuesday 5/13 No live classes tonight, but you can get our digital downloads and video classes or even explore one on one coaching at ​Wicked Grounds Annex​. Wednesday 5/14 In these times especially, it’s important to connect: with potential friends, partners, and just allies who get where we’re coming from. If you’re in the SF Bay Area, I encourage you to sign up for this week’s Kinky Speed Friending, where you can meet others to walk alongside you on your own kink journey. ​Tickets available exclusively through Plura.​ Support. Follow. Share. Join our ​Patreon​ for personal benefits and to stabilize our long-term trajectory. Annual memberships now available! Book ​with us​ for coaching and consulting time with Mir. Use our ​Venmo​ for one-time donations toward our sustainability, and to help specifically with scholarship tickets. Warmly, Mir & The Wicked Grounds Team (Do you find this weekly roundup helpful? If this newsletter has saved you time, or given you a great idea, feel free to leave a little something ​in our tip jar​)

Hello – If you’ve already signed up for the 2025 Kink Class Incubator, you can safely ignore this email (and I’ll see you Monday)! For everyone else: If this is the year you want to explore offering kink education — or find new strategies for the classes and workshops you already offer — this is your final call to join us for the ​2025 Kink Class Incubator​. If you’re new, you might not be ready to teach yet. But if you’re an experienced kinkster, you probably have a message that only you can deliver. If you’re ready to find the methods, best practices, and boldness to get your message into the world, I encourage you to join us. This class has a ​unique pricing structure​ that recognizes your existing expertise and investment in your work. If you already teach for Wicked Grounds, please check your email or reach out to us! You get a significant discount (potentially down to “free”) depending on the current success of your classes. If you’re ready to take this step (and have the 15-25 hours to spend honing your work over the next five weeks), please ​join us​! Warmly Mir

Hello kinksters – A very happy May Day to all! Whether you’re dancing around a maypole, gathering May flowers, marching for worker’s rights, or all of the above, we are here for you! I’m personally excited to spend time this Sunday hosting an all-day event to get back in our bodies and claim resilient feminine energy. If you’re in the Bay Area and this work calls to you, you can find out ​more here​. If you’re an educator or aspiring educator looking for strategies to get through these very weird times, perhaps you’d like to join us for our annual Kink Class Incubator, which will launch on Monday, 5/5 ​through our site on Teachable​. We’d love to have you join us. This week! Thursday 5/1 Hurray! Hurray! It’s the first of May! Outdoor shenanigans start today! Join us tonight online at 6pm for Compersion in Non-Monogamy: Myths, Realities, and Possibilities with Marie Thouin. This class can be watched live or later by recording. Get your advanced tickets through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Friday 5/2 No live classes tonight, but you can get our digital downloads and video classes or even explore one on one coaching at ​Wicked Grounds Annex​. Saturday 5/3 Curious about exploring the world of classes, munches, play parties, maybe even one of those outdoor kinky camping adventures? Join us today for Welcome to the Public Kink Scene with Miriam Green starting at 11am Pacific. Get your advanced tickets through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Sunday 5/4 Almost all parts of the body are ripe targets for BDSM play. Why not the hair and scalp? Join us online this morning for Fatal Follicles: Hair Pulling for Harlots! with Lady V and learn how to do hair-pulling right for sensation play and control. This online class will be recorded, so you can watch live or see the recording later in the week, as long as you have advanced tickets first. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. If you’re in San Francisco, and want to get much more in touch with your embodied resilience and power, consider joining us for the The Embodied Feminine Daylong Intensive (by Click Your Heels). This daylong workshop is appropriate for anyone who wants to get in touch with their own sense of feminine energy. Please read the ticketing in detail to see if this work calls to you! Details and ticketing through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Monday 5/5 Getting started as a kink and BDSM educator? Or perhaps you’re a long-time educator looking for more inspiration on how to develop and market your classes? Today is the first day of our annual five-week Kink Class Incubator! Join us for the one class each year that is most likely to pay for itself. 😉 This five-week journey is ticketed through and administered at our ​Wicked Grounds Annex​ site on Teachable. Tuesday 5/6 No live classes today. Wednesday 5/7 If you are in San Francisco, join us for the most fun you can have on a Wednesday night! It’s SpankLab! hosted by impossiblepain. Every month, we explore hands-on strategies for impact play. Whether you are brand new, or come out each month because this is where you know you’ll find your regular play crew, you are welcome to join us for this first-of-its-kind peer-led impact play workshop. Advanced ticketing is recommended. You may get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Thursday 5/8 and Friday 5/9 No live classes tonight, but you can get our digital downloads and video classes or even explore one on one coaching at ​Wicked Grounds Annex​. Saturday 5/10 Curious about D/s but not sure where to start, or how to get the most of it? This is your weekend! Join us at 11am Pacific for Sarah Butcher, joining us all the way from the UK to present An Introduction to Submission. You’ll learn all the basics of how to engage in safe, hot, consensual D/s play. This class is open to people on both sides of the slash who want a deeper understanding of submission. Get advanced tickets through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Sunday 5/11 Join Sarah Butcher online at 11am Pacific for Domination 101. Whether you’re a new or aspiring dominant, or your experiences so far just haven’t lived up to your hopes and expectations, join us to make the most of your journey in domination! Advanced ticketing required. Get yours from ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Support. Follow. Share. Join our ​Patreon​ for personal benefits and to stabilize our long-term trajectory. Annual memberships now available! Book ​with us​ for coaching and consulting time with Mir. Use our ​Venmo​ for one-time donations toward our sustainability, and to help specifically with scholarship tickets. Warmly, Mir & The Wicked Grounds Team (Do you find this weekly roundup helpful? If this newsletter has saved you time, or given you a great idea, feel free to leave a little something ​in our tip jar​)

Howdy kinksters! A huge thank-you to our Patreon supporters!!! We <3 you and salute your efforts to keep us going and growing. If you value what we do, please make a ​monthly membership contribution​. (VIPs get some particularly sweet benefits, like discounts and even some free classes!) Links below are to our primary ticketing via ​Forbidden Tickets​. If you’re a Plura member, check the ​Plura​ app for ticketing there as well. We usually have Plura ticketing available 2-4 weeks before each event. Need personal coaching & guidance for those sticky issues around sex, kink, and relationships? Reach out for one-time or ongoing coaching sessions at ​WickedGroundsAnnex.com​. Not sure if coaching is the right fit for you? We now offer ​10-15 minute exploration sessions​ to learn more or answer the quickest of questions. The Roundup! Multi-week Intensives ​Wicked Grounds’ Kink Class Incubator – May 2025​ ​Stepping into Pride: A five week workshop to discover your own pride in your LGBTQ+ identity – July 2025​ NEW 8/10 – 9/20: ​The Pentacle Path: A Six-Week Online Tarot Intensive with Miriam Batasherah Green​ ​Diving Deep: Discovering and Voicing Erotic Desires – November – December 2025​ ​Month of Mindfulness for Kinksters 2026​ S/m & the physical side of play 5/7 7pm PDT: ​Wicked Grounds Presents: SpankLab!​ (San Francisco, CA) 6/18 6pm PDT: ​Pedi Pain: Impact and Pressure Points for Feet with HG Wyndell​ (ONLINE) 5/24 2pm PDT: ​Budget Friendly BDSM: Big Kink, Small Budget with Princess Rara​ (ONLINE) NEW 6/14 11am PDT: ​Wax Play 101 with Sarah Butcher​ (ONLINE) NEW 6/21 11am PDT: ​Feel the Impact with Sarah Butcher​ (ONLINE) NEW 6/22 11am PDT: ​Dungeon Disasters with John Pendal​ (ONLINE) NEW 7/31 7pm PDT: ​Fetish Games with Psychokitty​ (San Francisco, CA) Polyamory & ethical non-monogamy NEW 5/21 6pm PDT: ​Anarchy! In Your Relationships! (A Relationship Anarchy 101) with Laura Boyle​ (ONLINE) NEW 6/10 6pm PDT: ​Polyamory 101 with Laura Boyle​ (ONLINE) Bondage 5/22 7pm PDT: ​Getting Started with Rope Part 1 with Psychokitty Ryan​ (San Francisco, CA) 5/26 6pm PDT: ​Boundless Creativity: Innovative Ways to Use Rope in Play with Miss Mackenzee​ (ONLINE) NEW 6/19 7pm PDT: ​Getting Started with Rope Part 2 with Psychokitty​ (San Francisco, CA) D/s, role play & the mental side of play 5/10 11am PDT: ​An Introduction to Submission with Sarah Butcher​ (ONLINE) 5/11 11am PDT: ​Domination 101 with Sarah Butcher​ (ONLINE) 6/8 12pm PDT: ​Leading and Following: Nonverbal D/s with Alexandria​ (San Francisco, CA) NEW 6/15 11am PDT: ​Daddy Issues: Daddy Dynamics & You with Lady V​ (ONLINE) 6/23 6pm PST: ​Blurring the Lines: Consensual Non-Consent with Miss Mackenzee​ (ONLINE) NEW 7/26 11am PDT: ​Discipline & Punishment with Sarah Butcher​ (ONLINE) NEW 7/26 2pm PDT: ​Stories We Can Play: Narrative Age Play with Laura Boyle​ (ONLINE) NEW 8/9 11am PDT: ​Rules and Rituals for Power Play with Sarah Butcher​ (ONLINE) NEW 8/16 11am PDT: ​Consensual Non-Consent with Sarah Butcher​ (ONLINE) Movement workshops 5/4 11:30 am – 6:30pm PDT: ​The Embodied Feminine: A Daylong Somatic Intensive with Alexandria​ (San Francisco, CA) 6/8 12pm PDT: ​Leading and Following: Nonverbal D/s with Alexandria​ (San Francisco, CA) Sexy Times 5/27 6pm PDT: ​Cock Confidence with Sinclair Sexsmith​ (ONLINE) 6/17 & 6/24 6pm PDT: ​Writing Spicy: A Two-Part Workshop with Sinclair Sexsmith​ (ONLINE) 6/26 6pm PDT: ​Safe(r) Play: Navigating STI/STD Safety in BDSM with Lillith Foxx​ (ONLINE) Polyamory & ethical non-monogamy 5/1 6pm PDT: ​Compersion in Non-Monogamy: Myths, Realities, and Possibilities with Marie Thouin​ (ONLINE) 5/22 6pm PDT: ​Unf*ck Your Relationship Escalator: (Re)Building Healthy Relationship Foundations with Lilithfoxx​ (ONLINE) 5/28 6pm PDT: ​Long Distance Polyamory with HG Wyndell​ (ONLINE) Self-knowledge, negotiation & consent 5/22 6pm PDT: ​Unf*ck Your Relationship Escalator: (Re)Building Healthy Relationship Foundations with Lilithfoxx​ (ONLINE) 5/31 11am PDT: ​Consent, Accountability, and Neurodivergence: Pt 1 with Adam and Draven​ (ONLINE) 6/1 11am PDT: ​Consent, Accountability, and Neurodivergence: Pt 1 with Adam and Draven​ (ONLINE) 6/26 6pm PDT: ​Safe(r) Play: Navigating STI/STD Safety in BDSM with Lillith Foxx​ (ONLINE) NEW 7/27 11am PDT: ​From Harm to Healing: A Guide to Community Accountability with Adam and Ash​ (ONLINE) NEW 7/28 6pm PDT: ​Thriving Together: Relationships and Chronic Illness with Miss Mackenzee​ (ONLINE) Community: Friends, dating, relationships & kink culture! 5/3 11am PDT: ​Welcome to the Public Kink Scene with Miriam Green​ (ONLINE) 5/14 7pm PDT: ​Wicked Grounds + Plura Present: Kinky Speed Friending​ (San Francisco, CA) NEW 6/11 7pm PDT: ​Wicked Grounds + Plura Present: Kinky Speed Friending​ (San Francisco, CA) NEW 7/27 11am PDT: ​From Harm to Healing: A Guide to Community Accountability with Adam and Ash​ (ONLINE) NEW 7/28 6pm PDT: ​Thriving Together: Relationships and Chronic Illness with Miss Mackenzee​ (ONLINE) Spirituality, Magick, and Occult (with Magickal Crossroads) 5/4 11:30 am – 6:30pm PDT: ​The Embodied Feminine: A Daylong Somatic Intensive with Alexandria​ (San Francisco, CA) NEW 6/22 2pm PDT: ​Sex Magick for Kinksters with Miriam Green​ (ONLINE) 8/10 – 9/20: ​The Pentacle Path: A Six-Week Online Tarot Intensive with Miriam Batasherah Green​ Self-Directed Digital Downloads ​Diving Deep (video class)​ ​KINK 101: BDSM Negotiation Basics (video class)​ ​KINK 202: Advanced Negotiation for Dynamics & Relationships (video class)​ ​Private Joy: Sadomasochism for Solo & Distance Play (video class)​ ​Kink Self-Discovery Workbook (self-directed template)​ ​Aftercare Kit Checklist​)

Hello kinksters – The sun is coming back, outdoor kink events are on the horizon, and we are looking forward to the warmth and camaraderie. These continue to be strange times, particularly for those of us dedicated to sexual self-awareness and self-expression. On years like this, we like to remember that “the first Pride was a riot,” and we keep recommitting to being here for our queer, trans, polyamorous, and sexually adventurous friends. The absolutely wrong thing to do in times like these is to acquiesce in advance. Instead, we’ll keep offering classes and resources in easy times and hard ones. If you’re an educator or aspiring educator looking for strategies to get through these very weird times, perhaps you’d like to join us for our annual Kink Class Incubator, which will launch on Monday, 5/5 ​through our site on Teachable​. We’d love to have you join us. This week! Friday 4/25 through Sunday 4/27 We don’t have any live classes this weekend, but you can get our digital downloads and video classes or even explore one on one coaching at ​Wicked Grounds Annex​. Monday 4/28 Join us online tonight at 6pm Pacific for Unlocking Euphoria: Navigating Subspace Together with Miss Mackenzee. This class can be attended live, or you can get tickets in advance to watch the class at any point during the week. Get your advanced tickets through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Tuesday 4/29 and Wednesday 4/30 We don’t have any live classes on these days, but you can get our digital downloads and video classes or even explore one on one coaching at ​Wicked Grounds Annex​. Thursday 5/1 Hurray! Hurray! It’s the first of May! Outdoor shenanigans start today! Join us tonight online at 6pm for Compersion in Non-Monogamy: Myths, Realities, and Possibilities with Marie Thouin. This class can be watched live or later by recording. Get your advanced tickets through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Friday 5/2 No live classes tonight, but you can get our digital downloads and video classes or even explore one on one coaching at ​Wicked Grounds Annex​. Saturday 5/3 Curious about exploring the world of classes, munches, play parties, maybe even one of those outdoor kinky camping adventures? Join us today for Welcome to the Public Kink Scene with Miriam Green starting at 11am Pacific. Get your advanced tickets through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Sunday 5/4 Almost all parts of the body are ripe targets for BDSM play. Why not the hair and scalp? Join us online this morning for Fatal Follicles: Hair Pulling for Harlots! with Lady V and learn how to do hair-pulling right for sensation play and control. This online class will be recorded, so you can watch live or see the recording later in the week, as long as you have advanced tickets first. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. If you’re in San Francisco, and want to get much more in touch with your embodied resilience and power, consider joining us for the The Embodied Feminine Daylong Intensive (by Click Your Heels). This daylong workshop is appropriate for anyone who wants to get in touch with their own sense of feminine energy. Please read the ticketing in detail to see if this work calls to you! Details and ticketing through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Monday 5/5 Getting started as a kink and BDSM educator? Or perhaps you’re a long-time educator looking for more inspiration on how to develop and market your classes? Today is the first day of our annual five-week Kink Class Incubator! Join us for the one class each year that is most likely to pay for itself. 😉 This five-week journey is ticketed through and administered at our ​Wicked Grounds Annex​ site on Teachable. Support. Follow. Share. Join our ​Patreon​ for personal benefits and to stabilize our long-term trajectory. Annual memberships now available! Book ​with us​ for coaching and consulting time with Mir. Use our ​Venmo​ for one-time donations toward our sustainability, and to help specifically with scholarship tickets. Warmly, Mir & The Wicked Grounds Team (Do you find this weekly roundup helpful? If this newsletter has saved you time, or given you a great idea, feel free to leave a little something ​in our tip jar​)

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