ONLINE: Trauma-Informed Age Play: Through the Lens of Care and Caution with Draven
2025-03-09 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This series will explore the 4C’s of trauma-informedness (Compassion, Consent, Care, and Caution) to understand the cultural and historical aspects of harm done to those who are child-like. In each of the workshops, we will dive into trauma-informedness.
You may attend all workshops or just one, it is up to you! These workshops are interconnected but can be attended individually.
This is the third in the series, the other two are 2/9: https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/c9d6dba8c1
And 2/23:
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/854ca21176
In the first workshop, we looked at age play through the lens of compassion, exploring historical pathologies, aspects of age play, and how we can be compassionate with others and ourselves.
The second workshop will explore the concept of the complexity of consent within age play. Consent is critical to develop trauma-informed relationships with those who play as a younger age and their caregivers. We will explore how to live a consensual life within an adultist/sanist society.
The third workshop will highlight the importance of care and caution within age-play dynamics, whether that’s individually, dually, or in a group setting. In this final workshop, we will integrate all aspects of trauma-informedness together to understand the importance of connecting with community for a healthy life.
INSTRUCTOR:
Draven is a Trauma-Informed Sexuality Educator with Dynamic Education and Counseling and a Ph.D. in Human Sexuality student at the California Institute of Integral Studies. From a playful and authentic base, Draven weaves research and stories to teach individuals how to process one’s trauma with themselves while being supported by a therapist. While teaching, they knit stories in to include intersectional identities and how oppressive systems affect individuals and communities. As a Trauma-Informed Sexuality Educator, Draven coaches neurodivergent individuals/couples/polycules, provides trauma processing groups and conducts a variety of workshops on healthy sexuality. Draven also volunteers at The Consent Academy as a Consent Educator and at Queer Space as the Founder and LGBTQ+ Liaison.
TICKETING:
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/7013fc36d5

ONLINE: Latex: A History with Dolly Diatima
2025-03-09 14:00 - 16:00
How is it possible that a simple tree sap sparked a powerful community of fetishism with a rich culture and extensive history? To answer this question, this class explores the history of rubber, a journey that involves the Aztec people, quack medicine, high fashion, the Second World War, raincoat fetishists, and much more. The class will begin by discussing what latex is and where it comes from and will continue into a chronological history of rubber as a material as well as how it relates to fashion and fetishism. This journey will begin in 1600 BCE and end in the modern day. Along the way, we will discuss all the wild and exciting pieces of rubber history that have worked together to create rubber fetishism as it exists today.
Towards the end of class, we will briefly explore different methods of latex care to ensure your pieces stay shiny and last long!
INSTRUCTOR:
Dolly Diatima is a Persian American professional dominatrix, writer, fetish model, and lifestyle kinkster. As a nonbinary and neurodivergent sex worker on the ace spectrum, they offer a unique perspective into kink and sexuality which they work to bring into their sessions as a domme as well as into their writings and classes. They are currently one semester away from a BA in Philosophy and can often be found discussing the intersection of kink and philosophical concepts on their blog. After graduation, they plan to pursue an AASECT sexuality educator certification. In their spare time, they enjoy drawing in the pop surrealism style, watching extreme horror films, and collecting vintage fashion. They reside in the San Francisco Bay Area with their big beautiful tuxedo cat, Ligeia.
TICKETING:
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/7da128c161

SF: Kinky Speed Friending with PsychoKitty
2025-03-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Trellis Coworking and Events, 981 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
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Feeling social pressure to find someone to connect with?
We can’t promise love, but we can help you with a fun night full of meeting people, a lot of people, fast.
Our purpose is to encourage you to meet new people.
– Find people with similar kinks as yours.
– Find people with whom to explore new kinks.
– Find new friends.
– Find new people to play with.
People will be separated by appetite, either top or bottom. (Switches can pick a side or wait to see what side is needed more.) And then you will get two minutes with each person and a chance to connect afterward.
The evening is about meeting people who complement your kinky appetite, not about identity or gender. The people you meet will be worth meeting, even if they aren’t your appetite.
Once the event has started, we can not add new people, so please be on time.
PRESENTER:
Ryan “Psychokitty” has been helping people connect with similar events for over a decade, from the old Shibaricon in Chicago to Dark Odyssey: Surrender, or hosting events at the SF Citadel, Catalyst, and of course Wicked Grounds.
ACCESS:
In SF, this event will be held at Trellis. Please note that doors will close quickly so we recommend arriving 15 minutes before the event starts for check-in.
Please do not attend in person if you have any respiratory symptoms whatsoever. Anyone displaying signs of respiratory symptoms may be asked to leave, regardless of vaccination status.

ONLINE: This is Your Brain on Kink. (Any Questions?) with Miriam Green
2025-03-15 11:00 - 13:00
While our relationships with kink are deeply personal and sometimes idiosyncratic, the neuroscience of peak experiences can tell us a lot about what we all have in common. Learning about what happens in our brains when we play can lead to better communication and better scenes.
Together, we’ll explore:

The four major neurotransmitters behind building a kink headspace
How and why edgeplay makes even well-planned scenes less predictable
How to stay in communication before, during, and after each scene
What to know when negotiating for relationships
The causes of post-scene drop, and how to deal with drop when it occurs

PRESENTER:
Miriam Green has been in the public kink scene for over one dozen years in the Austin, Houston and San Francisco scenes. They teach a series of KINK 101 classes on the SF kink community, BDSM negotiations, and dating while kinky. They also are the owner of Wicked Grounds.
You may also book personal consulting and coaching sessions with them at https://WickedGroundsAnnex.com
TICKETING:
Please note: This class is available for free to Wicked Grounds Patreon members who are subscribed at the VIP level ($30/month or higher). If you are a current Patreon member at that level, please reach out to Events@WickedGrounds.com to be put on the guest list. You may select one Kink 101 class per month for this benefit. Want to join? Go to Patreon.com/WickedGrounds to sign up!
$20 – $40 sliding scale
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/611522cc17

SF: Lap Dancing Daylong Intensive (by Click Your Heels)
2025-03-16 11:30 - 18:30 | Mukunda Studio, 1250 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
🌏YOU are welcome as you are. You don’t have to be skinny or feminine or strong or anything else to have fun and feel sexy! No experience needed. For all women and all LGBTQ bodies🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Join us for the full two-part workshop of Alexandria’s wildly popular Lap Dancing 101 + 201 classes. These always sell out so get your spot quick. Like all Click Your Heels events, these classes are primarily about building body confidence, practicing body awareness in real time, and holding a safe community space for all of us to be brave. We value and celebrate genuine erotic spirit, as is the birthright of all human bodies. Embody your sensual power in a whole new way. Buy your ticket now!
Learn simple and easy moves and rules to give a lap dance to any person you choose, with any type of music you like. No dance experience required! We will teach you to make the most of your natural instincts. This is a slow and powerful style of lap dancing that doesn’t require any serious moves and certainly no tricks. This style of lap dancing can be adapted to any type of music you like. We will work a lot on musicality in this class.
We cover how the traditional fundamentals of lap dancing can be easily applied to a huge variety of fun and sexy situations. Lap dancing can be used to showcase the feminine and/or masculine energy of the dancer. With Alexandria’s slow, steady, encouraging, and down to earth teaching style, you’ll be surprised how much you learn without realizing it. One step at a time you’ll be moving on the floor, in the lap, behind the chair, learning smooth transitions and so much more. No dance experience required! (And, of course, if you do have previous dance knowledge, we’ll show you how to incorporate your existing skills into this new context.)
We will also cover the etiquette of receiving a lap dance: when to hold still, when to move, how to sit/stand/etc., when and how to touch the dancer, and how to contribute to a great experience from both in and out of the chair.
No partner required: Individuals, pairs, and more-somes all welcome.
💞 This class is Limited to 24 students to ensure personal attention, space, and time!!!
COMING TO CLASS? READ THIS–> 🎒 Info for attending:
✨This is a body positive, safe, welcoming environment.
🚪 Doors open at 11:15am Introductions start at 11:30am. Doors close approximately noon.
👣 Be prepared to be barefoot. This venue does not allow shoes in the main space. You will need to remove your shoes as you enter. Socks are optional.
💦 BRING a water bottle (yes there is a refill station).
👕 WEAR LAYERS of clothes you feel good in, that stretch and move with your body but keep your private areas well covered. No jeans! Layers are encouraged! How we dress affects how we feel in our bodies. “Stripping” is NEVER required. AND wearing clothes that YOU feel sexy in (whatever that is for you) will make a big difference.
After we’re warmed up, booty shorts, boykini bottoms, wrestling shorts, bikini tops, bras, crop tops, etc. are all good options for those who feel comfortable. DO wear at least two layers over your crotch at all times, i.e. underwear and a second layer (or not-flimsy swimwear with two layers built-in is also great), and all nipples are to remain covered at request of the venue.
OPTIONAL 🎶🎵
Prepare some music:
Choose 1-2 songs that you are interested in practicing lap dancing to. Please be able to name the song and the artist during class when it’s time. You want songs that
(A) have a very slow tempo AND
(B) help you feel your body, help you tap into your physicality AND
(C) Please check the full lyrics in advance! Avoid anything with common triggers such as racism, sexism, rape, murder, etc.
Not everyone will get their song picked during class but we try to use as many as possible. You may also “pass” or not raise your hand as needed.
Notes:
Remember that lap dancing is vulnerable and takes courage!
Use your common sense and be considerate of your classmates
🥄 Accessibility: one flight of stairs from the sidewalk to the lobby. Everything – check-in desk, cubbies for shoes, bathroom, lounge area, classroom space, is all on this one floor. Multiple seating areas for social or private hang-out time before and after class. Gender-neutral bathroom. Cubbies at many heights. Lots of natural light, dim light, etc.
PRESENTER:
Alexandria has been teaching dance and movement since 1998, including private lessons, small group studio classes, and large public classes of 100+. Her repertoire includes pole for all bodies, ballet for real life, belly dance, floorwork, high heels dancing, lap dancing, Flexibility 4 Life, salsa, merengue, bachata, cha-cha, east coast swing, social waltz, feminine sensual movement, rhythm training, body confidence, non-verbal communication, and more. Her mantra is #whenindoubtslowdown and her rally cry is “All bodies, all genders, all ages: come home to your body”. Her teaching emphasizes reclaiming your body and self-love, strength, flexibility, improvisation, and musicality.
TICKETING:
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/01f87a5fb7
We offer several different price points to ease access to this class!

ONLINE: KINK 101: BDSM Negotiation Basics with Miriam Green
2025-03-17 18:00 - 20:00
Negotiating is a critical skill for building BDSM scenes, dynamics and relationships that work. But negotiating doesn’t necessarily come naturally — especially for those of us who are just entering the kink scene.
Join us for a Kink 101 session on how to negotiate for exactly what you want in the BDSM scene and relationships. We’ll talk about:

Negotiation styles
Pre-scene negotiations
How to negotiate without killing the mood
Checking in during and after the scene
Negotiating and check-ins for ongoing BDSM dynamics

Drawing on what we know about the psychology of a scene, we’ll learn how to negotiate as partners toward a BDSM style that is hotter, more fun, and more powerful for all partners in a dynamic. This series welcomes all genders, orientations, and dynamic styles. This workshop is designed for newcomers to BDSM but is open to anyone who wants new tools to improve their BDSM communications.
PRESENTER:
Miriam Green has been in the public kink scene for over one dozen years in the Austin, Houston and San Francisco scenes. They teach a series of KINK 101 classes on the SF kink community, BDSM negotiations, and dating while kinky. They also are the owner of Wicked Grounds.
You may also book personal consulting and coaching sessions with them at https://WickedGroundsAnnex.com
TICKETING:
Please note: This class is available for free to Wicked Grounds Patreon members who are subscribed at the VIP level ($30/month or higher). If you are a current Patreon member at that level, please reach out to Events@WickedGrounds.com to be put on the guest list. You may select one Kink 101 class per month for this benefit. Want to join? Go to Patreon.com/WickedGrounds to sign up!
$20 – $40 sliding scale
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/ce5eba2ef6

ONLINE: The Art of Ownership with Sinclair Sexsmith
2025-03-19 18:00 - 20:00
“I’m yours.” “You’re mine.”
Ownership has a powerful pull for some of us. Many desire to fully possess someone, or give ourselves over to another—maybe for one scene, maybe for absolutely everything.
How does one have personal agency and explore owner/property dynamics? How can we reconcile the reality of non-consensual slavery with our fantasies? How can we queer the prevalent images of kinky authority exchange relationships? Is it even possible to play without limits? And here’s the big question: What is it about this that gets you hot?
Explore the full spectrum of owner/property fantasies, from scene-only dirty talk to collared pups to 24/7 Dominant/submissive ownership relationships, and find a style that works for you!
PRESENTER:
SINCLAIR SEXSMITH (they/them) is a queer trans butch, a leather dominant, and a writer, focusing on individual, interpersonal, and institutional systems of power. They study dominance and submission, social & restorative justice, the energetic body, trauma, and transformation. They have been in the kink communities since 1999, and orchestrate transformative kink scenes through written erotica and ritual practice. They actively explore the philosophies of power exchange and the practicalities of sustainable, long term D/s. As a leather community member, titleholder, and organizer, Sinclair has presented and performed 200+ times at 75+ venues, including International Ms. Leather, Dark Odyssey, SXSW, Harvard, and Oz Kink Fest. Their short story collection, Sweet & Rough: Queer Kink Erotica, was a 2016 finalist for a Lambda Literary Award, and they have edited 7 queer erotica anthologies; their latest book is Daddy4Daddy: Queer Kink Erotica. Find Sinclair online at http://sugarbutch.net/find-sinclair
TICKETING:
$20-$40 in advance. Please pay at the level you can comfortably afford. We offer a sliding scale, so that cost is not a barrier to attendance.
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/56f71d1c04

ONLINE: Primal Play: Hunter, Hunted, Predator, Prey
2025-03-20 18:00 - 20:00
Each of us holds an animal inside us, and that creature is primal, wild, and tapped into the ancient power that says hunt, or be hunted, run, or be captured. In this class we explore diverse forms of primal play, from growling and throating your lover in the bedroom, to constructed experiences stalking someone through woods and dark alleyways… and more.
What kind of feral beast are you, and why? Whether you are partnered with someone primal, are primal yourself as an identity, enjoy the play, or are simply curious, we will work on skills for negotiation, “reading” our partners when verbal tools are off the table, and communication skills in general. Consent can be complex, so let’s build our knowledge and safety skills together.
Bring your tips and tools for going into primal “space” and coming back to being a socialized human, and your questions for other passionate beasts to share their knowledge about in this theory and tool-sharing class.
INSTRUCTOR:
Lee Harrington is an internationally known spiritual and erotic authenticity educator, gender explorer, eclectic artist, and award-winning author and editor on erotic and sacred experience. He’s been traveling the globe teaching and talking about sexuality, psychology, faith, and desire, and believes you deserve passion and connection in your life.
His books include Playing Well With Others: Your Guide to Discovering, Exploring and Negotiating the Kink, Leather and BDSM Communities (with Mollena Williams), Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond, Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macramé, and Traversing Gender: Understanding Transgender Realities, amongst many others.
Lee has been a passion instigator, academic, adult film performer, world-class sexual adventurer, outspoken philosopher, polytheist priest/ess, kink/bondage expert, and has been blogging about sex and spirit since 1998. Read more about Lee at PassionAndSoul.com.
TICKETING:
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/174cfb96c9

SF: Let’s Get Knotty: Rope Bondage for Beginners with Jamie Joy
2025-03-22 12:00 - 14:00 | Folsom Street Community Center, 1286 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Join us for a hands-on workshop learning and exploring the exciting world of Rope Bondage! Our experienced instructor will guide you through basic ties and harnesses, empowering you to explore the sensual and seductive possibilities of rope bondage in a relaxed and consensual environment.
We will cover:

Types of Rope
Safety Considerations
Three Foundational Ties
Essential Techniques
Aftercare

A limited supply of rope will be provided for hands-on practice. If you have your own rope, please bring it! This class is open to all genders, sexualities, and experience levels. No partner required. Come and play!
PRESENTER:
Jamie Joy is a queer trans Jewish sex educator and hungry slut for freaky fantasies and kinky perversions. Their life and work is committed to spreading joy, pleasure, and consent through community organizing. Jamie Joy is passionate about dancing while eating, playing sadistically with flaming floggers, and teaching people about the wonders of anal fisting. They are always excited to connect with new friends; you can find them on Instagram @badjewboy or email at jamiejoyeducation@gmail.com
TICKETING:
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/ae7a0fb726

SF: Bound to Thrill: The Art of Rope and Sensation Play with Jamie Joy
2025-03-22 16:00 - 18:00 | Folsom Street Community Center, 1286 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Join us for an immersive afternoon of connection and discovery where the art of being bound meets the thrill of sensation in this interactive and engaging workshop on rope and sensation play. Through live demonstration and hands-on practice, you will learn essential rope skills and how to integrate a variety of sensory elements to enhance your play. Topics will include safety tips, communication, sensual and sadistic techniques, basic ties and harnesses, temperature play, electro stimulation, knife play, orgasm control, and more! Create a deeper connection with yourself and your partner(s) by exploring new dimensions of pleasure.
Limited supply of rope will be provided for hands-on practice. If you have your own rope, please bring it!
This class is open to all genders, sexualities, and experience levels. No partner required. Come and play!
PRESENTER:
Jamie Joy is a queer trans Jewish sex educator and hungry slut for freaky fantasies and kinky perversions. Their life and work is committed to spreading joy, pleasure, and consent through community organizing. Jamie Joy is passionate about dancing while eating, playing sadistically with flaming floggers, and teaching people about the wonders of anal fisting. They are always excited to connect with new friends; you can find them on Instagram @badjewboy or email at jamiejoyeducation@gmail.com
TICKETING:
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/8f358c18de

ONLINE: Pigs in Blanket: Intro to Piggy Play with Lady V
2025-03-23 11:00 - 13:00
NOTE: This class will be presented virtually & a recording will be made available to attendees for seven days after the recording is distributed.
We’re pulling the pork on the pinkest of pet players, Pigs! While catching bad raps from multiple cultures, pigs are intelligent, loving, & also filthy animals.

Don’t muddy the details (just the hog)
Learn how to build a narrative to keep you or your hog in heat
How to use Piggy Play to overcome body shaming & food aversion
Using humiliation & degradation as rewards for your hu-hog
Building headspace through costumes, toys, & scenarios.
Putting your snout into uninhibited sex positivity

Whether you have just one or 30-50 feral hogs in your pen, we’ve got you covered! This class is excellent for both Pigs & their handlers.
TW: may include themes surrounding or unpacking explicit sexual content, genitalia, concepts around CNC, & mentions of ancestral trauma, misogyny, blasphemy, anti-semitism, & genocide. Human-animal role-play event: no actual animals are involved with this event
PRESENTER:
@The_Lady_V is a pet player & Emcee for Bite Club, a touring pet & primal wrestling night. She is a spiritually & socioculturally driven sex-positive educator, community organizer & Professional Dominatrix. Prior, she served as the Program Manager for one of the few agencies in the world specializing in navigating sexuality & gender for people navigating intellectual/developmental disabilities.
She is the self-proclaimed “Dairy Queen of the Hucow Herd”, “Jewish American Pleasure Princess” & “Switchinatrix”. Lady V also identifies as a Bootblack, Hucow & Mommy Domme. V has taught all over the United States for organizations & conferences such as Kinkfest, Southeast Leatherfest, Sex Positive World, SubSpace Indy, Leather Reign & more!
Lady V has taught for conferences & sex positive venues across the US. She serves as a Board Member for Sex Positive World & proudly helps facilitate their education as the Remote Education Coordinator. She has also served the community by facilitating public health events.
She is an out, proud, & fierce-as-fire transwoman with a passion for empowering others. While hailing from Detroit, Michigan, she has settled in Salem, Oregon, where she lives with her Mistress/Rancher in a 24/7 TPE where serves as the majordomo for her leather family, the Atomic Army.
She hopes to inspire others to enjoy sex positivity from an authentic place, as well as embrace their spiritual place within sex positivity & find healing within it. *[You can perv more of her social media & body of work at theladyv.net
TICKETING:
$20 – $40 in advance. Please pay at the level you can comfortably afford.
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/025177df5c

SF: Command and Control: The Art of Domination with Jamie Joy
2025-03-23 12:00 - 14:00 | Folsom Street Community Center, 1286 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Are you ready to step into your Dominant side and step up your kinky play? This workshop will take you on a thrilling journey into the erotic world of consensual power exchange. From playful commands to confident control, we’ll cover everything you need to know to explore these dynamics safely and seductively.
Learn about all the types of Dominant personas, elevate your communication and dirty talk skills, and gain essential tips in the areas of impact, bondage, and sensation play. Through interactive practical exercises and explicit live demos, you will walk away empowered to create unforgettable experiences with your play partners.
This space is open to all genders, sexualities, and experience levels. Come and play!
PRESENTER:
Jamie Joy is a queer trans Jewish sex educator and hungry slut for freaky fantasies and kinky perversions. Their life and work is committed to spreading joy, pleasure, and consent through community organizing. Jamie Joy is passionate about dancing while eating, playing sadistically with flaming floggers, and teaching people about the wonders of anal fisting. They are always excited to connect with new friends; you can find them on Instagram @badjewboy or email at jamiejoyeducation@gmail.com
TICKETING:
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/5e0134bfad

SF: Serve and Surrender: The Art of Submission with Jamie Joy
2025-03-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Folsom Street Community Center, 1286 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Are you ready to sink into your Submissive side? This workshop will take you on an immersive journey into the erotic world of consensual power exchange. Discover the profound intimacy and pleasure found in the trust of submission, where giving up control can lead to more intense connection and heightened sensations.
Learn about all the types of Submissive personas, elevate your communication and dirty talk skills, and gain essential tips in the areas of devotion, service, and surrender. Through interactive practical exercises and explicit live demos, you will walk away empowered to create unforgettable experiences with your play partners.
This space is open to all genders, sexualities, and experience levels. Come and play!
PRESENTER:
Jamie Joy is a queer trans Jewish sex educator and hungry slut for freaky fantasies and kinky perversions. Their life and work is committed to spreading joy, pleasure, and consent through community organizing. Jamie Joy is passionate about dancing while eating, playing sadistically with flaming floggers, and teaching people about the wonders of anal fisting. They are always excited to connect with new friends; you can find them on Instagram @badjewboy or email at jamiejoyeducation@gmail.com
TICKETING:
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/2808b3f80e

ONLINE: Pain Processing: Learning to Endure and Suffer with Miss Mackenzee
2025-03-24 18:00 - 20:00
Unlock new levels of endurance and resilience with our immersive workshop. Whether you’re a seasoned participant or just beginning to explore the exciting dynamics of BDSM, our time will guide you through techniques and insights to expand your boundaries, enhance your experiences, and deepen your connections. From tricks for increasing your threshold to developing fluid communication with your partner, we offer a comprehensive journey into the dance of sensation and submission.
We will discuss options for tools and equipment that can aid in pain management as well as where to purchase them. Let’s explore different methods to process a variety of sensations together. Discover warm-up skills including the role of anticipation and suspense in your play and how it can truly help the receiver. Learn essential safeword strategies and how to push your limits to new heights ethically.
Connect more closely with your partner by exploring pain consensually in your intimate encounters. It’s important to differentiate desired discomfort from distress so we will talk about this in detail. Unlock the secrets for incorporating the senses for enhanced focus. What bottom doesn’t want to feel more desirable and more like a badass?
Dive deeper with more topics including:

Methods for prolonging and intensifying kink scenes and rough sex
Recognizing and respecting your body’s limits and cues
Breathing techniques to help when things become difficult
Transforming pain into pleasure that could possibly culminate in blissful ecstasy
How positioning can affect your experience and sensory input
Understanding endorphins and their role
Nuances of how dynamics can change when sadism and masochism is explored
Incorporating rituals into your processing practice
Learning to read and interpret your partner’s warning signals
The concept of catharsis in suffering
Guidance for achieving a floaty headspace
Physical and mental preparation for intense scenes

This workshop is meant to be an inclusive environment that is accommodating for all types of people. You can participate in a way that feels comfortable for you, whether that’s having your camera on, joining in the chat, or remaining anonymous while taking in all the information. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any accessibility needs.
PRESENTER:
Miss Mackenzee is a trauma-informed International BDSM and Intimacy Educator, Certified Hypnotist, Kink Lifestyle and Professional Dominant Mentor, Relationship and Sexual Wellness Coach, Owner of Elysium Dungeon, Host of Kink, Intimacy, and Cannabis Lounge Podcast, Content Creator, and Writer. She is also the founder of BDSM and Intimacy University. She has taken over 10,000 hours of continued education at universities and other organizations to become a better educator and mentor. She has been involved in the kink lifestyle, professionally and personally, for over 20 years and teaching for 15+ years. Miss Mackenzee is the founder of Crafty Goddess Gallery, which makes and sells beautiful one of a kind BDSM toys and furniture created from resin and wood. She has written and been quoted in numerous publications such as Kinkly, POPSUGAR, AskMen, ASN Lifestyle Magazine, Philadelphia Inquirer, and more. Miss Mackenzee is highly sought after for private lessons with individuals and couples as well as presenting at conventions and graduate programs at major universities. She has brought her experiences and skills to various organizations such as Kink.com, Widener University, TES, SF Citadel, Dark Odyssey, VoxBody Studio, Filthy FemDom, Wicked Grounds, Black Thorn/Sacred Muse, Kinky Kollege, Bound In Boston, SheBop, SADE, Adventures in Sexuality, Rochester Erotic Arts Festival, EXXXotica, and many others.
She teaches a full range of subjects including but not limited to energy play, Tantra, bondage, power exchange, reveling in pleasure, sexuality, spirituality, and the art of sadism. She prides herself on creating a fostering environment that is safe from societal judgments for people to explore their kinks and individuality. Each and every workshop is taught with passion and includes intentional energy. Miss Mackenzee enjoys helping others become more in tune with themselves and their partners. She welcomes people to be free and honest with themselves and their desires. One of her driving forces is to be the person she wishes she had when she first started her exploration of kink and intimacy. All her workshops are taught from a place of understanding that we all come from various walks of life that have informed the way in which we engage with others. Miss Mackenzee aims to make a space for people to explore in ways that feel comfortable and authentic to them and their process.
She welcomes you to connect with her in a variety of ways:
www.MissMackenzee.com
Instagram: MissMackenzeeagain
Twitter: @MissMackenzee
TICKETING:
$20-$40 in advance. Please pay at the level you can comfortably afford. We offer a sliding scale, so that cost is not a barrier to attendance.
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/21c230551c

ONLINE: Negotiating and Communicating for Emotional S/M with vahavta
2025-03-25 18:00 - 20:00
Humiliation, degradation, objectification, and other emotion-based play can, for some people, provide some of the most intense or playful kink experiences. But as a more abstract kink, it can be challenging to negotiate effectively. Add the complicated nature of safewording when emotions have already been affected, and you have a recipe for some potentially major pitfalls. In this class, join experienced emotional masochist vahavta to explore your interest in emotional play, discuss some of the possibilities for its directions (both good and bad!), and learn how to communicate with partners to minimize harm and maximize the experience you want.
PRESENTER:
vahavta began her kink journey about a decade ago and has been grateful to get to teach, play, and learn in communities in North Carolina, Chicago, St. Louis, and internationally. Today, she serves her husband in a 24/7 CNC-based Total Power Exchange with heavy elements of emotional play and service. vahavta is disabled, Jewish, and femme, and believes in approaching kink with a firm understanding of intersectional context. As an educator, she aims to give honest and risk-aware information that applies to the realities of human behavior, focusing largely on the “how” and asking people to consider their personal capabilities, interests, and readiness. Passionate about community collaboration, vahavta is proud to run the Risk Evaluation Database (RED) and contribute regularly to kink blogs and her own Fetlife writing index. In all aspects of her life, she strives to be a work in progress.
TICKETING:
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/02ba119b6e

ONLINE: Dressed & UnDressed: Playing With Wardrobe with HG Wyndell
2025-03-26 18:00 - 20:00
Clothing and accessories are a language all on their own. They convey worlds without words, can immerse us in fantasy, can be fun or functional, and can be our practical armor (or advertisement) as we go through our days.
In this class, we will explore ways of incorporating clothing into our play, practical tips for giving and receiving wardrobe service, and practice fun, functional ways to dress (or undress) and get dressed (and undressed). Themes of accessibility, power, roleplay, service, and practicality will weave throughout the class. Bring your thoughts and questions, and let’s get curious.
PRESENTER:
HG Wyndell is an activist, educator, and Spiritworker who is driven to facilitate accessible ritual spaces for folks seeking access to more deeply nourishing relationships with themselves and others. They are committed to living life through a lens of wonder, and in our experience, they don’t mess around when it comes to embracing the complex beingness of whoever is blessed to be in their presence and consideration. They weave their lived experiences with intentional relationship, genuine gender expression, ceremony, creative arts, chronic illness, and embracing pleasure seamlessly with a whole lot of love and a good bit of magic into the rich curriculum they offer.
TICKETING:
$30 suggested; $20-$40 sliding scale. We offer a sliding scale, so that cost is not a barrier to attendance. Choose the level you can comfortably afford.
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/ee91dd0c80

ONLINE: Getting Freaky in the Spreadsheets: Consent, Negotiations, & Neurodiversity with Lilith Foxx
2025-03-27 18:00 - 20:00
When it comes to kink negotiations, neurodiversity yields some unique challenges.
This class will discuss ways to negotiate play and dynamics with neurodiversity in mind! Lilith draws on her personal experience as a queer POC cis-woman with ADHD and trauma to teach you tips and tricks for negotiating play and communicating limits in ways that work with neurodiversity, not against it.

How neurodiversity impacts communication and negotiations – and why just talking about it doesn’t always work.
Adapting your negotiations and communication methods to be inclusive of neurodivergent folx – including written negotiations.
Bridging the gap between written and verbal communication.
Non-verbal communication methods and cues to look out for before, during, and after play.
How to support neurodivergent partners during scenes and negotiations.
How to ask for support as a neurodivergent person from neurotypicals or different flavors of “neurospicy”.

This class is suitable for anyone – regardless of whether they are neurodivergent or have a partner who is.
PRESENTER:
Lilithfoxx (she/her) is an accomplished Board-certified sexologist, educator, and professional speaker with a specialized focus on alternative sexuality, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion, and cultural competency in clinical, academic, and research settings. Presently, she is engaged in pursuing her AASECT Sexuality Educator certification, and is a student at The Kinsey Institute, demonstrating her commitment to the field and professional growth. Identifying as a BIPOC, Queer, and neurodivergent individual, Lilith brings a unique and valuable perspective to her work. This personal insight has been key in developing her specialty areas and contributing to a more inclusive conversation about sexuality and relationships. Lilith’s connection to alternative sexuality extends beyond her professional work. For over a decade, she has identified with kink and polyamorous communities, even stepping into the roles of community organizer and educator in these spaces for the past five years. She is also a skilled workshop facilitator, delivering sessions on relationships, sexuality, intimacy, and inclusion. Her workshops have reached global audiences through conferences around the world, ensuring a wide and diverse range of perspectives in her audience. Lilith draws on her experiences as a proud former sex worker to inform her professional approach and expertise, fostering a deeper understanding of the varied facets of sexuality. Her insights and expertise have been recognized and featured in major publications such as Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Glamour, Kinkly, Ask Men, Mashable, and many more.
Before her foray into sexuality education and consultancy, Lilith enjoyed a successful decade-long career in digital marketing. As a senior-level digital marketing director, SEO-specialist, web developer, and business consultant, she worked with businesses spanning from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. She continues to utilize these skills, providing marketing and business consulting services to sex-positive and adult-industry businesses.
Through her professional endeavors, Lilithfoxx continues to inspire, educate, and foster a more inclusive understanding of sexuality, relationships, and intimacy.
TICKETING:
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/068d750ac5

ONLINE: Beyond the Kitchen Table: Modes and Models of Parallel Polyamory with Laura Boyle
2025-03-30 11:00 - 13:00
Many polyamorous “authorities” present kitchen-table groups as the holy grail of polyam interactions. While these relationship styles work well for many people, structures that fall outside that framework can be equally positive and healthy. This class will focus on building parallel relationships, being intentional about your choice of how much to interact with your partners’ wider networks, and how to openly communicate about:

How to be entwined in someone’s life but not close with a meta
“Stepping off the relationship escalator”
How to negotiate wanting a different level of interaction than a meta does
Balancing D/s concerns with poly concerns
Maximizing personal responsibility and minimizing stress on hinge partners

PRESENTER:
Laura Boyle is a relationship coach, educator, and author of Monogamy? In this Economy? Finances, Childrearing, and Other Practical Concerns of Polyamory. She’s the voice behind the Ready for Polyamory blog and podcast, and has been an expert voice on polyamory in such publications as The Boston Globe and Cosmopolitan. She’s been polyamorous for nearly 20 years and has been teaching since 2018.
TICKETING:
$30 suggested; $20-$40 sliding scale. We offer a sliding scale, so that cost is not a barrier to attendance. Choose the level you can comfortably afford.
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/f883929240

ONLINE: Sex Magick for Kinksters with Miriam Green
2025-03-30 14:00 - 16:00
The traditional definition of magick is “the art and science of changing consciousness in conformity with Will.” We could also say it’s a way of moving and transforming energy and perception. In terms of our life work, magick is a set of tools that allows us to get out of our own way to more effectively do our work in the world.
The magickian’s tool kit includes techniques such as ecstatic trance, symbolic ritual, polarity work, breathing techniques, sensual immersion, and more. The sex magickian specifically works with the energies raised in solo or partnered play as fuel for their spellwork or life Work.
Those tools should seem very familiar to us kinksters. You may not be a magickian, but most of us are playing around in the magickian’s tool kit.
This class will explore some basic information on how to understand the potent energies invoked in D/s and S/m. We’ll talk about the nature of the soul, how to engage the deeper mind, creating a safe container for a scene, and what one can do with the energies we raise in BDSM play. Whether you believe in magick, want to believe in magick, or think this is all just a fun metaphor for how the mind works, you are sure to gain new tools and perspectives on BDSM play by attending this
PRESENTER:
Miriam Green has been in the public kink scene for over one dozen years in the Austin, Houston, and San Francisco scenes. They teach a series of KINK 101 classes on the SF kink community, BDSM negotiations, and dating while kinky. They also are the owner of Wicked Grounds.
TICKETING:
Please note: This class is available for free to Wicked Grounds Patreon members who are subscribed at the VIP level ($30/month or higher). If you are a current Patreon member at that level, please reach out to Events@WickedGrounds.com to be put on the guest list. You may select one Kink 101 class per month for this benefit. Want to join? Go to Patreon.com/WickedGrounds to sign up!
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/9092587731

ONLINE: Dating While Kinky with Miriam Green
2025-03-31 18:00 - 20:00
Whether you’re doing online dating, speed dating, blind dates, or the million other ways we meet people, it’s hard enough to be yourself and just get to know the someone — or several someones — best for you.
Add a desire for fetish/ kink/ leather/ BDSM to the mix, and things get even trickier. When do you talk about kink? How do you talk about it? How do you get what you want safely?
In this Kink 101 session, we’ll talk about a variety of strategies for navigating the dating world as a kinkster, including:

Dating resources in the kink community
Online dating sites/ apps that work for kinksters, and a lot that don’t . . .
How to navigate those first few crucial dates
Red flags and green lights to watch for
Basic negotiations
Choosing Mx. Right Now, and Mx. Right

PRESENTER:
Miriam Green has been in the public kink scene for over one dozen years in the Austin, Houston and San Francisco scenes. They teach a series of KINK 101 classes on the SF kink community, BDSM negotiations, and dating while kinky. They also are the owner of Wicked Grounds.
You may also book personal consulting and coaching sessions with them at https://WickedGroundsAnnex.com
TICKETING:
Please note: This class is available for free to Wicked Grounds Patreon members who are subscribed at the VIP level ($30/month or higher). If you are a current Patreon member at that level, please reach out to Events@WickedGrounds.com to be put on the guest list. You may select one Kink 101 class per month for this benefit. Want to join? Go to Patreon.com/WickedGrounds to sign up!
$20 – $40 sliding scale
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/dcee909f26

ONLINE: KINK 201: Advanced BDSM Negotiations - Relationships & Dynamics with Miriam Green
2025-04-01 18:00 - 20:00
Join us for a Kink 201 session which delves in-depth into negotiating and check-ins for ongoing BDSM dynamics. We’ll talk about:

Setting your own must-haves and red flags
Negotiating for play partner relationships
D/s relationships & contracts
How to maintain relationships over time
And more!

Building on our negotiation basics, we’ll learn how to negotiate as partners toward a BDSM style that is hotter, more fun, and more powerful for all partners in a dynamic.
This workshop is designed for kinksters with some experience and knowledge of how to negotiate for BDSM play and scenes but is open to anyone who wants new tools to improve their BDSM communications in ongoing relationships. This series welcomes all genders, orientations, and dynamic styles.
PRESENTER:
Miriam Green (they/ them) is the owner of Wicked Grounds and has been teaching in BDSM for over ten years for Wicked Grounds, Society of Janus, Foundations, Dark Odyssey, and other local and national BDSM organizations. Mir has been in the public BDSM scene for nearly 20 years in Austin, Houston, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
TICKETING:
$20 – $40 sliding scale, so that cost is not a barrier to attendance. Choose the level you can comfortably afford.
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/bd797f5d26

SF: Wicked Grounds Presents: SpankLab!
2025-04-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Folsom Street Community Center, 1286 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Wicked Grounds Presents: SpankLab!
A peer-led skill share to explore impact play
Hosted by @impossiblepain
SpankLab is something like a rope jam for impact play— We build community connections while learning skills from each other in a lighthearted, low-pressure space. SpankLab welcomes people new to the scene or curious about impact play, as well as experienced players looking to hone or expand their bottoming and topping skills. Bring toys if you have them, and wear whatever you like! @impossiblepain will be available throughout the event to monitor for safe play, and as a resource for questions and hands-on instruction.
7 to 7:15: Impact play demo (different demo monthly!)
7:15: DOORS CLOSE
7:15-7:30: Review of rules and guidelines, toys show-and-tell
7:30-9: Socialize, observe, and practice impact play!
SpankLab Rules & Guidelines
Further explanation will be provided at the event, but you can contact @impossiblepain or @WickedGrounds on FetLife, or email eventsassistant@wickedgrounds.com beforehand if you have questions

Ask before touching people
Ask before touching toys
Ask before giving feedback
Use common sense and trust your gut!
Sex-positive space, not sex-active
No phones or photography
Voyeurism is participation — It’s okay to just watch
Dungeon etiquette review

PRESENTER
impossiblepain is an impact switch, gleeful sadist, and accomplished masochist. They have been playing publicly with consensual violence since 2014. impossiblepain enjoys kink instruction that makes safe, creative, and whimsical play feel accessible to anyone. They have been hosting SpankLab since 2021.
You are welcome to follow them on FetLife! @impossiblepain
GROUP
Want to learn more about SpankLab? Join our new group on FetLife!
TICKETING
Tickets: $20-$40 in advance or at the door. Please pay at the level you can comfortably afford. The regular ticket is $30. This is what most people should pay.
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/84018a3efb

SF: The Edge of Desire: Knife Play 101 with Jamie Joy
2025-04-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Folsom Street Community Center, 1286 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Come sharpen your skills in this edgy and seductive workshop on Knife Play for the bold and adventurous! From selecting the perfect blade to building a heart-pounding scene, this class promises to send shivers down your spine.
Our skilled instructor will cover the essential principles of safety, consent, and effective communication, so that you can engage in this powerful form of sensation play with confidence and care. We will cover different types of knives, sensual and sadistic techniques, using knives for impact play, how to remove clothes with a knife, temperature play with knives, and knife fucking.
Through explicit live demonstration, you will learn how to create a thrilling yet controlled experience for you and your partners. This class is open to all genders, sexualities, and experience levels. Come and play!
PRESENTER:
Jamie Joy is a queer trans Jewish sex educator and hungry slut for freaky fantasies and kinky perversions. Their life and work is committed to spreading joy, pleasure, and consent through community organizing. Jamie Joy is passionate about dancing while eating, playing sadistically with flaming floggers, and teaching people about the wonders of anal fisting. They are always excited to connect with new friends; you can find them on Instagram @badjewboy or email at jamiejoyeducation@gmail.com
TICKETING:
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/6eccd39928

SF: Welcome to the SF Bay Area Scene with Miriam Green
2025-04-05 12:00 - 14:00 | Trellis Coworking and Events, 981 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
New to the local public scene? This Kink 101 class gives you the basics on the San Francisco BDSM scene, and is perfect whether you’re new to kink, new to the public scene, want to learn more about local BDSM play and education. Join us for this quick orientation to the local kink scene. This session is perfect for folks who are making their first brave steps into the San Francisco kink scene. This class is also a perfect intro to etiquette and protocols if you’re planning to get involved with local play parties and organizations.
This class ends 30 minutes before our Negotiation Improv class, and we recommend attending both! Get tickets for the Negotiation Improv here: https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/567680fbb9
PRESENTER:
Miriam Green has been in the public kink scene nearly 20 years in the Austin, Houston, and San Francisco scenes. They teach a series of KINK 101 classes on the SF kink community, BDSM negotiations, and dating while kinky. They also are the owner of Wicked Grounds.
You may also book personal consulting and coaching sessions with them at https://WickedGroundsAnnex.com
TICKETING:
Tickets: $20 – $50 in advance, or $30 – $60 at the door. Please pay at the level you can comfortably afford.
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/fb72027a07

SF: Negotiation Improv with Wiley Elote
2025-04-05 14:30 - 16:30 | Trellis Coworking and Events, 981 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Stop thinking of negotiation as just another part of your pre-scene checklist; instead, practice it as an active skill to develop, just like any other aspect of play! Negotiation Improv is designed to help you workshop and refine how you approach negotiation. No actual play is being negotiated, and this is an opportunity to practice core negotiation skills in a safe and low-pressure environment.
Rather than negotiating for yourself, participants will be given “character cards” prompting you with a list of kinks, likes and dislikes, and limits to negotiate in a “speed-dating” format. Receive tips and feedback on how to develop a confident, thorough, and FUN negotiation style that will help you engage in safe and communicative play!
This class is perfect if you’re new to kink and looking to put into practice some of the skills you’ve learned about, even those with more experience looking for a chance to experiment with negotiation style are welcome.
This class occurs 30 minutes after our Welcome to the Scene class, we recommend attending both! Get tickets for Welcome to the Scene here: https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/fb72027a07
PRESENTER:
Wiley Elote (he/him) is a sadistic switch who loves to see new kinksters thrive. An active member of the SF Kink Community since 2018, Wiley practices a consent-forward approach toward helping newcomers find a comfortable place for themselves. He has taught classes with BOBA Munch and has been a host of Kinky Speed Dating with AfterDark Events and Bloom.
Connect with Wiley on Fetlife: https://fetlife.com/users/9538540
TICKETING:
Tickets: $30 suggested. $20 – $50 in advance, or $30 – $50 at the door. Please pay at the level you can comfortably afford.
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/567680fbb9

ONLINE: From Harm to Healing: A Guide to Community Accountability with Adam and Ash of Consent Academy
2025-04-06 11:00 - 14:00
Consent incidents and violations happen. When they do it creates ripples through the lives of the people involved and the community as a whole. Sometimes these are handled well. Sometimes they’re not, which frequently leads to more harm.
Join us for a look at a new way to deal with consent violations that works to support the person harmed, foster accountability for the person who did the harm, and manage the response for the community at large–including transforming the conditions that allowed harm to arise.
Consent Academy is an educational collective founded in 2016 in Seattle, WA, currently with staff and volunteers all over the world. We believe consent is a part of everyday life, and its practice builds stronger, safer, and more connected communities. Our approach incorporates disciplines of psychology, sociology, public health, psychotherapy, and personal coaching to create a systemic view of how consent impacts everyone, from the bedroom to the boardroom.
INSTRUCTORS:
Adam is a community organizer, mediator, consent educator, and ongoing learner. Their passions lie at the intersections of disability justice, trauma-informed care, consent, embodied somatics, and responses to and prevention of harm – including transformative justice and community accountability. They desire to help people play and communicate in safer, skillful ways that are trauma-, power-, and risk-informed. Adam is an educator with several groups including The Consent Academy advocating for consent from the individual level to the systemic. They also do consent and accountability work in many contexts and community spaces, including progressive organizing groups, and are building out some exciting new projects around this in progressive organizing spaces as well as the kink+ world.
Asha Lerae has been a part of Consent Academy since 2018, teaching established curriculum, creating new workshops, facilitating discussion groups, and acting as a consent advocate and consultant. She became Co-director of Consent Academy in January, 2022. She is passionate about consent education as a way to reduce trauma, promote pleasure and eroticism, support accountability, and foster cultural change that balances autonomy with responsibility. Asha is also an adjunct faculty member at Antioch University Seattle, an AnteUp! certified sexuality, gender, and justice educator, a certified abortion doula, and somatic sex educator.
TICKETING:
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/9da16b9442

SF: Erotic Movement (by Click Your Heels) A sensuous dance and movement class with Alexandria from Click Your Heels!
2025-04-06 12:00 - 15:00 | Mukunda Studio, 1250 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
ALL bodies, ALL genders, all orientations, all adult ages, all ethnicities! YOU are welcome as you are. If you’ve ever thought sensual dancing looked fun and you want to try, this is your chance! You don’t have to be skinny or feminine to have fun and feel sexy! No experience needed!
Erotic Movement is all the amazing sensuous movement used by pole dancers between tricks, burlesque/boylesque performers, pop stars, and go-go dancers everywhere! It is easily adapted to express your personal style, your mood, any type of music, and any body.
We focus on rhythm, floor work, improvisation, personal expression, building confidence, and intentionality. Bring your questions, goals, concerns, curiosity, and desires!
This is a body-positive, sex-positive, safe, welcoming, environment. Class is two hours long, including warm up and cool down, dancing and talking
Info for Students:
Be prepared to dance barefoot. (No shoes are allowed in the studio space.) Please bring a bottle of water for yourself. If you would like to take notes, please bring your preferred materials for that but it’s not necessary – if you just want to move and listen, that’s ok too.
Wear layers of clothes you feel good in, that stretch and move with your body. “Stripping” is NOT required however clothes that you feel sexy in make a big difference. After we’re warmed up, booty shorts, boykini bottoms, Speedos, wrestling shorts, bikini tops, bras, crop tops, etc. all are good options for those who feel comfortable.
PRESENTER:
Alexandria has been teaching dance and movement since 1998, including private lessons, small group studio classes, and large public classes of 100+. Her repertoire includes pole for all bodies, ballet for real life, belly dance, floorwork, high heels dancing, lap dancing, Flexibility 4 Life, salsa, merengue, bachata, cha-cha, east coast swing, social waltz, feminine sensual movement, rhythm training, body confidence, non-verbal communication, and more. Her mantra is #whenindoubtslowdown and her rally cry is “All bodies, all genders, all ages: come home to your body”. Her teaching emphasizes reclaiming your body and self-love, strength, flexibility, improvisation, and musicality.
TICKETING:
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/c82c09090d

ONLINE: Sir! Yes Sir!: Exploring Protocol in Power Exchange Dynamics with Lee Harrington
2025-04-07 18:00 - 20:00
Everyone in the Dominant/Submissive and Master/Slave community seems to talk about protocol, but what is it exactly? Where does the line between “common sense” or “etiquette” stop, and protocol begin?
We will look at what Protocol is in a power exchange context, delve into terminology, and then examine formats of commonly recognized protocol systems and how these things develop in individual relationships and group dynamics. How does protocol change from public interactions to existing 24/7 in private dynamics?
Let’s look into how to further develop our chosen dynamics, implement them consistently, and discuss the difference between enforcing protocol and punishment techniques. These concepts do NOT just apply to M/s and D/s dynamics – from active listening to self-sabotage, this class will touch on communication and lifestyle skills for all types of relationships.
PRESENTER:
Lee Harrington is an internationally known spiritual and erotic authenticity educator, gender explorer, eclectic artist, and award-winning author and editor on erotic and sacred experience. He’s been traveling the globe teaching and talking about sexuality, psychology, faith, and desire, and believes you deserve passion and connection in your life.
His books include Playing Well With Others: Your Guide to Discovering, Exploring and Negotiating the Kink, Leather and BDSM Communities (with Mollena Williams), Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond, Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macramé, and Traversing Gender: Understanding Transgender Realities, amongst many others.
Lee has been a passion instigator, academic, adult film performer, world-class sexual adventurer, outspoken philosopher, polytheist priest/ess, kink/bondage expert, and has been blogging about sex and spirit since 1998. Read more about Lee at PassionAndSoul.com.
TICKETING:
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/651e0e7b79

SF: Kinky Speed Friending with PsychoKitty
2025-04-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Trellis Coworking and Events, 981 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Feeling social pressure to find someone to connect with?
We can’t promise love, but we can help you with a fun night full of meeting people, a lot of people, fast.
Our purpose is to encourage you to meet new people.
– Find people with similar kinks as yours.
– Find people with whom to explore new kinks.
– Find new friends.
– Find new people to play with.
People will be separated by appetite, either top or bottom. (Switches can pick a side or wait to see what side is needed more.) And then you will get two minutes with each person and a chance to connect afterward.
The evening is about meeting people who complement your kinky appetite, not about identity or gender. The people you meet will be worth meeting, even if they aren’t your appetite.
Once the event has started, we can not add new people, so please be on time.
PRESENTER:
Ryan “Psychokitty” has been helping people connect with similar events for over a decade, from the old Shibaricon in Chicago to Dark Odyssey: Surrender, or hosting events at the SF Citadel, Catalyst, and of course Wicked Grounds.
ACCESS:
In SF, this event will be held at Trellis. Please note that doors will close quickly so we recommend arriving 15 minutes before the event starts for check-in.
Please do not attend in person if you have any respiratory symptoms whatsoever. Anyone displaying signs of respiratory symptoms may be asked to leave, regardless of vaccination status.

ONLINE: Dealing with Drop with Miriam Green
2025-04-10 18:00 - 20:00
Sub drop. Top drop. “A case of the Mondays.”
Whatever we call it, post-scene drop is frustrating, irritating, and isolating. It often makes us question — at least in the moment — what was otherwise an awesome scene.
What is this awful mood we fall into after a scene, and what the heck can we do about it?
In this class, Miriam Green will draw on what we know about the neuropsychology of BDSM to help us better understand drop, and build strategies for resilience when we face it. We’ll talk about:

Common misconceptions about drop
What’s going on in the mind, brain and body
Mind-body strategies for before, during and after the scene to help us bounce back
How to change our narrative to avoid making drop worse
The best ways to effectively communicate after a scene — for good scenes and bad

You’ll come away with better self-understanding and a self-care toolkit to draw on when drop comes calling. Join us!
PRESENTER:
Miriam Green has been in the public kink scene for over one dozen years in the Austin, Houston, and San Francisco scenes. They teach a series of KINK 101 classes on the SF kink community, BDSM negotiations, and dating while kinky. They also are the owner of Wicked Grounds.
TICKETING:
$20-$40 in advance. We offer a sliding scale, so that cost is not a barrier to attendance. Please pay at the level you can comfortably afford. The regular ticket is $30. This is what most people should pay.
Please note: This class is available for free to Wicked Grounds Patreon members who are subscribed at the VIP level ($30/month or higher). If you are a current Patreon member at that level, please check Patreon for the promo code.
https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/b0dfc5d632
