This Week with Wicked Grounds (12/4 – 12/14)

Hello kinksters –

We had some of the best feedback you can ever want in our business last night, from a couple of different people in different conversations. In essence: your classes gave me permission to play the way I’ve always wanted to play.

That’s the thing about kink and sex-positive culture. Yes, there are lots of tropes out there. And sure, there are people in the kink world that will put forth their ideals as the One True Right and Only Way. But in the real world of thriving play and relationships, there isn’t one way. There is a wide range of potential, and what works great for one person might not for another. Our goal has always been to help people find the next steps on their own personal erotic roadmaps, by building tools for developing confidence, banishing guilt, and allowing room to evolve as individuals in relationships and communities. I am delighted when we’re able to get it right and make a difference.

This also seems to be a theme of the week, as several of our instructors explore the many right ways of doing things, from D/s and polyamory to age play and bondage! We have a lot of classes this week, including both online classes and several live in the SF Bay Area. Let’s take a look at what you can expect this week:

This Week!

Thursday, Dec 4

Online: Let’s make some magic! Join Madam Rosie Rose online tonight for her second class on bringing full moon energy into play, Elemental Magic & Lunar Energy in BDSM. (This is a free-standing class, and you do not need to have attended the previous class to take part!) Advanced ticketing required. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Friday, Dec 5

No live programming today, but you can always check out our video classes and other digital downloads at ​WickedGroundsAnnex.Teachable.com​.

Saturday, Dec 6

It’s first Saturday, which means we have some great programming for you in San Francisco!

San Francisco, CA: Is this the year you’ll get out and get connected with the San Francisco Bay Area kink scene? Let’s make it happen for you! Join us for Welcome to the SF Bay Area Scene with Wicked Grounds’ Miriam Green, where we’ll explore all the venues, organizations, instructors, parties, and more that make the San Francisco Bay Area scene so special. You’ll learn how to benefit from participating in your local scene, events, and parties and how to make the most of it all! Door tickets will be available, but advanced ticketing is always recommended. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

San Francisco, CA: Get a unique perspective on the world of violet wands, zappers, TENS units and other electroplay toys today in our live class Electro Play from the Bottom with pangressive. Tops and bottoms alike will learn all about the wide variety of sensations and pain that can be inflicted using electricity. The instructor, pangressive (he/they), will be bottoming, assisted by demo top Addy (she/her). pangressive will explain the similarities and differences of a wide range of electro toys, and will describe what they feel like. Advanced ticketing is recommended, and can be obtained through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Sunday, Dec 7

We have both in-person and online classes today!

Oakland, CA: Whether you’re curious about stripping for personal play, or want to take your burlesque, drag, bondage, or other erotic performances to the next level for the stage, you’ll want to join Alexandria from Click Your Heels in Oakland today. Starting at 10am, we’ll explore the personal side of building confidence and personal style into stripping in a 3.5 hour workshop Stripping 101. You’ll learn everything you need to know to make the most of stripping for the bedroom, dungeon, or other personal play. Want to truly master the art of stripping for an audience? Make the day of it and stick around after our lunch break for Stripping for the Spotlight. We have ticketing available to attend just for the morning, or for the full-day workshop, at ​Forbidden Tickets​ and ​Plura​.

Online: Join UK educator and kink-aware therapist Sarah Butcher online today for An Introduction to Submission: Exploring Submissive Roles. This class will be valuable for tops and bottoms alike to understand the wide range of possibilities in submission and other authority exchange. Advanced ticketing required to either attend live online or through the recording. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Online: This afternoon we will also offer part two of our Shadow, Power & the Erotic Self: A Ritual Descent with Sir Scott, however, registration is already closed.

Monday, Dec 8

Online: Looking for something a little different in the world of bondage? Join us online tonight for Chain Bondage for Beginners with CTW. Advanced ticketing required to attend live or through the recording within one week of the class date. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Tuesday, Dec 9

We have two online classes tonight!

Online: If you’re brand new to kink – or you’re just frustrated with how your scene communication is going – join us online with Miriam Green for BDSM Negotiation Basics. We’ll cover the basic ideas around consent in kink, the best questions to ask (and how), and even what’s going on in your brain that impacts how you communicate – or have challenges communicating – before, during, and after your scenes. Drawing on twelve years of teaching and thousands of conversations with kinksters like you, Mir will help you demystify scene communications. Advanced ticketing required to attend either live or through the recording. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Online: There are a lot of styles of non-monogamy, and not all styles are right for all people and relationships. Let’s widen the frame on some models that work tonight in Beyond the Kitchen Table: Modes and Models of Parallel Polyamory with Laura Boyle of Ready for Polyamory. Advanced ticketing required to attend either live or through the recording. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Wednesday, Dec 10 through Friday, Dec 12

No live programming today, but you can always check out our video classes and other digital downloads at ​WickedGroundsAnnex.Teachable.com​.

Saturday, Dec 13

Online: Whether you’re new to consensual power exchange or just want to understand a wider range of what’s possible, you’ll want to join Lee Harrington today for Finding Your Powers: The 10 Sides of What Gets called “D/s”. As a kink educator for over twenty years, Lee is one of the deepest thinkers out there on power exchange as a path of personal (r)evolution. Advanced ticketing required to attend either live or through the recording. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Online: Ready to get started with electro play? Join us this afternoon for Violet Wands 101 with Electro Girly and learn all the basics of safety, fun, sensation, and play! Advanced ticketing required to either attend live or through the recording. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Sunday, Dec 14

Online: Age play offers a rich set of templates, from cozy to taboo. Whether you’re already engaging with age play or you’re curious to learn more, join Mel & Memi online today for From Little Princess to Rebellious Teen: An Ageplay Workshop. Advanced ticketing required to attend either live or through the recording. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Online: Join UK educator Sarah Butcher online today for Domination 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Developing Your Dominant Side. First, you’ll have to wrangle those tickets, whether you want to attend live or through the recording. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​.

Intensives!

We offer several intensives throughout the year, both in person and ​online​.

• ​Stripping 101 & Stripping for the Spotlight with Alexandria: a Daylong Stripping Intensive​ (Oakland, CA, 12/7)

• ​Month of Mindfulness for Kinksters 2026​: Registration now open for January 1 – January 31, 2026. (ONLINE)

• ​All the Kabbalah You Really Need to Know​ Registration now open for February 1 – March 14. (ONLINE)

• ​Kink Class Incubator​ Registration now open for April 27 – May 26. (ONLINE)

• ​Diving Deep: Discovering & Voicing Your Erotic Desires​. Registration now open for November 2 – December 14. (ONLINE)

Warmly, Mir & The Wicked Grounds Team

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