Month: February 2025

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Happy Pride!!! It’s very early Sunday morning. I’m sunburned and sleepy from two weekends in a row of Pride, first a very rural Pride weekend in my new home and yesterday at our booth in Leather Alley. Wherever you are, I hope you’ll take pride in yourself, and in your home for kink and sex-positive education. Here are a few ways to connect with us today (and make the most of our 20% off Pride sale!) Find us today at Leather Alley There are two major sections to the adults-only area at Pride. We are in Leather Alley, the educational section run by San Francisco’s Leather Alliance. You’ll see demos and be able to engage with house tops all day. Folsom Street Events also runs a great shopping row along Golden Gate, with a bondage performance state at the other side of the promenade. Three Wicked Grounds managers (events, boutique, and whatever the heck it is I do!) will be on hand to answer your questions about all things WG! Make the most of our 20% off sale! You can use code onlinepride24 to get 20% off literally anything we sell at WickedGrounds.com or WickedGroundsAnnex.com. Here’s what I would spend it on, if I were in your fabulous shoes: Hand-crafted hemp and jute bondage rope. This beautiful rainbow colored flogger from Rough Cut Leather A July class pass, so I could take every single class WG offers in July at one low cost.. Or maybe for 20% off, I’d splurge and get the next 12 months! A consulting package to create my own, personal multi-week exploration with Miriam Green. Sign up for one of our classes! You can find the full list on Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Or, you can check out a growing number of pre-recorded classes at WickedGroundsAnnex.com, and use that onlinepride24 discount. I recommend starting with Diving Deep. Donate to our scholarship fund! We had dozens of young kinksters wistfully ask about classes yesterday, certain they couldn’t afford to engage in kink education and community. Their reaction when they heard we offer scholarships? Pure delight! But that’s where you come in. We can only offer scholarship seats through the generosity of our community. Do you want to make that magic happen? Contribute to the scholarship fund on Venmo (@wickedgroundsi) Contribute to the scholarship fund on Zelle (Mir@WickedGrounds.com) Contribute to the scholarship fund on PayPal Join us on Patreon Memberships remain the single biggest reason we’re able to stay in business and offer dozens of classes each month, and membership comes with significant benefits. Learn more at Patreon. Already a member? Just signed up? If you’re at Pride, ask us for our members-only sticker!!! Whether you’re in SF or anywhere in the world, please take a moment to be proud of yourself in all your parts. With your love and support, Wicked Grounds will continue to be a force for self-discovery and a queer safe space forever. Also, we love you, ok? Happy Pride! Mir & the Wicked Grounds team

Happy Pride, y’all! If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area today or tomorrow, please come say hello! You’ll find Wicked Grounds at Leather Alley, as part of The Root of Pride 18+ area. The shenanigans happen on Golden Gate between Hyde and McAllister. We can’t wait to see you! (Can’t make it to Pride? We have a special online sale for you this weekend! Code onlinepride24 gets you 20% off any purchase at WickedGrounds.com or WickedGroundsAnnex.com this weekend, on everything from digital downloads, books and gear to class passes and personal consulting sessions. Check it out! Happy Pride, y’all! xoxo Mir  

Howdy kinksters – It’s summer time and many of us are considering our travel adventures. I’ve got a crate of camping gear getting prepped just to the right of my desk as I write this! In the spirit of preparing for adventures, we’ve created a new packing list for you. Check out Wicked Grounds’ Aftercare Kit Checklist, available as a new digital download. Download once, print as many copies as you need, and take your aftercare to the next level by always having what you want right at hand! Now, let’s dive into everything we have for you online and in person this week! Events Roundup! Thinking ahead Join our fall Diving Deep cohort, and early ticketing is open now. Find out more here. Thursday, June 13 Join Sinclair Sexsmith tonight for Art of Ownership. 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! Advance ticketing available through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Miriam Green is presenting an online class with Plura tonight at 6pm Pacific! About once per year, we offer a version of our class on connecting with the local kink scene to help kinksters anywhere connect with their own local scenes, and that’s what’s happening tonight! Join us for Dive In! Exploring Your Own Local Kink Scene w/ Miriam Green. Ticketing is only available through Plura and you can get yours here. Saturday, June 15 Everyone has to take their clothes off sometimes. Why not make it hot? Join Alexandria from Click Your Heels for Stripping 101, live in San Francisco today at 2pm. Advance ticketing is highly recommended. Get yours here! Monday, June 17 Don’t forget to join us at 6pm Pacific tonight for Remembering to Forget: Exploring Memory Play with HypnoStory & PandaPet. Advance ticketing available through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Tuesday, June 18 Join us in person at Stopgap in San Francisco tonight for part two of Getting Started with Rope with Psychokitty Ryan. You do not need to have attended Part One to take part in tonight’s workshop, although familiarity with single and double column ties would be helpful! This workshop starts at 7pm. To get the address, you’ll need advance tickets from Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Wednesday, June 19 Join us at 6pm Pacific online tonight for Bottoming Safety 201: Negotiating Edgeplay Safely as a Bottom or Submissive with Laura Boyle. This class will address generally asserting boundaries with a top or dominant from a bottoming or submissive role; but also include safety issues to be aware of some of the most popular “edgy” play. Get your advance tickets via Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Thursday, June 20 Join us at 6pm Pacific online tonight for When No Doesn’t Mean No: Negotiation and Communication for Consensual Nonconsent with vahavta. When you start to play on the edges of consent, everything becomes a little bit trickier. Let’s figure out how to navigate that! Get your advance tickets on Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Saturday, June 22 Join us for a special afternoon of classes in San Francisco with BDSM & polyamory expert Janet Hardy, teaching Ethical Slut ideas for the next generation. At 1pm, join us for Ethical Sluthood, which is appropriate to introduce beginners, the curious and more advanced nonmonogamists to the ideas behind The Ethical Slut. Details and ticketing here through Forbidden Tickets and Plura. Then stick around to take things to the next level at 4pm with the Sluthood Practicum. Janet Hardy will lead a group brainstorming session about ways to move forward toward an abundant polyamorous life. Details and ticketing here through Forbidden Tickets or Plura. Sunday, June 23 Join us at Folsom Street Community Center in San Francisco for High Heels 201 with Click Your Heels. You do not need to have attended the 101 class to attend — anyone who can already walk in high heels is welcome. Let’s take your skills to the next level! Advance ticketing available through Forbidden Tickets or Plura, or get your tickets at the door! Support. Follow. Share. Want to invest in your kink education? Join our new class pass program here! Join our Patreon for personal benefits and to stabilize our long-term trajectory. Annual memberships now available! Use our Venmo for one-time donations toward our sustainability, and to help specifically with scholarship tickets. Book with us for coaching and consulting time with Mir. 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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Mondays. Am I right?  Maybe you’re having drop today. Or maybe it’s just the blahs of facing a desk after a relaxing and fun weekend.  Mondays make a mess of us.  But I have some good news from the realm of happiness research.  Your brain produces the neurotransmitter dopamine. It’s a “reward center” for many body functions, including motivation, mood, and attention.  What’s the good news about dopamine? When we do something pleasurable, our brain releases it. But it also releases when you plan something pleasurable. This is why planning a vacation can be almost as pleasurable as going on one.  So if you’re feeling meh today, plan something fun and commit to it.  A few ideas:  Make fun plans for your next date or hangout with friends.  Book your next class or playshop at Wicked Grounds. I have a few great ideas for you!  Make plans to go to your local play party this weekend. If you’re in SF, why wait? Just go to SpankLab tonight!  Set aside some big self-care time. If kink is part of that, consider booking a consult or multi-week intensive with us.  By taking time to do something nice for yourself today, or better yet, plan something nice in the future, you give your brain just a little dopamine. That not only sets off a pleasure reaction for now, but it also puts a bit of wind in your sails by improving your mood, attention, and motivation. Give it a try!  And may we all get through this Monday together.  CheersMir 

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