Month: June 2025

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Hello kinksters – I personally moderated our class on Pedi Pain last night, and learned a lot of great new material. I laughed, I winced, and you bet I took notes for my own creatively sadistic scenes! That’s the thing about the world of kink: no matter how long you’ve been around, there’s always something new to learn! I’ve been in the public kink scene for thirty years, but there is always a new idea, new technique, or different perspective that changes the way I see myself, my play, and my community. This is part of why Wicked Grounds is committed to be with kinksters every step of the way, whether that’s initial negotiation and consent classes or stepping into a multi-week journey of discovery. Speaking of journeys, we have several daylong and multi-week intensives coming up in the near future. Look for a special section of the newsletter after this week’s events, because we launch a five-week queer identities intensive at the start of July and also have two daylong practicums in the SF bay area midmonth for impact play and embodied erotic movement! I’ve also just added the first registration links for our fall Diving Deep six-week intensive, if you’re the type who really likes to think ahead!!! Happy upcoming Pride week! Let’s take a look at it! This Week! Thursday, June 19 through Sunday, June 29 Thursday, June 19 and Friday, June 20 No live classes on these days, but check out our video classes, workbooks, and more at ​Wicked Grounds Annex​ If you’re in the SF Bay Area, you might also want to check out the Dirty Talk Game Show with Wicked Grounds founder Psychokitty Ryan on Thursday, June 19th. You can find out more at the ​FetLife listing for the event​, if you’re on FetLife. Saturday, June 21 If you are in the Mendocino county area, we’ll have a table at the first-ever ​Fort Bragg Pride Celebration​. Come say hello! Join UK kink educator Sarah Butcher online today at 11am Pacific today for Feel the Impact, an online class to explore all the nuances of impact play! This class is available live, or you may watch the recording later. Either way, you’ll need advanced ticketing through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Sunday, June 22 We have two online classes today! Join us online at 11am Pacific for Dungeon Disasters with John Pendal. No matter how skilled you are as a BDSM player things can and will always go wrong. This class examines both emotional and physical pitfalls of kinky scenes with tips for warning signs you should look out for, ways to avoid a disaster, and coping strategies when the worst situations seem to occur. Advanced ticketing required, whether you plan to attend live or watch the recording later. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Whether you believe in magick, want to believe in magick, or think it’s all just a big metaphor for how the brain works, join us at 2pm Pacific for Sex Magick for Kinksters with Miriam Green. You’ll learn the basics of sex magick: what it is, where it comes from, and some underpinning ideas of how to engage with it from our own kinky witch Miriam BatAsherah Green. Whether you plan to watch live or attend using the recording later, you’ll need to invoke advanced tickets through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Monday, June 23 Consensual non-consent is one of kink’s most prevalent and sometimes misunderstood forms of edgeplay. Done well, it can be safe, connective, and hot for all involved – but it takes skill to do well. Join Miss Mackenzee online tonight for Blurring the Lines: Consensual Non-Consent, and learn safety tips, scene ideas, and much more for getting the most out of mutually-satisfying edge play. Advanced ticketing required, whether it’s to attend live or watch the recording later. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Tuesday, June 24 Tonight, registered attendees of Writing Spicy will attend part two! This session is closed to new attendees. Wednesday, June 25 Safer sex protocols are critical, but the need to play safe goes beyond the basics when you’re doing kink! Socially transmitted pathogens also effect our toys, our play stations, and a lot of the tools we use in kinky play. Let’s learn about how to play safe(r) and hotter tonight online in Safe(r) Play: Navigating STI/STD Safety in BDSM with Lillith Foxx. Advanced tickets are required either to attend live or get the playback recording. Please get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. In San Francisco? Queer? Kinky? It’s time to make some new friends! Join impossiblepain and Miriam Green tonight for Kinky Queer Speed Friending/ Dating/ Whatever+ and make a whole lot of new queerdo friends – fast! Space is limited, and we strongly recommend advanced ticketing! You may get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Thursday, June 26 New-ish to rope? Want to build up your rope repertoire? Join Psychokitty Ryan tonight to learn some new floorwork ties in Getting Started with Rope Bondage: More Ties!. This class is live-only in San Francisco, CA. Advanced ticketing strongly recommended, as this class often sells out! Get your advanced tickets through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Friday, June 27 It’s Pride weekend!!! We don’t have anything planned tonight as an organization. You’ll probably see our staff out there having some fun! Saturday, June 28 If you’re at SF Pride today, come say hi! We’ll be in the Root of Pride 18+ area run by our friends at Folsom Street Events. Sunday, June 29 If you’re at SF Pride today, come say hi! We’ll be in the Root of Pride 18+ area run by our friends at Folsom Street Events. Upcoming Intensives! We offer several intensives throughout the year, both in person and ​online​. Here are a few that have just been opened for registration that you might want to check out. ​Stepping Into Pride​: A five week workshop to discover your own pride in your LGBTQ+ identity. Live and self-directed

Howdy kinksters! We have lots of new classes listed for you, including single sessions, daylong intensives, and multi-week intensives for people at every level of their personal kink journeys. 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 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) 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) 7/12 10am – 6pm PDT: ​Increasing Your Impact! A Daylong Impact Play Intensive with impossiblepain and Miriam Green​ (San Francisco, CA) NEW 7/20 3pm PDT: ​Private Joy: Sadomasochism for Solo & Distance Play with Miriam Green​ (ONLINE) 7/31 7pm PDT: ​Fetish Games with Psychokitty​ (San Francisco, CA) 8/6 7pm PDT: ​Wicked Grounds Presents: SpankLab! with impossiblepain​ (San Francisco, CA) 8/17 11am PDT: ​Getting Freaky & Spicy: BDSM & Kink Basics with Lee Harrington​ (ONLINE) Bondage & Fetish 6/26 7pm PDT: ​Getting Started with Rope Part 2 with Psychokitty​ (San Francisco, CA) 7/10 6pm PDT: ​Boundless Creativity: Innovative Ways to Use Rope in Play with Miss Mackenzee​ (ONLINE) 7/30 6pm PDT: ​What’s Your Fetish: Objects, Body Parts, and Materials of Desire with Lee Harrington​ (ONLINE) NEW 8/16 Noon PDT: ​Let’s Get Knotty: Rope Bondage for Beginners with Jamie Joy​ (San Francisco, CA) NEW 8/17 Noon PDT: ​Rope for Sex and Intimacy with Jamie Joy​ (San Francisco, CA) D/s, role play & the mental side of play 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) 7/16 6pm PDT: ​Holy Cow! – Intro to Hucow & Bovine Play with Lady V​ (ONLINE) 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) NEW 8/17 4pm PDT: ​Improv for Kinksters with Psychokitty Ryan​ (San Francisco, CA) NEW 8/20 6pm PDT: ​Creating Containers for Kink with HG Wyndell​ (ONLINE) NEW 8/30 2pm PDT: ​Bratting and Brat Taming with Mel and Memi​ (ONLINE) NEW 8/31 11am PDT: ​Switchinatrix: Harnessing Your Power as a Switch with Lady V​ (ONLINE) Movement workshops 7/13 10:30 am – 5pm PDT: ​Erotic Movement Daylong Intensive with Alexandria​ (Oakland, CA) Sexy Times 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) 7/24 6pm PDT: ​The Art of the Blowjob with Lilith Foxx​ (ONLINE) 8/26 6pm PDT: ​Cock Confidence with Sinclair Sexsmith​ (ONLINE) NEW 8/28 6pm PDT: ​The Art of Pussy Eating with Lilith Foxx​ (ONLINE) Self-knowledge, negotiation & consent 6/16 6pm PDT: ​KINK 101: BDSM Negotiation Basics with Miriam Green​ (ONLINE) 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) 7/10 6pm PDT: ​Dealing with Drop with Miriam Green​ (ONLINE) NEW 7/19 2pm PDT: ​This Is Your Brain On Kink! Any Questions? With Miriam Green​ (ONLINE) NEW 7/21 6pm PDT: ​KINK 101: BDSM Negotiation Basics with Miriam Green​ (ONLINE) 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) 7/30 6pm PDT: ​What’s Your Fetish: Objects, Body Parts, and Materials of Desire with Lee Harrington​ (ONLINE) 8/14 6pm PDT: ​Navigating Your Reputation in BDSM with Princess Rara​ (ONLINE) 8/17 11am PDT: ​Getting Freaky & Spicy: BDSM & Kink Basics with Lee Harrington​ (ONLINE) NEW 8/21 6pm PDT and 8/30 11am: ​The Archetypes of Power & Surrender: A Two Part Series with FireOnTheMtnTop / Sir Scott and Lecee​ (ONLINE) NEW 8/25 6pm PDT: ​The Introvert’s Toolkit: Gear Up for Kinky Adventures with Miss Mackenzee​ (ONLINE) Community: Friends, dating, relationships & kink culture! 6/25 7pm PDT: ​Kinky Queer Speed Friending/ Dating/ Whatever with Miriam Green and impossiblepain​ (San Francisco, CA) 6/28 & 6/29 all day: Wicked Grounds will be hosting a booth in The Root of Pride at San Francisco Pride. Come say howdy! (San Francisco, CA) NEW 7/9 7pm PDT: ​Wicked Grounds + Plura Present: Kinky Speed Friending with Psychokitty Ryan​ (San Francisco, CA) 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​

Hello kinksters – We talk about Pride Month, but I’m really getting into it this year! Last weekend, I attended Pride celebrations in my very rural northern California town. There were several bands, lots of helpful support and information, and my town’s first ever – totally packed!!! – drag celebration in our downtown movie theater. It was a very long day (and night), and I left feeling very grateful for it. I love the huge celebrations we have in San Francisco, but there is something very tender and precious about seeing LGBTQIA+ folks of all ages making a party together in a zero-stoplight town. I do it all again in a couple of weeks! Wicked Grounds will be hosting a small information booth at the ​first ever Pride celebrations in Fort Bragg​, one of the largest towns in coastal Mendocino county. If you’re in northern California (or just like taking long scenic drives), come up and support the event! And yes, of course, you’ll see us at SF Pride on June 28th and 29th. You’ll find us in The Root of Pride area, run by Folsom Street Events. We wouldn’t miss it for the world. But I’m getting ahead of myself! First, let’s take a look at what’s on the calendar for you. This Week! Thursday, June 12 through Sunday, June 22 Thursday, June 12 and Friday, June 13 No live classes on these days, but check out our video classes, workbooks, and more at ​Wicked Grounds Annex​ Saturday, June 14 We offer three classes today – one online and two in person! Join UK sex educator Sarah Butcher online at 11am Pacific for Wax Play 101, and learn all of the sensual, pleasurable, and sadomasochistic ways you can incorporate safe wax and candle play into your scenes. This class will be offered live, or you can watch the recording later, but you need advanced tickets for either. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. If you’re in the SF Bay Area, join us for two in-person classes at our home in downtown San Francisco! At Noon Pacific, join us for Diving Deep: Discovering and Voicing Your Erotic Desires. This is the original two-hour class that launched the core ideas behind our annual six-week intensive. You’ll learn a variety of strategies for uncovering your own unique erotic roadmap and how to build your voice to ask for what you want from partners and lovers. Advanced ticketing is recommended. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. And then at 2:30pm, join us from our bimonthly class Welcome to the SF Bay Area Kink Scene! Miriam Green will help you understand the culture, organizations, venues, and other resources that make the SF Bay Area scene so remarkable, and let you know everything you need to make the most of it safely and enjoyably. Advanced ticketing is recommended! Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Sunday, June 15 Join us online at 11am today for Daddy Issues: Daddy Dynamics & You with Lady V. This class is for all genders, all roles, and all orientations of people who are interested in any type of Daddy-oriented play! This class will be recorded for later viewing, but it’s so much more fun live! Either way, you’ll need advanced ticketing through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Monday, June 16 We have two classes tonight! Join us online tonight for Erotic Humiliation, a three-hour online class with Mel and Memi from 6pm – 9pm Pacific. In this workshop we will offer guidance, ideas, and tips on how to start playing with shame, humiliation, embarrassment and degradation/ objectification. We will cover several kinks through the lens of trauma-informed practices and queer politics, looking into the complexities of the intersection between the sexual politics of shame and pleasure. Advanced ticketing required! Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Brand new to kink and need to build some foundations? Or perhaps you’ve had some challenges with communication and negotiation? Join Miriam Green online from 6pm – 8pm Pacific for our core Kink 101 class BDSM Negotiation Basics. Attending live is the best way to engage, but you can also sign up in advance to watch the recording later. Ticketing available through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Tuesday, June 17 Join us online tonight for the first session in a two-part Writing Spicy workshop from erotica writer and editor Sinclair Sexsmith. Whether you’re writing for your own enjoyment or for publication, go deeper into your spicy writing skills with this two-part class, from 6-8pm Pacific both 6/17 and 6/24. Advanced ticketing is required, and this class will not be recorded. Get your ticketing through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Wednesday, June 18 Looking for some new ways to explore impact and sensation play? Join us online tonight for Pedi Pain: Impact and Pressure Points for Feet with HG Wyndell. We’ll help you tread carefully into this new kind of play, whether topping or bottoming! Advanced ticketing required. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Thursday, June 19 and Friday, June 20 No live classes on these days, but check out our video classes, workbooks, and more at ​Wicked Grounds Annex​ Saturday, June 21 Join UK kink educator Sarah Butcher online today at 11am Pacific today for Feel the Impact, an online class to explore all the nuances of impact play! This class is available live, or you may watch the recording later. Either way, you’ll need advanced ticketing through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Sunday, June 22 We have two online classes today! Join us online at 11am Pacific for Dungeon Disasters with John Pendal. No matter how skilled you are as a BDSM player things can and will always go wrong. This class examines both emotional and physical pitfalls of kinky scenes with tips for warning signs you should look out for, ways to avoid a disaster, and coping strategies when the worst situations seem to occur. Advanced ticketing required, whether you plan to attend live or watch the recording later. Get yours

Hello kinksters – We had a full house at SpankLab! last night. It’s great to see people taking time to be creative, deepen their skills, and make new friends. SpankLab is coming up on its fourth anniversary later this summer, and has been wonderful to see the idea of these kinds of playshops taking root all over the country! We are heading deeper into Pride month, and we have a lot of fun in-person and online classes for you over the coming weeks. Upcoming Intensives! We offer several intensives throughout the year, both in person and ​online​. Here are a few that have just been opened for registration that you might want to check out. ​Stepping Into Pride​: A five week workshop to discover your own pride in your LGBTQ+ identity. Live and self-directed coursework from July 1 – August 5, 2025. ​Increasing Your Impact! A Daylong Impact Play Intensive with Miriam Green and impossiblepain​: Saturday, July 12 10am – 6pm. ​Erotic Movement Daylong Intensive with Alexandria​: Sunday, July 13 10:30 am – 5pm. ​The Pentacle Path: A Six-Week Intensive Tarot Training​: August 10 – September 20, 2025. This Week! Thursday, June 5 through Saturday, June 7 We’re moving our typical first Saturday programming to next week so that Mir can attend their local Pride celebrations! Looking for an online class? Check out our ​BDSM Negotiation Basics​! Sunday, June 8 Join us in San Francisco for a unique live movement workshop today: Leading and Following: Nonverbal D/s Communication with Alexandria from Click Your Heels. Learn how to enhance the embodied and somatic elements of consent and negotiation for BDSM play! Space is very limited and advanced ticketing is required. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Monday, June 9 No live classes tonight, but check out our video classes, workbooks, and more at ​Wicked Grounds Annex​ Tuesday, June 10 Maybe you’re curious about polyamory. Maybe you’re new to polyamory and facing typical early struggles. Or maybe you’re an experienced polyamorist, and you want a class to send friends and family to so that you can get a break from the constant questions. No matter your reason, you’re warmly welcomed to join Laura Boyle for Polyamory 101 online tonight starting at 6pm (or you may watch the recording later in the week). Advanced ticketing required. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Wednesday, June 11 Everybody can use some new friends! Whether you’re seeking friends, mentors, play partners, wingpersons, or maybe even love, join us in San Francisco tonight for Kinky Speed Friending with Psychokitty Ryan! We’ll do our best to help you connect with lots of cool kinksters, fast! Tickets available exclusively through ​Plura​ for this 7pm live event. (We start right after the top of the hour, so please don’t be late!) Thursday, June 12 and Friday, June 13 No live classes on these days, but check out our video classes, workbooks, and more at ​Wicked Grounds Annex​ Saturday, June 14 We offer three classes today – one online and two in person! Join UK sex educator Sarah Butcher online at 11am Pacific for Wax Play 101, and learn all of the sensual, pleasurable, and sadomasochistic ways you can incorporate safe wax and candle play into your scenes. This class will be offered live, or you can watch the recording later, but you need advanced tickets for either. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. If you’re in the SF Bay Area, join us for two in-person classes at our home in downtown San Francisco! At Noon Pacific, join us for Diving Deep: Discovering and Voicing Your Erotic Desires. This is the original two-hour class that launched the core ideas behind our annual six-week intensive. You’ll learn a variety of strategies for uncovering your own unique erotic roadmap and how to build your voice to ask for what you want from partners and lovers. Advanced ticketing is recommended. Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. And then at 2:30pm, join us from our bimonthly class Welcome to the SF Bay Area Kink Scene! Miriam Green will help you understand the culture, organizations, venues, and other resources that make the SF Bay Area scene so remarkable, and let you know everything you need to make the most of it safely and enjoyably. Advanced ticketing is recommended! Get yours through ​Forbidden Tickets​ or ​Plura​. Sunday, June 15 Join us online at 11am today for Daddy Issues: Daddy Dynamics & You with Lady V. This class is for all genders, all roles, and all orientations of people who are interested in any type of Daddy-oriented play! This class will be recorded for later viewing, but it’s so much more fun live! Either way, you’ll need advanced ticketing through ​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​)