Author: Miriam Green

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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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Howdy kinksters – We’re heading into the first weekend of the month, one of my favorite times. That’s when we welcome new kinksters with Welcome to the SF Bay Area Scene and Negotiation Improv. Every month, I watch a batch of brave new kinksters take their first steps into the local scene. Many of them go on to become great friends, community members, and more! Just yesterday, I saw a couple of folks who have taken this class with me in the past three years join our Kink Class Incubator to start teaching. It’s an amazing feeling to watch new generations of kinksters find their footing. I rarely offer this class online because it’s so Bay Area specific, but every one in a while I offer an online version of the class to help kinksters nationally connect with their own local scenes. If you’re one of our non-SF readers, mark your calendars! I’ll be teaching this class on Thursday, June 13th as an online class for Plura! And as we go into the first week of May, a reminder that the best way to get a lot of classes is to get a monthly event pass. Read on for an update on this week’s events! Events Roundup! Thinking ahead Ever struggled with feelings of being “too” much this or “not enough” that as you explore your queer identity? Believe it or not, this is very common and most of us have been there! Join us in June for Stepping Into Pride a six-week online workshop to develop our own personal values, goals and identities within the LGBTQ+ community. We’ve also just set the dates for our fall Diving Deep cohort, and early ticketing is open now. Find out more here. Thursday, May 2 D/s relationships or dynamics are inherently based on difference. Though we intentionally seek out differences in power and role, how do we navigate differences in religion and spirituality? In Interfaith D/s, we’ll first look at principles of interfaith work. Next we’ll think about how this work shows up in our D/s relationships and dynamics, including how to be allies to those of other faiths. Last, we’ll explore “cross over” moments when we can all show up in the fullness of our faith (or lack thereof.) Join us tonight online at 6pm Pacific for Interfaith D/s with Ev Evnen. Both individuals and partner groups and D-types and S-types are welcome to attend. Advance ticketing required. Get yours here! Friday, May 3 No classes today, but you can always check out our video class Private Joy: Sadomasochism for Solo and Distance Play on your own time! Saturday, May 4 If you’re interested in exploring the public BDSM scene in San Francisco, today is your day! Join us at our space in downtown San Francisco for Welcome to the Scene from noon – 2pm. Miriam Green will give you all the information you need to explore, understand and navigate San Francisco’s kink scene, including information about culture, etiquette, reputable groups, specific subcultures, and even how to navigate a play party. Advance ticketing strongly recommended. Get yours here! And to navigate the scene effectively, you’ll need excellent negotiation skills. To develop those, stick around for Negotiation Improv with Wiley Elote from 2:30 – 4pm. Details & ticketing here. And it looks like our friends at AfterDark in San Francisco are bringing back the Taboo party tonight at Stopgap, so you might want to check that out! Details & ticketing here. Sunday, May 5 Sometimes feel like you’re the only one facing your joys and challenges as a submissive Wicked Grounds invites you to a monthly discussion group just for submissives and switches who would like to discuss submission. This is a dominant-free zone to connect with, support, and build solidarity with fellow submissives in the scene. Join us today at 11:30am in San Francisco for Submissives in Solidarity, a submissives’ discussion and support group from Wicked Grounds. Advance ticketing recommended; get yours here. At this moment, we offer the submissives’ discussion group just in San Francisco, but if there’s interest in having one available online, please email me and we’ll give it a look! Back by popular demand, please join us for Erotic Movement with Alexandria from Click Your Heels at 2pm Pacific at Mukunda Studios in SOMA, San Francisco. 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. These classes tend to sell out, so we recommend getting tickets in advance. Monday, May 6 Curious about the various forms of ethical non-monogamy? Join Laura Boyle of Ready for Polyamory for tonight’s online class: Relationship Anarchy Applied. This online class starts at 6pm Pacific/ 9pm Eastern. Details & ticketing here! In the SF Bay Area? Want a fun, accessible way to explore impact play (or maybe just access to a dungeon for two hours of light play?!). Join us tonight for Wicked Grounds Presents: SpankLab with impossiblepain. We’ve moved this monthly playshop to Stopgap for a vastly improved set of spanking benches, St. Andrew’s crosses, and other play areas. Whether you’re brand new to impact play or you want to practice your skills toward mastery, join us at 7pm. Advance ticketing required to get the address. Get yours here! Tuesday, May 7 No scheduled classes today, but take a moment to check out our pre-recorded class Diving Deep: Discovering & Voicing Your Kink Desires with **Miriam Green! Download once, and take at your own pace as many times as you like. Wednesday, May 8 Sex magick can be a mixed bag for progressive, kinky and queer folks. If you’ve felt alienated from the whole idea of “fertility magick,” kink-aware witch Diana Rajchel has got you covered. Join us online at 6pm Pacific for Alternative Fertility Magick, to explore a

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Today at 2pm Pacific, my presentation is going live where I’m talking all about Dealing with Drop for the Dom/sub Dynamics Virtual Summit! Free ticket here! VIP ticket here! Admission to the summit and access to view my talk for up to 24 hours is absolutely free, or you can upgrade to a VIP pass for $99 and get a year of access to the entire summit plus $2,700 worth of freebies, goodies, classes, books, and more from the full set of presenters. I’ll be going over: What drop is and why it sucks so badly The basic neuropsychology of drop Why it’s not you What you can control before the scene to make it suck less Tips for what to do after the scene If you haven’t grabbed your ticket to the summit yet, you can do that here. My presentation will be live for 24 hours and there are a lot of other amazing ones for you to check out. See you soon! Mir P.S. If you’re seeing this too late, you can grab the VIP Pass to get lifetime access to all the replays!

I’m sure you’ve heard me talk about it by now, so I’ll keep this one short and sweet. I wanted to jump in today and let you know that the Dom/sub Dynamics Virtual Summit kicks off on Monday! This free event features 20 amazing speakers who are ready to teach you how to improve your D/s relationship and make BDSM a lifestyle. I’m delighted and humbled to be speaking alongside some of my personal heroes like Midori and Sunny Megatron. I’ll be presenting Monday afternoon April 8th on Dealing with Drop, just one of dozens of free presentations from a wide variety of D/s perspectives. Each presentation will be available to you for 24 hours, but you can also get lifetime access (along with some other amazing bonuses) by grabbing the VIP Pass. (Pssst: We’ve offered a monthlong Wicked Grounds class pass as just one of the many VIP pass bonuses!) If you have any questions at all about the summit or the VIP Pass, hit reply and let me know. I’d love to chat with you! Get your free ticket to the Dom/sub Dynamics Virtual Summit here! WarmlyMir

Happy April! I’m really excited about this week. First of all, if you’ve heard there’s a new playspace in SOMA, it’s TRUE. Perhaps the best way to see Stopgap for yourself? Join us this Saturday afternoon for Welcome to the SF Bay Area Scene or Negotiation Improv! Your ticket will get you all the details to join us in person and see the space for yourself, and finally we’ll be able to give our spiel on dungeon etiquette in a real, live playspace. (We’ll be hosting FlogLab and SpankLab there this week as well!) You’ve heard me mention it before, but it’s finally upon us: the Dom/sub Dynamics Virtual Summit kicks off on Monday! This free event features 20 amazing speakers who are ready to teach you how to improve your D/s relationship and make BDSM a lifestyle. Who doesn’t want that You’re going to hear from me on Monday, April 8th about Dealing with Drop, as well as some amazing experts like Midori, Sunny Megatron, and Marla Renee Stewart, among many more! Each presentation will be available to you for 24 hours, but you can also get lifetime access (along with some other amazing bonuses like an included one-month Wicked Grounds event pass) by grabbing a VIP Pass. Neat! And what is play without fun toys to play with? This weekend, get 15% off all rope, impact toys and fun toys from Tantus and others through WickedGrounds.com. Just use code SPRUNG at checkout. Read on for an update on this week’s events! Events Roundup! Thursday, April 4 Got rope? Let’s get tying! If you’re in the SF Bay Area, join us at Folsom Street Community Center at 7pm for the monthly Wicked Rope Jam. Advance ticketing recommended for this in person SF workshop — get yours here! Saturday, April 6 New to kink? New to the SF Bay Area scene? Just want to check out San Francisco’s latest playspace? Join us this Saturday at noon for Welcome to the SF Bay Area Kink Scene with Miriam Green. We’ll be meeting at Stopgap for two hours to explore all you need to know about the culture, etiquette, resources and spaces that make SF so special. Whether you want to make friends, meet potential play partners, go to classes, or check out play parties, this Noon – 2pm class will give you the information you need to be safe and have fun! Advance ticketing required to get the address for this in person class — get yours here! Need to warm up your vocal chords and courage for BDSM Negotiation? Join Wiley Elote from 2:30 – 4:30pm at Stopgap for Negotiation Improv. 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. Advance ticketing required to get the address for this in person class — get yours here! Sunday, April 7 Calling all submissives, bottoms, and switches who want to talk bottoming in all its joys and frustrations. Join us from 11:30am – 1:30pm at the beautiful Mukunda Studio for the first monthly meeting of Submissives in Solidarity. Details & advance ticketing here for this in person discussion group, or you may get tickets at the door from 11:15 – 11:30. Whether you’re moving to entice a lover or for your own pleasure, it’s time to get some new moves in Lap Dancing 101 with Click Your Heels. ALL bodies, ALL genders, all orientations, all ages, all ethnicities! YOU are welcome as you are. We’ll meet at Mukunda Studio at 2pm. Space is limited, and advance ticketing recommended. Get yours here! Monday, April 8 Miriam Green will be presenting at the Dom/sub Dynamics Virtual Summit on Dealing with Drop this afternoon. Grab your free ticket to the summit — or upgrade to a VIP pass to get lots of very cool bonuses, including a one-month class pass for Wicked Grounds classes! Cool! Join Laura Boyle of Ready for Polyamory online at 6pm Pacific for Polyamory 101. Whether you’re new to polyamory, curious about non-monogamous relationships or just want to better understand the polyamorous folks in your community, you’ll want to join us for this fundamental class. Details & ticketing here. Tuesday, April 9 Consent and boundaries are critical in all relationships — but handling these discussions mindfully can help shore up our ongoing power exchange dynamics. Learn more about the ins and outs of saying no in Sir! No, Sir! Saying No In D/s Dynamics online at 6pm Pacific with Ev Evnen. Details & ticketing here.. Taking ourselves to mastery requires more than knowledge: we have to practice our technique. If you want to go from “okay with a flogger,” to mastering this fundamental S/m tool, join Reika Minxie for our monthly FlogLab at Stopgap starting at 7pm. Details & ticketing here. Wednesday, April 10 On Wednesday, it’s a class from Diana Rajchel through our partnership with Magickal Crossroads. Sure, you’re doing all your spring cleaning in your home, but what about your body, spirit and energy? That all needs spring cleaning, too! Join us at 6pm Pacific online for Inner Spring Cleaning with Energy Work to learn about grounding, building up our energy, shielding, warding and all of the other techniques to keep our personal energy strong. Details & ticketing here. In SF? Want to explore a wide range of impact play techniques? Join Miriam Green at the Stopgap for our monthly SpankLab at 7pm. SpankLab is a fun, interactive space for honing your topping and bottoming skills for a wide range of impact play. Details & ticketing here. Thursday, April 11 Interested in electro play, but don’t have a partner? Don’t let that stop you! Join Carmen PanDiego online at 6pm Pacific for Solo Round: Planning your Self-Scenes with Electro and Beyond. Details & ticketing here. Friday, April 12 No live classes today, but we do have some excellent classes recorded and