This Week with Wicked Grounds (4/9 – 4/19)
April 9, 2026Howdy kinksters –
Here on the California coast, we’re really enjoying the longer days and sense of connection that spring brings. Outdoor munches! Fun play parties! And, of course, lots of great kink education and community building.
Part of building community is keeping it accessible for as many folks as we can. Our scholarship and membership drive continues this month, and we could really use your help and support! Here are some ways to support us and pay it forward to keep classes accessible to other kinksters:
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Contribute to our scholarship fund! and/ or
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Become a member and get some awesome benefits
We have some great classes for you this week all over the place – in the SF Bay Area, in downtown Los Angeles, and online. Let’s take a look!
This Week!
Thursday, April 9 and Friday, April 10
No live classes today, but you can check our all our digital downloads on Teachable, or perhaps even plan ahead for our fall intensives or coaching.
Saturday, April 11
San Francisco, CA: Join us at the Folsom Street Community Center for Leading and Following: D/s Body Language Daylong from 10am to 5pm with Alexandria. Explore the arts of D/s communication from an embodied, somatic perspective. You are welcome to come with a partner or solo; no partner is required. Space is limited and advanced ticketing is recommended through Forbidden Tickets or Plura
Online: Not in San Francisco? We have an intensive for you today, as well! Join Miss Mackenzee online for a four hour As You Wish: Exploring Service in Your Relationship Intensive. Advanced ticketing required, and while we will be recording this, we recommend attending live for the best experience. Get those advanced tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.
Sunday, April 12
Online: One relationship, many dynamics? Explore how to balance it all today with HypnoStory and PandaPet in The Littlest Sub: Balancing Multiple Dynamics. Advanced ticketing required to attend either live or through the recording. Get yours through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.
Online: Ready to take your violet wand play to the next level? Join Electro Girly online today for Violet Wands 102: Beyond the First Spark. Attend live or through the recording with your tickets from Forbidden Tickets or Plura.
Monday, April 13
No live classes today, but you can check our all our digital downloads on Teachable.
Tuesday, April 14
Online: New to kink? Facing challenges with negotiation and consent? Join us tonight for a fundamental skills class, BDSM Negotiation Basics with our own Miriam Green. You’ll learn the basics of consent, scene negotiation, and how to navigate communication at each stage of planning, enacting, and recovering from play. Advanced tickets are required to attend either live or through the recording. Get yours through Plura or Forbidden Tickets.
Wednesday, April 15
No live classes today, but you can check our all our digital downloads on Teachable.
Thursday, April 16
Online: Calling all brats, aspiring brats, brat tamers and brat lovers! Join Princess Rara online tonight for Bratting Beyond Make Me: Navigating Misconceptions and Embracing the Brat! Let’s explore this exciting archetype and dynamic together. Attend live if you can. If you can’t, we’ll record it for you! Just be sure to get your advanced tickets through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.
Friday, April 17
No live classes today, but you can check our all our digital downloads on Teachable.
Saturday, April 18
There is a LOT going on today!
Online: Join Aiden Sunassee online early today for Kink, Trauma Play, and Healing: A Research-Informed Deep Dive. We always recommend attending live if you can to make the most of Q&A, but we’ll record it for you to watch within one week if that is better for you. Get your advanced tickets through Plura or Forbidden Tickets.
San Francisco, CA: Ready to build your basic skills and confidence for rope bondage? Join us in San Francisco from noon – 4pm today for a workshop to learn all the basics: safety, single and double-column ties, and basic floorwork patterns. You’ll walk away with everything you need to do basic floorwork and bedroom ties, as well as the muscle memory to quickly pick up more complex patterns. Bring your own rope and safety shears if you have them, and we’ll have some loaner rope available. Advanced ticketing is strongly recommended! Get yours through Forbidden Tickets or Plura.
Online or Los Angeles, CA: Interested in or curious about primal play? Want to take yours to the next level? Join us either live in downtown Los Angeles or online from anywhere for Primal Perversions: Primal Play with Lady V and Killmeat Nick. Can’t attend live? We’ll record it for you with your advance tickets from Plura or Forbidden Tickets. Or, get tickets to attend live in DTLA from Luma then stick around for our primal playshop after!
Los Angeles, CA: Join Lady V tonight in downtown Los Angeles for a very special edition of our monthly play lab as we host Bite Club: a Pet & Primal Play Immersive Experience. Calling all pets, primals, fur-esque, & creepy cryptids….get four on the floor for the world’s highest-energy pet play & wrestling-inspired primal fetish night! We’ll go from 8pm to midnight. Get advanced ticketing through Luma (preferred), Forbidden Tickets, or Plura.
Sunday, April 19
Online: Join us online today for Service With Purpose, a live and recorded online class with 2024 International Master Master Retro Bella. In this class, you’ll learn how to guide your submissive toward a deeper understanding of their role, fostering a sense of purpose in their service that aligns with your authority. Attend live or through the recording with your advance tickets from Forbidden Tickets or Plura.
Intensives!
We offer several intensives throughout the year, both in person and online.
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Leading and Following: D/s Body Language Daylong with Alexandria: 10am – 5pm, April 11. (San Francisco, CA) Tickets: Forbidden Tickets or Plura.
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As You Wish: Exploring Service in Your Relationship Half Day Intensive with Miss Mackenzee: 11am – 3pm PDT, April 11. (ONLINE) Tickets: Forbidden Tickets or Plura.
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Getting Started with Rope Halfday Intensive with Psychokitty (San Francisco, CA). Tickets: Plura or Forbidden Tickets.
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Kink Class Incubator Registration now open for April 27 – May 26. (ONLINE)
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The Embodied Feminine Daylong Intensive with Alexandria (San Francisco, CA). Tickets: Forbidden Tickets or Plura.
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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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