The Crucible

Class Description Have you ever seen a bottom fall to their knees blushing and squirming and found it amazingly hot? Have you watched a top reduce their bottom to tears with words alone, then seen them happily cuddled up together not long after? Have you ever wondered: what is it about playing with our emotions … Continue reading The Wide World of Emotional Masochism with Tom

Class Description Alex grew up during the 90s and early 00s in a well known and constantly evolving poly/kink household in the Washington DC metro area. This class offers a frank discussion of lessons learned, challenges, triumphs and long term implications of growing up in this environment. Brief notes of the presenter's own experiences in … Continue reading Family Ties: Growing up in a Kink Household with Alex McGeorge

Class Description The class is intended to help you explore and understand sensation play: what it is and how to incorporate it into your own play.  We will discuss tools, techniques, negotiation, psychology, and intimacy as it is incorporated into this wide-ranging topic of play. Presenter Bio Danielle has been an active member of the … Continue reading Exploring Sensation Play in Kink Relationships with Danielle

Class Description Do knives scare you? Do you want to be scary by using knives? What is the allure of playing with sharp objects, and how can we have fun without injuring our partners? Come learn how to connect with your partners through the use of deadly objects, how to balance sensations with risk management, … Continue reading Knives 101 with Mister Chris

Class Description Do you like butts? Do you like touching butts and hitting butts? In this class we will learn how to spank the butts of others including all the anatomy, neuroscience and technique to be really good at it! We will cover gloves, some implements and positioning of the bottom to maximize or minimize … Continue reading Spanking 101+ with Alex and Nick

Class Description This course covers a myriad of ways to cause pain using the hips, legs and feet. We'll demonstrate and practice effective and safe kicking, stomping, trampling, and leg holds, discuss how footwear choices can affect a scene, and go over different ways to use the lower body for sadism and humiliation. Presenter Bio … Continue reading Tread on Me! Topping with the Lower Body With Carmen Monoxide

Class Description Why are playgrounds important? Playgrounds and play encourage growth, learning, development, communication, relationships, boundaries, and a sense of self worth. All are welcome in this class and tools and exercises are built for all levels of attendees - regardless of experience, identifiers, “type of player”, or side of the slash- this class is … Continue reading Bringing the Play into Playspaces with Lee (Not Harrington)

Class Description This class explores how a player can effectively create situations and environments that elicit a fear response from their partner. Fear can be used independently as its own scene, or used as a tool within a scene to enhance the experience. In this interactive learning experience, participants will explore fear through the five … Continue reading Boo! Fear Play for Beginners with Alixzander

Class Description Caregivers and littles are very misunderstand, even within the BDSM lifestyle. In this class we will explain what it means to be a little or Caregiver, destigmatize this dynamic, bust all the negative myths about it and showcase all the wonderful parts. We will also discuss activities you can do as a little, … Continue reading Caregivers/Littles with Princess Rara