The Crucible

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 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 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

Please join us May 30th from 8:00pm ET to 10:00 PM ET for Black Rose’s Tuesday Education Series: Class: Blood Painting: Needle Play Body Art w/ Thista Class Description Do you love the idea of aesthetically pleasing needle scenes, but struggle with creating perfect designs in steel? Do you want to create something beautiful without … Continue reading Blood Painting: Needle Play Body Art with Thista

Class Description Getting the crap kicked out of you can be cathartic, overwhelming, and liberating. Whether with a paddle, flogger, cane, boots, or fists, it’s a great way to suffer. This class will teach the physical aspects of receiving impact, including how to position yourself, what body parts can take a lot and what needs … Continue reading Impact for Bottoms with Meredith

Class Description Chains are a kink staple that evoke images of dungeons and being trapped, feelings of cold and hard restraint, and power and control. This class is a discussion of risks and safety using chains for bondage, a demonstration of various metal connectors, how to maintain tension and make single columns using chain, a … Continue reading Chain Bondage For Beginners with CTW and Mister

Class Description Have you ever wondered how to balance your needs with those of your partner(s)? Have you and your partner(s) ever wondered if your lifestyles are compatible? If so, this class is for you! Presenter Bio Emily and David are a married couple in an open relationship dynamic. Having been married and monogamous for … Continue reading I’m Kinky, You’re Not: Navigating Relationship Dynamics

Class Description There is a trend in the sharps community to always push towards larger gauges and lots of them (Willow & Marti do love a good 8g hook!) but this approach can lack nuance. Willow will cover considerations for using short and more flexible hypodermic needles and lancets. There will be some discussion of … Continue reading Tiny Terrors: Getting BIG Sensations from Small Needles!

Class Description Join this interactive discussion to talk about consent. We’ll go over best practices for getting consent for kink, negotiation tips, and red flags to watch out for. We'll also explain how to get consent for kink using Explicit Prior Permission (EPP), the new legal framework that NCSF helped create in the revised Model … Continue reading Got Consent?