Presented by Leenie
Have you every witnessed a scene that draws you in and changes your breath? This is what happens when Leenie handles the whip. “S/he has a way with the whip that will trance you into submission. Very energy-oriented, and demonstrates this effortlessly.” Come learn the dance and flow that is possible [...]
Category Archives: Workshops
Single Tail Dancing for Tops and bottoms – Leenie
March 25, 2009 – 1:13 am
Blood Attraction-The SM pactice of Decorative Cutting
February 18, 2010 – 4:47 pm
Presented by Dana
What draws us to blood? Come and find out!
Interested in decorative cutting? Come in and learn the intricate art of decorative cutting and how you can incorporate it into your play.
Boot Blacking
January 30, 2010 – 2:36 pm
Presented by Reg
Boot blacking is the art of caring for leather, most commonly leather boots. It is more than just polishing a pair of boots: it can involve the cleaning, conditioning, dyeing and polishing of all leather items.
For the boot black, there is sensuality in the feeling of the boots, the smell of the polish [...]
Fire Play
February 18, 2010 – 4:52 pm
Presented by Mistress Serene
There are few good reasons to add fire play to your BDSM Playlist:
A – It provides the same energy as a flogging with less effort
B – It involves less toys to carry around
C – It adds a sensuality to your pain play
D – Welcome to the world of edge play!
This workshop will [...]
Give it Up/Do as I Say
February 18, 2010 – 5:01 pm
Presented by Phyllis Darcy
What happens when you put your mind into the play? How can you dive into what makes a person tick?
How can you push yourself into the person’s mind and use it to unleash a type of play that only the one that inflicts the pain can take it away?
Being present with [...]
Hot Ways with Wax
February 18, 2010 – 5:04 pm
Presented byMs Diana
Hot wax is one of several ways to “play” that encompasses multi-layers of shared experience. The wax itself can range from comfortably warm to painfully hot. The pouring (or painting) can be anything from torture or a spa treatment. The Dominant/Top can be a tormentor or a sensual lover (or any point [...]
Intermediate Rope Bondage
February 18, 2010 – 5:13 pm
Presented by Madame Butterfly
Once you have mastered the basic limb ties and can safely tie your partner’s hands, where do you go from there? Rope can be much more then just the restriction of movement. It can position, and entrap as well as elicit submission. But once their hands are tied, where do [...]
Interrogations, Take-Downs, Play Rape and Brats: Resistance Play
February 18, 2010 – 5:15 pm
Presented byElaine Miller
Playing with disabilities
January 30, 2010 – 2:47 pm
Presented byCeleste Firetender
This will be a closed door discussion group for those who have a disability.
It will give us an opportunity to talk about what it is like to have a disability.
How we loose a part of ourselves as we can no longer play like we use to.
Let’s talk about the emotional toll it can [...]
Saburau – The Warrior’s Path of Service
February 18, 2010 – 4:37 pm
Presented by T
“No matter where one stops for the night and lays down to sleep, one should not place their feet in the direction of their lord even for a moment. Likewise when hanging up spears and halberds, the cutting points should not face in the lord’s direction. Beyond this, when listening to [...]
Sex, Magic and Primal Florentine Flogging
February 18, 2010 – 5:35 pm
Presented by Shelly
This is a hands-on class for the beginner to the experienced flogger. We will cover single handed flogging, to double flogging, to Florentine flogging. This is a beautiful art form and anyone can do it. How many flogging scenes have you seen where the top and bottom seemed disconnected and the scene [...]
Single Tail Dancing-The Magic, The Mystque, and the Music of the Whip
February 18, 2010 – 5:45 pm
Presented byVic
This will be an introduction and basic 101 to West Coast Style single taiIs. Vic will then work one-on- one with anyone who wants to learn this dance or who would like to just check it out. This is a good opportunity for you to learn some skills and work on [...]
Suturing
February 18, 2010 – 4:29 pm
Presented byphoenix
Suturing can range from closing an open wound to superficial ties to hold decorations like beads, weights, feathers, or whatever your imagination can come up with! This class will demonstrate the methods of suturing, tying a surgical knot, types of suture and needles, suture placement, and decorative options. Participants will have the opportunity to [...]
Switching Rountable
January 30, 2010 – 2:34 pm
Presented By Reg
Switch. One definition says “Is a person that enjoys playing either side in the Ds SM roles at different times”.
Dominant, submissive, top, bottom. We are all of it.
The questions we ask are:
When do we switch? What pushes us to switch? How do we turn off one energy and take on the other? What [...]
Taking It: Enduring, Accepting and Enjoying More Pain Than You Think You Can.
January 29, 2010 – 5:54 am
Want to walk the path beyond simply enduring the pain inflicted by your top? This workshop will show you how to become a more active participant in the process of receiving pain. We will look at the assumptions about pain that we bring to our BDSM play, how they become barriers to a positive experience [...]
Temporary Play Piercing 201-Beyond the Basics
January 30, 2010 – 2:07 pm
Beyond the Basics
Presented by Robyn Friedman
So,you now have an understanding of the basics, safety issues and mechanics of temporary play piercing, and you want to add a little zing to your scene. Come and join Robyn as she shares how she combines her love of putting sharp things into soft flesh with expressing her artistic [...]
The Art of Erotic Spanking
March 25, 2009 – 1:16 am
Presented by Queen Cougar
The subject of spanking is varied and encompasses much more than a simple “hand to buttock” experience. Spankings are the bridge to quite a few emotions and physical experiences. Although it seems like a simple subject, it can be quite intense and involved. There is much historical data [...]
The honor of being butch in a trans world
January 30, 2010 – 2:46 pm
Presented byCeleste Firetender
This will be a closed door discussion group so we want to keep what is said confidential. This for some may be a very touchy subject.
Is “Butch” an old fashion word? What if you want to be identified as butch but all your friends are trans identified? Are you feeling pressure to be [...]
The joy of surrender- A Moment for Celebration
February 18, 2010 – 6:25 pm
Moderated byboi bluThis isn’t a workshop per se, it’s more a moment to pause, re-charge, laugh and celebrate the joys and delights of submission no matter what kind of submission you’re into. Here we will celebrate the sweetness of our choices. We’ll share with each other how we juggle the bricks of life. We’ll laugh [...]
Workshops
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DESIRE workshops offer you a chance to learn a new skill or refine a skill you already posses. We have an amazing array of presenters who come from all over the world to share what they have learned with you.
Workshops are designed for everyone! From beginners to the novices all of our presenters have something [...]