Events

The Floating World

 

I have been to the Floating World a number of times (can’t make it this year unfortunately) but if you haven’t been, I strongly suggest you experience it.

I’m not just saying this because I have a few friends behind the scenes, it really is a unique event.  Great classes, the biggest play area I’ve ever seen and some of the friendliest people around.

Registration ends August 1st so you better get off your butts and sign up now!

Presenter/Class List

Registration and Pricing


 


August 27-29th Erotic Dominance Weekend Intensive with Cleo Dubois and Eve Minax

Just a quick note today on an event a friend of a friend is putting on.

After seeing it on Yin’s website I realized I thought I’d repost it here to spread the love:

 

“I am excited to announce an upcoming weekend workshop with the well-known, S&M educators, Cleo Dubois and Eve Minax!

They have been conducting “Erotic Dominance Weekend Intensives” in San Francisco for the past 8 years with enormous success.

At the close of this Summer 2010, they are offering their weekend workshop for Dominant Women and Women who Switch in New York City for the first time!

I invite you to spend an intimate, hands-on weekend immersed in the magic of erotic energy exchange with these experienced and experiential BDSM educators.

This workshop delves beyond the mere actions of kink play and guides you to explore the inner connections of the art of S&M that you have within yourself and with your play partner.  Fully embrace your Dominant Archetypes, subtle psychological turn ons and power, increase your skills, your confidence, and communication and understanding of your play.

The weekend starts Friday eve with a Meet & Greet of the other students and your instructors.

Saturday and Sunday are structured with learning skills, putting them into hands on practice, with processing and sharing with each segment.

These are full days, running fro, 11am-7pm with lunch breaks.  (Food will be provided, vegetarian options available).

You will be given a comprehensive work book for you to keep as reference.

The weekend concludes with a ritual and private play party.

Single participants and couples are both welcome.  If you plan to take the class as a single, we will provide you with a demo-bottom for you to

practice your hands-on play skills.  The demo-bottom will be selected depending on your gender preference.

Single fee: $700

Couples fee: $1000

The workshop and play party are held at Glint Studio, Yin’s fully equipped S&M Dojo, located in the financial district of Manhattan, (easily accessible by all subway lines).

Exact location will be provided upon confirmation and deposit.

Please email the application you will find on

http://www.sm-arts.com/intensives/form-women.html to [email protected] and to Yin at [email protected].

Please feel free to email either Cleo or Yin for more information.

For more details about Cleo and Minax ‘s Intensives go to

http://www.sm-arts.com/intensives/women.html

Read their bios at http://www.sm-arts.com/faculty/cleo.html

And http://www.sm-arts.com/faculty/minax.htm

 

 

Expand Your Kink With Rope Share April 24th!

Yep another Rope Share is on the way!

If you have any interest in rope and live in the NYC area I cannot recommend the Rope Share enough.

It’s a great learning environment, hands on instruction, very relaxed and you can’t go wrong with my friends V (who you may have heard on The Masocast) and Delano (who I’m still bugging to let me interview him) sharing their big rope brains.

Here’s the skinny (and you can bookmark the Rope Share page here so you’re always up to date):

Novice Rope Share
Men, Women, Trans, Welcome!
In this workshop we will go over the fundamentals of rope. We will teach basic ties, rope aesthetics, and rope safety.
Participants must be over 18yr.
Date/time: Saturday, April 24th at 1pm.
Location: Greenwich St.

(btwn Rector and Carlisle; three blocks south of the WTC site)
Specific building number will be emailed upon registration.

$25- per person

Instructor: DeLano

Assistant instructor: V

The Rope Share is a bondage workshop that is structured to fit your skill levels and interests. There is one highly skilled rope instructor and one teaching assistant. The attendance will be limited to 12 students.

This month’s Rope Share workshop is a concentrated class for the beginner/novice. The instructor will teach you the basics of safety, negotiations and the elemental ties needed to start your bondage exploration.

This is a lab-environment setting and we will practice on one another. Please be open to both tie and be tied for the sake of education. Please wear comfortable clothing as there is no nudity during the class.

Bring Rope: 4 lengths of 25ft. rope; 2 lengths of 50ft.; and safety scissors. Cotton, nylon, hemp, and jute are all fine.

To sign up, send an email to [email protected] Title the subject line as “Novice Rope Share Sign Up” and
include the following information in your email:

1. Your name (Scene name or legal)

2. Contact number and email address

3. Rope bondage experience and skill level ( Please be brief)

4. What you are interested in learning

5. How you heard about this workshop

Sign up now as places are expected to fill quickly! Beginners to advanced rope players are all welcome!! If you have never tried rope before, but are curious, this is a safe space to share and learn rope bondage.

DeLano is dedicated to using his years of experience in the bondage scene to help others enjoy their time in rope more safely and fully. He has presented locally in NYC and for events around the country on rope bondage and on other topics. DeLano is the Junior Instructor for Midori’s Rope Bondage Dojo ® weekend intensives, and he co-moderates the Japanese RopeArt and the Shibari Enthusiasts Yahoo groups. He’s also co-presented with Michele Serchuk on their photographic collaborations in bondage imagery.

DeLano has had a life-long desire for rope bondage and explores that through his Web site,www.delanobound.com. This is his personal exploration of the art, spirituality, physicality and psychology of his bondage journey as well as the nature of the connections he shares with his rope partners (both as a bottom and as a top).

Another Rope Share, All The Cool Kids Will Be There

Another Rope Share is in the works for next weekend. Not only will you learn in a small, hands-on environment from a number of rope experts, but you’ll be learning from two people who have been featured on the Masocast! (Don’t hold that against them), Lolita Wolf and V!

Plus I’ll be there too but again, don’t let that deter you from taking advantage of this opportunity.

Details below:

Novice Rope Share

Men, Women, Trans, Welcome!
In this workshop we will go over the fundamentals of rope. We will teach basic ties, rope aesthetics, and rope safety.
Participants must be over 18yr.
Date/time: Saturday, March 6th at 1pm.
Location: Greenwich St.

(btwn Rector and Carlisle; three blocks south of the WTC site)
Specific building number will be emailed upon registration.

$25- per person

Instructor: Lolita Wolf

Assistant instructor: V

The Rope Share is a bondage workshop that is structured to fit your skill levels and interests. There is one highly skilledrope instructor and one teaching assistant. The attendance will be limited to 12 students.

This month’s Rope Share workshop is a concentrated class for the beginner/novice. The instructor will teach you the basics of safety, negotiations and the elemental ties needed to start your bondage exploration.

This is a lab-environment setting and we will practice on one another. Please be open to both tie and be tied for the sake of education. Please wear comfortable clothing as there is no nudity during the class.

Bring Rope: 4 lengths of 25ft. rope; 2 lengths of 50ft.; and safety scissors. Cotton, nylon, hemp, and jute are all fine.

To sign up, send an email to [email protected] Title the subject line as “Novice Rope Share Sign Up” and
include the following information in your email:

1. Your name (Scene name or legal)

2. Contact number and email address

3. Rope bondage experience and skill level ( Please be brief)

4. What you are interested in learning

5. How you heard about this workshop

Sign up now as places are expected to fill quickly! Beginners to advanced rope players are all welcome!! If you have never tried rope before, but are curious, this is a safe space to share and learn rope bondage.

Lolita Wolf discovered the BDSM scene back in the late 80’s when “online” meant being on the phone sex lines. She is an activist who defends the sexual freedom for all consenting adults, spreads the word about BDSM, sex and poly, and helps the community grow and flourish. Yet, her goal remains “to have fun.” Lolita has learned skills Midori’s Rope Dojo and many other instructors at Shibaricon and many other events. Lolita has taught workshops for organizations and events across the country. She is well-known for a fun and entertaining style. She is co-facilitator of the TES BondageGroup. Lolita is an Emeritus Board Member of of both TES and Leather Leadership Conference. She is a former Chair of Lesbian Sex Mafia, an honorary member of GMSMA and an Associate Member of New York boys of Leather. She is active with National Coalition for Sexual Freedom and Leather Pride Night. Her writing has appeared in On Our backs and Prometheus magazines and she has authored two books: Spanking and CBT in a Nutshell. Her website can be found at http://leatheryenta.com/

The Event Of The Year, And It’s A Wedding Party

I can’t tell you how excited I am to be able to celebrate the wedding of two of my favorite people. Even if you don’t know them you can help celebrate as well!

I met Yin a few years ago and have been blessed by her and Richard’s friendship and the friendship of the people they surround themselves with.

Mistress Yin and her Manmeat Richard’s Fetish Wedding Gala will be this Thursday the 27th. The second I heard about it I took the day after off of work. Yes, it’s such an important event that I used up one of my limited vacation days so I could enjoy it until the wee hours of the morning.

It starts at 8pm and you need to RSVP to [email protected] in order to make it. Hurry! Email now so you can make it to the guest list!

What to expect?

-D.J. Spun

-Cabaret Performers

-Sweets served by sexy servants

-Live bondage sculptures

And of course, Yin and Richard.

I’ve alway looked at their relationship with awe. Ever since I saw them together I thought “I want that one day”. It’s great to see two of the nicest, sweetest and kinkiest people I know getting hitched.

If you’re not in NYC and can’t make it, you can at least enjoy the hottest and most romantic wedding party invite I’ve ever seen: