BDSM Basics: A Beginner's Guide to Aftercare / Thursday, March 17th

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This class will be held LIVE online via Zoom — Zoom links are sent out 3 days prior and then again 3 hours prior to class. If you sign up within 3 days, please be patient in waiting for the final reminder email, which will be sent out 3 hours prior to the class.

The class will NOT be recorded. Registration deadline: 3 hours prior to class PST. No day-of cancellations.

Thursday, March 17th — 5:30 p.m. PST

Aftercare is an absolute must for being a kink connoisseur. In this workshop with Violet, you will learn the ins and outs of what happens in one's brain when a kink scene is occurring, and why that makes aftercare so necessary. You'll learn how to complete the response cycle and create positive and uplifting experiences for your and your partner. Violet will answer questions and cover topics such as:

• What is aftercare?
• What are subdrop and domdrop?
• What happens in the brain during kink scene?
• How to negotiate your aftercare needs as a submissive
• Communication tips for expressing your aftercare needs
• Social implications of prioritizing needs

Violet is a queer, polyamorous sex educator, pleasure coach, and confidante for your sexual adventures. She studied human sexuality studies at Rutgers University and found herself burdened by an irresistible lure of curiosity in all things sex. She spent time working as a sex education teacher at the Masakhane Center in Newark, NJ, facilitating sex positive, youth driven workshops. She now facilitates sex education workshops in New York City, and works with clients 1:1. By merging her education background and personal experience, she learned how to cultivate power through her sexuality. Her mission today is to create a space for others to do the same.

You'll notice that we're offering two class cost options - $25, the regular cost of a She Bop class or workshop, and $15, a reduced cost option. While we want to make sure our instructors are compensated fairly for their hard work, we recognize that many of our community members are experiencing alterations to their finances at this time. If you are able to pay full price, we ask that you please consider doing so. If the lower cost option is a more accessible fit for you at this time, we encourage you to utilize that option.

Due to our commitment to paying educators fairly, all classes are excluded from sales and discounts.