This class explores the art of flogging beyond just impact. We’ll dive into rhythm, pacing, body mechanics, and the emotional connection between top and bottom. You’ll learn how to control tempo, read your partner’s reactions, and use different flogger types to shape the scene. Ideal for tops who want to deepen their practice and bottoms…
This class focuses solely on the science of fire and how to set up your equipment properly. This is a lecture-based class that delves into safety and risk mitigation. Demonstrations will be done throughout the class. At the end, participants will have the opportunity to experience what fire on the skin feels like or to…
In this interactive workshop, we’ll learn tips and tricks of active co-topping (and bottoming). We’ll talk about (and show and practice for those interested!), non-verbal sync and micro-cues, clean hand-offs of toys, positions, mind space, and more! Bring your toys and let’s co-top!
Dungeon Etiquette 101: Don’t Be the Buzzkill is your guide to enjoying public play spaces without accidentally becoming that person. What do you do when you see an amazing scene? How close is too close? Can you ask about someone’s toy? What happens when the DM tells you to knock it off? And seriously –…
A practical communication workshop for saying no (and hearing no) without spiraling; especially for conflict-avoidant folks and people with rejection sensitivity. We’ll practice scripts for declining actions as basic as hugging or cuddling in the moment and stopping a scene. There will be structured roleplay in pairs/small groups, with clear opt-outs and no forced contact.
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Over the past two years, attendees at Kinky Kollege have generously spent their time at KK donning EEG headsets, filling out surveys, and sharing their stories. In “The Science of BDSM: Full Circle” we are excited to share the results of the research you made possible! Hear about how feedback from Kinky Kollege challenged the…
Open any book on kink and what do you see? Doms and subs. Tops and bottoms. Sadists and masochists. What about those who live on both sides of the slash? In “The Invisible Switch” we take a tour through two decades of academic research from the Science of BDSM Research Team and answer the question,…
Late last year, Kevin Casey and Brad Sagarin published a “target article” titled “Authority Transfer Relationships: Illuminating a Consensual Inegalitarian Relationship Form” in Archives of Sexual Behavior. As a target article, the editors invited scholars with a range of perspectives to write responses—and respond they did. In “Power Exchange in the Ivory Tower”, Brad will…
