On General Skills
How to Improve your Relationship while Talking about it : Compassionate Communication
How to Give and Receive Feedback about Scenes
Increase your EQ and be a better BDSM-er
Sensational : How the 5 senses play in your scenes and what you can do if one is overrun by your environment
On Spirituality and Mindfulness
The Way of D/s: A Context for Power and Authority Exchange
Yoga for Kinksters: The Original
Pain Processing
Connecting Through Rope
Breathwork for BDSM
On The Edge
Edge Play : It's for Everyone- No Really, it is!
Edge Play from the Bottom Up : Predator and Prey
Predicament Play from the Bottom's Point of View
Playing without Safewords : Exploring Consensual Non-Consent, Edge Play and other "Dangers"
Negotiation 301: Freestyle: On-the-fly Negotiation Techniques for Experienced Players
No Limits : Because let's be real... there's a context in which you'd do just about anything
On Bottoming
Aftercare : You need it, and your top isn't responsible for giving it
The Power of Vulnerability : Why sharing your secrets is so important
On Identity
Submissives’ Round Table
I AM : Identity as a grey area in BDSM
Archetypes of Dominance and Submission: The Enneagram and BDSM
Taoism is a
philosophy of contrast and polarity, and it is through the contrast of yin and
yang, that Taoists find The Way - the path of balance. Balance doesn’t mean
equality - and it doesn’t map to identity. It is about energy, tendencies, and
‘natural order’. In this class, Bendy will present a primer on this ancient
tradition, define the poles of the Tao, and offer a
Taoist model for
authority and power exchange which is based on the qualities yin and yang.
You’ve got some
experience below your belt, and now you’re playing with other people who have
experience. Bendy will engage several mini-scenes that she will negotiate on
the fly, and break down step by step. There will be plenty of room for
conversation, reflection, and sharing. This class is for experienced players
and for people who are new to the lifestyle and curious about what the road
ahead may look like
This all-levels
(really) class is for anyone with a spine and breath. We will do some simple
standing stretches that you can do seated if you need accommodation. Then we
will go to the floor and do more work, that you can stay seated for if you need
accommodation. This is fun-filled and one of Bendy’s most popular classes
Edge Play – the stuff
that ‘they’ do. You know : the dangerous stuff. Join Bendy for a
delightful and
insightful discussion of Edge Play from the perspective of the Bottom. Using
some demonstrations, we will discuss some of the types of edge play, limits,
boundaries, consent and more.
Ooh- AhhhOUCH! Pain.
We all have it at times, and when it’s part of a scene –wanted or not –we need
to process it. Join Bendyogagirl for some live demonstrations of the 3 types of
pain and how to practice them. You’ll receive some handouts to take home as
well
This is a highly
experiential class that focuses in on a feedback mechanism that is aimed
towards giving data to your partner(s) in such a way that they can use it to
help co-create more fun the next time you play. With Bendy facilitating and
live demos, learn how answering three simple questions can give a wealth of
information. You'll be able to use this in real life, too!
This highly
experiential workshop is all about empathy and how it helps us all in BDSM play.
We'll do exercises, break down some demonstrations, and more. Empathy is
critical for interpreting nonverbal communication. If you do *any* edge play,
these skills are critical for both tops and bottoms.
Back, in school, we learned
how to do quadratic equations. Many of us learned how to diagram sentences. We
even learned what a water molecule is made of. How many of us learned how to
communicate without getting defensive - without minimizing or negating someone
else's experience, and in such a way that makes the bridges between people
stronger, even if there is a conflict? If you want to understand others more -
and to be better understood, then this class is for you. Bendy will introduce
you to techniques used by different spiritual traditions as well as those by a
PhD who coined the phrase: Non Violent Communication.
This highly
experiential workshop is aimed towards cultivating skillfulness in using rope
bondage as a means to create intimacy and connection. We will practice several exercises that help
to practice emotional awareness, proprioception, and breath. All you need to know is how to tie a
shoe. Please wear comfortable clothes in
which you can move.
Join Bendyogagirl for
a lightly facilitated conversation for and among submissives and slaves. If you switch, please attend with your
sub/slave mindset engaged. Bendy has
been facilitating these kinds of conversations since 2009.
What do you mean when
you say “I am a ________” and how might it expand or contract your
understanding of self and other? Bendyogagirl
will facilitate a conversation about identity as it relates to BDSM……
