ELLE SACHS

There has been little exploration of the ongoing role of parenting in M/s and D/s relationships. Do we always parent our slaves/submissives? Is it a subconscious role or can/should we shape it deliberately? Is our mastery about us, but our parenting about them? What's healthy in parenting an adult and how do we do it well? How does it impact our M/s relationships? Join us in an interactive workshop as we take a look at these questions and more and explore the parents and children within that can form such an intrinsic part of who we are.

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Sensory Deprivation and Control

Whether done for erotic pleasure or "torture," controlling a bottom's senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch) can effectively change the whole psychology of a person. The whole balance of a person can be transformed. Other senses become intensified. We'll be exploring various toys and techniques (both store-bought and homemade) that you can use to enhance both the reality and the fantasy in a scene. Of course, we will deal with all the safety issues.

Gags are more than just a device to prevent or muffle speech. They can change a bottom's headspace with a feeling of helplessness or humiliation. Used with SM, gags allow a bottom to be loud or bite into something. They can also make fantasies more real. We will discuss and demo the safe use of a variety of oral restraints. Bring your personal favorite gag for a little show and tell - you just might get gagged!

The lure of drawing blood has long been an attraction in both film and culture, more recently its taken over the play spaces by storm. With proper training and some basic precautions, SM players can learn to tap into the magic and mystique of blood, and take your play to a new level of sensation and transformation. We'll cover the use of various cutting instruments, including blades, knives and scalpels. We'll describe cutting versus scarification, and survey safety precautions, cutting techniques,

equipment suggestions, design transfer, skin types, cutting depth and more.

Note: this program is designed for experienced players. Novice players are welcomed but reminded that this is extreme play, done by consensual players exposing themselves to a variety of risks.

The Magic of Fucking Dick!; Safety, risk & infection control and the joy of fucken with dick.

Every once and a while you get tired of the same old scene and want to incorporate something new into your bag of tricks.This seminar explores the endless joys to using flexible catheters and solid metal rods, sounds and dilators to explore, enlarge and stimulate the inside of a man's dick. We'll look into a number of tools, techniques and tricks to safety expose him to the pleasure of seeing his dick being fucked! A discussion of infection reduction, along with a demonstration of insertion and removal techniques.

Some of us were drawn to Mastery and slavery by our sexual interest and some by our emotional and spiritual needs. Once we committed to owning another, or being owned, we frequently discovered that we were engaged in a process bigger than our initial interests. To make our M/s relationships work, we find that we need to really listen to what is the essence of the other, and to the essence of our selves. Our very commitment and engagement with each other creates openings for enlivenment. This time slot is for a guided conversation where we all participate in getting down to what really matters. Please come prepared to share, to listen, and to witness.

Over several years Master Bert and slave nadine interviewed couples in long-term lifestyle relationships. The results of this study showed that the interviewed couples were in functional relationships with extensive love and intimacy, and were using sophisticated communication methods that honored the co-created power exchange while insuring that the emotional and physical needs of both partners were met. This presentation focuses on common elements of these long-term working relationships. This presentation includes the discovered principles and stories of how we make BDSM relationships work.

"Doing all that tying takes too long!" is a common lament of BDSMers. Join Jay Wiseman, one of the nation's leading experts in rope bondage, to learn how to accomplish almost any bondage effect you want by using techniques that take less than one minute to apply.

A program about BDSM-related risks that first makes people laugh and then makes people think

The nature of unexpected occurrences during BDSM play and how to deal with them. 
BDSM play is, by its nature, always at least somewhat unpredictable.  From time to time, unexpected events will occur during our play, and their effects can range from the hilarious to the tragic.  Join BDSM educator Jay Wiseman as he discusses ways to increase the chances that your scenes will go as planned and that you will obtain the desired results.  Jay will discuss the various types of such unexpected events, why they happen, how they can be prevented, and what to do if one happens anyway. Numerous actual events will be described in the words of the people who were there.

As a slave, it can be easy to blame the Master or Mistress when we feel unhappy or when things just aren't going well96 things would be fine if only He wouldn't play with her too! She doesn't seem to notice how much I do for her! I can't believe that *@$+@~% went to teach in Hawaii and didn't take me with him96 but our happiness in slavery is really our own responsibility.

Leslie will lead an open discussion on techniques we can use to change our negative and often irrational thoughts into positive feelings and actions.

How do you keep the "magic" and energy of D/s relationships flowing when everyday life gets in the way? It's not like we can be naked and on our knees all the time. Well, maybe some are that lucky others can't handle the carpet burn.

Leslie will share her ideas and facilitate an open discussion on different ways to keep our focus on the joys of our chosen lifestyle while still functioning in the "real" world.

Even the most hardcore Pervert will back away from the topic of Race Play. The idea of playing into stereotypes, slurs, scenes that recall grotesque horrors from some of the darkest moments of human history is, in many folk's opinions, best left buried un-addressed. But,

For those who are drawn to explore deeper and deeper crevasses of our psyche, the desire to explore even that taboo a play style can be compelling. From the man of Jewish decent who wishes to experience domination at the hands of a partner in SS Regalia, to the African American woman who secretly harbors a fantasy of being forced to submit to "the white man" to a Japanese-American who ponders a recreation scene of an WWII internment camp, these desires are not to be closeted in shame, but explored and discussed. Even if you are not desirous of acting, real time, on these fantasies, taking charge of them and letting go of the guilt can be n amazing release. And, if you DO decide to act on these fantasies, you'll get some tips on how to approach this very edgy play, what to do if things do not fall out as planned, and the pros and cons of doing these scenes in public venues. Expect the unexpected, and prepare to surprise yourself

Bottoms, don't you just hate it when someone messes with your mind? Or ... do you actually love it, just a little ... Tops, do you get a thrill out of making your bottom squirm, or pulling off a good mindfuck? Come join us as we explore the convoluted paths of psychological play. Not for the faint of heart, our presentation will look at Fear & Terror Play; Rape and/or Abduction Simulation; Interrogation; Humiliation, Objectification, and Degradation; Mindfucks; Playing with Taboos; Fetishism, Roleplay and other delicious mind games.

Puppetry.. Stick your hand in a doll-hole and ya got a PUPPET

This is a Hands INNNNNNNNN class on fisting. Sometimes the best way to teach is in the DOing... one after the other after the other after the other. I am here to practice what I TEACH so to speak. You bring the hands and I will bring the HOLE. Bring your earplugs though cause there is gonna be a WHOLE lotta screamin going along with this class. :)

Sidenote...please wash your hands, cut your nails, and take off any hand jewelry before entering the gash. Hole assumes no responsibility for people who are careless and fall in.