Activity Type: 101 Group Educational

Presentation/Demonstration

Activity Facilitators: Miki Rei, Presenter

Kim Rei, Presenter/Canvas

Activity Materials: Bench or medical table, whiteboard/easel, long folding table, handouts.

Activity Structure: 60:00 to 90:00 with 5 blocks broken into 25 sub-topics. Q&A between each block, Q&A + S&T after. Can compress or expand as required.

Activity Description: Wrapped in Steel 101 is both an introduction and contextual exploration of knife play basics. Through guided discussion and demonstration of tools and techniques, the class covers a specific range of basic topics and safety considerations for entry-level knife play. This class intentionally avoids overarching “how tos” in favor of a “things to be aware of” approach. The goal is to provide a grounded foundation for initial and continued exploration into knife play.

Activity Type: 201 Group Educational

Presentation/Demonstration

Activity Facilitators: Miki Rei, Presenter

Kim Rei, Presenter

Activity Materials: Bench or medical table, whiteboard/easel, long folding table, handouts. Notepads, pencils for groups.

Activity Structure: 90:00 to 120:00 with 5 blocks broken into 25 sub-topics, then a break out exercise and presentation. Q&A between each block, Q&A + S&T after. Can compress or expand as required.

Activity Description: Wrapped in Steel 201 is a seamless continuation of the previous class that focuses on knife play past the basics and digs into advanced concepts and theories. Through guided discussion and a breakout exercise, smaller groups will use provided examples and their own experience and expertise to design and present a unique integrated knife play session. This presentation leans heavily on the concept of “No One Way” while providing participants with solid, contextual tools to safely explore integrating knife play into other facets of their BDSM. The goal is to grow awareness of the options for personal expression through advanced knife play, and how to explore and develop those skills safely.

Activity Type: 301 Group Educational Presentation/Physical Example Critique

Activity Facilitators: Miki Rei, Presenter

Activity Materials: Bench or medical table, whiteboard/easel, long folding table, handouts. Notepads, pencils for groups.

Activity Structure: 90:00 to 120:00 with 5 blocks broken into 25 sub-topics, then a break out exercise and presentation. Q&A between each block, Q&A + S&T after. Can compress or expand as required.

Activity Description: Wrapped in Steel 301 is a granular examination of the various shapes, sizes, styles, and constructions materials of both common and uncommon blades that can be used for high risk knife play. Through guided discussion and a group critique of provided examples, this class takes an extremely close looks at what makes a good play blade, what qualities may be disqualifying, and how to critically examine any blade for high risk play suitability or disqualification. The goal is to share combined knowledge of blade design, production, fit and finish, and materials used to make informed decisions about the sharp tools we choose to use and why that matters.

Activity Type: Group Educational Presentation/Discussion

Activity Facilitators: Miki Rei, Presenter

Activity Materials: Whiteboard/easel, handouts. Notepads, pencils for group.

Activity Structure: 60:00 to 90:00 with 3 blocks broken into various sub-topics. Q&A between each block, General Q&A after. Can compress or expand as required.

Activity Description: Diversity and inclusion are near universal stated goals for events, venues, and gatherings in our spaces, yet issues still occur around executing, enforcing, and maintaining these stated policies. There is a time to invite, and a time to demand, and each approach requires tools and processes that take the entirety of community growth into account. This guided discussion explores the differences between strategic and tactical decision-chains, consistent expectation setting, public-facing conflict resolution, and sustainable communication practices to inform, educate, and codify inclusionary practices in our communities.

Activity Type: Group Educational Presentation/Discussion

Activity Facilitators: Miki Rei, Presenter

Activity Materials: Whiteboard/easel, handouts. Notepads, pencils for group.

Activity Structure: 60:00 to 90:00 with 3 blocks broken into various sub-topics. Q&A between each block, General Q&A after. Can compress or expand as required.

Activity Description: How do we apply various leadership skills from other facets of our lives and apply them effectively to our communities? What approaches and processes lend themselves to sustainable structure, authentic inclusivity, and effective service to community? What drives our decision-chains, and how do we know we're serving the greater good vs the immediate need? The goal of this guided discussion is to explore diverse leadership tools from various sectors, military, corporate, academia, and how they can translate seamlessly in context of maintaining welcomed, healthy, and successful community growth.

Activity Type: Group Educational Presentation/Guided Discussion

Activity Facilitators: Miki Rei, Presenter

Kim Rei, Presenter

Activity Materials: Whiteboard/easel, handouts.

Activity Structure: 60:00 with 3 blocks broken into various sub-topics. Q&A between each block, Q&A after. Can compress or expand as required.

Activity Description: Create Your Path is a highly interactive discussion around identifying our motivations, priorities, goals and then safely moving forward in our personal exploration of kink and community. We consider the risks of taking paths that are readily presented to us, how to avoid grooming, and discuss how to craft our own path based on our own goals, needs, and desires. Through a guided exercise, the group will consider three primary factors that can easily inform how we can safely explore, and how we can process larger considerations into smaller contexts without becoming overwhelmed. This is not a skills transfer class, but a hard look at sustainable engagement with our community as we work to identify our often-changing place within it. The goal is to provide the group with a set of effective, repeatable tools and methods for considering their personal journey and growth.

Activity Type: Group Educational Presentation/Guided Discussion

Activity Facilitators: Miki Rei, Presenter

Activity Materials: Whiteboard/easel, handouts.

Activity Structure: 60:00 with 3 blocks broken into various sub-topics. Q&A between each block, Q&A after. Can compress or expand as required.

Activity Description: Play the Edge is an interactive and conversational exploration of the various ways intense, intentionally risky behaviors and physical interactions can enhance and encourage the short and long-term health of any dynamic. Through a guided discussion, examples of high risk play will be provided for consideration and analysis by the group. The distinction between surface reactions and lasting impressions, and how they both play a role in dynamic growth, will be explored. This is not a skills transfer class, but a brutally honest discussion of why extremely dangerous play is such a draw, and what pushing those limits can mean over time. The goal is to provide a contemplative starting point for our understanding of how high risk play specifically, and shared high risk behavior in general, can shape and nourish both our relationships and dynamics.

Part lecture, part discussion. 

We often say communication is the key to a good relationship and that's not wrong, but it's also not the complete picture. Most of us are geared to speaking and sharing, to offering our thoughts and responses. When we're awiting to speak, it becomes easy to miss details. Those details can make or break a scene, cause distress and confusion, or derail a conversation entirely.

What are ways to prevent such pitfalls? How can we retrain ourselves to be more present while still being active? What's the secret to a perfect conversational dance?

Oops! Stepped in it. Forgot to do the thing. Winged a thing that definitely should not have been winged. Let my mouth write the check. Failed to write the check. Failed. Failure.

An ugly word that results in even uglier feelings. But does it have to? Hard as we try, as good as we are at remembering or communicating or doing things, not all failure can be avoided. What do we do with those moments? Let them derail the plans and darken the day? Let the resulting emotions brew and fester, eventually harming relationships? Or can we transform them into teachable moments?

Join us for an open, and hopefully enthusiastic, discussion of how to change the perception of failure and how to turn past stumbles into touchstones that drive future success.

Everyone fails. Both sides of the slash are encouraged to attend!

Do you identify as a pup? But not "that" kind of pup?

Are you a doll at heart? But not "that" kind of doll?

Little? Top? Bottom? We live in a world of labels and assumptions. We hear words and form stories.

But between the letters and sounds, there exists worlds of meaning. Owning your role... being able to define and express your role... these things are necessary in crafting your path and finding the greatest joy in your journey.

Join us for an honest look at what labels mean to us and how we can explore our roles while setting boundaries. Bring your frustrations, your triumphs, your tips, tricks, and shenanigans!

Seeking feedback takes courage. Sharing genuine responses can feel like a trap. How can we approach these topics in kinder, more engaging ways? Join me for a conversation about the nuances of feedback, from the practical to the emotional!