From Fantasy to Reality: Negotiation & Scene Creation
Ready to turn your fantasies into reality? This workshop dives into the essential skills of negotiation and scene planning, empowering you to create experiences that are thrilling, consensual, and deeply connected. Learn how to communicate desires, establish boundaries, and build trust—all while designing scenes that spark joy and excitement for everyone involved. Through interactive exercises and live demonstrations, you will gain tangible tools in the areas of dirty talk, domination, submission, creative use of toys, roleplay, power dynamics, scene flow, energy exchange, and more – everything you need to thrive in the art of negotiation and the magic of bringing fantasies to life.
What to bring and expect:
This class is open to all genders, sexualities, and experience levels. Come and learn!
No explicit sex will be involved.
Please contact us if you have access needs and we will do our best to accommodate.
About the Presenter:
Jamie Joy (they/them) is a queer trans Jewish certified sex educator and hungry slut for freaky fantasies. Their life and work is committed to spreading joy, consent, and pleasure through community orgynizing. They have been educating on a wide range of topics related to sex and sexuality for the past 10+ years with experience in K-12 schools, health clinics, college campuses, adult sex shops, national conferences, BDSM dungeons, non-profits, community organizations, and more. Jamie Joy loves to stay up late, throw an unforgettable party, and teach people about the wonders of fisting and fire play. They are always excited to connect and collaborate.
Find them on Instagram @thebadjewboy or their website, jamiejoy.com
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