Assessing Risk and Situational Awareness
Facilitator: Leanne Lapspace
Building trust through preparation, space, and equipment care. Expand your negotiation skills to incorporate more thrill and safety into play.
Leanne Lapspace is a multidisciplinary artist and sex education teacher who has been learning, working, and curating in queer kink communities since the 90s. Their practices at the intersection of art and activism explore community ethics, sex work, labour politics, somatic care, chronic health conditions, ageism, and queer and trans love.
Mx Leanne has taught on topics such as; domestic/lifestyle training, lactation fetish, D/s dynamics, leather history, long term confinement, erotic photography, rope play, endurance and torture scenes, kink and poly family life, piercing/kiting play, caning, face play, takedowns, age play, negotiation skills, sex industry ethics, and sacred BDSM.
Their work, spanning film, performance, textiles, and workshop facilitation, has been presented locally and internationally in spaces such as the legendary Pleasure Palace bathhouse events, the Toronto Erotic Arts Festival, LadyFest, Trigger Festival, Inside Out, and Nuit Blanche.
Growing out of a long term commitment to providing sacred space, from 2004-2019 Mx Leanne established and maintained 'Lapspace'; an underground hub of community care, industry workers, activism, and art.
Self-Care Skills for Kinky Explorers
Facilitator: CoCo La Creme
We've all heard that Self-care is something that contributes to our general well-being, however, understanding and prioritizing our care needs aren't always straightforward processes. In this workshop we'll explore what self-care means, both on a personal level, and in the context of kink play. What do you need before, during and after a scene to fill your cup and feel grounded? How do we check in with ourselves and develop strategies to meet those needs? Whether you're submissive, dominant or like to switch it up, self-care is one of the key skills that allows us to return to play again and again with energy, intention, presence and enthusiasm.
CoCo La Creme is an experienced sex and relationship educator who has been enhancing sex lives for over 20 years. Her empathetic approach, warm personality and sense of humour ensure that her classes are always as comfortable as they are informative. CoCo focusses on teaching essential sensual skills and improving erotic communication. Her work has been featured on numerous television shows, major print publications and blogs.
CoCo uses a mind-body approach to talking about sexuality, recognizing that both our internal and external experiences are integral to understanding our sexual selves.
She works with groups, couples and individuals to help demystify sexual topics, uncover sexual issues and resource growth and healing.
CoCo La Creme, is also a pioneering local burlesque artist who has been performing on stages near and far for over 25 years.
First, Negotiate The Harm
Facilitator: PyroMedic B
Shift your thinking on first aid. Normally, we respond to situations. Here, we talk about creating them. Learn about basic body care techniques, how to either increase hurt or promote healing, and prepare for when things go from under control and expected to outside control or unexpected.
