NEW LIVE WORKSHOP DATE: December 6th, 2022 8pm-9:30pm EST

A workshop on rejection: how to handle it, how to give it, and why it is so difficult for us. In this workshop I will be teaching along side my colleague, friend, and consent educator Sarah Casper of Comprehensive Consent on how to understand why we feel strong feelings accompanying rejection. In this workshop we will learn about the evolutionary adaptation that we have developed to rejection, saying and hearing no, discuss how socialization plays a part in the rejection experience, and gain skills for handling both sides of the rejection experience.

This is a LIVE EVENT! You will receive an email to the zoom link immediately upon purchase. The recording will be available to those who purchase tickets after the event as well. If you cannot make the event you will still receive the recording.

Tired of trying to make social connections through a screen? We invite you to our first of many in-person Queer/WLW ENM Social in New York!

Sapphics, WLNBs, le$beans, femmes, stems, studs, transmascs come socialize! This event is not for cisgender men.

Signature Bloom cocktails, and mocktails will be available that you can sip alongside listening to a specially curated queer playlist. Join the group chat to meet folks before the event, and start creating community on Bloom!

This event will be hosted by Violet (@turningviolet_ on IG).

Kink and BDSM are no longer taboo, beneath the sheets' cultures. They have become mainstream practices that many folks are interested in practicing, exploring, and learning about. Whether you're a BDSM newbie or a seasoned player, this workshop is for you. Join a room full of the kinky and curious in a discussion and lecture led by Violet (@turningviolet_), who will cover topics like the basics of negotiation, exploring your kinky desires, a deep dive into aftercare, and much more!

The workshop will include:

What are Kink & BDSM?

Basics of Negotiation

How to dive deeper into the lifestyle

Kink in the digital world

Conversations and negotiation

Deep dive into aftercare

Location is in Williamsburg off the L/G trains, exact location sent out day of

Doors close at 7:30, instruction until 9:00pm and optional pants-on jam until 10:00. BYO gear for this if you desire!

Kink and BDSM are no longer taboo, beneath the sheets cultures. They have become mainstream practices that many folks are interested in practicing, exploring, and learning about.

Whether you're a BDSM newbie or a seasoned player, this workshop is for you. Join a room full of the kinky and curious in a discussion and lecture led by Violet, who will cover topics like the basics of negotiation, exploring your kinky desires, a deep dive into aftercare, and much more!

Doors/Late Policy

Doors open at 7:15 PM and close at 7:45 PM. We ask you please try to be on time, you will not be let in late.

Educator Bio

Aftercare is an absolute must for learning how to engage in a BDSM lifestyle. Aftercare is the time after a scene where partners attend to one another's physical, psychological, and emotional needs. What you may not know is what is happening inside of the brain that makes aftercare such a necessary part of a kink experience. In this workshop you will learn:

What is aftercare?

What are subdrop & domdrop?

What happens in the brain during kink scene?

How to negotiate your aftercare needs as a submissive?

Communication tips for communicating your aftercare needs.

Social implication of prioritizing needs

A workshop on rejection: how to handle it, how to give it, and why it is so difficult for us. In this workshop I will be teaching along side my colleague, friend, and consent educator Sarah Casper of Comprehensive Consent on how to understand why we feel strong feelings accompanying rejection. In this workshop we will learn about the evolutionary adaptation that we have developed to rejection, saying and hearing no, discuss how socialization plays a part in the rejection experience, and gain skills for handling both sides of the rejection experience. The workshop will take place on Tuesday, January 18th at 7pm EST. For those who cannot make the live event, the recording will be sent out afterwards to all participants who purchased the workshop.