BDSM 101: Intro to Kink & Play

Curious about BDSM and want to know more? Maybe you've always wanted to come to a dungeon but have been too shy? Want to learn more about your power as a domme, switch or sub?

Join the HBIC, Mistress Justine Cross for an introduction to BDSM that focuses on safe, sane, consensual play and exploration, for all skill levels. The skills that she will be sharing can be applied to all relationships, and will help us all find ways to explore and discuss desires and interests in an open manner. There will also be plenty of Q and A time so can ask all the questions you can think of.

All classes are 18+.

• What BDSM is and isn't
• Consent
• How to negotiate a scene
• What happens before, during and after
• Explore the dungeon - what is this equipment and what are all these toys?
• Resources and local events

This is an in-person class taking place at Dungeon East.

Justine Cross (she/her) is a professional BDSM consultant and lifestyle Dominatrix based in Los Angeles. She is the owner of Dungeon East, Los Angeles’s premiere dungeon studio. With over 15 years’ experience as a lifestyle Dominatrix and BDSM consultant, Justine’s expertise and creativity has been called on for dozens of print, radio, and video productions. Most recently Justine has appeared as herself on Try Guys, and A Little Late with Lilly Singh. She has also appeared as herself on Funny or Die, A&E, Lifetime and VH1. Justine has guest starred on numerous podcasts including Savage Love, Dear Prudie and American Sex and for a number of campaigns and projects for major brands such an educational intro to BDSM series for Yandy.

Extensively interviewed and profiled, Justine has been featured in Los Angeles Magazine, Playboy, Nylon, LA Weekly, Time Out Los Angeles, Buzzfeed, Salon, Vice, Huffington Post and The Guardian. Internationally recognized and followed, she typically travels all over the world.

Justine runs BDSFemme – a play party for cis and trans women and co-hosts Chroma, an all gender queer play party. With the mainstream growing more aware of BDSM, Justine’s opportunities to educate and correct the kink curious have expanded, and she’s been invited to be a guest speaker or teach classes on BDSM, safer sex practices, consent, and more at places like UCLA,Los Angeles LGBT Center and Folx. She has donated her time and talents to participate yearly in events benefiting LA Pride and The Keep a Breast Foundation.

As busy as she is, she’s open to considering new projects, appearances, and clients, always entertaining another opportunity to bring collaborators and audiences to their feet, and her fans to their knees.

Learn more about Justine Cross at: http://www.losangelesdominatrix.com/

Can't make it to class? Many classes have been recorded and can be downloaded on Gumroad

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